who is not the most coordinated of kids.

Urby's parking lot trick, with no gas, just easing in the clutch was a good start, but was hard for her to coordinate with easing in the gas.

She didn't "get" the easing in idea. As soon as the clutch grabbed she'd dump the clutch and stall. After many stalls in the lot and on the road, we finally went back to the lot and I grabbed her forearm tight and told her this was her foot on the clutch. Then I gradually eased off the pressure. Did this a few times.

Then she tried with the clutch, no gas. It clicked right away. Then we added gas to the process and she only stalls now on an incline, but only occasionally.

She probably has taken 5000 miles off my clutch, but she now can shift up fine. Still working on downshifts. She's still not licensable (no driver's ed til fall) but is doing much better.

Quite an experience teaching a kid to drive.

Hope this helps.

N

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• teaching a teenager to shift, deeph8, Wed, 2 Jun 2004 06:53:42
  • This is my current project with my daughter..., Noel, Thu, 3 Jun 2004 14:14:33 <-- Viewing This Message
  • And don't forget about the eel-toe technique..., turrbo , Thu, 3 Jun 2004 13:50:58
  • Take him to learn in SanFran ............., SaabKen in Vancouver, Thu, 3 Jun 2004 07:42:19
  • Thanks, all!, deeph8, Wed, 2 Jun 2004 15:49:40
    • Bravo on the old Volvo, Saabjockey, Thu, 3 Jun 2004 13:34:01
      • Actually, the brother I recently taught..., Joe98, Thu, 3 Jun 2004 14:09:15
  • Re: teaching a teenager to shift, JLowe, Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:27:26
  • How my wife learned not to roll back...., Boris88SPG, Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:23:52
  • When I taught my brother a year ago..., Joe98, Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:03:17
  • Break it down into components, Saabjockey, Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:04:56
  • Re: teaching a teenager to shift, Stefano, Wed, 2 Jun 2004 09:44:12
    • Ditto, put left foot on floor after each shift, StevO, Wed, 2 Jun 2004 09:55:32
  • I taught two of my three..., Yaofeng, Wed, 2 Jun 2004 09:01:32
  • Some ideas, Gene N , Wed, 2 Jun 2004 08:41:22
  • I learned by watching..., Street , Wed, 2 Jun 2004 08:37:42
  • Re: teaching a teenager to shift, Andrew, Wed, 2 Jun 2004 08:32:00
  • Re: teaching a teenager to shift, Roland, Wed, 2 Jun 2004 07:56:52
  • You are very, very brave ..., Urby, Wed, 2 Jun 2004 07:21:48
    • Thats the exact way..., DCAreaSchu, Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:11:25

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