teaching bro how to drive.

[Denji]

Okay, i have to teach my brother both how to drive and how to drive stickshift.. How bad could he hurt my car by stalling it a few times? I know its probably kind of a retarded question, but my parents do a lot for me and they dont even have a manual, so its kinda gotta be my car. Tell me what you think about this.

 

[Ryan86]

Spend some time teaching him how to get going from a stop without using the gas pedal... It will help him understand where the friction point is and he should have a better understanding about how everything works. I've taught two people in my car and together they only stalled it twice.

 

[lngbrdr]

I remember back in the day learning how to drive stick, I would reccomend emphasizing the feathering the clutch. Make sure he understands that you let the clutch out until you hear the engine going a little slower or you could look at the tach and watch the rpms go down a tad, then as you let the clutch out give it gas. If someone would've told me I wouldnt have stalled nearly as much when I learned, just make sure he understands what he is doing before you take him out so you can avoid it.

 

[Denji]

fair enough, i will do both of those, i hope he doesnt eff anything up. Thanks for the help, any other suggestions?

 

[totalburnout]

fair enough, i will do both of those, i hope he doesnt eff anything up. Thanks for the help, any other suggestions?

Teach him how to drive on an auto first. First timers tend to romp the gas. He doesn't have to learn how to drive manual his first time driving, so if he hasn't already driven an automatic let him get a feel for what a real cars accelerator and brake feels like. ...to emphasize this, if you have a newer car at your house where the pedals are more sensitive, let him have a whirl in that.

 

[Denji]

haha, my parents wont let him drive their car.. but they helped me get mine so i cant say much. My car is worth somewhere around 1/4 of my moms car.

 

[EclipseGSX012]

Teach him how to drive on an auto first. First timers tend to romp the gas. He doesn't have to learn how to drive manual his first time driving, so if he hasn't already driven an automatic let him get a feel for what a real cars accelerator and brake feels like. ...to emphasize this, if you have a newer car at your house where the pedals are more sensitive, let him have a whirl in that.

i agree with him. He should learn how to drive first than teach him driving manual.

 

[totalburnout]

haha, my parents wont let him drive their car.. but they helped me get mine so i cant say much. My car is worth somewhere around 1/4 of my moms car.

Well tell your parents unless they want to lose 2 kids in one shot, they better suck it up and let the kid drive their automatic car first. If he hasn't learned to drive an automatic car yet, then he shouldn't be trying to drive a manual unless you bring him to a completely empty parking lot and want to put your transmission and clutch at risk.

 

[dont need 8]

I learned on a standard, my parents learned on a standard.

Go to an empty parking lot and take your time. I doubt stalling it will damage the engine. Slipping the clutch too much will wear the clutch and revving it high and dumping the clutch is not good, but consider this though, how many people on this board slip the clutch too much or dump it at high RPMs on a daily basis?

If you start to smell hot clutch call it a day, other than that teach away.

 

[kyledykstra]

I learned on a standard, my parents learned on a standard.

Go to an empty parking lot and take your time. I doubt stalling it will damage the engine. Slipping the clutch too much will wear the clutch and revving it high and dumping the clutch is not good, but consider this though, how many people on this board slip the clutch too much or dump it at high RPMs on a daily basis?

If you start to smell hot clutch call it a day, other than that teach away.

Same here, I learned on a manual, it's second nature to me. The hardest part is getting going, after that, just make sure he takes it really slow shifting the gears until he gets good at it (which might take awhile in a DSM)

 

[DSM MAN]

Same here, I learned on a manual, it's second nature to me. The hardest part is getting going, after that, just make sure he takes it really slow shifting the gears until he gets good at it (which might take awhile in a DSM)

HAHA, man isnt that the truth. I remember my mom (yes my mom) teaching me how to drive stick shift with the talon. Then everyonce in a while grinding a gear. She would yell at me and I would be like wtf just happend. good times good times.

 

[PaintMunky468]

I just have a quick question while we are on topic. I have only been driving standard for about 3 months, and I first learned in my old 98 eclipse rs as soon as I had my license. Now I have the GS-T and I beleive I drive pretty good, it's practically second nature. However there is one thing I have noticed is different from my RS. When I go from a dead stop at a stop sign, etc it chutters a little bit. I try to really be careful with my car (it's my baby) so I dont like dumping the clutch at high rpms, or beatin on it. So I try to get an easy take off by shifting at fairly low rpms. The problem is it seems to chutter a little when i do this, unless i rev to like 2.5-3g and ease off the clutch. It's almost like the rpm's jump way down to almost idle speed, and feels like its about to stall. The only reason i try to shift at 1-1.5 rpm is because this turbo is hungry and i dont a whole lotta cash (cus i owe a lot of money to my dad)

So is this just my retarted driving abilities? Or does it happen to other people, and I just need to get used to driving this new car? Thanks for baren with the newb question

 

[99gst_racer]

fair enough, i will do both of those, i hope he doesnt eff anything up. Thanks for the help, any other suggestions?

It's probably going to be a PITA with your clutch too....
If anyway possible, I would teach him an automatic, then a stock manual, then something like yours.

 

[spades_gsx]

i agree with him. He should learn how to drive first than teach him driving manual.

why teach him twice? if he learns in the manual then he's pretty much got the hang of it. if you teach him to drive in the auto then you are going to have to teach how to drive the stick. sounds like you may confuse him then. more work than needed.

 

[yugotdonkey]

I learned on my moms automatic impala, then when I got my car I pretty much knew exactly what both clutch and gas pedals did from watching friends drive and learning about the actual clutch device, so it was common sense for me, I was driving fine in an hour. Its all just a matter of finding the friction point and learning the feel of the pedals. Make him sit in first gear with the clutch down and _slow-ly_ pick his foot up until the car starts moving. Then tell him thats the point where you want to give A LITTLE gas to get the rpms up. I'd suggest just taking him to a shopping center or a corporate center and just let him drive around in circles to get the start and stop under control, then maybe around the neighborhood and then on normal roads. Heh save the highway for last. It's just like learning to riding a bike. Only this time no training wheels .

 

[Spoolin98]

I just have a quick question while we are on topic. I have only been driving standard for about 3 months, and I first learned in my old 98 eclipse rs as soon as I had my license. Now I have the GS-T and I beleive I drive pretty good, it's practically second nature. However there is one thing I have noticed is different from my RS. When I go from a dead stop at a stop sign, etc it chutters a little bit. I try to really be careful with my car (it's my baby) so I dont like dumping the clutch at high rpms, or beatin on it. So I try to get an easy take off by shifting at fairly low rpms. The problem is it seems to chutter a little when i do this, unless i rev to like 2.5-3g and ease off the clutch. It's almost like the rpm's jump way down to almost idle speed, and feels like its about to stall. The only reason i try to shift at 1-1.5 rpm is because this turbo is hungry and i dont a whole lotta cash (cus i owe a lot of money to my dad)

So is this just my retarted driving abilities? Or does it happen to other people, and I just need to get used to driving this new car? Thanks for baren with the newb question

Our cars arent easy to shift smoothly at low RPM's (but it is possible), i noticed shifting between 3 and 4 grand is the best route if your trying to shift smoothly. Its not your driving. If your trying to save money/gas, then keep shifting the way you are.

 

[kahl23]

Try to teach him how to start on a hill from a stop. I remember how my brother was driving me about 4 hours after learning a standard tranny and slid back onto another car on a hill waiting for a light. Its not that hard, but some inexperienced drives can freak out if they feel the car rolling backwards and stall/give it too much gas/ etc. Better to learn in an empty place w/ nothing to hit.

 

[funniegus]

I wish somebody learned me to drive. When I first got my ride, I jumped right in and took off. Killed it may times. :laugh:

 

[94mitsuGST]

Yea just make sure to tell him to be very light on the clutch and explain to how the clutch works if you can so he knows what hes doin. i was unfortunate to learn in a little 1991 honda CRX with a very tight clutch

 

[Spoolin98]

I wish somebody learned me to drive. When I first got my ride, I jumped right in and took off. Killed it may times. :laugh:

I wish somebody learned me too! :laugh:

 

[PaintMunky468]

:laugh: hahahaha

 

[Spydur86]

99GstRacer (I think I got it right) I saw you driving around one night last summer in South Haven. You were with a blue (I believe) Civic. I followed you guys for a bit but the stupid auto non-turbo can't keep up. I definitely remember seeing those graphics drive past me on Water Street though. Who knows, maybe this summer we can meet up somewhere (by then I should be driving a 96 TSI.) Sorry to hijack the thread, just didn't expect to see a car I've personally seen before.

 

[Denji]

thanks guys, i took him out once and he didnt destroy my clutch or anything, just jerked my car around a bit.. i think im goign to let him learn on my girlfriends manual civic. HAHA i was way too stressed with him driving my baby!