 Finally drove my first Stick, Boring for many of you, but exciting for me! |
 Aug 15, 2009 - 11:28 AM
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Ever since I've been looking to drive, I've been hell-bent on getting a stick (being the kind of person I am, there's just no other match).
My dad wasn't too keen on the idea of me getting a stick for my first car. I wasn't too keen on getting a slushbox =_= He won out luckily enough, because my brother was nice enough to go buy himself a new car and give me his '95 Celica ST (he decided on a brand new '09 Corolla SE). So I'm not going to complain about my first (free) car's transmission. Still, finally got behind the wheel of my friend's '08 Corolla S 5spd yesterday. It was only for 5 minutes or so just to get the hang of taking-off and shifting (small parking lot, couldn't even get to 3rd), and only stalled it twice. I can see why sticks are so much better just from that. I'm not sure if it's just the ST's auto trans., but it is incredibly sluggish in comparison. So, excitement for me, annoyance for (most) of you. I just felt the need to share =_= When did you guys learn to drive stick? When you first started driving, or later? I feel like I'd have been better off learning stick at first, as when I was driving the Corolla yesterday, I had some trouble breaking the habits of driving an auto. I consciously knew about the clutch pedal, but my muscles were a different case. This post has been edited by solidxsnake: Aug 15, 2009 - 11:30 AM -------------------- ~Moving on to a 2002 Corolla S~ R.I.P Tom Celica - 1994-2010 |
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Aug 15, 2009 - 1:42 PM
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learned when i was 12, completely despise cars with auto. I have one, but dont like to drive it...
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Aug 17, 2009 - 1:30 PM
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QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Aug 15, 2009 - 1:42 PM)  learned when i was 12, completely despise cars with auto. I have one, but dont like to drive it... QUOTE (mk7celica @ Aug 16, 2009 - 11:59 PM) The 1st time I drove and learned it was with a stick at age 12. It was a 3 speed on the colum. After that I could drive anything. All The car I own are sticks and I dont get old. Even if its a slow work truck or swapped celica I like feeling the rpms and controling the engine. Wheres the BS flag when you need it... This post has been edited by SlvrCelica09: Aug 17, 2009 - 1:33 PM -------------------- THIS IS WHERE WE HOLD THEM!
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solidxsnake Finally drove my first Stick Aug 15, 2009 - 11:28 AM
DEATH QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Aug 15, 2009 - 1... Aug 21, 2009 - 12:28 AM
Rymaster Driving stick is never boring!
After all thes... Aug 15, 2009 - 2:36 PM SwissFerdi I wish I had a stick.
I learned in my dad's ... Aug 15, 2009 - 2:50 PM 96bluevert Learned on my friend's S10, similar to what yo... Aug 15, 2009 - 3:43 PM 95CelicaST My dad gave me the keys to a 92 GTI when I was 16 ... Aug 15, 2009 - 4:00 PM dustin15brown I bought the celica when I was 15 and had no idea ... Aug 15, 2009 - 4:25 PM SwissFerdi ^ That's awesome. My dad used to have a red GT... Aug 15, 2009 - 4:26 PM Keiri Drove my first stick like some of you guys, around... Aug 15, 2009 - 5:04 PM Tom_SS2 stick? crazy trans-atlantians, i'm from the UK... Aug 16, 2009 - 8:59 AM SwissFerdi QUOTE (Tom_SS2 @ Aug 16, 2009 - 9:59... Aug 16, 2009 - 2:19 PM vincent_doggy Nothing but stick!!! Aug 16, 2009 - 9:32 AM keison2000 I was very keen to driving and how manual trans mi... Aug 16, 2009 - 12:09 PM Cavegod do you need another driving test over there for ma... Aug 16, 2009 - 2:24 PM solidxsnake QUOTE (Cavegod @ Aug 16, 2009 - 3:24... Aug 16, 2009 - 2:57 PM SwissFerdi You don't need another driving test for an aut... Aug 16, 2009 - 2:25 PM CelicaST_CALI learned to drive stick on the celi when i was 15 Aug 16, 2009 - 2:43 PM richee3 My first 2 cars were autos, but my parents wanted ... Aug 16, 2009 - 2:56 PM lagos It's the only way to drive a car. Period. Aug 16, 2009 - 3:25 PM tomazws QUOTE (lagos @ Aug 16, 2009 - 1:25 P... Aug 16, 2009 - 11:53 PM SwissFerdi QUOTE (tomazws @ Aug 17, 2009 - 12:5... Aug 17, 2009 - 12:58 AM tomazws QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Aug 16, 2009 - 10... Aug 17, 2009 - 1:36 AM mk7celica The 1st time I drove and learned it was with a sti... Aug 16, 2009 - 11:59 PM lagos Most of you guys still rockin stockish clutches an... Aug 17, 2009 - 1:41 AM JoKeRkId613 when i had my celica i thought the auto was great,... Aug 17, 2009 - 1:52 AM SwissFerdi Z's are pretty damn nice cars. Aug 17, 2009 - 2:02 AM JoKeRkId613 Thanks. Was never a big fan of the 350 but this is... Aug 17, 2009 - 12:14 PM lagos QUOTE (JoKeRkId613 @ Aug 17, 2009 - 2... Aug 17, 2009 - 2:36 PM JoKeRkId613 QUOTE (lagos @ Aug 17, 2009 - 3:36 P... Aug 17, 2009 - 8:51 PM nics QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Aug 15, 2009 - 11... Aug 17, 2009 - 4:06 PM Ruroniarc I learned to drive stick when I was 17. Learned on... Aug 17, 2009 - 9:10 PM TRD_Ian i learned how to drive stick buy buying my nissan ... Aug 18, 2009 - 11:43 AM Superaison My dad was NUTS about me getting a stick. He wante... Aug 18, 2009 - 1:01 PM that-one-girl I got my celica when I was 15... and as much as I ... Aug 21, 2009 - 12:20 AM |
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