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miniyup · Jul 16th, 2005, 06:04 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by mav

All the driving schools here only give lessons in automatic, so looks like my fiancee is stuck with me as her driving professor.

I'm surprised if you call around and really search that you cannot find a driving school that can teach on stick on their own cars. We have at least one in the Chicago area, and there are certainly more people driving real nice snazzy stick shift "sports cars" in sunny Miami that would need this kind of instruction vs. the mostly dull cars we see here in snowy, cold Chicago. A couple hours beating up the school's car will make the initial lessons in your car or the MCS go a lot smoother I would think.

The MCS clutch is the best I have ever driven -- very easy to modulate and has a great feel for the friction point. One major suggestion I have (especially in Miami where it is hot) is TURN OFF THE A/C while teaching her to drive the MCS. The A/C can at times really bog down the engine if you are not really careful about feeding in significant throttle as you let out the clutch. On my car it takes quite a bit more throttle to keep from stalling while simultaneously avoid over-revving on launch in 1st gear.

Jul 16th, 2005, 06:04 AM	#15
miniyup MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Chicago W. suburbs Local Time: 04:07 PM Posts: 139 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by mav All the driving schools here only give lessons in automatic, so looks like my fiancee is stuck with me as her driving professor. I'm surprised if you call around and really search that you cannot find a driving school that can teach on stick on their own cars. We have at least one in the Chicago area, and there are certainly more people driving real nice snazzy stick shift "sports cars" in sunny Miami that would need this kind of instruction vs. the mostly dull cars we see here in snowy, cold Chicago. A couple hours beating up the school's car will make the initial lessons in your car or the MCS go a lot smoother I would think. The MCS clutch is the best I have ever driven -- very easy to modulate and has a great feel for the friction point. One major suggestion I have (especially in Miami where it is hot) is TURN OFF THE A/C while teaching her to drive the MCS. The A/C can at times really bog down the engine if you are not really careful about feeding in significant throttle as you let out the clutch. On my car it takes quite a bit more throttle to keep from stalling while simultaneously avoid over-revving on launch in 1st gear. miniyup Built 11 Apr & delivered 23 May: 03 MCS EB/W w/ wide stripe F&R, all 3 Pkgs (except wheels - 16" v-spoke), Lapis, Anthracite