I just bought my s2000 used last week.. and Im learning off the car but I am of course stalling alot and sometimes grinding the gears... I know everyones going to say learn off a shitty car .. but I cant cause all my friends are busy with school and such... and I have no patience ... im getting better.. but i stall once in awhile.. but I hate it.. feels like Im killing the car.. you guys think its ok? also when the RPM drops from 4 to 3 it makes a loud wheezing noise.. friend said its a recall "TSB" did anyone get this fixed or know about it?

Thanks alot guys - this site is like a library of knowledge

 

I don't believe you're doing any harm to the car except for wearing the clutch. As for that "wheezing" noise you were referring to, I believe that's the clutch rattle that many MY00-01's exprience. There is a TSB for only MY00-01 for the clutch rattle. Do a search on the search function and/or talk to your service tech rep at Honda about TSB's. Hope that helps.

-Johnny

 

stalling and wearing the clutch isn't that big of a deal, but i'd be concerned about the grinding- you might be letting go of the clutch pedal too quick before the car is in gear.

 

I learned and it was alot of fun!

 

I also learned on the Ess. Just drive it for a couple days and you should be fine. Practice in a parking lot just letting go of the clutch using no gas. get the car to move. That's you engagement point. work from there. also, understand how the clutch, pressure plate, and all that work will really help too. well, it did for me.

Good luck, and happy 9K shifting!!! (after proper break in of course)

 

I learned off my S too. I just broke the 1000 mile mark and im doing fine with manual now. Just dont think about it toooooo much or else your gonna start to get nervous.

 

s2000 is fairly easy to drive. clutch pickup is so smooth, and lack of power down low makes it easy to drive slow. still, a sports car is a sports car when it comes to becoming acclimated to the environment. i learned to drive stick on a eurospec M3, so i feel your pain. best thing to do is find the sweetspot on the clutch wear it picks up so you're not dropping it into gear each time. you've probably noticed that you don't have to push the clutch all the way down to shift, and as long you are not riding it, you should be safe from unusual wear-and-tear. much smoother, and much quicker shifts. blip the throttle to match rpm's on downshifts and you're off to the races.

 

Thanks guys and girls .... yea my problem is getting nervous when a cars behind me.. I started sweating.. plus I try to avoid uphills right now.. b/c theres no way I can move i'll just keep stalling... the problem with my car is its really loud for some reason and that TSB recall thing from 4rpm to 3rpm bugs the crap out of me .. sounds like the cars gonna break... well thanks for the tips... well see

 

If I can learn manual, heck, anyone can learn manual!
At least you're learning on the S200, and not off a European car. They seem much harder. The S2000 I find quite easy because the clutch is light and the grabbing point is right off the floor. Try driving a clutch with the grabbing point way high like the Audi TT...now I was sweating!
Oh...I'm sort of still in the learning process, but the best tip is...re-route your routes so you can drive where there's less cars and no hills for a while. And then, another thing is....don't get too nervous and don't get too prepared....everytime I planned something way ahead of time, I seemed to drive worse.
Almost 3 months in my first official manual car, and I can proudly say I don't get sweaty feet or hands anymore...and driving manual is so so fun. Heel-toe techniques rule too...you can have so much fun cornering!!

Anyways...good luck. Never give up and never despair. Time and practice will let u drive better and better.....

 

Well, I wish I had an S2000 to learn to drive stick on but I got a Mazda 626 instead. I started driving smooth in about 4 days. I'm only 16. I spent about 3 hours readin how manual transmissions work and how to drive. It will be over half a month since I learned. I stalled so many times driving by myself. The thing is to take your time. Right when I got to an intersection and there was a car behind me, I got so nervous and I let go of the clutch before I even had my foot on the gas. My first uphill encounter was scary too. A truck pulled up way to close behind me and I was scared I would roll back into it. Stalled there too. Those were in the same day. My main advice is to take as much time as needed to smoothly do things. Also, wanna trade cars?

P.S. When goin like 30 mph and pullin up to a stop sign, does your car stop you from going into first gear when slowing above about 15? I read that you should start at a stop sign in second then when you're about to go, shift to 1st if you feel like it.