Finally, a stick shift is mine!!

gekko · 04-05-2002, 03:47 PM

w00ty w00t w00t! After a year with my permit refusing to get my license cause I didn't want to drive an automatic, I finally got my car... and it's a stick shift!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Driving is finally fun. Of course, learning to drive it is scary. I was pulling it out of the garage. Of course, I've driven a stick for like 20 minutes before, but never in reverse. I wasn't good using the clutch, didn't realize you could move your car with just the clutch, and wasn't smooth shifting going that slow. Let's just say the car stalled at least 6 times before I was out of the driveway

Then again, first gear sucks. After that I was perfect, and that pissed me off. So after about half an hour of trying to start smoothly from a stop and failing, I finally figured out how to use the clutch, and an hour later I was doing pretty damn well.

Oh man, it's so much better than driving an automatic. I can see why most Americans drive automatics, yes, it isn't the easiest thing to learn how to drive a stick, and deal with traffic. But I'll never go back, autos just suck.

Ahh... the joy of driving

GameMaster · 04-05-2002, 03:50 PM

Congratulations Gekko. How old are you?

Revival · 04-05-2002, 04:02 PM

What kinda car you got?

gekko · 04-05-2002, 04:02 PM

16.98 years old. Aka, 16 for another 5 days.

gekko · 04-05-2002, 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by Shooter
What kinda car you got?

1998 Honda Civic EX (<-- That's the model with all the feautres)

jeepnut · 04-05-2002, 04:03 PM

*Checks Gekko's profile*

Hmm, no birthday. Guess we will never know.

gekko · 04-05-2002, 04:05 PM

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Originally posted by jeepnut
*Checks Gekko's profile*

Hmm, no birthday. Guess we will never know.

There, fixed it. I did have a b-day before the move. I remember I changed the template last year on my b-day, and everyone thought I setup some special thing cause it was my b-day

Bond · 04-05-2002, 04:09 PM

Civics are great cars, very reliable...

Revival · 04-05-2002, 04:59 PM

Honda are great cars in gereral. My brother had a Accord, till he totaled it

quiet mike · 04-05-2002, 05:24 PM

Well I have to congratulate you.

THe next thing (and last) you have to learn is to stay with the car on a hill upwords just with the clutch, withouth shaking or stalling and then start moving upwords smooth. Once you do that, you can the go at a stop light and take anyone, or just burn your tires, whatever you like

Anyways, have fun!

BreakABone · 04-05-2002, 05:28 PM

Well I'll be damned Quiet Mike made a return. Nothing too big for him I guess. Wonder how long this one will last.

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Originally posted by gekko

There, fixed it. I did have a b-day before the move. I remember I changed the template last year on my b-day, and everyone thought I setup some special thing cause it was my b-day

And since I got to do this.

I'm still 8 days older than you Gekko. So in your face.

*Walks away*

gekko · 04-05-2002, 05:35 PM

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Originally posted by quiet mike
Well I have to congratulate you.

THe next thing (and last) you have to learn is to stay with the car on a hill upwords just with the clutch, withouth shaking or stalling and then start moving upwords smooth. Once you do that, you can the go at a stop light and take anyone, or just burn your tires, whatever you like

Anyways, have fun!

I wish it was as easy as it sounds. I still can't stop rolling on a hill with the clutch. I did do the e-brake thing once, where you feel your car trying to go forward, and then drop the e-brake.

quiet mike · 04-05-2002, 06:11 PM

Wel it's eassy for me, but I learned to drive on a stick car, and dit it since 12 years old. All you have to do is feel the engine. Hold the bracke just for you not to roll back, then out the gear in first, and slowly let go of the clutch until you feel the car want's to move forwars. lightly press the cluch and let go of the brackes. A few tries and you'll succede. And the there will come a time when you just know where that position is and can do it in a fraction of a second.

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Well I'll be damned Quiet Mike made a return. Nothing too big for him I guess. Wonder how long this one will last.

What do you mean? Just because I haven't posted in a long while I'm a return with few chances of staying? Are you implying something here? You want me to make a statement of some sorts presenting my reasonings for not posting? J/K

I never left you guys. This is still one of the 2 forums I post in (planetgamecube is the other)! I never went somewhere else. It's just that I'm soo buissy with school that I didn't have the time to stay online as much. But whenever I was I came here and read. But you know I post only when I feel like there is something I have to say. And Gekko's stick car is one of them.

See you later

BreakABone · 04-05-2002, 08:02 PM

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Originally posted by quiet mike
Wel it's eassy for me, but I learned to drive on a stick car, and dit it since 12 years old. All you have to do is feel the engine. Hold the bracke just for you not to roll back, then out the gear in first, and slowly let go of the clutch until you feel the car want's to move forwars. lightly press the cluch and let go of the brackes. A few tries and you'll succede. And the there will come a time when you just know where that position is and can do it in a fraction of a second.

What do you mean? Just because I haven't posted in a long while I'm a return with few chances of staying? Are you implying something here? You want me to make a statement of some sorts presenting my reasonings for not posting? J/K

I never left you guys. This is still one of the 2 forums I post in (planetgamecube is the other)! I never went somewhere else. It's just that I'm soo buissy with school that I didn't have the time to stay online as much. But whenever I was I came here and read. But you know I post only when I feel like there is something I have to say. And Gekko's stick car is one of them.

See you later

So you saying my b-day thread wasn't important.

The thread had it all. Clowns, sumos, penguins, army of clones and a non-violent act by me (A rairty in this day and age).

Not to mention it featured everyone's favorite penguin turning 17.

Anyhow, hopefully you post a bit more at GT. You're presence is somewhat missed even though you were never the heaviest poster.

DeathsHand · 04-05-2002, 08:24 PM

I kinda wish I had learned how to drive befo (my friend is about to get his full license thingy... well, if he pasts the test

)... Like get a learner's permit when I could have... but I don't need to and I'm too lazy to...

Anyways... neato... I'd wanna use an Automatic though... Because... I like to take the easy way out...