 Can you drive a manual transmission? |
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 Aug 18 2011, 01:03 PM
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LiveSTRONG  Group: Moderator Posts: 3058 Joined: 15-May 05 From: my computer Member No.: 77778 Name: Jaime Gender: Female  |
i can drive it in reverse... lol the clutch gets me. i have only attempted it a few times with a very impatient instructor (an ex) so i just gave up. Now i don't have anything to learn on lol
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Aug 19 2011, 09:12 PM
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Live. Laugh. Love  Group: Member Posts: 14204 Joined: 27-April 05 Member No.: 76887 Name: Karen Gender: Female |
QUOTE (Jamie Noelle x3 @ Aug 18 2011, 11:46 AM)  Not well... I'm ok on flat roads, but hills still get me. when you have to stop and start on hills, your emergency break is your best friend |
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Oct 4 2011, 02:10 PM
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Aim Girl Addict  Group: Super Member Posts: 2478 Joined: 1-December 05 From: Australia Member No.: 87989 Name: Sasha Gender: Female |
I'm getting a driving lesson on the weekend to learn how to drive manual (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Al tried to teach me again and it ended in tears, so I thought I'd get a proper driving instructor to do it. Yay! With their own brakes and everything (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Oct 4 2011, 09:18 PM
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hakuna matata Group: Super Member Posts: 4179 Joined: 21-November 06 From: connecticut. Member No.: 96469 Name: Tasha Gender: Female |
i was so intimidated when i first learned but i picked it up fairly quickly. i did learn to drive using a TDi which was like 'un-stall-able' so i was lucky. my father has only owned 5 speeds and it was pretty much a prerequisite for my brother and me.
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Oct 10 2011, 05:38 AM
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Aim Girl Addict Group: Super Member Posts: 2478 Joined: 1-December 05 From: Australia Member No.: 87989 Name: Sasha Gender: Female |
Wow, I'm a panicker. I did ok, but could have done better. Will need a few more lessons. By golly it's scary - I don't like having to think about that many things at once! I know you have more control over the car when it's a manual, but I just cannot get my brain around...why...anyone would want to drive like that. To me, the automatic makes sense. Put your foot down, go. None of this foot up hand over foot down change feet business. Anyway (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) That's just my I-hate-driving-brain.
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Oct 10 2011, 02:39 PM
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for your health  Group: Global Mod Posts: 8320 Joined: 15-May 04 From: aotearoa Member No.: 53731 Name: a.d.w. Gender: Female |
You want to drive a manual because it's true, you do have more control over the car! I reckon it also makes you pay more attention to the surroundings as well because you have shit to do (other than just hitting the accelerator/brakes).
But... change feet? |
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Oct 10 2011, 03:31 PM
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Aim Girl Addict Group: Super Member Posts: 2478 Joined: 1-December 05 From: Australia Member No.: 87989 Name: Sasha Gender: Female |
My left leg is used to being lazy.
I know there's no changing feet but I get my legs muddled up and my right leg tries to do everything. I'm surprisingly uncoordinated when it comes to driving. Sports I'm fine with, but driving...I think I find it so scary that I lose the ability to think. Whenever I was panicking on Saturday, I'd throw my hands up and be like "I can't remember anything!" Gah. |
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