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its a syn · 01-15-2015, 11:05 AM

For $50 bucks make sure that you get good at uphill starts. Also learn the art of a good burnout!!!! lol!

ZED SLED · 01-15-2015, 11:13 AM

You can probably rent a cracker box car for about $35 for a whole day to practice on. Or PM ssmike. He's close by and sold his Camaro SS M6 last year. He's probably dying for a chance to go out and have some fun.

djpelosi · 01-15-2015, 11:15 AM

You don't need a driving class. Take it to an empty parking lot or area with hills and practice. The hardest part is moving from a dead stop on an incline, especially when you have someone behind you. Practice this in an area with nothing around and you'll be fine.

MCSarge · 01-15-2015, 11:26 AM

Oh the memories....I still remember my uncle sitting beside me in the old Toyota Corolla 4 door that was redlining at what seemed like 10,000 rpm yelling SHIFT!!!!!!!

ZED SLED · 01-15-2015, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by djpelosi

You don't need a driving class. Take it to an empty parking lot or area with hills and practice. The hardest part is moving from a dead stop on an incline, especially when you have someone behind you. Practice this in an area with nothing around and you'll be fine.

The only thing worse about learning a manual on hills would be learning a manual with HSA on hills

Coop1701 · 01-15-2015, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by onewaydave

You don't need a class, just grab a friend that drives a stick and head to a clear lot.

Agreed and that's how I usually teach people. find a big clear parking lot.

Ragnar · 01-15-2015, 11:43 AM

OP, one thing to watch out for is Hill Assist, if you stop on an incline and it activates. When you take your foot off the brake, I count to 5 before the brakes are released. So, you have to think about it, or you can stall your car. You can also use the parking brake also, but again you have to think about it.

Saying that, these cars are a lot easier to learn on than the '58 Vette, 3 speed on the column, that I learned on. Congrats and enjoy your ride, and your not crazy!

KaBoom1701 · 01-15-2015, 11:56 AM

He'll learn on the way home form the dealer.....no big deal. lol

SkunkJunk420 · 01-15-2015, 12:14 PM

the first camaro i got in 2010 was my first ever time driving a manual transmission. I went to the dealership and told the guy to hold on for our test drive, its gana be rough for a minute

i have never looked back

JR 1 · 01-15-2015, 12:30 PM

I think it's odd that even though the OP just bought a $40,000 car so many here are insistent that he should not spend $50 to learn how to drive it. Even if it just makes him more comfortable I say it's well worth it, let alone considering wear and tear on the car.

Mutant Racer · 01-15-2015, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JR 1

I think it's odd that even though the OP just bought a $40,000 car so many here are insistent that he should not spend $50 to learn how to drive it. Even if it just makes him more comfortable I say it's well worth it, let alone considering wear and tear on the car.

Yup I couldn't agree more. If it makes the OP comfortable it's money well spent.

Red2014SS · 01-15-2015, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JR 1

I think it's odd that even though the OP just bought a $40,000 car so many here are insistent that he should not spend $50 to learn how to drive it. Even if it just makes him more comfortable I say it's well worth it, let alone considering wear and tear on the car.

My thoughts exactly. It would be awful if he wrecked his new car because he didn't know how to shift. Spend the money and the time to learn before you risk your new Camaro.

CamaroTom · 01-15-2015, 05:00 PM

You can learn in half an hour no problem. The real question is if you went to all that trouble to get a manual, why did you not get a 1LE?

scdude37 · 01-15-2015, 05:52 PM

I have never owned a manual til I bought my Camaro. I have driven dirtbikes, fourwheelers and a few other things with clutches but never really a car. I would gladly pay 50 bucks to drive something different and gain the knowledge to drive a stick. If you have ever driven a dirtbike or a fourwheeler with a clutch then yeah I think your kind of wasting your time. I have driven a few other jeeps and cars with clutches and I think the Camaro's clutch is kind of a bitch, at the least instant where it grabs it kicks out or at least it does when its new. I hated that and I stalled when I test drove the first time at the dealer, but ever since I don't have any problems and have only smelled the burning smell once bc I was on a very steep slope and a person was almost on my bumper.

01-15-2015, 11:05 AM	#29
its a syn B.O.D. 02/16/10 Drives: 2010 SGM Sp. Edition 2017 RS Conver Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Albia,Iowa Posts: 3,959 View My Garage	For $50 bucks make sure that you get good at uphill starts. Also learn the art of a good burnout!!!! lol! __________________

01-15-2015, 11:13 AM	#30
ZED SLED Drives: 2017 Mosaic Bk ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South of Raleigh, NC Posts: 9,470 View My Garage	You can probably rent a cracker box car for about $35 for a whole day to practice on. Or PM ssmike. He's close by and sold his Camaro SS M6 last year. He's probably dying for a chance to go out and have some fun. __________________

01-15-2015, 11:15 AM	#31
djpelosi Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Cordova, TN Posts: 774	You don't need a driving class. Take it to an empty parking lot or area with hills and practice. The hardest part is moving from a dead stop on an incline, especially when you have someone behind you. Practice this in an area with nothing around and you'll be fine. __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS M6 2" Stainless Power Longtube Headers 3" Full exhaust w/ Off-Road H-Pipe Bo White Ported Throttle Body Hurst Short Throw Shifter Best Time: 12.43 @ 114, 1.99 60' on stock wheels and stock tires Build Thread

01-15-2015, 11:26 AM	#32
MCSarge USMC 1980-1990 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: MI Posts: 478	Oh the memories....I still remember my uncle sitting beside me in the old Toyota Corolla 4 door that was redlining at what seemed like 10,000 rpm yelling SHIFT!!!!!!! __________________ USMC 1980-1990 My other toys are Harleys

01-15-2015, 11:56 AM	#36
KaBoom1701 KaBoom1701 Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: I.E. SoCal (Yucaipa) Posts: 8,630	He'll learn on the way home form the dealer.....no big deal. lol __________________ Mods: Roto-Fab Intake, WW Res. kit & Big Gulp Air Scoop, Elite Catch Can, ATI Super Damper & 18% OD Pulley, LF Idler pulley bracket, Metco CC breather, ID850 Injectors, Stainless Power Headers w/ ceramic coating, TR71X Spark Plugs, JMS Fuel Pump Booster, Bo White TB, Tuned by Ted @ Jannetty Racing, Ron Davis HX, D3 Reservoir, Pfadt 1" Springs, Moreno Camber Plates, ZL1 Addons Splitter guard washers, Tow Hook kit & rock guards, Hurst Shifter Billet Plus 6 Speed Short Shifter, ZL1 DRL lighting harness, ZL1 Recaro Seats.

01-15-2015, 11:43 AM	#35
Ragnar Destroyed by flooding Drives: Wife's car Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Louisiana Posts: 4,673	OP, one thing to watch out for is Hill Assist, if you stop on an incline and it activates. When you take your foot off the brake, I count to 5 before the brakes are released. So, you have to think about it, or you can stall your car. You can also use the parking brake also, but again you have to think about it. Saying that, these cars are a lot easier to learn on than the '58 Vette, 3 speed on the column, that I learned on. Congrats and enjoy your ride, and your not crazy!

01-15-2015, 12:14 PM	#37
SkunkJunk420 Drives: camaros Join Date: May 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 851 View My Garage	the first camaro i got in 2010 was my first ever time driving a manual transmission. I went to the dealership and told the guy to hold on for our test drive, its gana be rough for a minute i have never looked back

01-15-2015, 12:30 PM	#38
JR 1 Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Convertible Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Lake Orion, MI Posts: 1,247	I think it's odd that even though the OP just bought a $40,000 car so many here are insistent that he should not spend $50 to learn how to drive it. Even if it just makes him more comfortable I say it's well worth it, let alone considering wear and tear on the car.

01-15-2015, 05:00 PM	#41
CamaroTom Drives: 1/70 2013 BRM 2SS RS 1LE NPP NAV Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Parrish, Florida Posts: 1,082	You can learn in half an hour no problem. The real question is if you went to all that trouble to get a manual, why did you not get a 1LE? __________________

01-15-2015, 05:52 PM	#42
scdude37 Drives: 2010 Chevy Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Hebron Posts: 134	I have never owned a manual til I bought my Camaro. I have driven dirtbikes, fourwheelers and a few other things with clutches but never really a car. I would gladly pay 50 bucks to drive something different and gain the knowledge to drive a stick. If you have ever driven a dirtbike or a fourwheeler with a clutch then yeah I think your kind of wasting your time. I have driven a few other jeeps and cars with clutches and I think the Camaro's clutch is kind of a bitch, at the least instant where it grabs it kicks out or at least it does when its new. I hated that and I stalled when I test drove the first time at the dealer, but ever since I don't have any problems and have only smelled the burning smell once bc I was on a very steep slope and a person was almost on my bumper. __________________ 2010 Chevy Camaro LS3 CAI- Roto Fab