How long did it take you to learn to drive stick?

[awright3331]

I just got my civic on saturday and have mastered driving it in 3 days (thanks to some advice from people here on the forums, and the shifting section of the owners manual. I want to know how long it took some of you to learn it. (the advice my bro gave me was to let off the clutch slowly till the car vibrates and give it gas as you let off the clutch from first gear and reverse, when shifting hit 3k rpm let off the gas shift slowly let off the clutch and apply gas as you let off.) It took my mom a week, took my brother 4 days, took my step dad a day and a half. Took me 3 days.

 

[itsmycookie]

maybe a couple hours. i learned on a old pickup truck in a field with the shifter on the column so everything i've driven since then has been far easier than that. plus i ride motorcycles so i already had a feel for the clutch.

 

[Failsafe88]

A day. Then bout 2 to perfect it on hills

 

[Raabe]

Dunno. I learned 'stick' on my dirt bike when I was a kid. Hopped in my parents 5spd Stratus and never had a problem.

It's like swimming, I've just always been able to do it

 

[Hecz]

1 hour. in a


1989 Toyota Corolla FX-16 GTS <<< i love this car right here.

 

[Puma]

Just a couple of tries in a late 80s s10 on gravel and hills. I've never owned an auto in my life.

 

[Jose1027]

About 3 hours,i took it to work 3 hours after buying it,people were flicking me off cause i was going slow but after the 3rd day i could di hills with no problems lol

 

[Blood_Shot]

about 10 mins, and another 5 to smooth it out.

In my first car -----> http://www.dempseybowling.com/sheldodg/sheldod9.htm

 

[nathan_carmona]

instantly. hopped in my friends civc after watching him drift it around in the snow and I had at it lol popped the clutch the first time (kinda on purpose) and had no problems after that.

 

[CJ89]

1 full day of driving. Learning in the mountains sux btw.... I was dumping the clutch at every redlight and stop sign that was on a hill for fear of rolling in to the a*****e behind me that seemed like he was way to f**king close to me..

 

[speedygonzales]

a few hours in a little nissan hardbody pickup with a f***ed up transmission

 

[taluzer45]

It took me not too long, I was used to dirt bikes, and my first driving experiance in a stick was my friends 98' SI with a bad clutch... and soon as I got mine I could drive it like I always had one!... as for me, my first car is a standard, and my last car will be one too !

 

[Avant Uprising]

Maybe a day I learned on a farm tractor

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[mymmeryloss]

Learned on a tractor also.

Raced dirtbikes since i was five or so and always drove cars and trucks around the farm since i was twelve or so.

Everything had terrible clutches and trannys then from there on driving a car with a good clutch is cake!

Been driving heavy haul big rigs/ tractor trailer since i was 19.
I think i was born to drive...

 

[GreenDelight]

I just got my civic on saturday and have mastered driving it in 3 days (thanks to some advice from people here on the forums, and the shifting section of the owners manual. I want to know how long it took some of you to learn it. (the advice my bro gave me was to let off the clutch slowly till the car vibrates and give it gas as you let off the clutch from first gear and reverse, when shifting hit 3k rpm let off the gas shift slowly let off the clutch and apply gas as you let off.) It took my mom a week, took my brother 4 days, took my step dad a day and a half. Took me 3 days.

i just bought my 2000 ex 5 speed, havent driven one since i learned at 14 in a 1972 john players special Lotus Europa. it was my dads car, and it took me probly 2 hours

 

[JDM_COUPE94]

i'm a pretty quick learner and took me around an 1hr 45mins to 2hrs

 

[Failsafe88]

Wow come back and everyone is talking hours and minutes

 

[00siboy]

02 celica gts, about a couple hours in a lot, then multiple trips on hills. that clutch suuuucked to learn on, it was really touchy lol. I have never owned an auto either. Manual trannys are becoming extinct tho lol.

 

[Osiris19]

Ive only driven a manual once, and in the 20 minutes i had, I must've stalled it a million times trying to get going in first. The pedals in a focus are awkward and I couldn't get the clutch and gas pedal right. Eventually I started getting better but I need more lractice.

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[emerican]

learned on a 56 chevy 3 on the tree is what i call it whatever you wanna call it colum shifter took me a full day on that 1
after that regualr 5 speeds seemed really easy lol.