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Re: Starting in 1st Gear
Posted by David Farley [Email] (more from David Farley) on Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:37:01
In Reply to: Starting in 1st Gear, Andrew
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, Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:13:24
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I went through exactly the same thing last summer, 99 9-3S, never drove stick before, but I wanted to learn, so I just went cold turkey and got a manual shift (The dealer was nice enough to deliver it, but I had to call a friend to move it for me a couple times after I got it).
What I did was find an empty parking lot (in this case, the roof of the garage at work) and went round and round, feeling for the clutch and learning to crawl it, and then learning to ease into the gas and off the clutch, until I could get it rolling nicely without thinking about it. It took awhile. Good luck. David
And after you're happy with all that, if you really want quick starts, get in touch with Nick Taliaferro. :)
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Posts in this Thread:
- Starting in 1st Gear, Andrew
, Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:13:24- Learning the clutch, Lutfisk, Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:54:16
- Re: Starting in 1st Gear, David Farley, Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:37:01 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Starting in 1st Gear, Dr. Max, Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:27:06
- Re: Starting in 1st Gear, d442, Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:24:21
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