MOB

with prom coming up i told my girl id drive my dad's car that night.
only problem is i didnt know how to drive it haha.
so i had my dad take me out today.
after a few irrate ear chewings about my clutch dumping i finally started to get the hang of it.
it just took me a while to learn that "the clutch isnt a damn on/off switch" as my old man put it.

the car is SUPER fast. DAMN.
made a right turn from a stop sign with a car oncoming,
Dad says "well youre gunna have to get on the gas if you wanna pull out in front of cars like that"

the next second he was pressed back in his seat :P

Costco

Wow, noice! I learned on a raggedy Integra.... which happened to be my own

Nothing like a real manual transmission and rowing the gears... not that silly "automated manual" multi-clutch bs. Its gotta have 1 clutch, 1 clutch only and a clutch pedal otherwise its not a real manual.

S A CHO

I mean this with the utmost respect, but I'd never let a new stick driver learn on my Z06...

When I tried to teach my girlfriend on my 92 VW Golf, that was more of a learning/teaching car

But you're a lucky guy thats for sure

Walmart Gangsta

learned in my Z...had to replace the clutch a month later

mclovintsx

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good god jeri lee. nice av walmart gansta.

The Dougler

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I tired to teach my ex gf in a company civic SI, the hatchback ones built in the UK. After 30 min in a car that was not my own, I felt sooo bad for the car I made her stop. is it really that hard to figure it out?

jz-97-c7

i'm learned in drivers ed in like a 78 corolla (this was in 95 btw) , then got my refresher in my 92 sentra se-r....i'm scared to try to teach my wife in the skyline.

the op is a lucky kid to have a z06 to learn on

neuronbob

I'd think about buying my son a beater and let him learn on THAT.

You are so lucky, though, that your dad loves you so much that he'd let you touch his Z06. As a father, it brings a tear to my eye. *snif*

derrick

I think it's lucky your pops let your learn on the Z06. I took 2 classes at Driver's Ed (from my uncle, no less) then a few years later, I learned on the GF's (at the time) '01 Accord coupe (4-cyl). By far no 'expert' but I could be the DD if the guys and I go out without having to destroy the clutch.

TS_eXpeed

Had to learn in my sisters VW beetle.

EuRTSX

Cool.

MOB

haha yeah. he's a cool guy. i already have some knowledge with manual transmissions. my 450r (thats an ATV) has a manual. still, its alot different in a car, especially one that fast. suprisingly i didnt kill it the first time i tried to get moving from a stop.

the first half of our 25 minute journey was a little shaky but the last half went pretty smooth.

cltypeSLOW

haha i learned on a 1990 civic lx

Soccer_playa1579

i learned on a pos f150 and a small mazda truck...

zeroday

be careful. i know i wouldn't have been responsible enough to drive such a powerful car when i was 17. hopefully you are.

TheMirror

I learned on a 1979 Jeep CJ-7 with a V-8 and a 3 speed manual. Best car ever for that, you couldn't hurt it.

Soccer_playa1579

lol i wonder how much gas that thing ate up witht the 3 speed lol

HKD LA

Wow so lucky! I had to learn on a early 90's Ford, I think it was a ford contour or something. Then like four years later I relearned how to drive on my friends RSX, and then over xmas break I drove my cuz's s2000. my roommate lets me drive his bmw 3 series from time to time to see if I could be the DD when we go out.

RaviNJCLs

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Learned on an old Datsun. Last time I drove stick was about 5 years ago on a new 3-series.

Mike 06 TL

I owned a '99 C5 6MT for 3 years and that car could get you in trouble in a hurry. The Z06 is way faster.

Put it in Active Handling Mode. Hold down the traction control button for a few seconds and it should come up and say ACTIVE HANDLING on the driver info screen. What this does is turn traction control OFF but leaves stability control ON. You can burn the tires all you want but if you oversteer too much it will correct for you. Very nice feature. Wish Honda would have given us that on the TL.

rp_guy

cause fwd burnout is realllllllll cool

65 Fury Convert

It's cool your Pops is letting you take his Vette for Prom. I prefer a limo - let someone else do the driving-especially if you are going to any after Prom parties- you get dropped off and picked up at the door, and you can go with other couples which is fun. Plus your date could look silly getting in and out of a low slung sports car wearing a Pr0m dress. But that's just me. Have a blast, be safe, and remember WRAP YOUR WANG!

65 Fury Convert

Yep...that's better.

MOB

I lol'd

Yeah driving that thing makes me wish my TL had a 6MT


oh yeah, i also wish it had a 505 HP/475lb/ft torque engine.
(actually no i dont becuase the torque steer would put me into the next county. but let me have my fantasies.)

neuronbob

I forgot to mention. You may not realize it now....but that's one of those times that you will look back upon fondly in your adulthood. Cherish the time!

/leaves thread before he sounds too old....

MOB

haha yeah.
I'll always remember that experience. one day the car will be mine

FiveLiterCheater

I learned on a 350z....not the best car to learn on =/

Mike 06 TL

Ahhh....no....but not having the traction control kick it and reduce power to nill is very cool, yes.

Some of you people are clueless on this board.

shnee

I never learned

My brother gave me his auto Galant.. Drove that until I bought my auto CL.
Never had a car to learn on, never had a reason to learn.
One time this girl came over to my house in her car, which was a manual, which she was JUST learning how to drive. She couldn't put it in reverse to back out, asked me to do it. Not even thinking I was like yeah sure. I got in, realized WTF I don't know how to drive a manual. Played it off like "Wait I know you can do this yourself. You're just not confident. Get in here and show me you can."

The Dougler

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1991 civic dx for myself.

S14 n Tsx

I learned on my tsx, still going strong.

Will Y.

A friend tried to teach me to use a stick shift with his 1970 Challenger 340 4-barrel R/T- never got it out of second, and left a bit of rubber in the parking lot.
Then I learned to use a manual, using every gear, on a late-'70s or early '80s Toyota pickup in 1982 or so.

Fibonacci

My first car was a 1980 Mazda GLC, 4-speed manual and Rear-wheel drive FTMFW!

Loved that lil puppy, bought it for $350 bucks, 10 years old and all rusted to crap, had 76k on the odo -- was surely amongst the top 5 ugliest rides in high school - but I had no shame. Think I set a record for donuts in the parking lot after a snowstorm.

Oh, and my dad taught me on an '84 datsun/nissan sentra diesel.

o1s

learned basic concept on my dads old mitsubishi tractor. fine tuned it in a 71 240z that my dad bought for $50 bucks.

MOB

haha nice.

was it the luxury edition :P

GSI

I bet your prom dates dad won't get much sleep worrying about your driving a high performance car and his daughters safety but congrats on learning. I learned on a 1990 Ford Escort LX. It smelled like farts until the cat converter was fixed under warranty.

MOB

you really think im gunna do anything dumb enough to risk wrecking my dad's $70,000 supercar lol.?

nah.. im not stupid.

and besides.. I'm gunna have him take me out ATLEAST 4 or 5 more times before i go anywhere with it.

srika

dang thats pretty crazy. if you can drive a C6 Z06 you can pretty much drive anything.

i myself learned on a 98 supra turbo... my own. when i went to pick it up i had to go w a friend who could drive stick.. cuz I couldnt

MOB

argh.
i wanted a supra so bad haha.
do you still have it?
but i fell in love with the TL.

Costco

He got rid of the Supra I think. :shakehead