New Z as first manual car?

[trackratZ]

Where do you live? I'll LOOK OUT for you ?

 

[jezzza]

And here I was thinking that all Americans called it "stick".. ?

 

[ZDreamer]

Where do you live? I'll LOOK OUT for you ?

If the car is shaking violently at low speed, it means he has his bass level turned up

 

[Loki93]

Where do you live? I'll LOOK OUT for you ?

Lmaoo

 

[fliplover]

I love the positivity in this thread!, You shall be fine!, if you are nervous, go out at nights when roads are empty. Just remember, being nervous is the worst thing, if you stall and someone is behind you, don't care about what they think, if they honk just focus on getting your car rolling again. Have fun learning !

YOU GONNA DIE!!!

Jk. I can't let this place get TOO positive. ? ??

 

[West Aussie]

I wonder how many in the US would pass an Aus drivers test….not because I think we are better drivers ( most definetly not especially from where I’m from) just that is you get a auto license you cant just switch to manual…and the manual drivers tests are anal now ( money making revenue raising). Here in WA around 70% fail first time.
Things like coasting are a big no no. You have to shift through all gears, and not permitted to ride the clutch even going at 5km. They do stupid crap, like stopping at someone’s house, driving for 2 minutes and then the instructor pretends he left his shopping at that house, you then have to manover your way back and stop at the exact same house (I’d be stuffed, my memory is not what it once was)
they love to throw in a parallel park on a hill back wheels up. If you don’t have your wheels pointing towards the curb, and can’t do a perfect hill start your gone.
And then (something not effected by manual) the instructors pulling sneakies on you. My son was asked to turn down a one way street, the sign of which was hidden behind the actual corner building…he luckily didn’t turn in, but almost did, and it appears quite a few fail from them just pulling crappy tricks out of their bag

oh also in WA you had to have 50 hours of learning driving under your belt before you can attempt to get your liscence…and they are actually upping that to 100 next year ?
So I’m just curious, with all these people teaching themselves quickly how they would go

 

[trackratZ]

I wonder how many in the US would pass an Aus drivers test….not because I think we are better drivers ( most definetly not especially from where I’m from) just that is you get a auto license you cant just switch to manual…and the manual drivers tests are anal now ( money making revenue raising). Here in WA around 70% fail first time.
Things like coasting are a big no no. You have to shift through all gears, and not permitted to ride the clutch even going at 5km. They do stupid crap, like stopping at someone’s house, driving for 2 minutes and then the instructor pretends he left his shopping at that house, you then have to manover your way back and stop at the exact same house (I’d be stuffed, my memory is not what it once was)
they love to throw in a parallel park on a hill back wheels up. If you don’t have your wheels pointing towards the curb, and can’t do a perfect hill start your gone.
And then (something not effected by manual) the instructors pulling sneakies on you. My son was asked to turn down a one way street, the sign of which was hidden behind the actual corner building…he luckily didn’t turn in, but almost did, and it appears quite a few fail from them just pulling crappy tricks out of their bag

oh also in WA you had to have 50 hours of learning driving under your belt before you can attempt to get your liscence…and they are actually upping that to 100 next year ?
So I’m just curious, with all these people teaching themselves quickly how they would go

Those instructors have nothing better to do in life ?

By the way, most modern manuals now, including my Mustang GT, have hill hold assist LOL, not that I need it after so many years driving manuals.

 

[West Aussie]

Those instructors have nothing better to do in life ?

By the way, most modern manuals now, including my Mustang GT, have hill hold assist LOL, not that I need it after so many years driving manuals.

Haha….but they make you disengage it ?
I agree with your first comment though

 

[Donalex]

I used to walk downtown during lunch laughing at people trying to parallel park. They don't teach it anymore in driver's education. The town even tried a "backing in" street, which failed miserably.

 

[zeeder]

Funny story, a car salesman taught me to drive manual on a test drive and I bought the car...lol.

 

[ZZ2022]

Yeah just get it. The first time I drove a manual was buying a car from a dealership and driving it home. The dealers got a laugh when i bunny hopped out of the dealership, but picked up the basics in 15 mins. You will be fine

 

[Loki93]

I have a motorcycle so I get the basics (clutch in/out, biting point etc) I just need to get the muscle memory down

 

[takemorepills]

I wonder how many in the US would pass an Aus drivers test….not because I think we are better drivers ( most definetly not especially from where I’m from) just that is you get a auto license you cant just switch to manual…and the manual drivers tests are anal now ( money making revenue raising). Here in WA around 70% fail first time.
Things like coasting are a big no no. You have to shift through all gears, and not permitted to ride the clutch even going at 5km. They do stupid crap, like stopping at someone’s house, driving for 2 minutes and then the instructor pretends he left his shopping at that house, you then have to manover your way back and stop at the exact same house (I’d be stuffed, my memory is not what it once was)
they love to throw in a parallel park on a hill back wheels up. If you don’t have your wheels pointing towards the curb, and can’t do a perfect hill start your gone.
And then (something not effected by manual) the instructors pulling sneakies on you. My son was asked to turn down a one way street, the sign of which was hidden behind the actual corner building…he luckily didn’t turn in, but almost did, and it appears quite a few fail from them just pulling crappy tricks out of their bag

oh also in WA you had to have 50 hours of learning driving under your belt before you can attempt to get your liscence…and they are actually upping that to 100 next year ?
So I’m just curious, with all these people teaching themselves quickly how they would go

My CDL driving test was similar. While you're focusing on driving, the proctor does a bunch of distracting shit, then ask you what color shirt that pedestrian was wearing a block back.

 

[tractng]

Hills with another car behind you and turning left will make you nervous for a few days.

 

[ZDreamer]

Did the 370z have the anti-stall system like BMW?