Need to learn how to drive manual/stick (San Antonio, Anton: live, move)

[Sinaeh]

Hello!

I am travelling to South Africa this summer and will need to drive a car there. They use cars with stick/manual and I am only experienced with automatic gear. I was wondering if there is someone in San Antonio who has a car with manual, and who could teach me how to drive for an hour?

I live by deZavala but I am willing to meet anywhere in San Antonio. I can pay $20 for an hour!

Thanks, and I hope to hear back from someone!

Sinaeh

[Soviet]

Don't forget that the wheel is on the opposite side, as well. As for one of the best cars to learn to drive a stick on, I highly recommend the Volkswagen Jetta diesel. The torque monster is more difficult to stall than most & makes learning much easier than certain other cars.

[Dellviewforever]

Ok we had a 54 chevy when my mom learned to drive. I was around 16 and could do anything. Dad was too busy to teach mom (Or so he said). Ok we get in the car and I tell her to push in the clutch and put it in first gear (three on the tree). I tell her to slowly let go of the clutch with her foot and give it some gas with the other foot. She does ok. Not bad. Now push in the clutch and move the shifter up to second. She does ok, not bad. We get to a stop sign. I tell her to push in the clutch and press on the brake pedal with her other foot. We Stop.I tell her to put it back in first gear. She goes HUH??? You mean I gotta do this all over again???

[Sally_Sparrow]

Originally Posted by Dellviewforever

Ok we had a 54 chevy when my mom learned to drive. I was around 16 and could do anything. Dad was too busy to teach mom (Or so he said). Ok we get in the car and I tell her to push in the clutch and put it in first gear (three on the tree). I tell her to slowly let go of the clutch with her foot and give it some gas with the other foot. She does ok. Not bad. Now push in the clutch and move the shifter up to second. She does ok, not bad. We get to a stop sign. I tell her to push in the clutch and press on the brake pedal with her other foot. We Stop.I tell her to put it back in first gear. She goes HUH??? You mean I gotta do this all over again???

LOL!

I learned to drive a stick on the absolute WORST POS ancient pickup truck my mom had. Some guy I went to HS with taught me. Best thing ever because EVERY car after that seemed smooth as silk.

[Merovee]

You might appreciate this previous thread on the topic.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/san-a...ick-shift.html

[hunterseat]

My step dad drove me 20 miles to the dealership, put me in my new car (a stick) and said "see you at the house!" :O

[dpantle]

Originally Posted by hunterseat

My step dad drove me 20 miles to the dealership, put me in my new car (a stick) and said "see you at the house!" :O

HA! Did the same with my daughter many years ago!! Wasn't a new car though.

BTW, she still drives stick - 3 cars later.

[LovingSAT]

Try to look for youtube videos and see if that helps. Good Luck to you.

[Sinaeh]

Thank you all for your suggestions! i will definitely watch and read to prepare!

[Soviet]

Originally Posted by Sally_Sparrow

LOL!

I learned to drive a stick on the absolute WORST POS ancient pickup truck my mom had. Some guy I went to HS with taught me. Best thing ever because EVERY car after that seemed smooth as silk.

One of the cars I learned was on a mid-90's Jeep Cherokee. Absolutely atrocious.