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k so iver never driven stick before, but for my new job as a car wash attendant at a BMW dealership
there are tons of opportunities to drive the cars, but i let my coworkers do it because i have no idea
one of the coworkers told me its the best to learn at work as u can **** the car up and no one will really care.

i prob wont be shifting to 4th gear at all, not evne 3 maybe 2 at most because of the distance we drive to park the cars in the lot after detailing.

if someone could give me some pointers on starting the car that would be cool, as more of a type of driving for 5-15mph.

Push in the clutch, pop it into first. now press on the gas and eas off the clutch, try to balance it out and have them meet in the center. once the car is rolling u can let off the clutch and its smooth sailin. for 2nd gear just push in teh clutch, shift to second and balance them gas and clucth again. if it starts buckin just push in the clutch. Also if u hear it start to sputter its normally cause u need more gas and less clutch. ull probably stall 2 or 3 times. but after that its cake

This post has been edited by SeverX13: Oct 30, 2008 - 10:51 PM

rev to about 10,000 and let of the clutch fast!

Damn, it's not the greatest idea to learn in customer's cars...but go for it.

Just make sure you use lots of clutch until you get it right, it'll give you some leeway.

Since you'll probably be moving around the cars around a parking lot and it doesn't matter how fast you move the car, learn to slip the clutch. For parking manouvers you won't really be going into second anyways, plus its not your clutch, who cares about wear.

If you smell it burning though, you're slipping it too much.

Honestly, its not too much of a worry, you'll understand what I am talking about the moment you're operating the thing. Just watch the tach and you'll be good.

Sever pretty much nailed it, But remember you have to hold the clutch to start it and to use the break as well. But that whole ballancing the gas and clutch is key.

Clutch 100% = Gas 0%
Clutch 90% = Gas 10%
Clutch 50% = Gas 50%
Clutch 25% = Gas 75%

IDK what the word is to describe that; but that''s the idea of balancing the clutch and gas.

Rev to 10K and let go Who said that stupid sh~ i lol'd.

1) rev to redline
2) let off clutch instantly
3) take off
4) ????
5) profit from burning tires and clutch.

if you are on a flat surfice with no incline or decline, you can push the clutch in, put it in first gear and easy off the clutch petal, don't pull it out to fast or the car will die. There is going to be a point where you going to be moving foward. That's the point where the clutch starts grabbing, and also the point where you going to be putting some gas. Always remember to push the clutch back in when coming to a stop. every car is different so the clutch will grab in different places. good luck. keep practicing and before you know it you be doing donuts in the parking lot . if my gf can do it you certainly can.

I'm hoping this was merely an example and you don't have 75% gas down when you have the clutch still in...

Best way to learn is to, on a flat surface, lift the clutch up by itself very very slowly; no gas, and let it catch. Once you've mastered learning the pressure of the clutch and how to control the engagement point, adding gas is simple.

lol, yes. these were made up numbers. i cannot think of the word... so i threw out the numbers... see-saw action? IDK... i still dont know the damn word... Help me out here...

That's pretty much it.

Initially I learned to ease off the clutch first til it grabbed then apply gas, but that didn't work out to well for me. A friend of mine taught me to apply about 5-10% throttle (should hold the car around 1K RPMs if idle is right at ~750 RPMs), then start to ease off the clutch but not too slow or too fast until it grabs and the car starts to move a bit, then apply more gas accordingly.

D-man - are you thinking of the word "equillibrium"?

no....

But that was a good movie. Edited your spelling. (spell check FTMFW!!)

wait. Maybe that is the word... If i dont know the word now, then how will i know the word when someone tell me the word Ahh sh~t

Profit.

Balance.

SUCCESS!!

balance was the word i was looking for

thanks man this sounds really good.
i might just master it on the 1st run thanks to u,
cant wait to **** up the new m5! lol