Miata Mailing List: September 1999, Message #346

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From:	Nancy Jerman <nnjerman@bellsouth.net>
Subject:	Stick shift Cliffs Notes?
Date:	Fri, 3 Sep 1999 08:33:18 -0400


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Hello everyone,  I am new to the list and am now in the process of
buying my first Miata, after a couple years of watching them fly by my
Honda Civic.  I am getting a '96 M-edition with 19,000 miles on it (must
have belonged to a little old lady who only drove it to church),
Twilight Blue Mica.  Yay!

I am learning  to drive stick to get this car (the things we do for
love) and am picking up the car today.  I am quite nervous because I
know I will need to develop an instinct for the clutch.  What if I have
to stop on a hill, but I panic and roll back into a garbage truck?  Any
helpful hints?  I read some helpful advice to Lisa S. about when to
shift by the tach.  Knowing worrywort me, I will probably end up
sticking up a bunch of post-it notes on the dash:  "FOOT OFF CLUTCH
AFTER SHIFTING"   "YOU WILL ROLL BACK ON A HILL"  "DO NOT TRY TO DRAG
RACE YET"  etc. etc.

I am also new to Atlanta;  anyone know of any big spacious flat areas I
can practice?   And how is the Peachtree Miata Club here?

Thanks for the guidance... I feel like Daniel-san in Karate Kid.

Nancy Jerman
nnjerman@bellsouth.net


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Hello everyone,  I am new to the list and am now in the process of
buying my first Miata, after a couple years of watching them fly by my
Honda Civic.  I am getting a '96 M-edition with 19,000 miles on it
(must have belonged to a little old lady who only drove it to church),
Twilight Blue Mica.  Yay!

<P>I am learning  to drive stick to get this car (the things we do
for love) and am picking up the car today.  I am quite nervous because
I know I will need to develop an instinct for the clutch.  What if
I have to stop on a hill, but I panic and roll back into a garbage truck? 
Any helpful hints?  I read some helpful advice to Lisa S. about when
to shift by the tach.  Knowing worrywort me, I will probably end up
sticking up a bunch of post-it notes on the dash:  "FOOT OFF CLUTCH
AFTER SHIFTING"   "YOU WILL ROLL BACK ON A HILL"  "DO NOT
TRY TO DRAG RACE YET"  etc. etc.

<P>I am also new to Atlanta;  anyone know of any big spacious flat
areas I can practice?   And how is the Peachtree Miata Club here?

<P>Thanks for the guidance... I feel like Daniel-san in Karate Kid.

<P>Nancy Jerman
<BR>nnjerman@bellsouth.net
<BR> 

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