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06-12-2015, 08:00 PM
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#1 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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I'm wondering where I can go to learn manual. I know I can fork out a couple hundred to buy a beater and learn myself with that, but I don't want to deal with getting rid of it afterwards.
EDIT: how do I edit the title, I accidentally a word
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06-12-2015, 08:52 PM
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#2 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Or if I can teach you with my car for a lower rate =P
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06-12-2015, 09:10 PM
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Borrow/rent/buy an old manual beater.
I learned how to not stall it in 30min, and can comfortably drive it without ever worried how to start it in a week whether it's uphill/downhill... etc.
Best of all, it's like riding a bike, you don't really forget about it once you learn.
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06-13-2015, 02:46 AM
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Trying to think of something cheeky to say...
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06-13-2015, 09:56 AM
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#5 | | They let me be a moderator. LOL
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$500.
Includes:
- start/stop
- Hill starts
- Rev-Matching
- Heel-Toe
- 2+ Hours of real driving.
Serious offer.
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06-13-2015, 09:01 PM
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#6 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by SpuGen  $500.
Includes:
- start/stop
- Hill starts
- Rev-Matching
- Heel-Toe
- 2+ Hours of real driving.
Serious offer. | with the mr2?
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06-13-2015, 09:29 PM
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#7 | | They let me be a moderator. LOL
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No. With my daily CRX Si
NOBODY touches the MR2. Not even me, currently  | |
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06-14-2015, 01:41 PM
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| Driving school to learn man
I'll teach u 50$ n gas money.
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06-14-2015, 05:15 PM
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Round up some friends who also wish to learn, pitch in for a $500-$800 beater and have at it... sell it or junk it once you are done lol. Better yet, ask a friend who owns a manual car. The wear and tear of one person who is slowly learning (maybe an hour of driving) over the course of the lifetime of the clutch (usually 100,000km+) is negligible... on normal cars, that is. And if you are learning on an easy car such as a Honda Civic it is nearly foolproof. I taught my GF how to drive manual in a Civic and it took her less than 20 minutes to get the hang of starting in first and going into second, both on flat roads and gentle inclines. Only smelled the burning clutch smell once!
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06-14-2015, 05:26 PM
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#10 | | #RVG
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ask some people here, offer some beer / money / gas.. im sure someone will take you up on it.. I would but I have an e82 i don't want to ruin lol
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06-14-2015, 05:42 PM
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Manual is extremely easy to learn once you get over the fear of being embarrassed when stalling  | |
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06-14-2015, 05:50 PM
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#12 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by RevYouUp Trying to think of something cheeky to say... |
lol title does it for you 
i learned how to drive manual on a 1985 ford fiesta my dad bought for $150 or something like that...car was barely together but we still managed to trade it in for a mountain bike after we were done with it LOL
just find any beater on cl...they're everywhere. just make sure it holds for at least a couple of days
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06-14-2015, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by SpuGen NOBODY touches the MR2. Not even me, currently | Why? 
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06-14-2015, 06:16 PM
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#14 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by Crayon I'm wondering where I can go to learn manual. I know I can fork out a couple hundred to buy a beater and learn myself with that, but I don't want to deal with getting rid of it afterwards.
EDIT: how do I edit the title, I accidentally a word | just buy the car you want and get someone to drive it home for you and teach you on your own car. thats how everyone i know learned.
your probably not going to blow up a clutch unless youre really bad.
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06-14-2015, 07:29 PM
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#15 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Originally Posted by vitaminG just buy the car you want and get someone to drive it home for you and teach you on your own car. thats how everyone i know learned.
your probably not going to blow up a clutch unless youre really bad. | that's what I did, my miata is my first manual car and practice makes perfect. The more I drive, the better I'm getting at it.
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06-14-2015, 10:01 PM
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#16 | | They let me be a moderator. LOL
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes Why? | Because life isn't fair. And.
Mileage. 60kms/day to/from work
Noise complaints from neighbour. Singular.
3 other cars to build.
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06-15-2015, 12:06 AM
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Just buy the car you want to buy that's manual as the first step. Bring a friend that can drive manual while you do.
Learn on a hill first, flat road learning will not teach you properly.
Two weeks dailying it everyday and you'll get the hang of it.
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06-15-2015, 01:48 AM
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#18 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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When I learned manual, a friend and I pooled our money together and bought a $500 4th gen Civic (off Revscene actually) and a friend helped us drive it home. After getting him to teach us the basics it took us a couple hours to figure out the rest.
3 months later we sold the Civic for $500. Basically it just cost us insurance, gas and one oil change.
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06-15-2015, 03:36 AM
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it was embarrassing for me to stall on a busy street.. started sweating as i got more nervous lol
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06-15-2015, 04:37 AM
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Lansdowne mall is where I learned manual
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06-15-2015, 08:20 AM
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#21 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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my final test was,
if you can start on Boundary and Hastings, you can drive manual.
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06-15-2015, 10:16 AM
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#22 | | #RVG
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Originally Posted by swfk Just buy the car you want to buy that's manual as the first step. Bring a friend that can drive manual while you do.
Learn on a hill first, flat road learning will not teach you properly.
Two weeks dailying it everyday and you'll get the hang of it. | learn on a hill first? sounds like a great way to burn the fucking shit out of your clutch. I would not advise.
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06-15-2015, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by nma ask some people here, offer some beer / money / gas.. im sure someone will take you up on it.. I would but I have an e82 i don't want to ruin lol | off topic but I thought it was up for sale!
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06-15-2015, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by The_AK off topic but I thought it was up for sale! | sold it to the gf  | |
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06-21-2015, 06:13 PM
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