ummm driving games dont help out much…. other than learning when to shift before you over rev…its quite easy…shift before redline..but id have to say grand turismo..or nascar…
What video game and driving controller should I use to learn how to drive stick shift?
I really want to learn how to drive stick shift and I have a really old stick shift car that has 200,000 miles on it and it still runs, but I want to get the most of what life it has left (lol it keeps stalling on me because I keep doing something wrong). So what driving/racing video game would teach me to drive stick and what steering wheel pedel controller should I get?
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keithhernadez
February 28, 2010
Josh B
February 28, 2010
how old are you. Video games will not tech you how to dive. If you are really desperate than use Need For Speed Underground
Tom S
February 28, 2010
No video game can teach you how to drive a stick.
You need to drive a real car to learn. The most important part of learning a stick is your left foot on the clutch pedal.
Go to a big, wide open parking lot with somebody who has a stick and learn there. The hardest part is starting from a dead stop.
custom102004
February 28, 2010
oh lord, tell me where your going to be and ill avoid that area.
Steve O
February 28, 2010
the best video game to get is you and someone that is very knowledgeable about stick shifts and go out driving
jpebbs
February 28, 2010
the easy part of driving a stick shift is moving the handle from gaer to gear, so the controller you use won’t teach much. Any game that allows you to shift in manual mode will help you to become familiar with the sound an engine makes when its time to shift.
The hardest part of driving a stick, however, is getting it into first and learning the clutch and no game will really teach this. Borrow / rent a newer car to practice on so you don’t wreck your “really old” one since it will likely have a fragile clutch.
Try this site:
Robbie N
February 28, 2010
the best thing to do is find a little up hill grade in your yard or empty parking lot and just keep practicing with the clutch till u can take off with out it stalling
iamacarguyru
February 28, 2010
It is a big not so virtual reality controller called a car. You have that. Start out on flat ground, maybe out in the corner of a large parking lot and practice letting the clutch out and giving it enough gas so it doesn’t stall or buck but not so much that you race the engine and burn out the clutch. Make sure that you let the clutch out all the way too, finally.
No game will give you the feel for clutch and throttle balance. Only real experience. And it is not that hard. You can do it.
thel0rider
February 28, 2010
A video game will not help you. It would be like playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater and then expect to hit kickflips all day long. I first learned how to drive a manual transmission at around 11 by my cousin who used to store his ATV in my backyard. It was a hand clutch (which is really not that different) and due to the weight and lack of torque compared to a car, it would have been extremely difficult to cause damage. When I got my license, my father tried teaching me how to drive and he was a little baffled that I had gotten it down so quickly.
