Hey.
Hey.
gday all.
just found this forum, looks like a great place to help me get the hang of drivin manual.
im 16 from oz and just got my L's in Jan. I can drive auto fine but the car i will be gettin is my brothers 94'commodore and its manual so im tryin to learn how to drive it for when i get my P's.
Right now i am pretty shite. i nearly stalled in the middle of the roundabout goin to work... and yer i suck in general.
anyway i hope this forum can help me a bit!
cya round.
just found this forum, looks like a great place to help me get the hang of drivin manual.
im 16 from oz and just got my L's in Jan. I can drive auto fine but the car i will be gettin is my brothers 94'commodore and its manual so im tryin to learn how to drive it for when i get my P's.
Right now i am pretty shite. i nearly stalled in the middle of the roundabout goin to work... and yer i suck in general.
anyway i hope this forum can help me a bit!
cya round.
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Welcome to the forum. Be patient. More seat time solves many issues. Go practice standing starts in a large, open area, like a parking lot. No other drivers to pressure you, or for you to be in the way of. After you are comfortable launching on flat terrain, find some place with a little slope to it and learn to start on an uphill (if you don't have 3 legs, use the handbrake to keep the car from rolling backward until you are ready to apply some poser through the clutch and then release the handbrake as you press the accelerator pedal and engage the clutch).
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Welcome to SS. We don't have another aussie here, but we have a kiwi. Not sure how well you two countries get along...
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Greetings! I too request pictures!
Re: Hey.
hey guys.
yer all aussies talk like steve irwin. you yanks should know that.
im from rural nsw. its alright excpet for the drivin hazard of hittin kangaroos on the road.
i didnt think the car was that good,, although its not like im gonna bitch about a free car.
Did some practise round the farm today
slowly gettin better.
yer all aussies talk like steve irwin. you yanks should know that.
im from rural nsw. its alright excpet for the drivin hazard of hittin kangaroos on the road.
i didnt think the car was that good,, although its not like im gonna bitch about a free car.
Did some practise round the farm today
slowly gettin better.
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In the US, we know the name "Holden" because of cars like the Pontiac GTO and the new Camaro, so it brings to mind feeling of fun.daveAU wrote:i didnt think the car was that good,, although its not like im gonna bitch about a free car.
Still, it looks like a decent car that I'd enjoy. Going ridiculously fast isn't the only way to have fun in a car.
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