Learned Standard!

savcicEX · 06-08-2007, 12:17 AM

Hey guys, I just wanted to share that as of today, I CAN DRIVE M/T!! I work at a mazda dealership and today it was SLOWWW! only 1 car sold. anyway me and my friend were bored and he decided that he was going to teach me. we went to the back lot and drove around for like 30 min and I got the hang of it after stalling only once!! IT IS THE SH*T!!!! btw how many people can say that they learned stick on a brand new 2007 Mazda Speed3 with 5 miles on it?? those things are smooth as eggs! and the stock exhaust sound like sex

kelmar · 06-08-2007, 12:24 AM

Congrats!!

Cricket311 · 06-08-2007, 12:26 AM

That's pretty awesome. But, it's one thing to get the hang of it in a back lot....it's another thing to get the hang of it on the street with other cars around you.

fernando47 · 06-08-2007, 12:28 AM

try in an uphill

Skylinegtr06 · 06-08-2007, 12:28 AM

ouch sucks for the person getting that car

**atruhondagrl** · 06-08-2007, 12:41 AM

Dang, People. Look, Yes, it does bite it for the person getting the car. Yes, savicicEX will still have to master driving a stick in traffic and on hills but could you be just a tiny bit supportive with your posts? I don't care if you get tired of newbs, other people's posts, celebrating or any of that crap. Believe me, I get to see more of it than you do and I can still maintain some tact and can support someone else's acheivements.

savicEX, good job on picking it up pretty quick. I'll be honest, it took me longer than a day. I would recommend that in the future, use an older more well beaten car. While a new MS3 is nice, would you want to be the person buying that? Congrats again.

Skylinegtr06 · 06-08-2007, 12:44 AM

Congrats, but still it makes me feel weary that people are actually learning M/T on cars that are about to be sold as brand new

mrgisriel · 06-08-2007, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Cricket311

That's pretty awesome. But, it's one thing to get the hang of it in a back lot....it's another thing to get the hang of it on the street with other cars around you.

Agree, it will take some practice but you sound like me...I learned to drive stick in one day :) I will never look back

Derek

kelmar · 06-08-2007, 01:02 AM

atruhondagrl - so my "congrats!!" wasn't good enough, huh? j/k

**Yodums** · 06-08-2007, 01:03 AM

Congratulations... I remember the first day I learnt stick, I was so frustrated! I can never go back to automatic now. I have a tendency to look for a third pedal when I start an automatic.

**atruhondagrl** · 06-08-2007, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kelmar

atruhondagrl - so my "congrats!!" wasn't good enough, huh? j/k

Yours was. Lol

***jpik2003*** · 06-08-2007, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Skylinegtr06

Congrats, but still it makes me feel weary that people are actually learning M/T on cars that are about to be sold as brand new

TwinScroll · 06-10-2007, 03:20 PM

welcome to the club...

mrgisriel · 06-10-2007, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yodums

Congratulations... I remember the first day I learnt stick, I was so frustrated! I can never go back to automatic now. I have a tendency to look for a third pedal when I start an automatic.

Haha me too! Im all wow, it drives without a clutch, interesting, wierd! haha

bossman · 06-10-2007, 04:40 PM

Cool beans.Glad there are still people that have the guts to learn anymore..alot of people are affraid or too lazy to learn.You my friend just opend up a whole new world of driving.One peice of advice...learn to use your E brake when you park..you never know what could happen...plus it's cool.

mrgisriel · 06-10-2007, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bossman

Cool beans.Glad there are still people that have the guts to learn anymore..alot of people are affraid or too lazy to learn.You my friend just opend up a whole new world of driving.One peice of advice...learn to use your E brake when you park..you never know what could happen...plus it's cool.

Umm,,,this isnt really an option Lol, you MUST use your ebrake every time lmao

ugination87 · 06-10-2007, 05:48 PM

m/t is really great huh

e60.deluxe · 06-10-2007, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrgisriel

Umm,,,this isnt really an option Lol, you MUST use your ebrake every time lmao

no you dont. you ALWAYS should, but you dont have too. i put in neutral and then roll into the ebrake, then put it in gear. alot of people just leave it in 1st or 2nd or whatever they were in and then pull the ebrake. in that situation the ebrake wont make any difference unless the gears fail.

HondaSI · 06-10-2007, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by savcicEX

btw how many people can say that they learned stick on a brand new 2007 Mazda Speed3 with 5 miles on it?? those things are smooth as eggs! and the stock exhaust sound like sex

I can't say i have, but ill tell u this, i did learn in a brand new 2007 civic SI!

striker_1818 · 06-10-2007, 08:15 PM

try learning on a 93 civic with original miles on the car

06-08-2007, 12:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
savcicEX Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 64 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Learned Standard! Hey guys, I just wanted to share that as of today, I CAN DRIVE M/T!! I work at a mazda dealership and today it was SLOWWW! only 1 car sold. anyway me and my friend were bored and he decided that he was going to teach me. we went to the back lot and drove around for like 30 min and I got the hang of it after stalling only once!! IT IS THE SH*T!!!! btw how many people can say that they learned stick on a brand new 2007 Mazda Speed3 with 5 miles on it?? those things are smooth as eggs! and the stock exhaust sound like sex

06-08-2007, 12:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
atruhondagrl Kneel before Zod! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 23,933 General Zod iTrader: 22 / 100%	Dang, People. Look, Yes, it does bite it for the person getting the car. Yes, savicicEX will still have to master driving a stick in traffic and on hills but could you be just a tiny bit supportive with your posts? I don't care if you get tired of newbs, other people's posts, celebrating or any of that crap. Believe me, I get to see more of it than you do and I can still maintain some tact and can support someone else's acheivements. savicEX, good job on picking it up pretty quick. I'll be honest, it took me longer than a day. I would recommend that in the future, use an older more well beaten car. While a new MS3 is nice, would you want to be the person buying that? Congrats again. __________________ Rise before zod. AWD is RWD with training wheels.

06-08-2007, 01:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
Yodums Scrodums Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 8,321 HIRO - ಠ_ಠ iTrader: 9 / 100%	Congratulations... I remember the first day I learnt stick, I was so frustrated! I can never go back to automatic now. I have a tendency to look for a third pedal when I start an automatic. __________________ 2007 Taffeta White Civic Si Coupe

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kelmar Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,184 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Congrats!!

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Cricket311 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Euless, TX Age: 27 Posts: 53 iTrader: 0 / 0%	That's pretty awesome. But, it's one thing to get the hang of it in a back lot....it's another thing to get the hang of it on the street with other cars around you.

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fernando47 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: FONTANA Age: 21 Posts: 215 FERNANDO iTrader: 0 / 0%	try in an uphill

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Skylinegtr06 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chula Vista SD Age: 18 Posts: 5,745 edwyn(male) iTrader: 1 / 100%	ouch sucks for the person getting that car

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Skylinegtr06 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chula Vista SD Age: 18 Posts: 5,745 edwyn(male) iTrader: 1 / 100%	Congrats, but still it makes me feel weary that people are actually learning M/T on cars that are about to be sold as brand new

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kelmar Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,184 iTrader: 1 / 100%	atruhondagrl - so my "congrats!!" wasn't good enough, huh? j/k

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TwinScroll Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: east coast Age: 26 Posts: 770 iTrader: 0 / 0%	welcome to the club...

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bossman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: IN MY CAR Age: 27 Posts: 568 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Cool beans.Glad there are still people that have the guts to learn anymore..alot of people are affraid or too lazy to learn.You my friend just opend up a whole new world of driving.One peice of advice...learn to use your E brake when you park..you never know what could happen...plus it's cool.

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