Manual transmission Fan Club and BS thread (All Generations Welcome)

Don’t know if anyone posted one of these before - it’s a cool window sticker for manual transmission enthusiasts. I had one on my accord, and now I just put one on my new Taco. It’s fun that they make them custom for your shift pattern (my accord had reverse on the lower right)

 

Excellent. I taught my friend how to drive stick. I don't remember teaching him to coast in neutral though, lol

 

My buddy has been asking me to teach his GF to drive stick shift, since they recently bought a 50’s Porsche speedster that she wants to be able to drive. He tried teaching her a few times, and it only led to frustration. I offered to teach her in my Accord.

I taught my wife in the Accord, and she drives it very well now, but she only drove the taco in a parking lot so far. She’s intimidated by the size of the truck, the length of the clutch throw, and the heavy reverse gate. Lol, she almost needs two hands to overcome the gate...

 

Do any of you use the

$54 toyota 0w20 oil toyota/ exxon mobil case of 6 quarts full synthetic TGMO SN 0W-20 oil

toyota 0w20 oil? Is it worth it?

 

So what did everyone learn on? I learned on a '72 Orange Super Beetle Convertible!

 

I learned on a late 80's Ford Ranger

 

Had the pleasure of double clutching on a 1963 Austin Healey 3000 mkIII

 

don't know the year but it was a bug eye sprite...I think I was 12.

 

'95 Saturn 5spd. Didn't drive an auto until I took drivers ed.

 

This would make an excellent thread...too bad we can't get our own sub forum.

 

Dad's Type 3 Squareback.

 

82 tercel! 4sp. Copper.
I keep it in the family..

 

1958 VW Beetle, non-synco 1'st gear. Graduated to a Fiat 124 Sport Spyder, 5 spd.

 

1937 Studebaker pickup, no syncros, no tailgate, had to be smooth

 

1965 Chevy C10 with an SM420. No power steering, no power brakes, mechanical clutch linkage.

Still have it.

 

1977 Saab 99. learned to drive MT on the streets of NYC. talk about sink or swim! first day in it i had to drive the Long Island Expressway and i could barely even remember the shift pattern.

 

Man i couldnt even imagine driving there back then.. shieeet i recently decided it would be awesome to rent a citibike at union sq.at 12 noon! As soon as i put my ass on the seat, i realized i had made a terrible mistake. Talk about scarry! Wtf was i thinking?!?!?! Was pedaling for my life!

 

1998 International 4700 7.6l DT466 I6 with 6+1 Spicer Manual.

 

My advice on Reverse is to not try an overcome the spring starting against the gate, but slap it over from neutral, between 3rd and 4th. This really helped my Daughter get it there. I found myself accidentally in reverse when I did this a couple times instead of going to 1st like I wanted to. The camera coming on and the bong noise gave me enough of an alert.