Teaching the youth of America

[jd10013]

Originally Posted by CookieCk

I was taught to use the hand brake on hills

that's why all cars equiped with a MT have a hand brake between the seats.

[shank0668]

Originally Posted by jd10013

that's why all cars equiped with a MT have a hand brake between the seats.

Mine is to the left of my seat and you have to pull back while pushing the button to release it, if you don't it won't release... so it makes using it on hills difficult.

[Nessal]

Yup, taught everyone i knew to drive stick.

[Lowtan]

I want to learn BAD. No manual car to drive though.

[RedRaven]

I'm with Frank. I learned in a '61 Chevy PU with 3 on the tree, on a farm starting at about 13. When my oldest daughter learned I had an '81 Chevy PU with 4 speed overdrive on the floor. I mowed a square block with cross-paths in the hay field, showed her the basics and turned her loose.

As for Driver's Ed, in the '70s when I was taking it there was only one stick car in the bunch, and if you were lucky you got one day in it. Never took it on the road though.

[CookieCk]

Originally Posted by shank0668

Mine is to the left of my seat and you have to pull back while pushing the button to release it, if you don't it won't release... so it makes using it on hills difficult.

Most of the cars I've driven have been the same way, you just push with your thumb the button and physically hold the brake up with your hand.

[JR's_LS3]

This is JR'S_LS3 girl friend. So my boyfriend showed up at the house with a 2010 Camaro 2SS not knowing he was going to end up buying it thanks to me. He bought it. Too bad i could not drive it for the fact that it is stick shift for the first 3 days for about 15 minutes a day he was teaching me how to drive it by the third day i felt like a pro. i believe he has stalled it more than i have lol. every time we get off the freeway i downshift. and when he is driving it i pretend i'm driving it as well. i remember when he was teaching me we went to a very slight hill and i kept on stalling it, it took me about six tries until i got. actually i gave up left the car at the stop where it was and told him i couldn't do it. so he took over, the next day we went to a steeper hill and i learned that the clutch could help me take off. as soon as i feel the clutch moving me i rev a little and am off. very helpful. alot of people say it is better to learn stick shift in a import or what not i honestly think that it would be the same thing because you still need to learn how to drive it and get use to it. so learning in an import is better i think that is just a myth. Now i love driving our Camaro it only took me 45 minutes or less to learn. including taking off, getting on the freeway, hills, downshifting etc. at first i thought he got the car since i didn't know how to drive it he would be the only one driving it. but not for long since i am a fast learner.

[sene]

Originally Posted by jd10013

that's why all cars equiped with a MT have a hand brake between the seats.

Not all, the Ford Ranger manual has a parking brake you need disengage with your foot.