Learning How to Drive Stick in a Honda Civic Type R

My brother bought his new CTR but can't drive it so I had to teach him 😂Today I took my best shot at teaching him to drive stick in his brand new 2021 Civic Type R!
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[@konman795]

I just picked up a white CTR last week and it's also my first manual! I was so stressed and full of anxiety that I didn't want to go anywhere at first. But a week later, I'm focusing more on smooth shifting instead of stalling. He'll be there in no time!!

[@mybloodtype_r]

Haha love it. Same here with me took me about 1.5 days to learn

[@bgoodie4584]

Your bro has major balls to buy a Type R without knowing how to drive a stick beforehand 😂 mad respect and hope he’s enjoying it now that he’s got some seat time

[@TheDefiledShell]

Actually the 10th Gen Type R's Manual Transmission is so good and user friendly that it's well known to be a good beginner car to learn stick.

[@mike80449]

Fun fact the first manual car I drove was a civic type r I drove it really well really easy felt like a champ …. Was so confident I test drove a gt350 the same day … realized the civic type r was so good and easy to drive and friendly and forgiving it is when I stalled the gt350 3 times in counting …

[@catsaur]

I had the same problem maintaining revs when I first learned manual. You're doing everything at the same time and it's so foreign coming from auto. It's so worth it though, he's gonna have a blast when he can start driving it hard.

[@jaelnava_]

Haha I agree, everyone goes though that but that’s definitely the goal! hope he likes driving as much as I do 🤝

[@pintobeangaming1620]

Your positivity helped him so much !

[@bobbyrios2k223]

Good job! My friend taught me and what really helped was instead of slow off clutch and holding gas he said try tapping gas to keep revs up. There again i was learning in a light flywheel lol

[@jaelnava_]

that sounds hard hahah but light fly wheels can be fun

[@bobbyrios2k223]

@@jaelnava_ yeah, it was on a 91 integra. I love light flywheels! My personal 95 integra i had a 7.5 lb flywheel when i had to change the clutch lol. When that time comes around on the s2k im going with a lighter one.. maybe not that light though

[@tyrellgary878]

so if i tap the gas instead of letting up slowly, thats another easy way of getting into gear ??

[@TheDefiledShell]

I would actually like to say the 10th gen Type R in comfort mode is the best car to learn stick. Its Manual Transmission system is so good and user friendly. Obviously wouldn't want to start in Sport or R modes which it did look like you were driving in which is why switching gears felt that way. In comfort mode it's cake.

[@TheTVisReal]

Just bought my CTR last Saturday. I had a good support group as well. 3 days later I’m driving like a champ. Traffic and freeways and all. Hills are still scary.

[@riley1733]

I would love to have a Type R someday. I find them so nice and they look so much fun to drive. Tell your brother I said congrats on the car. Hope he's loving it. I have an Si Coupe right now but for my next car, I want a Type R. They look so nice. I love my Si and it's fun to drive but I think the Type R would be even better. He did an awesome job for his first time. I learned back in 2017 on a Subaru Impreza and let's just say, I stalled the car countless times, almost crashed it and jerked the car so much between shifts. I managed to let off the clutch once while taking off and the car just kept jerking constantly. I got better though and I eventually drove the car almost daily as my dad and stepmom got a Subaru WRX that was a standard too so I didn't have an automatic to drive anymore. They ended up selling both cars for two automatic vehicles a couple years later though and I got my own car not long after and their vehicles we're automatic and mine was too and I missed the standard so much. I traded my old car in for a 2018 LX Coupe that was a standard and I got the Si now. I don't miss having an automatic one bit. He will love his car once he gets the hang of it. Standard is way more fun than automatic I find.

[@singh-6247]

I just realized thats the Westfield mall in Escondido. I pickup covid tests from that orange portable pod.

[@jaelnava_]

Lol! Locals only! coming back to youtube this week!

[@bjr816]

I love the type R. I cant afford it at the moment but I will eventually buy one. This is so dope. Great video.

[@jaelnava_]

thank you for watchin! you'll get there! this was my brothers first car and it's a long story but he saved for a LONG time before he got it and he didn't want to settle - if he can do it, anybody can so best of luck!

[@Pasadena97-]

@@jaelnava_ i just got hired as a teacher so I can easily make bank and was thinking of getting the next gen Type R when my current lease expires in 2024. Started practicing using my Corolla’s paddle shifters.

[@jaelnava_]

@@Pasadena97- good place to start for sure, even triptonic transmissions that come on most automatics these days are a really good place to learn kinda how transmissions work from a gear-selection standpoint and what to do at each gear witout having to worry about manipulating pedals

[@jaelnava_]

congrats by the way dude! that's huge

[@trexo3263]

My Type R has been sitting for a week bc I feel like i’m killing it by learning on it 😭 Stalling at a light twice is too humbling lol

[@johnmason2410]

Tried to teach my girl in my s2k haha the gas is always the hardest for everyone , either too much or too little gas

[@jaelnava_]

yah haha really takes you back right? not knowing how to feather it hahaa

[@johnmason2410]

@@jaelnava_ the good old days haha , remember avoiding hills at all cost haha

[@IXthEvil]

@@jaelnava_ the Type R has throttle position on the dash (look at the bottom left inside the tach). I taught my cousin and her husband in his Type R the other week and having that was an easy demonstration that you don't have to mash it to get the timing down. 5% throttle is all you need to get it moving (as a beginner). probably the fastest lesson I've ever done.

[@lambosteve1000]

Bro why would you tell this poor soul about the money shift lmao poor guys gonna panic. Love the video gotta start somewhat

[@jaelnava_]

hahahah gotta lettem know ahead of time you never know what someone is capable of 😂😂😂

[@davidhong6902]

just taught my gf how to drive manual on my s2k...man that was nerve wracking lol

[@jaelnava_]

haha glad you got it out of the way!

[@joechiodi5529]

I just got a 2024 type R. It arrives on the 30th. I don’t know how to drive stick either…. lol

[@lilycat1694]

Recently purchased a 24 Civic Touring Hatchback with 6 speed manual, and have had a lot of anxiety. No problem with 1st, 2nd , 3rd & 4th, but struggling going from 5th to 6th, or downshifting from 5th to 4th, afraid I will go into 2nd instead of 4th……

[@RedBull_0130]

Dope vid! Enjoyed every second of it 👍👍 happy for your bro.

[@sounddiaryess]

sometime i miss my type r but new one is hopefully AWD the flaws in FK8 made it a bad day to day car but on the track....it was amazing soo much fun if i could be bothered with a track car FK8 100% would be my choice

[@jaelnava_]

curious! what flaws?

[@sounddiaryess]

@@jaelnava_ had 9 recalls so fuel pump, stock break discs, gearbox 2nd gear, turbo issue, cosmetic issues like trim falling off due to being left in hot weather, reverse camera lag and quality issues, had rear window lifting off car which started with hazing below the rear read H logo and few other minor issues BUT all were fixed by honda and some did not affect me directly but honda issued re-call and fixed/replaced the issues but some like break discs and gear box were not something they could simply fix at honda but hey no car is perfect.

[@jaelnava_]

@@sounddiaryess good input! hoping some of those issues don't arise in my brothers car since it's the last model year for the FK8 generation, the same logic pushed me to buy my 2007 AP2 which is part of the 06+ generation of cars which the most sorted - fingers crossed!

[@sounddiaryess]

@@jaelnava_ yeh i mean after market break discs fix the disc issue (on track) and gearbox its just a quirk at this point i had 2020 model was present in that but i learnt to hold it in gear then quick shift to 3rd

[@slimjim77M]

"Making sure you weren't up to no good"...Ummmm, ok. I would have been like, "ya officer, I was just about to do some burnouts before you pulled up"

[@jaelnava_]

Hahaha I don’t wanna give it away so easy

[@overlordtype25]

I love this car just dont want to deal with a manual 😢

[@NicotineRosberg]

So wholesome

[@lukaobua4850]

I’m looking to try manual because my brother drive stick so I wanna try also gonna trade in my Nissan for type R

[@wolfeonthebeat4992]

bro i want this as my fast car but ion even know manual should i learn manual before k get my first car or learn when i get the car ?

[@jaelnava_]

its SUPER easy to drive, I was surprised actually probably because its a brand new car and modern tech you know so it's easy in that sense but downshifts and stuff were really weird so that feature can really spoil you if you don't turn that function off but for normal driving it's should be pretty good platform to learn on if you pick it up quickly - last consideration would be burning up a clutch on this car would be a little more expensive than usual

[@wolfeonthebeat4992]

@@jaelnava_ i lowkey don’t know a lot about cars but i’m tryna figure it all out i already know how to drive an automatic im 14 by the way lmaoo ima turn 15 in less than a month and i might get this car for my 16th birthday you think a 16 year old would have trouble driving this or nah ? also do you think the 21 type r would be hard to order in a few months or are these easy to buy like a brand new car

[@jaelnava_]

@@wolfeonthebeat4992 Lol, these are out of production but the way the used car market is right now they might be available new for a premium, otherwise slightly used for right around MSRP, if you're getting this at 16 you have great parents hahah

[@NodeBear]

Man great job on first try!

[@jaelnava_]

Not bad ya??

[@richardburnett2749]

Don't get the security or cop mad to make football for you in jail and then found your car you might not get it back would be nice to know you know how to drive a car you don't own anymore

[@fatznumba999]

It sucks to suck is what they were saying lol

[@AdamWright-c9t]

You should NEVER learn to drive manual in a new car that’s how you burn a brand new hydraulic clutch in minutes

[@mariolasalle9927]

Do they come automatic

[@fk8drewski]

Nope

[@richardburnett2749]

Bye-bye $ 50,000 car

[@salaschristopher]

Too many times i noticed you guys were NOT wearing seat belts. Dislike, unsub, bye.

[@jaelnava_]

if you don’t live life on the edge this channel isn’t for you