im'a be getting my gt soon with a manual transmission. the problem is that i dont know how to.just wondering if there poeple here who have gotten a gt stick and willing to learn to drive it. im willing to learn in my stang, migth burn the cluth or something untill i get used to it. what do u guys think, stick or auto?

 

Stick all the way...unless you do a lot of stop and go traveling. It doesn't take long to learn either, so I wouldn't worry too much about killing the car in the short run.

 

find a friend with a cheap stick, like an old chevy or something. Practice on that until you got it. It's *really* easy to learn, you just have to find the rythm. I mean, the first car I EVER drove was a stick, and we were going good within 10 minutes.

It's not that difficult. Learn to feel the clutch, it comes natural as breathing.

 

Hey man it's easy to learn a stick. When I bought my 2001 V6 I had no idea how to drive a manual. I went out with my dad and was driving it all around town by the end of the night. It's truly amazing how easy it is to learn when your motivated. But watch those hills.

 

Just avoid hills to start Don't wanna roll into cars behind yah, e-brakes the key!

 

I never had a manual transmission before and only drove one one other time before I test drove the car. Still had to get it in manual. Auto would just be no fun.

 

I'm in the same boat. I have never owned one and probably only drove one once ( quite a while ago). I didn't even really want to test drive a stick because of it. but you better believe I'm getting a stick.

I have always had 4-wheelers and dirt bikes and while I realize the shifting is differenent. it's really not in the respect that once you get it down it's like second nature.

Go get the manual you'll have more fun and you'll save money doing it!

 

Keep in mind that the Automatic Tranny in the Mustang is a high performing one! The '05 GT I ordered is going to be an every day driver, so automatic without question is what I wanted. If it was a second or third vehicle, then I would have definitely went with the manual.....(used to own a Honda S2000 for a 2nd vehicle). If I remember correctly, the 5-speed automatic tranny in the Mustang is only like 2/10th's behind the manual in the 0-60 time. It's close ratio gearing gets up and scoots pretty good......but each to their own

 

I don't think you could tear the clutch up trying to learn how to drive a stick.... not with these. When you drag race, ideally you slip the clutch anyways to keep your RPMs up so you don't bog when you drop the hammer.... if they can take that kind of abuse.... they can take a first timer. Just remember that you work both the clutch and the gas at the same time.... feather the clutch out while givving it a little gas.... you'll feel the clutch bite in..... you'll figure it out. The first time I ever drove a stick was when I jumped in the driver's seat on a Chinese fire drill.... I was 14.

 

go with the im buy a stick in the future and leaning afterwards

 

if you want a stick get a stick. my first car is my 96 gt manual and i learned on it. take it slow but if you have decent motor skills it's no big deal.

 

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Get the stick. You will kick yourself later if you buy the auto. It`s easy to learn and you won`t hurt the car, so don`t worry. also the auto is 1k more.

 

first stick I drove was my dad's friends mercedes kompressor
that was fun, I never made it shake, but I did stall it a few times.
He made me a deal that he would teach me to drive a stick and if I could get all 90's on my exams he would teach me in his mercedes.

I would do the same as you if I was buying one. I don't really know how to drive one real well because I don't have much practice but if I could afford the new stang I would go with the manual.

good luck

 

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I agree :scratch:

 

If you want the stick, get the stick and don't worry about the learning process. Like several have said, you'll pick it up real quick. Borrow a beater a few times and get your worst mistakes over with. Then you'll be fine.

Don't knock the auto though, it's awesome!

 

A novice can put more ware on clutch and transmission in a week than an average driver can in a year. Rent a car with a standard transmission for a week. It will be the best $100 investment towards your new car that you will ever make.

 

I bought a 350Z last year and learned on it. Took me a little while to learn (mainly took so long cause I was so scared) and got over the fear and did really good with it. I think I made it out to be harder than it actually was. My biggest fear though was hills, I'd nearly have a panic attack at everyone

 

I bought my 05 Screaming Yellow GT with a manual transmission and although I had been taught the basics years ago I pretty much relearned again on my 05...I'm still avoiding hills though!

 

LOL!!! I love the phrase ".....like an old chevy or something"


Mike