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beken · Jul 14th, 2005, 07:52 PM

She should learn on a manual Corvette or anything with a big V8 in it.
There's so much torque in a Vette, it's hard to imagine stalling it. I learned to drive manual in a 1978 vette. Low on power but extremely high on torque.

When I first got my MCS (and I do drive manual), I stalled it the first few times going uphill from a start. It took a bit to get used to waiting for the torque to build. On a flat or downhill, she should not have any problems.

I wouldn't recommend learning on an S2000 as there is very little torque at low revs to get the car moving.

Jul 14th, 2005, 07:52 PM	#12
beken 05 MCS BEP Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Delta, BC, Canada Local Time: 02:23 PM Posts: 1,235 Offline	She should learn on a manual Corvette or anything with a big V8 in it. There's so much torque in a Vette, it's hard to imagine stalling it. I learned to drive manual in a 1978 vette. Low on power but extremely high on torque. When I first got my MCS (and I do drive manual), I stalled it the first few times going uphill from a start. It took a bit to get used to waiting for the torque to build. On a flat or downhill, she should not have any problems. I wouldn't recommend learning on an S2000 as there is very little torque at low revs to get the car moving.