about a week to be able to dive on the streets...month to be good at it

 

Bought a vr4, had parent drive it home. 45 minutes later I was on the highway

 

I would agree with about a day of driving around to get pretty efficient, but in my opinion thats not where the danger lies .... I'll bet the first time you stop on steep hill with a car behind you taking off will be a bit scary and you'll probably burn the clutch a bit (even if it happens 6 month into you driving), also missing shifts when in the hurry or when trying to show off ... basically out of "normal" scenarios ... IMO you always need to pay more attention when driving stick and in return it will give you more enjoyment from having greater control of a car ... it's a good thing you have a practice car for learning different technics (especialy advanced ones)

 

why?.....Back up your statement. It is a clutch, not like running a country. I just turned 17. So does that mean I cannot drive a nice manual car? Don't think so.

 

I agree with you. Hey--if you can drive a car like the G at your age, then more power to you--just keep it safe. And I don't see anything that gives away the age of the OP, so I don't know where that "16 and clueless" statement came from....

 

Same here, actually it was an ex-girlfriends ford ZX2 and she put me on a busy street. I stalled out maybe 3 or 4 times but after all the ppl on the road tellin I was #1 I picked it up quick..

 

Learning? a few hours.

Getting completely competant and being able to drive the way I can now? a few years. Some cars are easier than others to learn on... pedel placement is important, as well as the sensitivity of each pedal.

 

+1
Reminds me of the first time I drove my dad's 196x Volvo 4-speed in San Francisco with a stop sign at the top of a hill and cars behind. Talk about sweating bullets.

 

Who said he's 16? And if he is 16, why not? If I was back in HS again and another guy had a G35, I'd be jealous!

 

All cars clutches are different, I find the G one of the most difficult clutch to get use to. However to learn to drive stick will take you 1 day, but to become completely comfortable a couple of weeks.

P.S. If you wanna become a pro I suggest You practice going up a hill, You'll learn real fast where to engage the clutch because if you dont you will be hitting what ever is behind you real quick!

 

Learning is easy and quick like stated above several times. But it took me about a month or two to get everything down like it's second nature.

 

it probably took a few hours i was 13 or 14, i learned on a motorcycle, getting thrown on your but a few times you learn quick. the most difficult car was a 911 company car never stalled, but it would buck if you didn't get the clutch and accelerator timed just right.

 

i learned when i was 17 years old on a mustang cobra (heaviest clutch i've ever used) it took me 1 day

 

I think some people are confusing "getting the car through all gears successfully for the first time" with actually LEARNING. My first day ever driving manual (my first time driving at all), I never stalled or grinded a gear. That's because I had watched my dad for years as a kid. My dad actually complimented me for it. So technically, I was a natural at it. But I wasn't really relaxed with it until a day or so later. Then a couple of months later I got really good at downshifting, fast acceleration, and shifting at redline.

 

Took me a couple of days. I thought I was good until we went over to San Francisco and my dad had to drive us back. Driving on those hills with heavy traffic in a stick is NO JOKE.