"Long Live the Longdoor" (victoryred08)
03/07/2015 at 12:22 • Filed to: Driving Stick
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"Long Live the Longdoor" (victoryred08)
03/07/2015 at 12:22 • Filed to: Driving Stick | 4
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So, I just drove a Dodge Caliber... in stick! Around the block... I only stalled it 3 times lol (each stall occurring while trying to get it moving from a stop into first). I also sat in my driveway for a bit and just rolled the car forward and reverse using only the clutch. Super fun (wait, WAIT! Did I just have fun in a Caliber, WTF?)!
scoob
> Long Live the Longdoor
03/07/2015 at 12:31 |
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Nice! The only experience I've had is in simulators... >.>
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Long Live the Longdoor
> scoob
03/07/2015 at 12:40 |
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I get a chance to drive stick like once a year if I'm lucky, but I'm starting to get a feel for how it works (on top of all the research and video game time that I've spent lol). I'm just trying to get as much seat time in a manual car because I want to be comfortable enough to buy my next car in stick.
Maddox Kay
> Long Live the Longdoor
03/07/2015 at 12:49 |
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If you buy your next car in stick, you'll get the hang of it in a week. There's nothing like integrating a stick shift into your daily driving routine that forces you to learn it quickly. Keep up the good work!
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Long Live the Longdoor
> Maddox Kay
03/07/2015 at 12:51 |
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Thanks! I'm really excited to throw a stick shift into my daily drive, just makes things so much more interesting.
blackchair
> Long Live the Longdoor
03/07/2015 at 12:58 |
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I learned in a parking lot about 3 years before I bought a car with stick. Driving off the lot into rush hour traffic was definitely one of the most nerve wracking moments in my driving career. But I agree. Daily driving a stick definitely accelerates (:P) learning.
Just keep wanting to improve. Don't think the way you drive is good enough. I have a few friends who drive stick like they just learned yesterday.
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Long Live the Longdoor
> blackchair
03/07/2015 at 13:15 |
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I'm really excited about the whole thing, not to mention getting to continually improve as time goes on, rev matching, heel-toeing etc. This is the start of an excellent relationship between man and machine :) Now if I can just decide what machine I want to start my journey with, I'll be good.
Driving into rush hour must have been nuts lol; I started in my driveway, then mustered up the courage to take it around the block, then came the next challenge, moving over into third and then I accidentally was in fifth lol. I must have been smiling ear to ear.
Tatanko
> Long Live the Longdoor
03/07/2015 at 13:19 |
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Savor this point in your life. Seriously. Learning to drive stick is one of the best times you'll ever have in your automotive-loving life. Do it as often as you can and in as many different cars as you can.
Have fun :)
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blackchair
> Long Live the Longdoor
03/07/2015 at 13:43 |
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I definitely enjoy it. Even on my daily commute in traffic. My slow Kia lets me high rev it in 1st between starts and stops. Or if the speed is just right I can creep along in 2nd. Having control is a wonderful thing sometimes.
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Long Live the Longdoor
> Tatanko
03/07/2015 at 13:43 |
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Thanks, I will!
Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
> Long Live the Longdoor
03/07/2015 at 14:05 |
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Nice! I Just drove my first automatic the other day.
Opposite Locksmith
> Long Live the Longdoor
03/07/2015 at 14:12 |
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calibii don't have tachometers!
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Long Live the Longdoor
> Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
03/07/2015 at 14:13 |
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Lol, something tells me it wasn't a very, er, visceral experience?
Chappie
> Long Live the Longdoor
03/07/2015 at 15:00 |
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I hope you destroyed that clutch. Not because it's your first time, but because that is literally the worst piece of shit built in the 2000's. I would rather fuck a pile of old grocery bags than drive that car ever again.
Alex Zapata
> Tatanko
03/07/2015 at 15:19 |
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Yes!!! This, the jitters and nervousness of learning something new and getting better and so on is one of the best parts of being a new driver/rider or being noew to driving a stick...
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Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
> Long Live the Longdoor
03/07/2015 at 15:38 |
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It's very different, but after a short drive I was used to it. It is pretty scary when I was approaching a corner and I wanted to push the clutch down, but instead I was mashing the big brake pedal or the floor..