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Yep it's pretty much just the old saying: Practice makes Perfect. I'm 16 and I just got a 99 Lude. Luckily I didn't have to learn on it. I learned to drive a manual on my dad's 87 Porsche 944 Turbo. I just went to parking lots and practiced starting. At the begginning I stalled a bunch and was a bit discouraged, but I practiced. I just kept starting and then stopping and then starting again. I still have a little fear of hills which is a problem because at my school there's a pretty big hill and cars get backed up at it. So I plan to go to the hill before school starts and hope there's no cars and just keep going up it from a dead stop. That's the main thing and the best advice anyone can give you. Just keep at it and practice, you'll get it. I personally have never tried the e-brake method, but have heard it all over and I think it's a pretty good idea if you are going to be driving on city streets and you are not yet fully competent at a manual.
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