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It's been awhile....
Posted by AeroLady (more from AeroLady) on Tue, 4 Mar 2003 10:40:35
In Reply to: Teaching my teenager how to drive a stick: Thoughts!, AeroJT, Mon, 3 Mar 2003 22:02:08
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I took Driver's Ed at my high school a long time ago and learned to drive in a big huge Chevy Impala. Got my license, and since all of our cars were manual, I had no choice but to learn. I got in our VW Bug, with my Dad, and he said "OK, drive". Well, it took a few tries, but I did it. Been driving a stick ever since, and that's a long time! I've been having thoughts about teaching my son in a few years, on my Aero... help! At least by then it will be well broken in.
I'm assuming he already knows how to drive an automatic? Try to let him get the feel of the two pedals separately, then work on combining them. I remember I didn't give the Bug any gas, and it stalled. I figured that out fairly quickly, after that it was easy (my Dad just sat there and didn't say anything). But every car has a slightly different feel to it. Once he gets the feel of where the clutch grabs, hopefully it will all come together. Don't forget to teach him how to start with the emergency brake in case he is on a hill and uncomfortable about possibly rolling backward.
Good Luck, let us know how it goes!
AeroLady
'02 Aero SW, 5 sp., 8300 miles
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Posts in this Thread:
- Teaching my teenager how to drive a stick: Thoughts!, AeroJT, Mon, 3 Mar 2003 22:02:08
- Get somebody else to do it, Chris M, Wed, 5 Mar 2003 11:12:11
- Use a car with a newer clutch!!!, Atul, Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:19:56
- Re: Teaching my teenager how to drive a stick: Thoughts!, sonett43, Tue, 4 Mar 2003 11:32:00
- Best Way? - Doing it alone..., ScottS, Tue, 4 Mar 2003 11:02:34
- Re: Teaching my teenager how to drive a stick: Thoughts, Dave, Tue, 4 Mar 2003 10:48:43
- It's been awhile...., AeroLady, Tue, 4 Mar 2003 10:40:35 <-- Viewing This Message
- Sweet memories......!, Roger, Tue, 4 Mar 2003 06:53:00
- I remember those days..., MisplacedYankee
, Mon, 3 Mar 2003 23:50:11 - Some ideas..., Stephen Goldberger, Mon, 3 Mar 2003 22:53:32
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