photoman9988

I was recently offered a deal on a supercharged '02 WS6 that i just cant pass up! i have a '99 WS6 A4 right now. i REALLY want this M6, but the thing is, i've never driven a manual car before. how hard is it to learn, and do you have any tips for me?

bigjakester

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took me a day to learn a week to get good at it. Its not hard at all.

rollinna65

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Its not hard to learn at all. For a beginner, I think they're a little harder to learn on than most manuals because they're geared pretty high from the factory, but its nothing a little practice won't take care of.

99LS6SS

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very easy. someone one told me the easiest way to learn is from a dead stop. don't give it any gas and just slip the clutch out till it starts moving, once you get it down start adding throttle...

nukeemall454

hey guys not to hijack but im sure the OP would like to know this aswell im fairly new to manual ls1 f car myself. Ive got the whole racing from a dead stop pretty understood but i cant seem to understand how to get the car really going from a roll say 30-60 mph any tips and techniques would be appreacited thanks.

Wesmanw02

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Agreed, thats the best way to learn.

I've taught a couple people how to drive manual using that method. It takes out the variable of the throttle, which can overwhelm beginners. When they only have one pedal to control, they can master the technique of getting the car moving much easier.

The only issue is you have to have a car with enough torque to do this (like an F-body). If you try it on a car with a small engine (Civic), more often than not the engine doesn't have enough power to get the car moving without the throttle, which defeats the purpose.

dilatedpeoples28

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i learned to drive stick on my fbody, just practice around your neighborhood, and get the hang of it. its easy

1slo_camaro

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slip the clutch from a dead stop and once you get good at that go to a steep hill. pull the e-brake and let your clutch out a lil bit. when you can hold your car perfectly still on a steep hill without using your e-brake or footbrake. then you know youve got it. IMHO i wouldnt try to learn how to drive a stick in a supercharged LS1 just me. when i learnt it was in a 75 c10 with a worked 468 BBC i almost lost it a couple times. letting the clutch out to quick and the thing got nasty on me. lol just make sure you have alot of room for error. good luck buddy youll get used to it really quick then youll be on here asking how to launch the car and flat shift. lmao.

gun4hire

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Its easier on a supercharged car like the one you are considering:

step 1) at idle, push in the clutch and place the shifter in 1st.
step 2) rev the engine to about 4500 RPM and release the clutch pedal rapidly.
step 3) buy new tires

z28rob18

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yea its really simple after i got my permit my m6 was the first car i drove. i got my mom i hoped in my dad goes does he even know how to drive it. i didnt but learned that day.

RacerXLs1

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Its not hard, just take your time. I would try it from a dead stop. That seems to be a lot of peoples problem wen there first learning how to drive stick.. I no it was for me. But good luck to you..

Tweak213

Its easy I just bought a modded m6 SS camaro and my wife learned how to drive it in a day and a half of just practicing she knew the concept just never really did it now shes out there ripping it up after like a week!!! Good Luck and Have FUN!!!!!

GR8GAME

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I bought my car in San Francisco, never drove a stick before. And had it down after my 3 hour drive back to Sacramento. I had to deal with SF hills and stop and go traffic up hill on the freeway.

shtnfrds

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pin the gas and pop the clutch. youll learn to drift all at the same time as well....

MeentSS02

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Driving a manual f-body is not hard to learn, but it is hard to do it well. I learned how to drive stick on this car, but it took me a lot of seat time to learn how to shift quickly while racing.

8675309

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what ever gear your going to go from put in in their (lets say second). Then push in the clutch and rev it up and then drop it. It will give you a little boost.

scidav87

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My wife had never driven a manual before and i bought a 98 camaro 5-speed 6cyl for her and she was driving it BY HERSELF the 5th day of owning the car and has been driving for years since...

dutinsss

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i knew how to drive a stick decently when i got my camaro, but i was comfortable with it within a day. they best advice i can give you is don't try to show off or rip through the gears until your completely comfortable or you'll end up screwing up most likely.

bulletz28

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I learned how to drive on auto and the first car I bought is 88 camaro 5 speed

slayerized6

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i learned on a 98 trans am with a spec stage 3 clutch/aluminum flywheel....lets just say that stage 3 didnt last too long after i got driving stick down good enough