hello shifters

marudh · Post by **marudh** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:05 pm

Hi all,

Let me say hi to all the rookies, masters and the gurus.

I just bought a 2001 330i and I am really struggling with the stick. Being in america where almost everyone drives an automatic, having a manual would make me stand out from the crowd, or so I thought. Now, I wish I was in the crowd.

But I am patient, let me see if I can conquer this thing...

six · Post by **six** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:07 pm

Hey there, welcome to Standardshift

Don't worry if you're struggling with the stick. That's what we're here for. Anything you need or any questions you have, just ask! We can help

Nice car, too!

Post by **jomotopia** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:09 pm

welcome to the site.

don't get discouraged, you will love stick shift when you get the hang of it. check out the FAQ 2.0 and feel free to ask any specific questions you have.

marudh · Post by **marudh** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:19 pm

thank u guys, for the encouragement..i am trying to absorb all the tips posted on this site

PureLife · Post by **PureLife** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:33 pm

Welcome. Just keep at it and you'll get it.

BMW is a great car to learn on ... I wish I had one when I was learning. And yours being a 330, you really hardly need any gas to get going.

Nychold · Post by **Nychold** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:43 pm

Congrats on coming to the Dark Side. Or...is this the Light Side? Meh, it's the Up-side of the Schwartz.

I felt the same way after buying my car, but don't worry. After a while, you won't care about being in crowds anymore. It'll just flow.

marudh · Post by **marudh** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:50 am

thanks guys, i am getting confident now, after couple of days of practice i guess i have reduced my stall rate down to 1 in 100 launches. I am still working on reducing the jerkiness in 1 to 2 and 2 to 3. also my N to 1 is kinda chirpy..

eaglecatcher · Post by **eaglecatcher** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:20 am

I was the same way for about two weeks after getting mine. I was like "maybe I shoudn't have done this. what if I'm no good. what if I destroy the clutch"

then I started to get better, and I realized how much more fun it is than an auto. Now, I'm to the point where, although I'm still not perfect, I don't even think about shifting. From here on out, its just tweaking my techinque to get it even better. You will get better, just go out and have some fun with your car, and most of all, relax.

comingbackdown · Post by **comingbackdown** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:24 am

Hello, and welcome to the forum.

Nice to have you here.
Feel free to ask any questions that you need answered.

Don't worry. You'll get the hang of it. It only took me a week to get going pretty good, once I understood how the transmission worked. Once I had some tips, my launches smoothed out quite nicely.