How often do you stall?

[2o6]

Most of us drive manual transmissions on a daily/semi-daily basis. How often do you stall?

[CALL_911]

It happens like once-twice a month.

[SVT666]

I haven't stalled in years.  I don't even remember the last time.

[Cookie Monster]

I said once a week. I'll usually go a couple of months without stalling, and then have a bad day or two and stall a bunch of times. The first stall always makes me feel self conscious and stupid and then I end up stalling a bunch more.

So I guess it averages out.

[Lebowski]

Occasionally, but not often. Maybe once-twice every 6 mos.

[Onslaught]

I can't even recall the last time I did in the MX-5. I know I did it when I first got my RX-8 on the hill on my gravel driveway. I remember  thinking "fuck, the motors cold" and that can be bad in a rotary.
But it didn't flood and I've not done that again.

[Tave]

I think I've done it like 2 times since 2005 when I got the car.

I do however, and this is a little embarrassing, flat-out kill it about once every 6 months. I'll be distracted when I'm parking, have my music up too loud, and forget to turn off the engine before I let out the clutch.

[SVT666]

I think I've done it like 2 times since 2005 when I got the car.

I do however, and this is a little embarrassing, flat-out kill it about once every 6 months. I'll be distracted when I'm parking, have my music up too loud, and forget to turn off the engine before I let out the clutch.

Yeah, I do that every couple of months too.

[565]

I stall the Supra usually once when I've been driving the Z06 for a while.  I'm used to taking off at like no RPMs in the Z06, and that stalls the Supra.  When I've been driving the Supra for a while and switch to the Z06, I end up taking off at too high RPMs.

[CALL_911]

For me, it usually happens when I'm at a stoplight and I forget that I have the car in gear, or something along those lines.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I've only stalled the Accent a few times because it barely has enough torque to maintain idle. I stalled a semi truck once because I accidently started out in high range.

[Colonel Cadillac]

I voted every now and again. I've gone three months without stalling, and I've also stalled multiple times in a month. New Orleans is flat and therefore less skill or thought is involved, so I tend to be less conscious of it and when I am really tired I'll just be stupid sometimes and stall for the worst reason.


^ Reasoning why I have to leave Louisiana

[Rupert]

I only stall when other people are in the car and/or I'm parking. It's rare.

[cawimmer430]

When I was learning how to drive a manual I stalled often. Afterwards never or maybe once or twice when getting to know an unfamiliar M/T car.

[Byteme]

I honestly can't recall the last time I stalled a car.  Since the daily drivers of my wife and I are manuals I better hope I know how to drive one without stalling it.

[sportyaccordy]

Starting off I stalled every now and then but I got better.

It seems to be really hard on the bike.

[MX793]

It's not uncommon for me to stall a car I'm not familiar with, particularly in the first couple of take-offs.  While test driving when I was car shopping, I stalled the Gen Coupe (more than once) because the clutch was so difficult to use and I stalled the Mustang (had the super tall standard gearing and I was on a hill).  On my own cars that I'm familiar with, maybe 2 or 3 times a year.  Generally under some atypical circumstances that I don't usually face like trying to reverse up a steep hill while cutting the wheel full lock one direction or another.

[MX793]

Starting off I stalled every now and then but I got better.

It seems to be really hard on the bike.

I find it easier on a bike than a car.  Particularly adapting to bikes I've never ridden before.  I don't think I've stalled a bike while trying to take off from a stop in over 15 years.

[sportyaccordy]

I find it easier on a bike than a car.  Particularly adapting to bikes I've never ridden before.  I don't think I've stalled a bike while trying to take off from a stop in over 15 years.

Oh I meant it seems hard on the bike mechanically. You stall in a newish car, it won't buck too hard. On my bike it seems pretty rough.

Difficulty wise I think it can go both ways on bikes though. Some bikes are just not meant for stop and go traffic (track geared supersports). But a street bike with good gearing and a street friendly powerband is easy as hell. Most of the time if I stall it's cause I'm in the wrong gear more than anything.

[Raza]

I'd say once a year. 

[Northlands]

I think I've done it like 2 times since 2005 when I got the car.

I do however, and this is a little embarrassing, flat-out kill it about once every 6 months. I'll be distracted when I'm parking, have my music up too loud, and forget to turn off the engine before I let out the clutch.

This.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I have all autos in my cars now but when I had the Z28 It mite happen every 6 months. I stalled the bike once last summer in the parking lot at Bike Night. 

[280Z Turbo]

I've only stalled the Accent a few times because it barely has enough torque to maintain idle. I stalled a semi truck once because I accidently started out in high range.

You need a twin stick tranny.

[Rupert]

When I was learning stick, I tried to start in 3rd. Took, like, five minutes of trying and trying to figure it out.

[hotrodalex]

When I was learning stick, I tried to start in 3rd. Took, like, five minutes of trying and trying to figure it out.

I did that one time too.

[Raza]

I think I've done it like 2 times since 2005 when I got the car.

I do however, and this is a little embarrassing, flat-out kill it about once every 6 months. I'll be distracted when I'm parking, have my music up too loud, and forget to turn off the engine before I let out the clutch.

So you're saying you've only stalled two times except for all the other times you stall? 

[Lebowski]

So you're saying you've only stalled two times except for all the other times you stall? 

lol, yeah

[giant_mtb]

Every now and again.  Rarely/never in public traffic.  Like others, it's usually during awkward/silly things like crazy reversing maneuvers, getting bogged down in deep snow, or just forgetting I'm in gear or something when I pull into the garage and letting the clutch out anyways.

[Speed_Racer]

The first time it happened to me in years was just a few weeks ago, and it was because I had a clutch fluid leak and it messed up my muscle memory - take up was millimeters from the floor. That's getting fixed this coming week.

On the bike I do it much more often. Sometimes I'll forget to shift into neutral at a red light and I'll let out the clutch to sit up and wait, and it'll die. That's just me being forgetful.

[TBR]

In the Prelude probably once a year. I have already stalled the Outback twice just getting used to different engagement point and stiffer accelerator.