"Frenchlicker" (frenchlicker)
08/29/2014 at 18:59 • Filed to: None
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"Frenchlicker" (frenchlicker)
08/29/2014 at 18:59 • Filed to: None | 1
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Actually I'm in need of advice, I'm not doling it out. So I've secured a job where soon I will be able to get a reasonably priced new car. For this reasonably priced new car I am looking at getting a Ford Fiesta, more specifically a manual. Now here's the problem, I do not know how to drive a manual. Part two of the problem, I do not know anybody that owns a manual that I can learn on. Any suggestions as to how I can learn, also note that I cannot pay thousands for a driving school.
norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
> Frenchlicker
08/29/2014 at 19:07 |
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Buy a manual car and just learn. I think most clutches should be able to deal with it. Or buy a beater that's manual, learn, and sell it.
desertdog5051
> Frenchlicker
08/29/2014 at 19:12 |
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Just buy it and you will learn in a very short time. I did it that way and I bet a bunch of other Oppos did as well. You will be surprised how quick you get it.
rhorizon
> norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
08/29/2014 at 19:22 |
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Most modern clutches are extremely resilient. As long as you can identify slipping, figure out where the friction point is pretty quickly, and don't thrash it for more than a couple hundred miles, you should be golden.
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norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
> rhorizon
08/29/2014 at 19:24 |
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Thats what I thought.
NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
> Frenchlicker
08/29/2014 at 19:39 |
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Click and Clack offered some pretty good advice to a teenager on this subject, actually:
http://www.cartalk.com/content/today-…
Two Drink Minimum
> Frenchlicker
08/29/2014 at 20:15 |
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Contacting local driving schools is a great suggestion. Also, do some research. You can find some good Youtube videos that guide you through the process of learning manual shift. Where are you located?
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> Frenchlicker
08/29/2014 at 20:19 |
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Some insurance companies offer training. http://www.hagerty.com/Corporate/Hobb…
Also look up your local driving school.
Option 3: try on a $500 beater.
Conan
> Frenchlicker
08/29/2014 at 20:33 |
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YouTube, relatives, and or close friends. One of my students taught himself on a rental Focus that his non manual driving Mom rented for him. Rented from a dealership instead of a chain.
shop-teacher
> Frenchlicker
08/29/2014 at 20:38 |
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I recommend the buy a beater method. That's how I learned.
Axial
> Frenchlicker
08/29/2014 at 20:55 |
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The hard part about learning manual isn't the clutching and gear changing, it's knowing how hard you need to hit the gas to not stall out when you ease off the clutch.
novagirl
> Axial
08/29/2014 at 22:20 |
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This is so true. It's just a matter of listening for and learning the sweet spot then giving it.
That being said, I'll still go twenty minutes out of my way to avoid steep hills. #iwillneverdriveinsanfrancisco
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Frenchlicker
> Conan
08/29/2014 at 22:54 |
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I hadn't even thought of the rental method, I could spend a day or two messing with one and it would cost less than $200. I think that would be enough to make me comfortable enough to drive my own brand new car.
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Frenchlicker
> shop-teacher
08/29/2014 at 22:56 |
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The only problem I have with the beater method is that I want to buy my friend's hears, that destroys the beater budget.
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Conan
> Frenchlicker
08/29/2014 at 22:59 |
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Yep, and then your SE or ST won't draw the abuse. I flung around a manual grabber green SE with my younger cousin the other day. It was a lot of fun.
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Axial
> novagirl
08/29/2014 at 23:07 |
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I'm spoiled by big displacement engines, so I don't even have to give it gas to get rolling. That said, I would really not like to drive something that produces meager torque down low in hilly areas. It just doesn't sound fun.
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Frenchlicker
> Conan
08/29/2014 at 23:18 |
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If I can find an ST on some kind of fire sale I will gladly buy it, but surely not at msrp. I'm not sure what my second color choice is after candy blue, the only problem is that it's a $400 option.
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Conan
> Frenchlicker
08/29/2014 at 23:24 |
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Green seems fun. I'm with you on the blue though.
Cé hé sin
> Frenchlicker
08/30/2014 at 05:48 |
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Oh, the difficulties of living in one of those places where you're allowed to take your test on an automatic and then bash on regardless on a manual....
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shop-teacher
> Frenchlicker
08/30/2014 at 07:54 |
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You don't need to keep the beater for very long, a couple weeks would do it. Then you resell it. I wouldn't even put plates on it. You can drive a car with a bill of sale for 30 days. If you don't put your info on the buyer's portion of the title, you won't have to pay to transfer that either.
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Frenchlicker
> Cé hé sin
08/30/2014 at 11:56 |
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Well considering manuals are more of a novelty anymore there's not normally a problem here. But I am having a difficult time finding a local school that has a manual car to train on, so far the closest is 2.5 hours away.
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Frenchlicker
> shop-teacher
08/30/2014 at 11:57 |
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I may look for a $500, who knows.
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Frenchlicker
> Conan
08/30/2014 at 11:58 |
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I think if I get the ST I will get it in the green, the blue I want is only an option on the SE.