UK how's the driving coming?

How's the shifting?

I hadn't driven the stick shift in a few weeks, and decided to take a spin. It was a midnight ride and thought it would be a strain, but went pretty good, and drove about 60mi to areas I enjoy, and over nite there was no traffic.

Hi Vince! It's going well - sorta. I've been driving around some busy areas, city centre, and on roundabouts, dual carriageways and such. I have still managed to stall a few times. If it's a hill start I sometimes have trouble setting the gas right to propel the car forward without conking out. Driving really isn't my forte, I don't feel like a natural at it

Thanks for asking and sorry for the delay in replying!

Sounds like you're getting there. Pretty soon you won't have to think about what to do when. Are you driving a family car by yourself, or an instructors during lessons?

yea, hills are a bitch especially when learning, or relearning. I dreaded anyone pulling up close to me at a light on a hill with the Subaru, and me with my limitations, like coordination. The clutch gets slipped a lot. I tried using the emergency brake to keep the car from rolling backward, but that adds another thing to do. Trying slight hills would be easier, once you have the feel of engaging the clutch. I'm pretty good ate it again now. The height of the pedals in relationship to each other can affect things. Even though my old car is an automatic, I put a piece of 2x3" wood, and secured it to the gas pedal because it sits so much further down, back, lower, and trying to hit the brakes in an emergency, my foot would catch the side of the brake pedal, so not safe. Another 1/2" higher would be ideal, and want to round the edge of the rubber pad on the brake pedal, to eliminate my shoe getting caught by it.

How would you like to drive on the hills in San Fransisco with a stick? Can always roll back and let the car rest on the bumper of the car behind.))

I drove the Subaru a bit today.