ZeroFear

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Whats the best way for someone who has minimum manual tranny experiance and zero experiance in a fast RWD car to learn to drive it and not crash? I herd they should bring it to a big empty parking lot and let it rip, so they can see how the car reacts / spins / kicks sideways etc etc... This way they will know what not to do on the roads.

A friend of mine wants to buy a 02 Z28 m6, but he is pretty newb to fast cars and manual trans.

What did you guys do to get used to the car.

1WICKDZ

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Drive a fast automatic car first. I don't know otherwise.

Z28LS1camaroguy

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Practice on a piece of crap in a huge parking lot, before you tear the hell outta the clutch in a fbody.

Starz T/A 17

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its simply DONT BE STUPID... Dont go out in a fast car and push it ***** to the wall, take it easy and learn the cars limits and take it slow. Its that simple

99.9percenter

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Being sideways is fun,not scary. I got used to it driving go karts on the ice.

therealthatguy

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yeah, what he said

turbowhistle86

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I was 16....and my dad rented a Viper in Las Vegas, he took me to a huge empty parking lot and told me if I wanted to drive it, I needed to teach myself how. Needless to say, I learned pretty freakin quick, then we beat the hell out of that car all day long.

jwhert

just go easy and get comfy in it, then when u have the no risk situations like a parkin lot or empty street, u push it a lil farther and see hwo it reacts, and if thats nothing, u push it harder next time, u just have to learn your limits, know what it can and cant do, what it will do in what situations

CAMAROZ28SS

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this is a dumb thread... its called COMMON SENSE. dont do stupid **** until your comfterable with the car.

Datzneat

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Play grand theft auto!

turbowhistle86

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^^^^what he said! that game is freakin crazy, but you get the hang of it pretty quick!

trey1010

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when i got my 99 trans am m6, i sucked at a manual, but i took it easy and pretty good now.

kozak

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Don't screw around in traffic, trust me i almost crashed that way. Parking lot and a right foot work good. just drive it on the street for a while before he starts to screw around.

Magnet

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just do it! be safe buckle up, and don't do it around people...get used to the car as much as possible before doing dumb stuff (preferably don't ever do DUMB stuff but you know what i mean)

The Black Mamba

I downed a 6pack of bud and went at it.

OneWS6fan

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RamjamWS6

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So what year is your IROC?

TheRealSpdFreak

Show him to a parking lot, and get out of the car (start running...lol). Explain to him the basics and tell him to practice.

Speed Kills

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I beat the **** out of a piece of garbage '81 Mazda wagon. It pretty much taught me everything I needed to know about being a good driver.

Trust me, you can adapt to the new car fairly quickly, just be smart about it.

ErikElvis

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I actually think its more dangerous for someone to learn how to drive on a fast RWD auto. Those things will nab you quick if you give a lil to much gas accelerating through a turn and it decides to downshift and start spinnin. I have no probs with my SS. It sticks like glue most of the time. But my dads T-type has got me a couple times. And its a few tenths slower in the 1/4. All I know is I always look for the nearest curb when accelerating through a turn and keep my distance just in case. I think fast autos are fun to drive. My M6 is pretty predictable as I feel the autos are not. Of course I havent driven a fast auto for extended periods like most of you guys do.