Not really.

 

I learned stick on my s2000. Hardest thing for me was going from 0 to a start period. I would get nervous at stop lights and have pressure from cars behind me, and come close to stalling it. I haven't stalled it once since I learned to drive it really a year ago.
I am thinking ap1s are harder to learn on. I drove my friends 2000 s2000 about 10 miles (let him drive my ap2 before), and the clutch seemed harder to engage for me. Haha after I got back from his house (he fell in a lake and wanted me to grab him a change of clothes) he sniffed the front of the car to see if I had vtec'd his s2k cause you smell the oil burning in the AP1. AP1s burn a lot of oil, ap2s not nearly as much. I can't even smell vtec on mine .

 

practice by just using ur clutch at first. all you need to do is learn ur clutch dont even start using the gas pedal until you know your clutch. also, practice in a chair in front of a mirror shifting gears while using ur feet make engine sounds with your mouth to help build confidence. Don't panic and you will do fine.

 

first of all, anyone that says they "mastered it" after driving stick for 3 hours is complete BS. it's not the hardest thing in the world, but it's definitely pretty challenging. for the 1st month you're gonna hate yourself. and what you think you are doing correctly might end up being incorrect. you will need at least 6-12 months to be decent at it but once you are over that hump you will love every minute of it.

a few advises:
-don't shift too fast. your hand/feet coordination won't be perfect until at least 6-12 months. don't shift too slow, you might grind the gears.
-don't ride the clutch too much
-no you are not a pro, so don't try to show off after 2 weeks of driving it.
-don't throw it into N when ur coming to a stop. don't engine brake to stop. just keep it in gear until you are at 2-3 mph then clutch in and N.
-don't keep the clutch in at red lights. just keep the car in N until you move.

that's pretty much it...you'll find things out on your own from experimenting. just take things slow and you'll be good in no time.

 

I actually learned how to drive stick using my steep driveway. My dad told me if i could get the car not to roll back (not using e-brake) then I'm be ready to drive the car on the road. everyone can shift gears once the car is moving, but it's the balancing of the clutch from stop, in first gear, is the hardest. Once you learn how to balance the clutch then you're good to go.

 

I used to be a valet (for a company that didn't really care if you knew stick or not). I felt Toyotas were easiest to learn on.

 

The key is to find the friction point. Go to a parking lot, find a spot where the car won't roll, put car in first, release brake then slowly release the clutch, you will see at a certain point the car will start to roll give it gas and go!

 

should be fairly easy to learn. Find a friend that knows how to drive a stick and go to an empty parking lot. You'll have it in no time.

 

Do it and take pride in probably being of the last generation that will develop this skill.

Hey, at least no one's asking you to master a manual choke or manual spark advance!

 

arent you the same dick head who threatened to kill themselves 3 weeks ago? nice comment. go swallow a spider