hey im thinking about buying a s2000. However im not used to manual nor i have ever driven one. I was wondering if it would be very hard for me to drive a S2000. Also how do you know what rpms to shift and i knwo this is really stupid and all sorry for taking up time but when you downshift do you just downshift? I want a s2000 really badly and where i live there are alot at the dealerships but theres no auto so im gonan try to get one and learn how to drive manual.. Can anyone help me? Sorry for such a stupid question but i have no where else to ask.

 

Learning manual isn't THAT hard ... becoming really good at it and implementing the right techniques for different situations (racing, saving gas, starting on a hill without slipping, etc) takes some effort and practice. It's not impossible though. However, I don't think you want to buy that sweet new S2k and bang up the gearbox and transmission by stalling it or grinding gears, etc. while learning. Sure get the car, but might want to rent a shitty car to practice on first, cuz it'll definitely require some practice in the beginning. Also, knowing which rpm's to shift depends on what you're trying to do. If you're just coasting, there's no need to shift at high rpm's right? But if you want the extra torque and power of "vtec land", than you need to be above a certain rpm so that you can take full advantage of the engine's power. One last word of advice, get a GOOD teacher ... you'll learn quicker and cause less damage on whatever car you're learning on. (assuming you've got a good person to teach you).

 

I would definetly recommend having a manual transmission car. I had never really driven a manual before the s2k. I was not really thrilled to have a manual at first, but now after having the car for a little while, I LOVE the manual transmission. It does take a little practice. It took me about 2 days to really know what I was doing. I would rather drive a stick shift than an automatic, anyday.

 

hey ez so youre saying you learned on your S2000?

 

Why don't you start practicing on a beater or rental? It's not very difficult once you get the hang of it.

 

yeah i was thinking i saw a 1986 toyota for 300 dollars..hey its manual so it'll do

 

Manual is easy, so I wouldn't worry about it. I drove home my 93 teg, and I've never driven a stick before then.

 

Get a teacher, rent a car for a day and drive it for like 8 hours ... next day go buy the s2k and you'll be fine!

I learnt to drive stick in one day ... of course it's taken me 2 years to get "good" at it ... although I still can't do heel and toe and only recently started doing the double-clutching stuff ... but that's not a "necessity" (for me anyway).

 

It's interesting that in the US you guys seem to be weened on front wheel drive automatic cars. In Australia it's the other way around. We cut our teeth on rear wheel drive cars and it's the front wheel drive that is 'new(er)' to us. Consequently we seem to have little of the problems (spin-outs etc) that many of you experience.

For us, to hear about someone just learning to drive stick (other than learners) is quite unusual.... in my experience.

Not a criticism, merely an observation

 

Yeah pretty much I learned on the s2k. A few months before I got the s2000, I drove around in my uncles integra for about a half hour, thats all the previous training I had. I don't think I was that rough on the s2k when I first started to drive it. I stalled a couple of times but thats it. I slightly grided the gears once. I love the manual shift.