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Re: stick shift vehicle suggestion
Posted by Conor [Email] (more from Conor) on Tue, 21 Jun 2005 05:57:27
In Reply to: stick shift vehicle suggestion, awg, Mon, 20 Jun 2005 21:22:57
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a civic is a pretty good bet for learning stick shift. it is a hard car to learn on because it has so little low end power, but that will make you appreciate letting off of clutch SLOWLY. there are no real bad years for civics as far as i know, they've been a simple design for a while. even the old crx's (crx and del sol's are civics)are good, and they can get upwards of high 30s mpg.
a tip that helped me when i was learning stick shift is to start out on flat ground and not use the accelerator. simply start the car in first and let off the clutch very slowly until the car begins to move. this will give you a good feel for where the clutch is catching and how slowly you need to let off the clutch so as not to stall it. the only problem is that i learned this on an old 9kt that my father owned. i don't know if the civic engine could do this, though i assume it could since the body is so light
conor
93 9kcs
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Posts in this Thread:
- stick shift vehicle suggestion, awg, Mon, 20 Jun 2005 21:22:57
- VW Beetle. What a superb car to drive. So fun. nm, a prodigal son, Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:18:49
- Re: stick shift vehicle suggestion, Camm
, Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:03:40 - Race Drivin' or Hard Drivin' to practice!!!!, Drew in Houston, Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:44:24
- have friend drive for you, Aero'ed, Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:19:52
- mazda, jp, Tue, 21 Jun 2005 07:27:22
- C900...., RichardM, Tue, 21 Jun 2005 07:15:06
- 80s Escort or Volvo 240 (+), vvk, Tue, 21 Jun 2005 06:39:40
- Re: stick shift vehicle suggestion, Conor, Tue, 21 Jun 2005 05:57:27 <-- Viewing This Message
- brings back memories, john in Bismarck, Tue, 21 Jun 2005 05:56:19
- Honda Civic..., AlS, Mon, 20 Jun 2005 21:31:16
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