Advanced driver training

OntarioStickMan · Post by **OntarioStickMan** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:56 pm

Hello everyone,

I finally bought my first vehicle with a standard transmission about a month ago and I'm loving it! It's so much more fun to drive and I think I'm actually beginning to appreciate the "art of driving". lol.

I was wondering if there are any courses I can take on how to properly drive standard. I think I'm pretty good with the basic skills to driving a standard but I would like some sort of reasurrance that I am doing things properly; I would hate to ruin my clutch/transmission/engine due to my inability to drive a car with a standard transmission properly.

I have phoned a few places where I live (Ottawa, Ontario) but the driving schools insist on using their own vehicles whereas I would much prefer to use my own. They also include a couple "rules of the road" lessons but I already have my full driver's licence and do not need such instruction. Anyone know of a place where I can receive this kind of training? Does such a place even exist?

Any help/information is greatly appreciated!

J

Prodigal Son · Post by **Prodigal Son** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:41 pm

Welcome aboard.

This is the company you want to talk to about stick shift lessons in Ottawa:

http://www.proshift.ca/

Leedeth · Post by **Leedeth** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:25 pm

Welcome to the forums.

Post by **jomotopia** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:01 pm

welcome to the site

Post by **Johnf514** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:51 pm

Welcome to the site, OntarioStickMan.

Prodigal Son will show you the way.

OntarioStickMan · Post by **OntarioStickMan** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:22 pm

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. I look forward to contributing to some of the posts on here.

Do any of you know what percentage of cars are equipped with standard transmissions in Canada? In the States?

black94boost · Post by **black94boost** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:23 pm

OntarioStickMan wrote:Thanks for the warm welcome guys. I look forward to contributing to some of the posts on here.

Do any of you know what percentage of cars are equipped with standard transmissions in Canada? In the States?

In the States? 10% and dying! Not sure about the %, but it is pretty rare. You'll see a lot of automatics, and with newer cars, manuals aren't standard anymore. The new standard, for Americans, is Automatic.

watkins · Post by **watkins** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:05 am

black94boost wrote:...and with newer cars, manuals aren't standard anymore.

Saab 9-3! Saab 9-3! Saab 9-3! Gotta love it

blauenlanze · Post by **blauenlanze** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:28 am

black94boost wrote:
OntarioStickMan wrote:Thanks for the warm welcome guys. I look forward to contributing to some of the posts on here.

Do any of you know what percentage of cars are equipped with standard transmissions in Canada? In the States?
In the States? 10% and dying! Not sure about the %, but it is pretty rare. You'll see a lot of automatics, and with newer cars, manuals aren't standard anymore. The new standard, for Americans, is Automatic.

10% was actually the number for new vehicles sold with MT.

It seems to have bottomed out at 9-10%ish. Weird.

I just hope the curve for Europe doesn't look the same as ours in the 70s and 80s.