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2010 SSRS · 03-24-2013, 01:41 PM

Get a GoPro camera so we can come along for the ride, lol

NFRNOSS · 03-24-2013, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Mchlgrrsn

Stalling is bad. You know what's the worst ..... I'm almost afraid to say it loud ..... A little spirited driving and missing your shift .... Especially if your opponent knows you. .... Wah wah ... Hang your head in shame

lol I've done that too :(

Visago · 03-24-2013, 01:43 PM

Had a lot of manual cars over the years so no stranger to em but I hadn't had one in a while when when I picked this car up. Took a little getting used to again and I stalled the car the other day in in traffic. Still has the temp tags so everyone was probably like ooooh new car and he can't drive it LOL. Oh well whatcha gonna do.

CHMSC · 03-24-2013, 01:54 PM

We have all done it a time or two lol

What's worse is when the stupid second gear grind acts up, everyone thinks you missed a shift when it's the stupid clutch master cylinder acting up.

Dr. Love · 03-24-2013, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by LikaRokBowTie

I have not driven a manual in years so yesterday after taking delivery I was at the light and put the car in nuetral and when the light changed,well you guessed it I got on the gas and was going nowhere

and of course the people next to me had a good laugh as well,so feel free to have a good laugh with me at my

I got this car to enjoy that feeling once again of driving a stick,I hope I don't make that mistake again,anybody else have that happen to them after driving automatic for so long.

Did that at the track once. My husband was just glad that the lack of moving had nothing to do with something being broken...

Combover · 03-24-2013, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by dekan513

all my cars are manuals

I hate it when they all seem to have different shift patterns, and number of gears.

budweiser750 · 03-24-2013, 10:16 PM

every vehicle i own is a stick and thats 3 and i drive truck for a living and it seems everytime i get into my car for a little spin which is not all that often i stall it i dont get it i hardly ever stall anything but that dam car haha

Blue17CamaroZL1 · 03-24-2013, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by LikaRokBowTie

I have not driven a manual in years so yesterday after taking delivery I was at the light and put the car in nuetral and when the light changed,well you guessed it I got on the gas and was going nowhere

and of course the people next to me had a good laugh as well,so feel free to have a good laugh with me at my

I got this car to enjoy that feeling once again of driving a stick,I hope I don't make that mistake again,anybody else have that happen to them after driving automatic for so long.

I had the same experience test driving the Corvette 427. My gf wanted to buy the car because it was "pretty" and I had suggested against her buying it because it was manual. So after she put down the payment, the dealer told me to go take it for a test ride. Well, first light I came too, I was fearing a massive 500+ HP launch so I eased it.

Stalled the car out right in the turning lane onto the highway.

Luckily from there, I got back into manual mode and have been happy ever since. Now it's the fun part of teaching the gf how to drive manual.

Cam2011 · 03-24-2013, 10:45 PM

It's all good, at least you weren't in reverse.

TwistedEnergy · 03-24-2013, 11:21 PM

Ya it happened to me, but considering I've never driven a manual car before this one I was doing my best and did not care what people around me thought.

However so you don't feel so bad ... from time to time when parking the car I have a good habit of leaving it in first with the parking break up, only problem is I sometimes forget to turn the car off before releasing the clutch

, but I don't consider that a stall though because I was going to turn it off anyways

DagoCountyGee · 03-24-2013, 11:33 PM

This is gonna be really stupid but one time at a red light i was checking out this hot girl and when it turned green I accidentally shifted into reverse and I actually started driving backwards

I had the music pretty loud so I didn't hear the "beep" when you shift Into R. And luckily no one was behind me. But atleast I haven't stalled my car yet.

DagoCountyGee · 03-24-2013, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TwistedEnergy

Ya it happened to me, but considering I've never driven a manual car before this one I was doing my best and did not care what people around me thought.

However so you don't feel so bad ... from time to time when parking the car I have a good habit of leaving it in first with the parking break up, only problem is I sometimes forget to turn the car off before releasing the clutch

, but I don't consider that a stall because I was going to turn it off anyways

Ha is it bad to just turn off the car and then put the gear in 1st?

TwistedEnergy · 03-25-2013, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by DagoCountyGee

Ha is it bad to just turn off the car and then put the gear in 1st?

No not at all. But if I'm driving or reversing into a spot I usually just leave it in gear pull up the handbrake and turn it off. Driving automatic as a DD, some things just aren't second nature yet.

Visago · 03-25-2013, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DagoCountyGee

This is gonna be really stupid but one time at a red light i was checking out this hot girl and when it turned green I accidentally shifted into reverse and I actually started driving backwards

I had the music pretty loud so I didn't hear the "beep" when you shift Into R. And luckily no one was behind me. But atleast I haven't stalled my car yet.

Haha...that's awesome.

03-24-2013, 01:41 PM	#15
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,186 View My Garage	Get a GoPro camera so we can come along for the ride, lol __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

03-24-2013, 01:54 PM	#18
CHMSC ROAD COURSE JUNKIE Drives: 2012 SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Somewhere Posts: 4,868 View My Garage	We have all done it a time or two lol What's worse is when the stupid second gear grind acts up, everyone thinks you missed a shift when it's the stupid clutch master cylinder acting up. __________________

03-24-2013, 11:21 PM	#24
TwistedEnergy Drives: 2010 IOM 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 351	Ya it happened to me, but considering I've never driven a manual car before this one I was doing my best and did not care what people around me thought. However so you don't feel so bad ... from time to time when parking the car I have a good habit of leaving it in first with the parking break up, only problem is I sometimes forget to turn the car off before releasing the clutch , but I don't consider that a stall though because I was going to turn it off anyways __________________ Last edited by TwistedEnergy; 03-25-2013 at 12:30 AM.

03-24-2013, 01:43 PM	#17
Visago Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dallas, TX! Posts: 290	Had a lot of manual cars over the years so no stranger to em but I hadn't had one in a while when when I picked this car up. Took a little getting used to again and I stalled the car the other day in in traffic. Still has the temp tags so everyone was probably like ooooh new car and he can't drive it LOL. Oh well whatcha gonna do.

03-24-2013, 10:16 PM	#21
budweiser750 Drives: 13 camaro Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: ohio Posts: 19 View My Garage	every vehicle i own is a stick and thats 3 and i drive truck for a living and it seems everytime i get into my car for a little spin which is not all that often i stall it i dont get it i hardly ever stall anything but that dam car haha

03-24-2013, 10:45 PM	#23
Cam2011 Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: CT Posts: 2,061	It's all good, at least you weren't in reverse.

03-24-2013, 11:33 PM	#25
DagoCountyGee Drives: '15 SS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: North County Posts: 1,233	This is gonna be really stupid but one time at a red light i was checking out this hot girl and when it turned green I accidentally shifted into reverse and I actually started driving backwards I had the music pretty loud so I didn't hear the "beep" when you shift Into R. And luckily no one was behind me. But atleast I haven't stalled my car yet.