I've never driven Manual

Skaterbasist

LMAO!

In all seriousness, stalling won't due any harm to the car.

FricFrac

Hehe I was gonna say I'm not of that persuasion so I've never driven Manuel myself but I do enjoy driving a manual....

TerribleONE

lol... i didnt even catch that at first..

mspeasl

To learn how to drive a "Standard" Trans vehicle is very easy. Have someone that drives one drive you out to a very large (ie. A flat High School lot) parking lot. If this is done on a Sunday afternoon, usually it will be safe to do a lot of stalling and neck jerking etc. Most people try to drive the car right off the bat. Wrong thing to do. What needs to be done first is learning how to let the clutch out and get car moving. (don't give it any gas. do this at idle) Once that has been mastered then you can move on to giving the car gas, shifting and driving. But as I just said "learning to smoothly let the clutch out" is paramount to anything else.

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my370z

If you're really worried about ruining your car, practice on a different car. It won't be bad for the car, but if you're really paranoid. Try it on a used older manual car.

chubbs

This is very interesting - I don't know about America, but here in England, if you take your driving test in an Automatic you're not allowed to drive a Manual until you've passed the test in a Manual.

Personally, I cannot imagine letting anyone loose in a 370z if they've never driven a manual before, without tuition. This is a seriously powerful rear wheel drive sports car and it's potentially very dangerous, if you're not in complete control. (not suggesting the OP is out of control, by the way).

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Asheth

I learned as someone already suggested by renting a vehicle and driving that. In Germany almost every car is manual and I didn't know how to drive one until I had to with my ex-girlfriends car.

I say rent a little golf and have at it. Practicing stopping and going I think is the best way set up cones or something to represent lights and cars. When you think you have it down and you get in traffic stop and go can have you uneasy again. But once you learn you will never forget seriously. Also one thing I would add is every car is different from where the clutch engages so that you feel the stutter to going in reverse.

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Crash

I honestly don't think the Z is that powerful. I've driven a LOT of fast cars. The Z is about on par (power-wise) with an LS1 F-body. But you're still right that it shouldn't be the learning car for someone to learn manual. I can imagine that someone may let the clutch out a little to fast in a turn and spin the car.

I've taught a few people how to drive stick, and I use my 90 300zx to do it! It's the perfect car to learn on... Not too much or too little torque and an easy clutch to boot!

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EvilEvo

My 350Z Track Model was my first manual car ever. It was the one i learned to drive stick on. I had it pretty much down in a day and a half. Then I practiced on steep hills. I think the Z is an easy car to learn on actually.

Believe me, once you learn stick you'll never want to go back to auto, at least that how I feel.

Crash

^^^ I agree. I learned to drive on an auto. (C4 Corvette... Who had a manual C4?)

I won't buy a car now if it's not a manual. I just HATE driving autos... It's so boring and the auto NEVER shifts like I want it to. It's either too early or too late and that just annoys me.

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Devil Z

Thanks everyone, I have to get to learning manual ASAP. Wish me luck and again thanks for the help, much appreciated

Frick@DDM

I taught myself how to drive stick, I have been riding dirt bikes for a couple years and figured it was the same concept just with pedals.

I taught 4 people how to drive stick on my 04 G35c so don't be worried about ruining the car.

Just take your time and you will be fine.

Good luck

Namir

Just another note, stalling a car isn't actually the worst thing you can do to it. Although I wouldn't encourage you to go around stalling all the time, I'd have to say that stalling is probably a better option than riding the clutch too long/too much. That will definitely lead to premature clutch wear. Good luck.

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Devil Z

I've heard friends say they were riding the clutch which led to wearing down the transmission, but what does it exactly mean??

Namir

Continually "riding" the clutch (letting it in or out very slowly such that the it is only partially engaged) wears down the clutch surface. As it wears down, the amount of friction it can generate decreases and the clutch may start to slip while engaged or have trouble engaging.
Your transmission is connected to your engine by the clutch plate and the flywheel, think of it like two plates being pushed together.
Here is a nice article explaining clutches and transmissions.
HowStuffWorks "Fly Wheels, Clutch Plates and Friction"

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