First stick!

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Dblaze
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First stick!

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Hi guys, I've been browsing the board for a while now but I just decided to join since I recently purchased my first stick car. It is a Nissan 200sx SE-R. No pics or anything right now, im in the middle of the snowstorm :(. Can't wait to start learning! I'll be posting in here whenever Im stuck with something. So get used to me and thanks in advance! :lol:
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Re: First stick!

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Welcome to SS! Congrats on the car, I've always wanted a 200sx SE-R. Where ya from?
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Re: First stick!

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good car to start stick on! welcome to the board :D
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Re: First stick!

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awesome car to learn on. be sure to post pics!

welcome to the forum!
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Dblaze
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Re: First stick!

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I'm in queens,ny. its so PAINFUL to watch the car in the driveway covered in snow! So far the only experience i have with stick is driving my friends honda. From what i remember, Im still getting used to launching. Particularly w/ the right amount of balance to get a smooth launch/shift? Also, my driveway has a slight incline but my car starts rolling back as soon as i let go of the brake, which causes me to panic. :(
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Re: First stick!

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Welcome to SS, I am the resident Porkchop.
Bemvindo a SS, eu sou o residente Porkchop.



Cue wegnome music

Picture yourself in a boat on a river,
entering the Gnome Valley Kingdom
with tangerine trees, and marmalade porkchops.
Someone calls you, you answer with haste,
a man with a clutch in his hand.
Celefane shift boots of yellow and green, towering over your head.
Look for the man with the clutch in his hand and hes gone.
Noob in the land of Gnomes.
Noob in the land of Gnomes.
Noob in the land of Gnomes.
Follow him down to the thread by a fountain.
Where a bunch of men talk about marshmellow pie.
Everyone smiles a you drift around the corner.
Then they all get high.
Clutch holding men appear on the shore, waiting to take you away.
Noob in the land of Gnomes. Noob in the land of Gnomes. Noob in the land of Gnomes.
Picture yourself in a forum of transmissions.
With plastercine cars, and lookingglass Gnomes.
Look to the left and who do you see?
The man with a clutch in his hand.
Noob in the land of Gnomes.
Noob in the land of Gnomes.
Noob in the land of Gnomes



No excuses, pics or ban.
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Re: First stick!

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Welcome! I am the resident Viggen driver.
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Dblaze
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LHOswald
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Re: First stick!

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i like
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Re: First stick!

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It's a nice car and I don't wanna be that guy, however:

- your se-r badging is wrong. That badge is off the 2002+ Nissan Sentra se-r. You original badging is done in the same letters as the rest of the rear badging and in silver.
- your front bumper does not appear to have fog lights. se-r's had foglights.

It may not be an se-r my friend.
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Re: First stick!

Post by theholycow »

Welcome.

There's no need to panic when your car rolls. If you're not yet comfortable with your ability to slip the clutch just right to hold your car on the hill, use your handbrake. Even if you are, there's no reason not to use the handbrake if you want to...nor is it required if you can drive fine without it.
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Re: First stick!

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AHTOXA wrote:It's a nice car and I don't wanna be that guy, however:

- your se-r badging is wrong. That badge is off the 2002+ Nissan Sentra se-r. You original badging is done in the same letters as the rest of the rear badging and in silver.
- your front bumper does not appear to have fog lights. se-r's had foglights.

It may not be an se-r my friend.
Check if your car has the 1.6L GA16DE engine or the 2.0L SR20DE engine to be sure.
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Re: First stick!

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keravnosdrakien wrote: Check if your car has the 1.6L GA16DE engine or the 2.0L SR20DE engine to be sure.
+1. only way to know.

plus, it looks like the front bumper might have been replaced. probably easier to find a non-SE-R bumper than one with the fogs and whatnot

either way, nice car :wink:
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Dblaze
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Re: First stick!

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Wow, thanks for that, ill check it out today. Might have to call the guy back if its not right.
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Re: First stick!

Post by FDSpirit »

Welcome! Another New Yawka :o .
And I'll 2nd Ahtoxa's post about the badging. That isn't the original one.
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