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<blockquote data-quote="xendureeverythingx" data-source="post: 2566710" data-attributes="member: 691547">If you&#039;re worried about burning up a clutch then you&#039;re slipping it too much.&nbsp; To move enough to get it parked you don&#039;t really need to slip it much since you should be able to park it within a few movements of the car.Couple tips for you... I always like to use this analogy for people.&nbsp; Don&#039;t think of parallel parking as parking next to the curb... the biggest thing to remember is WHERE to start.&nbsp; Drive up PARALLEL to the car you&#039;re parking behind.- Pull up next to car side by side (the car you are parking behind)- Turn the wheel so you can begin pointing the back of the car the way you need to park (if parking to a curb to your right, turn the wheel right, for a curb on the left, turn left.)- Go in reverse until the car is approaching the curb- Start turning the wheel the other way and keep reversing, the idea is to start straightening it out so you don&#039;t rub the curb and end up &quot;parallel&quot; to the curb.Burning up the clutch on a car would require a lot of frequent slipping, lots of corrections.Perhaps try it with an automatic till you&#039;re used to it to ease your anxiety?Here&#039;s a good youtube vid linked below</blockquote>

[QUOTE="xendureeverythingx, post: 2566710, member: 691547"] If you're worried about burning up a clutch then you're slipping it too much. To move enough to get it parked you don't really need to slip it much since you should be able to park it within a few movements of the car. Couple tips for you... I always like to use this analogy for people. Don't think of parallel parking as parking next to the curb... the biggest thing to remember is WHERE to start. Drive up PARALLEL to the car you're parking behind. - Pull up next to car side by side (the car you are parking behind) - Turn the wheel so you can begin pointing the back of the car the way you need to park (if parking to a curb to your right, turn the wheel right, for a curb on the left, turn left.) - Go in reverse until the car is approaching the curb - Start turning the wheel the other way and keep reversing, the idea is to start straightening it out so you don't rub the curb and end up "parallel" to the curb. Burning up the clutch on a car would require a lot of frequent slipping, lots of corrections. Perhaps try it with an automatic till you're used to it to ease your anxiety? Here's a good youtube vid linked below [/QUOTE]

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