Get her ou there for a day in a pos like an old neon or vw and then she will learn clutch points and correct shift timing real soon.

 

just get her out there for a day on p.o.s. like an older neon or vw and then she will be fine with a stang, as long as she doesnt do what this kid did. I know its been our for a while but, 1 more time.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swps-MA06l0

 

Yeah, I did that learning in a 67 Camaro SS. Policeman was behind me and my brother was trying to teach me to drive a manual. I freaked out, punched it and laid a nice strip of rubber. I looked back expecting to see trouble, cop was laughing his *** off.

I bought a 67 Camero SS in late 1966/early 1967 - 4 speed with a 327. Nice car at the time.

 

This proved to be a great way for me to learn as well. Learn on several POS cars with slipping clutches, missing gears, etc. and then the nice new GT will feel like heaven.

Getting the hang of it on less than "new" cars, helps One adjust to many situations and helps to avoid the "sensory overload" issues as previously mentioned.

Having driven on old school cars of the 70s and then re - learning on the new ones many years later;- it took some getting used to the fact that these cars are much more torquey and require no gas in 1 and 2 to get moving.

For an inexperianced and safety minded driver, it is best to run the clutch to the floor with each shift then trying to find exactly the engagement point. This helps reduce damage to the clutch.