Who learned to drive stick on their ITR?

Now I can't imagine doing so. But I bet there are people who have... they'll come out of the wood work with an anonymous vote I'm sure.

 

I did. Stalled 3 times in the same spot on crenshaw going up hill. Boy was it exhilarating.

 

stock '99 civic si

B2 - who thanks peter for having him teach B2 stick otherwise he would never have learned

 

i learned in my R...well my dad was a pretty good teach..."hold the rpms at 2 and slowly let out the clutch." that helped me get used to it in about 10 min . still stalled a couple of times after though..

and stop lights on hills were really scary..

 

I learned in a hatchback but the R is my first manual transmission vehicle. I'm still learning the limits of the car before I do anything to her. I guess all those years playing driving simulations in the arcades helped

 

Santa Monica Acura let me drive an old GSR to practice in the back. The sales peep taught me how He drove me to a remote area, we drove a bit, the next day, I bought it and drove it/stalled it home.

-Aoib0t, who stalled a bit going home. And practiced on lil hills to simulate on ramps.

 

Suzuki DX80 and an 85 accord.

 

fuggen Polls!

 

i learned in my ITR...got a relative to drive it to my house and i learned to drive it within a day

I could still remember the first day i got it from the dealer; i was so happy i slept in it the first night ( ordered the car for 5 months before i got it!!)

 

I learned on my dad's 1985 Toyota Corolla GTS!!!! I would never learn stick on an R, let alone ANY new car!

 

WTF sleep in it? I love my car and all but I've NEVER done that before. That's LOVE for you man!

 

i learned on my poor 99 Si !
i feel bad for grindin and stallin on her *** !

 

didnt vote cause i dont have an itr. but i learned in my prelude.

 

I learned on this car. I stalled like crazy but didnt grind much luckily...still, I was a rather slow learner at least in my opinion I was.

 

Been driving a stick over 25 years... First time I drove an auto ( about 1979 )

I almost put my friend through the windshield when I stepped on the clutch to

shift... ( it was the brake of course ) LOL... automatics are boring.. even tiptronic!

 

There was no such thing as an ITR when I learned to drive stick, but I did learn by buying a car with one. It was a 1974 Karmann Ghia. After driving it for 20 minutes I pretty much had it down.

 

i just got my itr in nov, and its my first manual and took me 2 months to get good at it. its also a clutchmaster stage 3 clutch. so alittle bit trickyer. i stalled a bunch of times when i first got it.

 

i drove my friends saturn for a few tries....then i bought my R...started to drive it home, and stalled ALOT....i was burning the clutch up badly so i pulled over and let my friend drive it the rest of the way home....then i just practiced for a little bit everday in my neighbor hood for a week and then decided to take it out on the road...and did pretty good......but it took a few months to get ok at it....no im pretty good.....

nothing like dropping 25k on a car you dont know how to drive

 

Not exactly the first time, but I did borrow my friend's manual Accord to drive for a week before pick up. Oh, BTW, that poor thing had to change a clutch 2 months after I returned it...stall many times when lights turn green, pretty embarrasing moments, especially in the great loving metro city of NYC, you hold the traffic and you will get birdies from all over the directions.


[Modified by nEoMuGen, 12:25 AM 4/19/2002]

 

I learned on my teg while I drove it home, and I actually slept in my car the 1st nite I got it, its not an R, but I still LOVE my car. Maybe Im just fuggin' weird...

 

I learned in a 1987 Hyundai Excel. Buy was that car a trooper. Still around today

 

i've been driving manual since my mom taught me when i was 12....... only for emergencies though..


tj

 

i drove my friend car twice and bought R started to drive home, and stalled the ACURA parking lot but drive it home anyway

 

Unfortunately, don't own an R, but I taught myself how to try manual on my 1987 Alfa Romeo Milano. I live in a very quiet area, so I'd wake up early before school each morning and practice. Now both of my cars are manuals: 1987 Accord LXi and 2000 Civic Si.

 

That's why you Americans misshift a lot!!!
You should learn to drive stick during the first driving lessons!!
BTW. Only 5% or less of the cars here are automatic. And if pass your licence exam in an automatic you'll get an aut. only licence!!!