Another good reason to know how to drive stick...
09-29-2005, 08:51 AM
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Another good reason to know how to drive stick...
Also from today's thecarconnection.com:
Note to future criminals: if you're going to steal a vehicle, you need to be able to drive it. That's the maxim that one thief in Shawnee, Kan., forgot when he tried to carjack a driver out of a Chevrolet Camaro. The Associated Press reports that the armed thief forced a 26-year-old man out of the Camaro in a Kansas City parking lot, but could not get the car going because he did not know how to drive a manual-transmission car. The suspect fled the scene with another driver in another car.
Note to future criminals: if you're going to steal a vehicle, you need to be able to drive it. That's the maxim that one thief in Shawnee, Kan., forgot when he tried to carjack a driver out of a Chevrolet Camaro. The Associated Press reports that the armed thief forced a 26-year-old man out of the Camaro in a Kansas City parking lot, but could not get the car going because he did not know how to drive a manual-transmission car. The suspect fled the scene with another driver in another car.
09-29-2005, 09:45 AM
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Funny, just last night my GF asked me to teach her. I have always given people crap for not knowing
how to use a manual tranny. Afterall, it can quickly become a neccesary life skill. In an emergency situation, you'd better be able to drive anything around.
I plan to teach her how a clutch works, then teach her how to actuallky drive the car. I feel that if she, or anyone for the matter, knows how everything works, they should be able to pick it up quicker.
Wish my clutch the best of luck!
I plan to teach her how a clutch works, then teach her how to actuallky drive the car. I feel that if she, or anyone for the matter, knows how everything works, they should be able to pick it up quicker.
Wish my clutch the best of luck!
09-29-2005, 09:59 AM
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Know somebody with a Jetta 2.0 stick they can lend? Really easy car to teach with.
Not much HP, but a healthy slug of torque down low, so it's hard to stall. Also lighter, which means more feedback and easier to launch. The MK III has a good mechnical feel that makes it easier to read what you're doing, and fine tune your inputs. The MK IV isn't bad, but things are more damped.
09-29-2005, 10:28 AM
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I drive a Jetta TDI (Woot, woot!) every day...
Taught both of my kids to drive with that car. I couldn't agree more that a Jetta is a great teaching tool. It's a stable platform with rock solid motor and transmission. I can't believe the clutch is still holding after 155,000 miles.
Besides, in this time of high fuel prices it's great on the pocket book.
Besides, in this time of high fuel prices it's great on the pocket book.
