New To Manual and Fearful
New To Manual and Fearful
Hey,
My wife went out and bought me a 2003 BMW M5 for our 1 year anniversary because she knows it's the car I have always wanted. I am worried, because I have never driven a manual before and I don't want to tear her up learning. Do yall suggest renting a car?
My wife went out and bought me a 2003 BMW M5 for our 1 year anniversary because she knows it's the car I have always wanted. I am worried, because I have never driven a manual before and I don't want to tear her up learning. Do yall suggest renting a car?
I think it's somewhat difficult to find a manual rental.
I actually learned to drive stick (and am still learning) on a brand new '06 G35 coupe, so I wouldn't sweat it that much. But what I do suggest is getting a few lessons from people in person. I had 2 lessons before I got the car and the rest I learned from people on this forum. My first lesson is when I really tore up the car (my friend's truck). So I felt bad and didn't want to do that to anyone else's car, and that's how I decided that if I was gonna jack up anyone's car, it would be my own.
If you take it nice and slow and use the resources here on this site, I don't think you'd run into too much trouble. But I definitely recommend getting someone to show you and teach you before you try it yourself. You'd think that it seems simple to learn, but after driving an automatic for a long time, it's like a whole other world. My friends give up learning after not being able to just MOVE the car.
BTW, nice car
I actually learned to drive stick (and am still learning) on a brand new '06 G35 coupe, so I wouldn't sweat it that much. But what I do suggest is getting a few lessons from people in person. I had 2 lessons before I got the car and the rest I learned from people on this forum. My first lesson is when I really tore up the car (my friend's truck). So I felt bad and didn't want to do that to anyone else's car, and that's how I decided that if I was gonna jack up anyone's car, it would be my own.
If you take it nice and slow and use the resources here on this site, I don't think you'd run into too much trouble. But I definitely recommend getting someone to show you and teach you before you try it yourself. You'd think that it seems simple to learn, but after driving an automatic for a long time, it's like a whole other world. My friends give up learning after not being able to just MOVE the car.
BTW, nice car
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That is one hell of a car, I love it, my favorite BMW! It's big, it's fast...certainly my type of car.
How much did your wife pay for that? (I bet she won't tell you lol)
How many horses? 300?
Don't worry about learning to drive a standard. It's not that hard, after a while you'll be quite comfortable shifting gears
and after all you have all the nice folks here on standardshift.com
How much did your wife pay for that? (I bet she won't tell you lol)
How many horses? 300?
Don't worry about learning to drive a standard. It's not that hard, after a while you'll be quite comfortable shifting gears
and after all you have all the nice folks here on standardshift.com
And it's half past four and I'm shifting gear...
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I wouldn't say that...letting out the clutch while stopped makes you start moving in any car, and I think this depends on the torque your car has...a diesel on a hill will move you all the way up there with no gas and I bet the M5 stalls just as easily as most other carssix wrote:With such a powerful engine, driving standard should be a breeze for you. You could literally let out the clutch while stopped and you would start moving. Hard to stall in your car. And don't forget to watch those videos in the videos section
@M5
I want that car, damnit...394 horses, so nice...
And it's half past four and I'm shifting gear...