Learning stick
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Drifting
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From: Collingwood Ontario
Learning stick
Are there any schools that I can send my wife to in order for her to learn to drive stick to the point she is comfortable driving a C5 6spd?
My wife has driven our C5 so she has the basics but in order to drive it on her own she needs to be comfortable pulling away on hills, shifting without thinking about it, etc.
She wants an auto C3 but I'd prefer to keep the C5 and get her driving stick.
Anyplace that rents compact cars with sticks that I could rent for a weekend?
Thanks,
Steve
My wife has driven our C5 so she has the basics but in order to drive it on her own she needs to be comfortable pulling away on hills, shifting without thinking about it, etc.
She wants an auto C3 but I'd prefer to keep the C5 and get her driving stick.
Anyplace that rents compact cars with sticks that I could rent for a weekend?
Thanks,
Steve
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From: Bobcaygeon Ontario
Are there any schools that I can send my wife to in order for her to learn to drive stick to the point she is comfortable driving a C5 6spd?
My wife has driven our C5 so she has the basics but in order to drive it on her own she needs to be comfortable pulling away on hills, shifting without thinking about it, etc.
She wants an auto C3 but I'd prefer to keep the C5 and get her driving stick.
Anyplace that rents compact cars with sticks that I could rent for a weekend?
Thanks,
Steve
My wife has driven our C5 so she has the basics but in order to drive it on her own she needs to be comfortable pulling away on hills, shifting without thinking about it, etc.
She wants an auto C3 but I'd prefer to keep the C5 and get her driving stick.
Anyplace that rents compact cars with sticks that I could rent for a weekend?
Thanks,
Steve
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From: Toronto Ontario
http://www.shifters.ca/
http://cssdrivertraining.com/crsinfo...hift%20lessons
Best thing to do would be to find a nice open spot like a mall parking lot on a holiday, sit her *** in the drivers seat and go.
http://cssdrivertraining.com/crsinfo...hift%20lessons
Best thing to do would be to find a nice open spot like a mall parking lot on a holiday, sit her *** in the drivers seat and go.
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From: Brampton Ont.
Way back when I learned to drive standard I found the best way was to ease out the clutch slowly without stalling on level ground and not use the accelerator. If you go slowly and don't' stall without giving it any gas then you can't really damage the clutch. With this method you really get a feel of how the clutch/rpm work together to get you in motion until the clutch if fully engaged.
If you repeat this method till you're comfortable then you can try on slight grades. When you're comfortable enough start using some acceleration, enough so that your comfortable.
As for shifting, I think that just comes with practice.
If I were an instructor, this is the method I would start at.
Good luck and tell your wife, it takes some practice but start off slowly.
EDIT:
I remember (way back when) Cathy starting learning to drive standard on a VW Beetle. She then progressed to a 79' Z28 and was scared since the hp was more then tripled and the clutch was so stiff. The ol saying of practice makes perfect worked. When Cathy drives the C5 Z. she says it's much easier to drive then her ol Z28.
If you repeat this method till you're comfortable then you can try on slight grades. When you're comfortable enough start using some acceleration, enough so that your comfortable.
As for shifting, I think that just comes with practice.
If I were an instructor, this is the method I would start at.
Good luck and tell your wife, it takes some practice but start off slowly.
EDIT:
I remember (way back when) Cathy starting learning to drive standard on a VW Beetle. She then progressed to a 79' Z28 and was scared since the hp was more then tripled and the clutch was so stiff. The ol saying of practice makes perfect worked. When Cathy drives the C5 Z. she says it's much easier to drive then her ol Z28.
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I would have her attend one of the race type drivers classes once she gets a little familiar with STD shifting - a lot of immediate power under foot for a newbie to handle if something were to quickly arise.
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Drifting
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From: Collingwood Ontario
http://www.shifters.ca/
http://cssdrivertraining.com/crsinfo...hift%20lessons
Best thing to do would be to find a nice open spot like a mall parking lot on a holiday, sit her *** in the drivers seat and go.
http://cssdrivertraining.com/crsinfo...hift%20lessons
Best thing to do would be to find a nice open spot like a mall parking lot on a holiday, sit her *** in the drivers seat and go.
Thanks for the links.
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Drifting
Joined: May 2008
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From: Collingwood Ontario
Way back when I learned to drive standard I found the best way was to ease out the clutch slowly without stalling on level ground and not use the accelerator. If you go slowly and don't' stall without giving it any gas then you can't really damage the clutch. With this method you really get a feel of how the clutch/rpm work together to get you in motion until the clutch if fully engaged.
If you repeat this method till you're comfortable then you can try on slight grades. When you're comfortable enough start using some acceleration, enough so that your comfortable.
As for shifting, I think that just comes with practice.
If I were an instructor, this is the method I would start at.
Good luck and tell your wife, it takes some practice but start off slowly.
EDIT:
I remember (way back when) Cathy starting learning to drive standard on a VW Beetle. She then progressed to a 79' Z28 and was scared since the hp was more then tripled and the clutch was so stiff. The ol saying of practice makes perfect worked. When Cathy drives the C5 Z. she says it's much easier to drive then her ol Z28.
If you repeat this method till you're comfortable then you can try on slight grades. When you're comfortable enough start using some acceleration, enough so that your comfortable.
As for shifting, I think that just comes with practice.
If I were an instructor, this is the method I would start at.
Good luck and tell your wife, it takes some practice but start off slowly.
EDIT:
I remember (way back when) Cathy starting learning to drive standard on a VW Beetle. She then progressed to a 79' Z28 and was scared since the hp was more then tripled and the clutch was so stiff. The ol saying of practice makes perfect worked. When Cathy drives the C5 Z. she says it's much easier to drive then her ol Z28.
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Drifting
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From: Toronto Ontario
C3 vert
C3's have always stirred my soul.
it will kill me to part with the Batmobile , after 5 years ya get to know every sound & detail.
i have piled some $ into her to make her dependable, Tobermory & back ...Pittsburg & back etc
but i figure i can do the same to a C3 vert
C3's have always stirred my soul.
it will kill me to part with the Batmobile , after 5 years ya get to know every sound & detail.
i have piled some $ into her to make her dependable, Tobermory & back ...Pittsburg & back etc
but i figure i can do the same to a C3 vert
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Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Toronto Ontario
C3 vert
C3's have always stirred my soul.
it will kill me to part with the Batmobile , after 5 years ya get to know every sound & detail.
i have piled some $ into her to make her dependable, Tobermory & back ...Pittsburg & back etc
but i figure i can do the same to a C3 vert
C3's have always stirred my soul.
it will kill me to part with the Batmobile , after 5 years ya get to know every sound & detail.
i have piled some $ into her to make her dependable, Tobermory & back ...Pittsburg & back etc
but i figure i can do the same to a C3 vert
Good luck in your search Pete. I hope you find a killer C3 Vert.
Stan.
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From: Powassan ON
Taught my wife to drive a stick with a diesel Jetta. At the time she worked for the local VW dealer.
With a coal-burner ya dont even need to push the throttle.....the TQ from the lil diesel will pull ya away no problem.
Discount used to have diesel Jettas as a rentals, dunno if they still do.
dodosmike
