/dmt/ daily manual thread

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1989 Dodge Daytona ES turbo

not everyone has someone who can teach them to drive, user

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18, when taking lessons because european caliphate forces you to pass the exam in a manual lest you want a cuck license allowing only automatics

Vw polo 1.2 tdi

Literally no one had to teach me how to drive it's all common sense unless your completely retarded

>24
>17
>1989 Dodge Caravan Shadow/1974 MGB

>34
>20
>father's 1970 dodge challenger rt 440 six pack

It was a painful process in a large parking lot. The combination of constantly getting yelled at and driving my dad's baby...was not an ideal learning environment.

>how old are you?
23
>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual?
12
what is there to learn? it's just pushing pedals and wiggling a phallus around
>which car did you learn in?
85 escort or something like that

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16 in drivers ed class. They taught anyone who wanted to learn. My school had a bunch of really old burner cars that they probly bought for 500-1000.
I don’t remember which one I learned in.

Who is the autist who keeps trying to make this a general?

>how old are you?
21
>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual?
17
>which car did you learn in?
Nissan Micra K11 1.0

A good car to learn on because it was complete piece of shit.

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17
Corolla

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15
Opel Omega B with a worn gearbox
Yuropoor, I chose to go for the early driving exam at 16 which was just new in my country. My dad didn't want to spend too much on my driving lessons so he decided to teach me himself beforehand.
One day he picked me up at school, told me to get in the driver's seat. I drove out of the city, around some dirt roads, and home afterwards. Teached me to rev match then too, though I kept being shit at that for a year.
Never drove a car before that. Manually shifting didn't feel difficult or special to me, keeping the car between the lines was the only thing I had trouble with at first. Probably because he's a gearhead too and fiddled with the suspension and the car has an LSD. The car being a landbarge didn't help either. Later I learned that he still likes to let the rear break out in a corner despite being in his sixties.

Oh shit, I forgot I turned 22.

>how old are you?
18
>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual?
18
>which car did you learn in?
Toyota Corolla Wagon 2004 with the 3ZZ-FE engine.

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Suzuki SX4

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15
'89 shitsubishi eclipse

>how old are you?
21
>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual?
15
>which car did you learn in?
dads 2002 xc70. learnt to hate electronic throttles because of that piece of shit.

currently only own a 2000 lancer cause im a povo uni student, and its cheap to maintain and run.

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>17
>Mercedes Benz B-Class

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12
Learned on an old 86 Isuzu P'UP. That thing was great to learn on because it had no power (86hp I think) so if you did something wrong it wouldn't 'buck' or 'lurch' it would just stall out. Learned on gravel/back roads in the country. Didn't drive an automatic until my dad was convinced I could drive manual in any situation (which didn't take long).

Would you recommend the TU-250X?
A couple cheap used ones near me and I can't decide between one of those or a Ninja 250

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>17
>my dad's old as fuck Toyota ute
Fucking thing was like shifting a pole set in concrete, my god. Driven a few other cars since and it's always a good exercise.

I actually have a question about a manual conversion for a '95 R33 GTST. What would you guys consider reasonable in terms of pricing for a manual conversion kit for one? I'm looking at a few at the moment that are the whole package as far as I can see (just about everything from the manual shifter surround to the master and slave cylinders, etc) and they're coming up around $2k for the whole kit, minus shipping. One in particular on gumtree is paired with the R34 GTT 5-speed which is apparently a stronger box. I'm just wondering how reasonable that all seems to be in terms of pricing.

Anyone had any experience with manual conversions in general? I'm really flying blind here and most other forums are pretty much just retreading things I already know.

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Dad's old Dodge dually pickup, had a 5 speed, had to start in second though if no trailer. Then a teggy, eventually FRS, now blobeye WRX hatch.

>17958494
>how old are you?
Late 20s
>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual?
15
>which car did you learn in?
It wasn't a car

>how old are you?
37
>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual?
20
>which car did you learn in?
1990 Blue RX7 NA that was the first car I bought with my own cash.

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>21
>BMW 113D

That was driving lessons etc, before that I already drove a Golf 3 stick.

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14
1989 chevy S10 my grandfather used as his runabout on his farm

>17958494
>how old are you?
22
>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual?
17
>which car did you learn in?
Škoda Fabia

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27
SYM Wolf Classic 125

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I learned at 15

Jetta mk4

It's mandatory in Europe user. And I'd very much rather have that than dealing with a
>I don't need a driving school, I KNOW how to drive
random fucktard right on the road

>22
>16
>1974 Ford F-100 "three on the tree"

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16
Opel Kadett C -78

Can't wait another 6 months to finally upgrade to my first DCT.

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17
Lada 1200s

26

Learnt at 16

Subaru manuals do feel like shit compared to lots of other brands. Sti and BRZ excluded.

T. 17 WRX owner

>tfw leglet
>will never drive a Manuel
;_;

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2014 Fiat Punto Pop

>35, Murican
>11
>1987 Suzuki Samurai

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20
Friends micra and a Jzx100
Sometimes I miss auto but eh, too much effort to part out my car

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16
My dad's (eventually my) '63 VW

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15 1/2
Old ass Massey Ferguson tractor(sort of pic related), then later on the road in a 94 4Runner

The tractor was a blast to drive. It went super slow, and had gearing low enough you could drop the clutch and not stall it. There was a backhoe on it that my grandpa build custom levers for.

That 4Runner though. Thing had the heaviest pedals I've ever felt, but it was great to learn on. I remember first week of learning on the road, I had to start uphill.

>how old are you?
19
>how old where you when you learned to drive manual
10
>which car did you did you learn in
1989 mazda b2600i

>19
>15
>Dad's 996

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16
First Gen Rx-7

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20

Used my girlfriend's Ford Ka, it was a gutless piece of shit so it stalled constantly if you didn't gas when releasing the clutch.

>19
>16
>mini cooper

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1984 ford f150

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>23
>BRZ

Love my car, and I've helped a couple friends get more confident and learn as well. Probably need a new clutch sooner than most because of it, but for me sharing the experience is what makes cars worth it. That's why we go to cars and coffee etc anyways, right?

>26
>14
>1979 mk2 escort
>actual escort, not the american one

No wof, no reg, rust hole in passenger floor hahah thing was a hoot

You can do it with a 20det box for fuck all but it'll eat second gear and you'll probably need a diff too (4.3:1 from the na will be heaps too short).
"Big box" from the 25det routinely pulls 2 grand here. For that money you could probably build two decent 20det boxes with a taller 4th and 5th for better economy.

Fuck that it's a fucking necessity in the states

>24
>16
>'92 ranger

I drive an '08 forester now and I have to agree that its shitty compared to the ranger. Super bad rev-hang from 1st to 2nd, and 2nd to 3rd is just fucking gay. Like if you're even 50 revs away from what the car wants when going into 3rd you lurch around like a faggot. You can definitely drive still drive smoothly, it just doesn't seem as comfy as my ole ranger.

It's a subaru thing. It has to do with how their 4wd system works. They hate crawling too.

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>18
>Friend's Civic Si
I had maybe like 10 minutes of seat time and then bought a car in Carlsbad and drove it down to San Diego. It was a 30 mile drive give or take.

And yes, subaru manuals are kinda shit mainly due to the AWD system. The clutch imo is very on/off, it gives you little to no room to slip it and the trans is practically made of glass from certain generations. I believe the blobeye is included, I'm not a big Subaru guy so I couldn't tell you.

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when I was maybe 14 for actual driving but my dad had me control the wheel or the shifter from time to time since about 8 or 9 while he drove so I got a feel for it
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Learned in my dad's 98 rover tourer, later at 18 had the mandatory lessons when getting my license in a 2012 (?) Yaris

well that makes me feel a little better I guess..
>they hate crawling too
Boy do they ever. Between 1 and 10mph is just something i don't do

I probably would've bought one a) if this weren't a factor and b) I could sit comfortably in it.

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First manual at 19
02 celica

I bought my first manual without any experience driving them. It had a stage 1 "racing" clutch in it, and i learned that shit within 3 days. Couldnt feel anything with the clutch, i basically just guessed when to hit the gas. By the time i my dad had time to sit in the car with me to help me, i basically had it all down. Learning manual is literally one of the easiest /o related things anyone can do.

You mean its required in the US? Ive been here all my life and never heard that shit

>how old are you?
27
>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual?
22
>which car did you learn in?
S2000. Kind of gave me some bad habits but I've improved a lot dding a standard Integra since then

I am from eastern europe
we all learn on manual
98% of us drive manual
I would love automatic, I am a bad driver
but the extra price is too much, and theres association of extremely high costs when it shits, though people claim that if you keep changing oil in it theres nothing to worry about

>how old are you?
22
>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual?
19
>which car did you learn in?
VW polo (driving school car)
citroen saxo my first car

>how old are you?
21
>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual?
11 or 12 I think?
>which car did you learn in?
VW sandrail with a 4 speed.

>plebs will never know the feel of dropping a gear and pumping the cutter brakes with running in the 90s blasting in your ears

>how old are you?
20
>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual?
16
>which car did you learn in?
my old '04 honda accod dx

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>18
>suzuki ritz

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15
yota pick up
best feeling gearbox s2000

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>18
>2002 Ford Focus ZX3
I really miss that car sometimes

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15
1991 honda accord

>how old are you?
23
>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual?
17
>which car did you learn in?
1993 Opel Astra with 1.6 and perfected it with
1999 Ford Focus 1.8.

How do you stand it here?

>20
>15
>1998 Subaru Legacy GT
My manual is great, though it has new shifter bushings and high end synthetic Redline MT90 gear oil in it. The Subaru shifter sucking meme is probably from idiots buying ragged out 100k+ mile WRXs that got beat on hard and are surprised that it's worn out for some reason.

>You mean its required in the US? Ive been here all my life and never heard that shit

its not

I never took drivers ed and got my class d just fine
for my class m I took a course and at the end they gave me an endorsement and I took that and went down to the rmv and got my class d and m license right after.
having a guy ride dick to ass on the back of my bike in the city wasn't an appealing way to get my class m, but im sure I could've done it if I had to

>how old are you?
19
>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual?
18
>which car did you learn in?
Mom's 2012 Hyundai Accent

This was a year ago.

>>how old are you?
22
>>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual?
17
>>which car did you learn in?
1978 Datsun 280z
Daily drive a 2011 Mazda 3 6speed now

almost 30 yo, EU.

Driving manuals only since I was 18. Had to learn how to doubleclutch into third because synchros were gone pretty much - it was a subaru 5MT which is bad on its own to begin with.

Now I doubleclutch and heeltoe even when dailying normal car. Revmatching comes naturally and it is surprising how easy is to get used to new cars - but that rewarding feeling when gearstick pops into gear without any resistance... aaahhh

why would an s2000 give you bad habits?

probably because he needs to get over 8,000 rpm just to get the most out of his engine.

>17958494
>how old are you?
31
>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual?
16
>>which car did you learn in?
1994 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe

Driven manuals ever since. Currently in a Focus ST.

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learned on my dad's 1997 Toyota Tacoma. Still use it to drive to school and work till I get my own car

I drive an '03 WRX hatch, can confirm on all counts.

Funny story, so in '02 when the WRX came to the US, all the boiracers could finally afford a turbo impreza, and spent all day doing drag races in the high school parking lot until the transmission shattered. They then complained to Subaru about this, and to combat it, Subaru installed a delay valve in the hydraulic system connecting the clutch pedal to the actual system preventing you from doing that.
A side effect of that is that you get basically zero clutch feel at all. It's fucking horrible, but as with all things you learn to deal with it.

>>how old are you?
26
>>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual?
16
>>which car did you learn in?
92 Camaro

>19
>19
>1994 Chevrolet S10, first car as well

T5s are comfy as fuck and easy to work on

>how old are you?
22
>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual?
14
>which car did you learn in?
2001 subaru wrx (brothers field car)

>22
>22, just started learning earlier today
>S13 240SX

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15

2004 mitsubishi eclipse, my first and only car.

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>21
>2016 mazda miata (worked at a dealership)

I drive a 350z though

just pull the seat up lmao, like, buy a miata

ah, so it is fixable for the most part? If it is I'll keep this in mind... Might buy a WRX hatch and some head gaskets soon if it is.

>how old are you? 35
>how old were you when you learnt to drive manual? 16
>which car did you learn in? Gold 80's honda civic

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VW Golf

>how old are you?
19, almost 20
>how old were you when you learned to drive manual?
19
>which car did you learn in?
Depends; my dad let me drive his '98 Acura like 2 times to learn how to start and stop, but the clutch on that POS has .2 nanometers of bite so I didnt learn shit really
My first car, a '93 Celica, would stall if you stopped applying throttle, so I learned how to drive with both feet and let off the brake slowly while applying gas, which I translated to the clutch in my first manual
My first stick is a '93 Explorer 2 door, drove it from Phoenix to Tucson during a bit of rush hour. Grinded the gears twice pretty bad, stalled in traffic and had an old obese boomer couple drive up alongside me to yell at me, saw me struggling with my shifter and laughed then took off. Made it home though and can drive stick no prob now.

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BMW z3.
I didn't get my license until 18 because poverty, a few days after getting my license I bought a bmw z3 and learned to drive in it.