I broke two records today...

[Khyber]

yall relax on first time manual owners....this car is about the easiest damn thing to drive in the world with creep assist and hill assists....it's actually extremely easy car to learn on.

but that doesn't mean you ride the clutch without taking it out to dinner first...i mean any how to drive a manual youtube video will tell you to get off the clutch asap and something ought to go off in your mind that says "hey maybe I shouldn't have my foot on this pedal and maybe I need to get off of it"

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[kz]

yall relax on first time manual owners....this car is about the easiest damn thing to drive in the world with creep assist and hill assists....it's actually extremely easy car to learn on.

Completely agree. That's actually what I told wife to do when she wanted to try it (she drove stick for years though, just long time ago) - let the clutch out first and then add gas. Helps figure out clutch engagement point.

 

[madweazl]

You bought a manual car with that much power without ever driving a manual transmission at all? Poor car, here in germany most people are driving MT and are learning that in driving school - So I know how people without experience are shifting :(

I takes a lof of hours to really get a feeling for driving with clutch, with so much power it's even harder. Sorry but should never learn driving MT on your own car

Oh an never ever let the clutch be halfway engaged. Pull it to the medal to shift or if youre standing, or let it completely go if your car is moving.

Actually, higher torque vehicles are by far the easiest to learn on. They're extremely forgiving and let the driver make all kinds of mistakes without stalling the engine. They are great for people to learn how to "feel" the clutch because they don't have to worry about the gas pedal at all (can take off from a stop without any throttle at all even on a mild hill). I've taught a bunch of people how to drive in my Mustangs over the years.

 

[MultiMediaWill]

You bought a manual car with that much power without ever driving a manual transmission at all? Poor car, here in germany most people are driving MT and are learning that in driving school - So I know how people without experience are shifting :(

I takes a lof of hours to really get a feeling for driving with clutch, with so much power it's even harder. Sorry but should never learn driving MT on your own car

Oh an never ever let the clutch be halfway engaged. Pull it to the medal to shift or if youre standing, or let it completely go if your car is moving.

I had the clutch halfway engaged because I was creeping forward slowly. Is this not the proper procedure for creeping forward?

 

[kz]

I had the clutch halfway engaged because I was creeping forward slowly. Is this not the proper procedure for creeping forward?

No. You generally want (ideally) your clutch either fully engaged or disengaged and limit any slip as this just wears it out (as you just found out). Let the clutch go in 1st gear without adding any gas and it will creep. Alternative add gas, push the clutch in and coast...

 

[TheDivaDanielle]

same here

Im 24 and first time manual owner.

I was 22 when I got my first brand new car, and yeah it was manual, a 2005 GTO. I knew how to drive stick, but I'll freely admit that I beat the ever living piss out of that car foolishly. Spun a rod and went thru three sets of rear tires @ 16k. Replaced the tailshaft on the trans at 33k. Later the rear end at 36k. You have to pay to play even when you're not being stupid. The former issue, 100% my fault, the latter two, bad luck on the dyno.

10 years later, and I'll never hammer on a car as poorly as I did that GTO. Only did two burnouts on my last Mustang (2013 in my avatar). I've learned. OPs issue, if he's not lying is just bad driving/not knowing how to drive. But it's a lesson learned and I doubt OP will do it again.

 

[Barrel]

Having your baby on a tow truck is never a good feeling. Just went through getting mine towed yesterday...Good luck. Ignore all the ageists that insist you have to drive a sorry car to learn on.

 

[Socalmustang]

I'm 24 and learned how to drive manual on my mustang, didn't even have a second of experience when I bought it haha

That was karma for taking such a beautiful ride through an automatic car wash.

 

[Asonitez]

Why didn't they load it on a Flat Bed? My mustang seems so frickin low already... I'm afraid a bump will rip my bumper off and kill someone.

 

[Spartan]

granny shifting not double clutching like you should :tsk:

Now now Dom.

 

[Mike A.]

I had the clutch halfway engaged because I was creeping forward slowly. Is this not the proper procedure for creeping forward?

To ease forward you would only have the clutch partially engaged but normally this is just for a maybe 3-5sec as you are easing up at a light or getting going from a stop.

How long were you holding the clutch partially engaged?

 

[Ender]

I know some people are chastising him for being a rookie and then buying and driving a manual transmission car, but how else is he really supposed to learn? Here in the U.S. manual cars are not commonplace. Rental car places don't even bother keeping them in stock, and even if you know people have have one, they might not be very happy to let you just go and burn up their clutch by practicing.

I've been fortunate to know a few people that let me practice a bit on theirs, but the real learning will have to come from buying and driving a manual car. That's just how it is.

 

[Mike A.]

Watch...listen...learn... :cheers:

https://www.youtube.com/user/AMMONYCdotcom

 

[B0SS603]

same here

Im 24 and first time manual owner.

25, first manual as well :cheers:. It was a bumpy first week and now it's like second nature.

 

[krt22]

This thread delivers.

Mistake 1-Going to a machine wash (yikes!)
Mistake 2-Doing to a track driven machine wash (double yikes!, the new GT350 manual explicitly says don't do this, should have done the same with the GT)
Mistake 3-Riding the clutch while riding along said track

3 strikes and the mustang is out (of commission). Im guessing you simply glazed the clutch surface and it will be OK.

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