How Long does it take to get used to Standard Transmission as a second nature,

Guys this is my first stick, its been 3 weeks I'm driving tC, yesterday stalled it twice after 1 week of no stalling.

Everytime I stall and start the engine does this hurt the car?

 

the TC is my first stick also. I've had it for almost 2 weeks now and i've only stalled once. It won't do any damage to your engine if you stall once or twice, but it's not exactly good for your car. I don't know much about cars but common sense tells me its bad. But again, it probably won't do any harm if it only happens a couple of times.

Just keep practicing and you'll get it down. I pretty much have it down already but i've driven over a thosand miles now. It helps to observe someone who knows how to drive stick REALLY well.

 

iono, when i learned, i was 8, and when i actually drove, took me about a week (to stop peeling out, and chirping) though, even till this day, i only stalled on heavier cars, the xB is pretty light

 

watch out for the one footed stop

 

best way to learn is to not look at the tach...feel the pedals...and try not to use much gas when launching...learn to feather the gas and use the clutch to move forward...and the gas to move forward faster

 

If I can recall correctly (lets face it, I was 12 and it was the mid 50's) it took me two or three weeks to get smooth at it, and maybe another couple months to get double clutching and heel/toe stuff down. Of course a '46 Chevy StyleMaster club coupe was a pretty forgiving hunk of iron to herd around.

 

hey i still stall from time to time.

 

I practice when I get a chance to use my uncle's car. I started just a few weeks ago but not consistent with it because I only practice when my uncle passes by. I just go around the block and I don't stall much but getting my 1st gear is a little rough & slow. I guess I just need to really practice more and practice consistently. Oh yeah I also practice here on our driveway because it's inclined. I just practice to do a quick mix so I don't have to roll back much. Should be handy when you come across those uphill stops. I hope I'll be good at driving a stick shift by the time I purchase my TC this summer. So...aryakshatriya...keep practicing, you'll get it!

 

ok. you just freaked me out with the blinking eye thing.

 

Heheheheheh...

 

That got me the first time I saw it too.

 

it's not that you stall, it's how you perform on the recovery. check our DJIce's Mom..

"The light turns, my mom's not paying attention. I think she half-forgot she was driving a stick, as when she let the clutch out, she didn't give it ANY gas. Car stalls out. The guy behind us gets impatient and starts honking. So what happens? In mom's haste to start the car and get moving as quickly as possibly, she spun the tires out! "

 

it doesn't take long. . . maybe a month or so. I've driven auto's all my life, but have known how to drive a stick for while (although I was horrible at it). Scions are great cars to learn on. . . very forgiving.

I learned on a 911 GT3 (no joke) . . . not as fun as it would seem. Too bad he didn't let me keep the car!

 

You'll get the knack of it eventually. Don't feel too bad about stalling. My first couple of weeks, I stalled 4-5 times, and I have been driving stick for 15+ years. The clutch grabs so close to the floor and it takes some getting used to. Once you get used to where it grabs, you can really fly with the MT.

Keep plugging away!

 

thanks guys, for some good and some sarcastic comments. I will keep practicing on weekends in my neighbour hood with bunch of , running kids, retarded parents who let their kids play on the road, stop signs and stop lights.

 

my dad taught me stick on his 400hp 63 corvette with racing clutch, muncie 4-speed, and dana racing posi rear end. last year. i didnt stall it and i actually did pretty good with it. stick is easy to get used to youll get it!!!!

 

Lucky! Besides being heavy, I'd bet that thing is impossible to stall. . . so much torque, you could probably pop the clutch and go.

 

Way to cross-reference threads, Val. Lol.

Getting myself back on topic, stick's all about feel. Its obviously something that can't be "taught", per say. You learn from experience. And every car/clutch is different. So if you perfect your style on someone else's car, you're still going to hit a road bump or two once you buy your own car, because you have to learn that car.

I had the pleasure of learning on my father's one-month-old 2000 Miata LS 5 speed. Perhaps the most forgiving clutch I could have asked for. In all honesty, I was probably driving it once or twice a month when I wasn't away at school. It was until I was able to drive it daily to work 2 years ago that I developed a real feel for stick.

Everyone moves at his/her own speed. Everyone learns his/her own tricks. Its all relative to how *YOU* feel you are. If you have confidence in yourself, and you think you're doing something right, it'll happen much more naturally than worrying about doing something right.

If I had to take a guess, most people probably don't start feeling completely comfortable behind the wheel until about 2 months in. You'll always have moments you'd rather forget. But it comes with the territory. And if someone gives you lip, leave em in a cloud of smoke like my mom did lol.

 

If you're like me, you'll find that you'll feel comfortable starting the car on the steepest of inclines from a dead stop in no traffic, but then if you're on the same incline in traffic it's somehow more nerveracking, even if you have 5 feet of space to roll back. Chances are you're fairly competant already, you just have to relax and listen to what the car is telling you to do.

 

yea ive been driving stick since 6 lol jk give it a month or so and u'll stop stalling ..... give it couple more months and ull feel the car like ur feet haha good luck