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Foxfire15 · 06-23-2015, 08:57 PM

Once you get the hang of it, it's not so bad. The hardest part about learning is to just not care about the way the care shakes when you're still getting the hang of it. Once you get it down, then worry about smoothness. Another tip is to find a nice flat spot with some room (old parking lots work well) and get the hang of getting the car to move in first without using the throttle. Once you do this and get a good feel for the catch point, the rest is easy.

Homeless Man · 06-23-2015, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tomlink

Maybe you can find a car with less power for her to learn on? I actually learned on a lawn tractor.

It's easier to learn on a car more powerful. Harder to stall

xc_SS/RS · 06-23-2015, 10:06 PM

If hills are a problem have them use the ebrake. I will use it to get myself moving on a big hill so I don't roll back too far.

rontammy0 · 06-23-2015, 10:25 PM

Today's manuals are so much easier to drive, if they don't get the hang of it fairly quickly then they may not ever get it. Some people just need more time.

Yako · 06-24-2015, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by rontammy0

Today's manuals are so much easier to drive, if they don't get the hang of it fairly quickly then they may not ever get it. Some people just need more time.

I don't think there are people who just can't learn it. I knew a girl who drive stick like shit but she could drive it.

gajagfan · 06-24-2015, 09:40 AM

I tried to teach my daughter to drive the WS6. She simply got out the car the last time it stalled, and walked to the house. That was it!

vroomapunk · 06-24-2015, 09:50 AM

Took me a full 5 minutes to think about what SO stands for.

Significant other, if any other dummies are reading this

maddoggyusa · 06-24-2015, 10:13 AM

first of all, I seriously doubt the manual V8 gets better gas mileage than the auto V8 (especially in city driving).

learning manual is one thing. enjoying manual long-term is another. manual is not fun in heavy traffic.

otherwise, just need to keep practicing. would have been better to practice on something easier like a 4cyl.

trashmanssd · 06-24-2015, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by vroomapunk

Took me a full 5 minutes to think about what SO stands for.

Significant other, if any other dummies are reading this

Thank you, I was wondering I mean my friend who was reading it with me was wondering.

2010SLVRBULIT · 06-24-2015, 10:24 AM

was the same way when I got my C6, thought I was going to stall it on steep inclines. Having a passenger that made fun of me didn't help

. But its all good now.

Balasarius · 06-24-2015, 10:30 AM

Way back when I fell in love with the Honda Prelude VTEC. It only came stick, so, that was that. I stalled it a lot, at first. It didn't help that I was trolled and was told to start off in 2nd gear...

But I loved the loved car and eventually got the hang of it.

Many years later when I bought my LS3 C6 Grand Sport I had to have a stick again. Though, I hadn't driven one in a few years... Stalled it twice trying to drive it off the dealer's lot.

2010SLVRBULIT · 06-24-2015, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Balasarius

Way back when I fell in love with the Honda Prelude VTEC. It only came stick, so, that was that. I stalled it a lot, at first. It didn't help that I was trolled and was told to start off in 2nd gear...

But I loved the loved car and eventually got the hang of it.

Many years later when I bought my LS3 C6 Grand Sport I had to have a stick again. Though, I hadn't driven one in a few years... Stalled it twice trying to drive it off the dealer's lot.

..is your ZL1 a std?

Yako · 06-24-2015, 11:58 AM

Anyone have a good DIY for how to remove center console. The one on these forums all the picture links are broke.

Yako · 06-24-2015, 12:07 PM

Also is it possible the hill assist is malfunctioning? I have one in my BMW and it works great. It only engages when the clutch is down and I have never had problems with it holding the brakes too long. The second you hit the clutch engagement point is when it drops the brakes.

06-23-2015, 10:06 PM	#17
xc_SS/RS Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: somewhere in MD Posts: 4,884	If hills are a problem have them use the ebrake. I will use it to get myself moving on a big hill so I don't roll back too far. __________________ 2010 2SS/RS Z/28 intake, NW, FAST 102, speed engineering LT's, some exhaust, ATI -10% pulley, GM flex fuel injectors, DSX flex fuel sensor, MGW shifter, HP Tuners, some suspension work, stickers and a little weight loss. 12.63 @113.53

06-23-2015, 10:25 PM	#18
rontammy0 Account Suspended Drives: 2011 2SS/ RS INFERNO ORANGE L99 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alliston Ontario Canada Posts: 9,057 View My Garage	Today's manuals are so much easier to drive, if they don't get the hang of it fairly quickly then they may not ever get it. Some people just need more time. Last edited by rontammy0; 06-24-2015 at 03:47 AM.

06-24-2015, 09:50 AM	#21
vroomapunk [COTW 5/12/14] Drives: 2012 CRT NF Cammed 2SS/RS For Sale Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: NOLA Posts: 6,115 View My Garage	Took me a full 5 minutes to think about what SO stands for. Significant other, if any other dummies are reading this __________________

06-24-2015, 10:24 AM	#24
2010SLVRBULIT Drives: G5(LLT) & C6(LS3) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MARS Posts: 7,527 View My Garage	was the same way when I got my C6, thought I was going to stall it on steep inclines. Having a passenger that made fun of me didn't help. But its all good now.

06-23-2015, 08:57 PM	#15
Foxfire15 Drives: 2015 2LT/RS BVM Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: AZ Posts: 244	Once you get the hang of it, it's not so bad. The hardest part about learning is to just not care about the way the care shakes when you're still getting the hang of it. Once you get it down, then worry about smoothness. Another tip is to find a nice flat spot with some room (old parking lots work well) and get the hang of getting the car to move in first without using the throttle. Once you do this and get a good feel for the catch point, the rest is easy.

06-24-2015, 09:40 AM	#20
gajagfan Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE Black - Std Exhaust Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Brunswick, GA Posts: 3,622 View My Garage	I tried to teach my daughter to drive the WS6. She simply got out the car the last time it stalled, and walked to the house. That was it!

06-24-2015, 10:13 AM	#22
maddoggyusa Drives: 2013 Camaro Dusk 2SS/6 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,586	first of all, I seriously doubt the manual V8 gets better gas mileage than the auto V8 (especially in city driving). learning manual is one thing. enjoying manual long-term is another. manual is not fun in heavy traffic. otherwise, just need to keep practicing. would have been better to practice on something easier like a 4cyl.

06-24-2015, 10:30 AM	#25
Balasarius Drives: 2015 ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: SF East Bay Area Posts: 129	Way back when I fell in love with the Honda Prelude VTEC. It only came stick, so, that was that. I stalled it a lot, at first. It didn't help that I was trolled and was told to start off in 2nd gear... But I loved the loved car and eventually got the hang of it. Many years later when I bought my LS3 C6 Grand Sport I had to have a stick again. Though, I hadn't driven one in a few years... Stalled it twice trying to drive it off the dealer's lot.

06-24-2015, 11:58 AM	#27
Yako Drives: Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: The North Posts: 23	Anyone have a good DIY for how to remove center console. The one on these forums all the picture links are broke.

06-24-2015, 12:07 PM	#28
Yako Drives: Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: The North Posts: 23	Also is it possible the hill assist is malfunctioning? I have one in my BMW and it works great. It only engages when the clutch is down and I have never had problems with it holding the brakes too long. The second you hit the clutch engagement point is when it drops the brakes.