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_Onyx_Wolf_ · 12-01-2015, 10:12 PM

God learning a stick on this car is hard haha, you guys have any tips I can use to better learn how to control this beast. My main issue is first gear and reverse I got all the shifting down pretty much.

PapaKlutch · 12-01-2015, 10:53 PM

There are threads in the general discussion area with tips and so on for learning stick shift. Search there.

Also, check out this youtube video on teaching a newbie to drive a stick.

https://youtu.be/OhRwgRN3f1A

Good Luck!

_Onyx_Wolf_ · 12-01-2015, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveZ28

There are threads in the general discussion area with tips and so on for learning stick shift. Search there.

Also, check out this youtube video on teaching a newbie to drive a stick.

https://youtu.be/OhRwgRN3f1A

Good Luck!

Thanks I'll give it a look

Camaro Dude · 12-01-2015, 11:47 PM

Dear God, please tell me that engine was already broken-in before by someone else betta

Mrpaintballordie · 12-02-2015, 01:08 AM

i learned stick on my 15' 1le aslo. I'm still learning had the car 3 months. just takes practice. but what i do is ease the clutch out just enough to start rolling. maybe blip the throttle once or twice and then slowly release the rest and it starts going.

or just slowly release the clutch. it will start rolling, then slowly let it out and you will be off. i was taught less gas more clutch to get going. hope i can help a little but I'm still learning as well lol

snarky · 12-02-2015, 02:42 AM

if your car is going 'ka-chunk ka-chunk ka-chunk' OR you smell something burning you are not doing it right....

CamaroDreams76 · 12-02-2015, 02:44 AM

I basically learned stick on my 13. I've driven stick on friends' cars here and there. I always explain it like this. There's a catch point where the clutch will grab and the car will start rolling, I say to ride that catch point where the car gets up enough speed and then slowly ease off the clutch from there and give it a little gas.

I found it easy to learn on this car because you hardly need to give the car any gas at all for it to roll. That is compared to a friends old saturn ion redline and anothers Mini cooper s

Joseph1LE · 12-02-2015, 05:45 AM

Taught my girlfriend in my 1LE and she didn't have a ton of trouble with it.

jonathan13 · 12-02-2015, 06:24 AM

I have driven stick for 11 years, including anything from stock Honda Civics to Nitrous fed rear wheel drive V8's. That being said, my 1LE is probably the hardest stick shift I have ever driven. It's not that the pedal is too hard or soft, but rather that the release point goes for a good 4 inches. I am used to having a very small release point window.

Maybe it's just me, but I have had a hard time getting adjusted to the clutch in our 1LE's. It makes me wonder if people are getting a "bad experience" when driving the 1LE as their first manual transmission. I have caught myself thinking while driving it, "Man if it was this hard to drive a manual when I learned, I probably would have just stuck to an automatic."

Mark T · 12-02-2015, 06:57 AM

Learning to drive a stick in a 1LE,...

Is like learning to fly a plane in a fighter jet.

Kainedogg · 12-02-2015, 07:12 AM

What Mark T said, Easy since the fighter jet does most of the work for you.

Take it easy and practice, practice, practice...around less traffic.

paul84043 · 12-02-2015, 07:55 AM

The Camaro is one of the easiest manual transmissions I've ever driven. It is right off the floor.
Try going from a Manual Camaro, to a Manual Jeep Wrangler... Two clutches that could not possibly be more different...

Practice, practice, practice. One day you'll realize you're not thinking about it any more.
In the meantime, be glad you have Hill Start Assist because people pulling right on your ass on a hill is irritating as hell.

larry_g · 12-02-2015, 08:11 AM

Everything we own is stick shift. My daughter learned how to drive with a manual transmission...the first time she drove an automatic it freaked her out when the car rolled forward as soon as she released the brake.

Once you learn how to drive stick, you can drive anything.

Billy10mm · 12-02-2015, 08:23 AM

1LE is a very easy stick to drive. I'm teaching my wife to drive stick in my 1LE, and I wouldn't dare do it in our old Forester. The 1LE cares not what gear you are in, whereas the wrong gear in the Forester was a big big problem.

12-01-2015, 10:12 PM	#1
_Onyx_Wolf_ Onyx_Z7 <— Instagram Drives: 2013 2ss 1le Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Delaware Posts: 634	Learning stick on a 1le God learning a stick on this car is hard haha, you guys have any tips I can use to better learn how to control this beast. My main issue is first gear and reverse I got all the shifting down pretty much.

12-01-2015, 10:53 PM	#2
PapaKlutch Drives: 2015 Camaro SS/1LE Join Date: May 2015 Location: Nevada Posts: 947	There are threads in the general discussion area with tips and so on for learning stick shift. Search there. Also, check out this youtube video on teaching a newbie to drive a stick. https://youtu.be/OhRwgRN3f1A Good Luck! __________________ 2015 2SS/1LE/RECARO/NPP/RS/NAV

12-02-2015, 01:08 AM	#5
Mrpaintballordie Drives: 2018 SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: hilton head island Posts: 506	i learned stick on my 15' 1le aslo. I'm still learning had the car 3 months. just takes practice. but what i do is ease the clutch out just enough to start rolling. maybe blip the throttle once or twice and then slowly release the rest and it starts going. or just slowly release the clutch. it will start rolling, then slowly let it out and you will be off. i was taught less gas more clutch to get going. hope i can help a little but I'm still learning as well lol __________________ 15' 1LE R.I.P Kendall Walton

12-02-2015, 02:42 AM	#6
snarky ultracrepidarianism Drives: '14 1SS/RS/1LE/NPP '18 Accord Sport Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: where folks drive like shit Posts: 1,297	if your car is going 'ka-chunk ka-chunk ka-chunk' OR you smell something burning you are not doing it right.... __________________

12-02-2015, 02:44 AM	#7
CamaroDreams76 Tri-County Camaro SWFL Drives: 2013 IOM 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South West FL Posts: 3,080 View My Garage	I basically learned stick on my 13. I've driven stick on friends' cars here and there. I always explain it like this. There's a catch point where the clutch will grab and the car will start rolling, I say to ride that catch point where the car gets up enough speed and then slowly ease off the clutch from there and give it a little gas. I found it easy to learn on this car because you hardly need to give the car any gas at all for it to roll. That is compared to a friends old saturn ion redline and anothers Mini cooper s __________________ Just bolt ons........ https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=343023

12-01-2015, 11:47 PM	#4
Camaro Dude Drives: ‘13 1LE Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Earth Posts: 3,904	Dear God, please tell me that engine was already broken-in before by someone else betta

12-02-2015, 05:45 AM	#8
Joseph1LE Drives: 2015 Camaro SS 1LE, 2001 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Miami Posts: 836	Taught my girlfriend in my 1LE and she didn't have a ton of trouble with it. __________________ 2017 GMC Canyon All Terrain- daily driver/dirt bike hauler 2015 Camaro SS 1LE- sold 2001 Camaro SS SOM M6- sold 1999 Firebird Formula A4- sold

12-02-2015, 06:24 AM	#9
jonathan13 Drives: 2015 Summit White 1LE Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Charlotte Posts: 49	I have driven stick for 11 years, including anything from stock Honda Civics to Nitrous fed rear wheel drive V8's. That being said, my 1LE is probably the hardest stick shift I have ever driven. It's not that the pedal is too hard or soft, but rather that the release point goes for a good 4 inches. I am used to having a very small release point window. Maybe it's just me, but I have had a hard time getting adjusted to the clutch in our 1LE's. It makes me wonder if people are getting a "bad experience" when driving the 1LE as their first manual transmission. I have caught myself thinking while driving it, "Man if it was this hard to drive a manual when I learned, I probably would have just stuck to an automatic."

12-02-2015, 06:57 AM	#10
Mark T American Gold Whisperer Drives: 2014 White 1LE 2SS/RS/NPP/Rec/Nav Join Date: May 2014 Location: Northern Utah Posts: 838	Learning to drive a stick in a 1LE,... Is like learning to fly a plane in a fighter jet. __________________

12-02-2015, 07:12 AM	#11
Kainedogg Drives: Camaro Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 18	What Mark T said, Easy since the fighter jet does most of the work for you. Take it easy and practice, practice, practice...around less traffic.

12-02-2015, 07:55 AM	#12
paul84043 Drives: 2015 Camaro 2SS RS 1LE Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lehi, Utah Posts: 1,349 View My Garage	The Camaro is one of the easiest manual transmissions I've ever driven. It is right off the floor. Try going from a Manual Camaro, to a Manual Jeep Wrangler... Two clutches that could not possibly be more different... Practice, practice, practice. One day you'll realize you're not thinking about it any more. In the meantime, be glad you have Hill Start Assist because people pulling right on your ass on a hill is irritating as hell.

12-02-2015, 08:11 AM	#13
larry_g Drives: 2014 1SS/1LE Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 826	Everything we own is stick shift. My daughter learned how to drive with a manual transmission...the first time she drove an automatic it freaked her out when the car rolled forward as soon as she released the brake. Once you learn how to drive stick, you can drive anything.

12-02-2015, 08:23 AM	#14
Billy10mm Drives: 2014 Camaro 2SS 1LE NPP Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Hartsdale, NY Posts: 1,434	1LE is a very easy stick to drive. I'm teaching my wife to drive stick in my 1LE, and I wouldn't dare do it in our old Forester. The 1LE cares not what gear you are in, whereas the wrong gear in the Forester was a big big problem. __________________ My thoughts on some things: Driving Nannies: If I'm that far out of shape on the street, something has gone terribly wrong and by all means Mr. Computer man, come and get me. G2s: Rock throwing is like like a tramp stamp; although problematic, it's a sign of good things to come.