Rookie Mistakes Driving a Manual Car

Learning how to drive a manual transmission car is a milestone of the car community, and there is not a single one of us who isn't guilty of these mistakes. Have a rookie mistake of your own we didn't mention? Drop a comment below and share your stories!
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#manualtransmission #rookiemistakes #fitmentindustries

[@FitmentIndustries]

Lets settle the debate right here. Automatic vs Manual, reply and vote below! Also while you're at it add your car to the largest online fitment gallery! www.fitmentindutries.com/add

[@OkayZeta]

Fitment Industries manual all day long

[@Ovadose850]

Manual for life ! No Excuses

[@nanashinogombe4175]

Depends, as I got a 2G DSM, and can shift decently. I have 2 friends that are in the fence as one has a stick Hellcat Challenger (manual), the other a Hellcat Charger(auto) they trade every now and then and say that both are amazing.

[@Kevin-vz2fc]

Can someone teach me to drive manual? Then I'll be able to answer the question

[@bigbee4774]

Fitment Industries I’ll say this: No FWD! I HATE THE WHEELSPIN WHEN TURNING WHEN YOU DON’T WANT IT! ARRRGHH!

[@sourmane2790]

- my tip: when you stall after getting ur first manual and people start honking. Well don't panic cause f**k them

[@noahbannister1834]

Sour Mane lmaoo I dread the day that happens cause I know it will just gotta gets this ol bitch of mine insured and plated and ill be ready to slow down some late for work fuckers

[@emigdiogreen7439]

See when i start and i start stalling is when i stop trying to learn manual.

[@forsaaken420]

Emigdio Green you’re never gonna succeed then. Starting is the hardest part of driving manual

[@BillyBobby123]

You're gonna wake up and itll just click lmao

[@herb414]

@@emigdiogreen7439 I've driven manual dailys for nearly two years, and depending on the location, car, and incline even I still stall from time to time. It happens. Don't give up, it's a cool skill to have even if you don't drive a car with a standard transmission often.

[@DCtropical]

Best tip for driving manual: KNOW YOUR GEARS Most likely you have gear 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, maybe 6, and then R for RACE MODE

[@FitmentIndustries]

Bogus 😂

[@ImThe5thKing]

I always throw it in R for Race at the drag strip!

[@sweetwaterbadrap7443]

Only put it in race gear at wide open throttle at the top of fifth or it wont shift right!

[@aaryeshg.6526]

6:14 this Mustang was in Race gear

[@gennington]

It even gives you a rear view camera to see the sucker losing behind you!

[@willb3636]

One time I shifted from 2nd to 3rd with an Oreo in my hand and it broke into a ton of pieces Don't shift with oreo

[@SNKNeoGeoFan]

Will B don’t tell me what to do

[@Krushking99]

The oreo or the transmission?

[@Rookiereece]

@@Krushking99 probably an oreo you cant fuck up an upshift

[@glock1inthetop45]

Reece Kirk yea you can actually 2nd to 3rd is the easiest to mess up

[@thekingkongers7041]

Hilarious

[@TheThony7]

A tip I was taught that you didn’t mentioned is, you don’t have 3 pedals, you have 4. So USE the dead pedal. Don’t rest your foot on the clutch.

[@acexspade9067]

TheThony7 not all manuals have the dead pedal

[@everybodysclown3413]

@@acexspade9067 but all manuals have a floor. Just don't rest your foot on the clutch

[@LaParlas]

I'd say that REALLY depends. I live in the 3rd worst city in the world to drive in. Traffic is INSANE. So there's a lot of braking and starting to advance like what, 5 feet? If you're in a city where you can mostly keep the same gear well it's easier, but if you constantly have to brake it's pretty hard to use the dead pedal as often as you should. If you're in THAT kind of situation I'd say at least keep it as off the clutch as much as possible.

[@devonblake6934]

@@LaParlas Houston?

[@LaParlas]

@@devonblake6934 Houston is adorable next to Bogotá, Colombia. Though again if there's a traffic jam I'd say at least keep your foot as close as possible.

[@stahlz5875]

When you are first learning, drive around your neighborhood a lot, if you have a hill in the neighborhood: practice hill starts. the more you fck up in the neighborhood the less you will on the road. Also your body is unreal, crazy good at adapting so if you don't get it one day there is a high chance you will get up the next day and everything just magically click- that's science baby!

[@justinabegg730]

I am 16, almost 17 now. When I first started learning to drive it was on my moms 97’ Jeep Wrangler. First time we went out to practice I stalled it probably 30 times. Fast forward 3 months and we go out to try again... didnt stall it once. Somehow I just got the hang of it. One thing tho. My 97’ could not do anything fancy for shit😂 I could never send it

[@barabbasiii]

These are facts

[@98eclipse47]

great motivation man ❤️

[@The_D0C70R]

Two days, an hour and a half per day was what it took to click. I just suddenly found the biting point and stopped stalling.

[@agentnukaz1715]

There really is a magical click moment. Learning on a stage 2 clutch was hard and I thought it was a bad idea to buy a manual but after a few days I was on the road

[@swizzy6010]

Does anyone else get those moments when you pull up to a stop light and you’re trying to change the song on your phone and then suddenly the light decides “aight iss time to go”

[@cartoonedcarclub]

swizzy you do the ol drop da phone 🤣

[@Smoker-vd6pe]

I would throw my phone 😂

[@ZeqohGFX]

Or drinking a bottle with a cap 😂

[@ZeqohGFX]

Smoker2431 sameeee lmao

[@jessekookooo]

Then I stall iny panic to try and get moving

[@keanwayne8797]

when you send it and your car has 5 neutrals

[@ysltoby]

Kean Wayne me

[@moofficer]

underrated comment. I'm dead xD

[@OutcastCrown]

Hahahaha. Try driving truck for a living eventually you find 15-20 neutrals

[@thatrandomchannel2248]

B E T

[@Adrian-sw3nv]

Up you go with that haha

[@santosmiguel7977]

My first car was a Civic Si and I had no idea how to drive it cause I didn’t really have any experience driving manual, so one of the mechanics had to drive me back home and dropped me off at a random parking lot and he said “goodluck bud.” Love driving manual since then lol

[@Gearhead_47]

What a great mechanic 😂 thats gold

[@joeykavanagh8086]

I'm looking into getting an si for my first car too, however my mom can't drive a stick so I'm hoping the internet can teach me 😂

[@akllls617]

I remember when owning a civic si actually meant something

[@CrimsonBullet999]

Good luck bud 😆 shitttt

[@thomassaunders5439]

How'd he get home?

[@christophermorrison8390]

Don’t be scared to stall or you’ll stall more

[@nordysonsaturn7316]

hills used to scare me, now i don’t think twice, you’ll figure it out kids!!!

[@christophermorrison8390]

Daddydevitoo same here, now I just don’t care about them

[@jacobday3826]

I have my open automatic licence and I started learning stick recently. This tip alone has helped me so much.

[@PinFraiser]

Yep. This is true!

[@PinFraiser]

@@nordysonsaturn7316 i just use the ebrake to help

[@LaParlas]

EDIT: I added a couple of more and clarified stopping at red lights. Where I live you need to take a month long course to drive in the first place (most people drive manual). - Starting is the hardest part. Pull out the clutch VERY SLOWLY and you'll notice the car will either go forward or starting vibrating a little. That's when you have to put in the gas. Later on you'll get used to the sweet spot and won't feel the car shaking all the time. - When your car stalls (because it will), don't worry about people honking. Screw them. You're learning. And if you're in the States there's a good chance they don't know how to drive your car either. - Don't keep your clutch down when you're at a red light. It'll wear the clutch, so put it in neutral while you wait and you're good. (DO NOT RELEASE THE BRAKE DURING THIS TIME) - A lot of cars reverse differently, so be careful. - Slowing down for a speed bump is always a pain. Be ready before hand to put that shit from 3rd to 1st. - A computer will always shift faster than a human. Don't be disappointed by a starting advantage from an automatic. Since you control your gears, you don't waste engine power like a lot of them. - On a steep slope, if you try to accelerate normally you'll notice most cars going backwards. When stopping on one of those slopes, pull the emergency brake, step on the clutch on 1st and rev the car a bit. When you notice it's consistent, let go of the ebrake and put in more gas (sometimes you'll need to floor it). - Use the dead pedal as much as possible! If you're in the middle of moving in a traffic jam or in a city with a lot of traffic in general (I'm saying full stop and starting constantly), putting your foot on the dead pedal or floor could be dangerous. However if you have the opportunity to do so without being a hazard, do it. This also wears the clutch. - When you're parking you could either put it in neutral and use the ebrake, or put it in first gear, turn off the car, and use the ebrake (without releasing the clutch to avoid stalling). Both of these methods are fine to use on everyday basis, though some people have their preferences depending on their parking situation. If your ebrake is having issues, leaving it in neutral would leave the car vulnerable to rolling, so what you choose really depends on you. That's basically it, so I hope this helped anyone who's learning! It's a process and it'll become second nature with time.

[@planaproject]

Learn how to get the car rollin without any throttle is a pro tip. Then youll have the basics.

[@chrisramirez3563]

literally the most helpful thing i’ve read in a while

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Question: how do you do that steep slope trick on a 2020 Corolla or some other vehicle with that stupid parking brake switch where you have to flip it while holding in the regular brake

[@planaproject]

​@@adventureoflinkmk2 Just the regular brake pedal. Release the clutch until you notice the car wants to move, then release the brake pedal simultaneously as you release the clutch even more, the hit the accelerator :).

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

@@planaproject that's what I thought, and have been practicing, thanks

[@kouvue1010]

Long distance in a manual is not scary, if anything it’s more like a treat because you can chose to just cruise in gear or you can do a little downshift if your bored and give it the geese, makes the travel seem shorter. 😅

[@skrmnghrd4520]

cries in 80mph @3.5k rpm. 😭

[@lewispatton6234]

Im about to drive 2,000 miles in a manual soon and honestly I was pretty nervous. But this helped lol. thanks

[@AAO-Falcon]

@@lewispatton6234 ahh don't be. I normally sit in 5th cruising then get bored roll down a gear or 2 and go flying off overtaking s few cars. Just keeps you alert to it nothing worse than getting bored while driving as that's when you stop paying attention

[@tvbuu]

Big facts

[@monsterjay3085]

It's fun driving long distance in a manual.

[@aronoah]

Some of the most helpful things I repeated to myself when getting used to my '14 WRX: 1. If you stall it and somebody honks at you (i.e at a light), don't panic, it's no big deal. Just turn the car back on and try again. 2. Shifting through gears will not be smooth right away when you first learn. They just won't. Practice makes perfect, go to an empty road or parking lot and practice going through the gears. ^ Practice rev matching and slowly letting off the clutch too, this will improve the feel immensely. 3. Practice hill starts in the very beginning as much as you can on a pretty steep hill. There's more hills on the road than you might have previously thought. 4. Like Alex said, DON'T SEND IT WHILE YOU'RE STILL LEARNING. You'll have plenty of time to send it in the future, but at least in the first couple weeks of practicing manual, be mellow. You and your wallet will thank you later. I wish everyone who is learning and wants to learn how to drive manual good luck! You will master it with time. #savethemanuals

[@FitmentIndustries]

This should be the pinned comment!

[@DeathByLego]

I’ve been driving manual for years (like 3, but that’s all I’ve driven) and your comment helped me. Thanks.

[@nathangonzalez1268]

Hey man. Just bought a new 2020 Si. First manual car. It’s been kind of frustrating learning manual but also exciting. I dont think I’d go back to automatic ever!

[@emldV2]

In general, I haven't been driving for that long only since last September but lately, I have been wanting to learn manual because knowing me...I'm gonna want to shift once I get used to driving. So this is a comment I'll have to try and keep in mind. Also, respect for your '14 WRX.

[@dusteyezz784]

Ok, for u Americans: In all of Europe we learn on manuals, so let me give some advice on the basics. 1. You don't need to rev match in the beginning, that is only something you learn after u got the basics down. 2. To start driving u just hold the clutch in, put the car in first gear, start giving gas till u hit roughly 2k RPM (this varies from car to car, but 2k seems pretty universal), keep it at that RPM and very slowly release the clutch. The car will start going before you fully release the clutch, don't panic and keep doing it slowly, if u let go, u stall. 3. Hill starts are very easy too. Do the same as in 2, but with ur handbrake on, rev it a bit higher, about 2.5k RPM. As you release your clutch you will feel the front of the car lifting up, that is when u release the handbrake and the car will start driving. After that keep on releasing the clutch slowly until it is fully disengaged.

[@inspecktorf]

Just installed stage 3 headlights. Haven't race it.. "break-in period"

[@AcidSquirrel2xL]

Make sure you get the dot 4 ultra premium blinker fluid, I only got dot 3 when I went to stage 3 and blew a piston spring

[@Stojce_]

@@AcidSquirrel2xL your engine probably couldnt handle all the light they were emiting in near it, for a stage of lights u need ur engine to be 2 stages above bro

[@simonfozzy8061]

@@AcidSquirrel2xL sameeeeeeeee, also my muffler bearings went out because my car ran so rich. Couldn't handle the immense amount of backfire

[@matthunnell6659]

Gents, I dont know what you're drivin, but on my bimmer with the dealer software, ista, I can flash my dme, reset my ecus...and then no learning period for the car...if you dont do bimmer, find the dealer software for yours. Mechanics are wankers...my apologies to those her who are, and maybe not wankers, but if you can turn a wrench, get the software and get to work

[@matthunnell6659]

Pls see my replys brov

[@jasperknight9501]

Genesis coupe bk1 first manual I had Stalled in a busy intersection many times because I panicked Haha 6 hours after buying it I got pulled over for driving through a red light When the cop came up and asked why I didnt stop Told him " driving a manual not sure how to get going again " ( the stop light was on a hill)

[@lalowz]

MJ Sword lmao fuck dude 😂😂

[@cooper_jay_studios]

MJ Sword Definitely would be me -- still learning :)

[@RaferAlstonAkaLAZIO]

Hahahahahaha nice one. In europe ur final driving exam is always in manual transmision cars if you wanna get a license to drive manual/automatic. If you take the final exam with automatic, u will get license only for automatic.

[@celiabarajas5100]

LMFAOOOO I run stop signs in my neighborhood cause if I stop i will probably stall a lot before I can get going😅😅😅😩

[@KewlBrown]

Fuck you did the right thing aha

[@robertmtz2639]

When first driving a manual dont enter a school zone while school kids are getting out 🤦🏽‍♂️ worse experience I had when learning to drive a manual.

[@qwerty.us412]

Have you never driven in stop and go traffic ?

[@Tekna_Kitsune6248]

To me I love stick shift cars except when I'm in bumper to bumper traffic, dear God I thought I was abusing the clutch driving through Atlanta during the mid-day traffic jam

[@emldV2]

@@Tekna_Kitsune6248 ATL traffic is the worst lol

[@Tekna_Kitsune6248]

@@emldV2 same

[@Josh28574]

Thank god I live in a small town

[@krautworks]

Stage 3 air freshener. But I left it in the plastic wrap for the break-in period, no worries. ;)

[@joshvaz00]

Sir Paperbag ain’t got nothing on my stage 4 black ice

[@jdputnam7647]

Jus because my jeep isnt a racecar doesn't mean i cant drive it like one😂

[@FitmentIndustries]

Facts. 😂

[@thewanderer_ii]

This guy gets it lol

[@cantcurecancer]

Better to drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slow.

[@remissiveslave]

How I feel about my focus. I put 200k hard miles. I get passed by Kia suvs but still love manual.

[@feelinfreeky]

That one dingus Derp 2001 xj and i still drive it like a race car

[@yungjefe7423]

I feel like this is the universe telling me to get a manual. I just keep finding more reasons to get one

[@Chabadou]

Send it

[@TrVlogs82]

Yea. Waiting for my homie to teach me & make a KZbin video.

[@Ovadose850]

You should !

[@derekwilliams1155]

Do it, just got my first one the other day it's just fun being in control like that

[@beardeddefguy]

If you've never driven a manual you've never truly become one with the car. What are you waiting for?

[@colinhare6963]

How DARE you tell me that my manual car is not a racecar because it's an 05 corolla with roll down windows and 6.5 inches of ground clearance

[@colinhare6963]

@A_Man_Child you should, you deserve it

[@TheSkyFeds]

My car isn't even a manual, but I treat my 2005 Mazda 3 4 door like a race car and she races good enough for me

[@colinhare6963]

@@TheSkyFeds T'is the beauty of lightweight vehicles

[@gabe5875]

@A_Man_Child same for my mz 3 hatch

[@01koldshok]

In my late teens, I'd be damned if I didn't try to show everyone I was driving a manual by rolling back and forth at lights.

[@clairebears_adventures]

i didn’t know people did this...i always get super embarrassed when my foot slips off the brake and i roll back a little 💀

[@01koldshok]

@@clairebears_adventures That doesn't bother me as much. What I really hate is when my foot slips off the clutch midshift.

[@Boogdoggggg]

@@01koldshok when the bottom of your shoes are wet...

[@OrganicWheat]

Thinking you have a six speed when your driving home your new 5 speed....

[@codymurphy9459]

NeATaNDtURdy Yeeeaaahhh.....turns out R doesn’t mean “Race”

[@garyaustin7987]

NeATaNDtURdy thats how you turn a 5 speed into a 1 speed that won’t move

[@padenoremba1277]

Who has a reverse gear I just role back and I get a race gear out of it

[@jakedylan103]

Did that one time.. flying down the highway in fifth, went to shift into 6th and oh wait.. there was no 6th, right back into hard 4th gear

[@NinjaXHide]

Most cars won't let you go intro R after some speed. There is a russian guy trying to stick it into R and he budget it very hard and after 2-3 tries it went into R at around 50Km/h. The video is on KZbin.

[@davidborrego4781]

Dont rest your foot on the clutch while youre driving. First thing anyone should know about manuals

[@n9nemillimeter]

David Borrego the thought of doing that makes me cringe

[@levibaur6776]

I see people do this wayyy to often

[@huntman777]

David Borrego why is that? Out Of curiosity.

[@willshort1727]

huntman777 doing that can cause premature wear to your clutch, because even lightly resting your foot on the pedal can actuate the clutch slightly and if you’re constantly driving like that you’ll burn out your clutch

[@Troy427Troy]

This used to be true. Now, with a 'pull' type clutch, it does not matter - the throwout bearing ALWAYS spins anyway.

[@Mr.Harris.]

Tip #1 of buying a manual car *SEND IT*

[@gamingislife3332]

Was looking for this comment

[@AmbiguousTKS]

Facts brooo! I had no idea how to drive manual and I just sent it and bought one!

[@firstnamelastname9296]

I was about to make this same comment 😂😂👍🏾

[@digispa]

maximum KEK

[@danielbaugher1798]

i drive a 1990 camry with a 5 speed and im always going full send but know one can tell cus im never really going faster than traffic

[@psykology9299]

Manual motto: when in fear drop a gear to disappear 😈😂

[@gavinjuillerat7828]

yess

[@AAO-Falcon]

Or in my case drop 2 as she's a lil 1.4

[@psykology9299]

@@AAO-Falcon mines a lil 1.6 😂 but we blueprinted the engine so she fuckn motors, 2010 polo, vw has listed as saying it has a top speed of like 187 or something, ive done 212 gps speed 😂😂😂

[@gabe5875]

@@psykology9299 man I got a 2.0 and it’s a slow boy but I still love shifting gears

[@bmfougere]

When I see someone rolling back and fourth in traffic I assume they can’t drive their manual very well lol

[@jacktran960]

Agreed, if the car rolls back more than once, they're too inexperienced with how to get a car rolling on an uphill.

[@GGGaming-qr6ry]

Briana Fougere i was doing that yesterday, but it was cos I was listening to an absolute banger, and when I looked over, ahahaahahah, the lady next to me was doing it aswelll Ahahaha!

[@emldV2]

@@GGGaming-qr6ry I can imagine me doing that tbh

[@scottneulist9495]

Given how many people stop half a foot away from your car here, I've learnt to get good at the uphill takeoffs

[@rollthelosingdice]

They probably just started driving one and want everyone to be impressed. They don't understand clutch wear.

[@phoenixnichols724]

Got my first car 1 month ago, and had no idea how to drive stick. Learned on my own, and couldn’t be happier!

[@akinavman1]

Phoenix Nichols how did you get your mt licence?

[@kennyruch7765]

No way! really? Same dude just bought me a turbo built miata

[@synwaldo5219]

akinavman1 you don’t need to drive a manual car to get your licenses. I had my brother show me how to drive manual not great at it but I’m gonna get a manual car. It all gets better over time anyways.

[@AayyMax]

akinavman1 I’m assuming He’s in the us. In the us you take a test in the car of your choice and your qualified to drive all cars pickups and small trucks

[@garyaustin7987]

Phoenix Nichols lol I just bought a z06 without even knowing how to drive stick, had to have a friend drive it home. Turns out it isn’t hard at all

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

"Granny shifting, not double-clutching like you should."

[@HandIeThese]

hi bro

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

Guardrail Lover hi bro

[@N54-]

NOT YOU AGAIN

[@El_Jefe_S3]

The dumbest sentence ever

[@spotuptm9818]

Double clutching is for shifting down f and f don’t know how it works😂

[@icecubes_for_the_boiling_frogs]

Remember kids; just cuz it's a stick shift, don't mean it'll rip drifts

[@danielbaugher1798]

every teenager with a fart caned civic disagrees with you

[@lowandsidewaysgarage4157]

Joshua Black My e30 and my Miata disagree

[@x3-LSTR-512]

*HAVE YOU HEARD AVOUTBOUT FAITH KID* ends up going sideways into a pole

[@seanjensen101]

shoutout to my kia soul

[@anthonymazzone980]

My Ford ranger disagrees 😅

[@Immashift]

2013 FRS, first manual, learned on it. Stalled it about 20 times, still after 2 years maybe every 4-6 months I'll stall, but very rarely, can usually catch it. She seems to like me more now I know wtf I'm doing. Used to let the clutch out too soon, was scared of burning the plates, did the whole bucking / lurching thing because of that. It was worse when I added the aftermarket exhaust (MXP Comp RS) because the car just sounds so aggressive all the time. Much better now I understand how to ease into it, especially at lights on hills, etc. Car has a pissy transmission, doesn't like certain things, even the first time I drove it. Doesn't like going into first pointed down a hill, third has a false sort of notch in it and if you let it out there you'll grind it... done that a couple times and verbally apologized to my entire car. Done the mis-shift down instead of up, thankfully I've never actually banged it off the limiter (ever, even just accelerating or revving it) so the mis-shift broke nothing and didn't over-rev it, but I'm sure my drive train hated me for a while after that. Took a while to learn instinctively what speed to use what gear without looking at the tach/speedo. Used to pick too high a gear and slightly lug it a bit, which is not good for anything involved. Never really hard lugged it though, just usually a slight vibration for a second then clutch in and facepalm a bit. Took a while to understand that you can clutch more slowly if you're right in between where first and second are useful. IE, 12-15KPH, the car wants to be high in revs for first, but too low for second, so clutch slightly slower, and can fudge it to 14 or so and second feels fine from there. That always used to be jarring at roundabouts as I always found myself between first and second rolling through the yield after checking for traffic. The clutch mesh point also used to be jarring for me. I'd get the takeoff, but wasn't confident with the throttle and used to ease up and when the revs matched there'd be a jolt as the car switched from drive-train acceleration to deceleration. Finessing that takes practice with each car. Never did the clutch rocking at lights. Knew before getting a manual that was horrible for the car. I often find though, coming to a light on a hill, no brake after you know you won't pass the line, then let it roll back maybe 2-3 feet, then use the BRAKES. Tends to make the guy coming up behind you give you plenty of space. Useful for newer stick drivers. Never rest my hand on the shifter. Feels unnatural reaching that far for an armrest anyway, plus I obsess over stuff like that. Point is, as you learn, you'll screw up. As long as you aren't beating the pants off your car it'll probably forgive you without breaking. Two years on this FRS with 99k (60k miles) km on the clock when I bought it and I haven't had an issue with my clutch or trans, even with all the nonsense I put it through learning on it. I mean shit I used to do the opposite of lurching it and let the clutch out at like 3k RPM the first few days because the throttle took a lot of getting used to. There's like half a millimeter of difference in the pedal between 1k RPM easy mode takeoff, and 3k RPM noob mode takeoff. Still, all through that, no slipping clutch, no broken trans, nothing.

[@digimon916]

Stay in gear when youre coming down steep hills and mountain roads. Youre gona eat up your brakes if you dont. The car is also more stable if youre in gear because the drivetrain is sort of locked in/under load.

[@SUPERPEOPLEPERSONGUY]

digimon916 I think I’d eat up my brakes rather than my transmission tbh

[@kevinkarbonik2928]

@@SUPERPEOPLEPERSONGUY Clutch only wears when it's slipping, if you are in the correct gear during downhills it's not damaging, semis do it all the time.

[@callumlove2076]

@@kevinkarbonik2928 To be fair brakes really don't wear out that quick

[@kevinkarbonik2928]

@@callumlove2076 They fade badly when they overheat.

[@callumlove2076]

@@kevinkarbonik2928 never experienced that when coming down a hill...

[@tommyy3978]

I plead guilty of rolling my car back and forth in traffic!

[@Kev27RS]

Well, now you know...

[@Okayokayshane]

Remind me not to buy your car, I kinda like not having to change my clutch

[@RichLifeStories]

lol im guilty. especially after i put the new clutch in. ek9 clutch replacement is simple

[@CrAzY6tothe6]

@@Okayokayshane watch out for people that burn out. Waaay worse

[@tommyy3978]

You guys ain't ever rolled the car back and forth once and give the honey next you a wink as you drive off ahaha😂 but in all retrospect I know of it ruining the clutch in time, but the experience of clutch jobs with the boys is never a dull moment for me 🤘

[@nelsoncruz4156]

Driving a manual is like getting a free car alarm in this era. Not a lot of people know how to drive it so less of a chance getting it stolen.... unless they roll you away lol

[@Ekitai_Hebi]

in america that is, europe mainly drives manual to begin with

[@TheMajesticSynC]

Liquid Gaming we americans know this.

[@shxkn]

Nelson Cruz disagree man. The type of people who wanna steal cars and capable of stealing successfully probably learned on the first CRX or Integra they nabbed. It's no more antitheft as a steering wheel lock lol.

[@crackheadtooth8839]

k_wrx_ you’d be surprised I herd a story of a guy recently stealing a car from a old guy and getting caught because he couldn’t drive stick

[@alexanderramirez8670]

This doesn’t work in Los Angeles, they all know how to drive manual

[@tzarnaev]

One mistake is that most people forget manual cars are SUPERIOR

[@pedromontano7690]

True

[@nathanielrenteria9669]

Not exactly

[@matthunnell6659]

I'll always be on board my friends...I buy older cars outright (stick of course), no car payments...which means what I would've spent in car payments can all go to upgrades/repairs...stick team forever!!🤘🤘🤘

[@matthunnell6659]

Bimmers only btw

[@matthunnell6659]

And only rwd, never drive. Give me rwd a stick a naturally aspirated engine...and then meet me at a streetlight brovs 😁

[@XYDRO777]

My tip: Get to know your clutch and how sensitive it is. Don't do what I did when I first got a manual and accidentally drop the clutch and do a full ass burnout for a solid 5 seconds in front of 10 cars at a red light when you're turning right. It was purely accidental but really fun until my clutch killed itself a day later and I had to replace it for 60 bucks :/ Also if you stall at a red light and some asshole starts honking, just ignore them and flip the bird (be careful and use discretion when doing this Bc I'm not responsible if you get shot 💀) But fr tho, fuck them. You're still learning.

[@MuddafukhingdisKUST]

the clutch cost $60 or the labor???

[@valeriesanchez3074]

Totally 😆

[@silviaonpc6069]

@@MuddafukhingdisKUST I think the whole story was a dream.

[@yungplagueg5963]

​@@silviaonpc6069 idk i did the same thing about two weeks ago, i just got my first manual (96 cobra) and it was my first time on a hill at a stop light and a car was on my ass so i gave it a little more gas and released a little to quickly and those tires just started spinning, as i embarrassedly drove away and pretend like nothing happened i notice a cop was sitting at the stop light to my left just watching my dumbass. surprisingly he didnt do anything, but the whole ride back home i was paranoid and every cop i saw i figured was about to pull me over or something but nothing happenend.

[@Jimanderson124]

Lmao this mf didnt just say 60 bucks for clutch replacement smh go to sleep kid. Mamas gonna yell at you

[@Michaeltje89]

1# CLUTCH IT. 2# SHIFT IT. 3# SEND IT!!

[@siramikvarze9402]

BOP IT!

[@brandonparkinson7086]

Twist it

[@emldV2]

PULL IT

[@222lique]

HOT WHEELS BEAT THAT!

[@dylansiu8518]

Instructions unclear. Currently held at redline not going anywhere

[@cloudvsephiroth215]

Top manual tip: Slowly release the clutch... I don't think you understand. *SLOWLY*

[@sadladcinn]

This is the most frustrating thing to try to explain to people that want to learn

[@RaferAlstonAkaLAZIO]

You dont need to release it very slowly in full pedal motion range tho. Once my grandpa was pissed coz I stopped the engine again and told me "IF YOU WANNA RELEASE CLUCH FASTER JUST STOP/HOLD RELEASING MOTION AT THE MOMENT WHEN WHEELS STARTS TO SPIN. JUST FOR A HALF SEC". Basicaly that was the advice/full explanation that helped me to reduce engine stops by 95percent imidiately during my learning days 🙂 Not like just "do it slowly" and thats it... Please... Time is money.

[@lilxego6183]

Eein Fredrickson its probably because people release it slowly but do it in full motion you dont just go slow you engage it and wait till it is on then release

[@sadladcinn]

@@lilxego6183 yeah i guess its harder to explain than just go slow because if you daily drive you dont really think about it much

[@agentnukaz1715]

For me the problem wasnt slowly it was steadily. Having leg spasms isn't very smooth ya know?

[@shaggy03wrx]

Don't double clutch. Your transmission has syncros for a reason. You're not driving an old peterbilt 18 wheeler

[@TsZen876]

Some 350z's have syncro issues when downshifting so double clutching helps. Though you do have a point under normal driving conditions in most cars.

[@tyronicusmaximus4230]

Sometimes I double clutch just because it feels nice and I fun to do

[@SoFarFromCrust]

Actually all manual transmission semis require double clutching, old or new. They don't have a material for syncros that would hold up in a semi.

[@shaggy03wrx]

@@SoFarFromCrust My point still stands

[@pushhrodd01]

Beansprout no jt doesent. Some people don’t have a choice. My synchros in my Z are worn and I have to. Double clutching just prevents wear

[@justsomegarage]

"Be nice to your manual if its not a sporty car" Shows a poor crx getting mis shifted

[@AFFIRMATIONcrew]

speedy seed boi The money shift

[@audioevolution7156]

I learned to drive stick in a Mazda speed 3 and after a week I was doing 120 with Lamborghinis on i95 north to cars and coffee. You just have to understand that you can and will get it after you stall out a couple times.

[@SoFarFromCrust]

Lol I was doing 123 in the regular hatch 3 when it came out in 06. Stupid ass rev limiter. Banging that rev limiter from Augusta to Charleston and back every weekend. Good old days

[@audioevolution7156]

@@SoFarFromCrust lmao I felt that to my soul bro, the 3 series was a good one. Wish I still had the speed 3 at times but then again my boosted rx8 is so much nuttier

[@kaantosito409]

kmh or mph?

[@yungplagueg5963]

@@kaantosito409 i95 is a interstate highway in America and Augusta, Charleston are both cities in America so presumably their talking about mph.

[@kaantosito409]

@@yungplagueg5963 thx bud

[@Billboi805]

When you’re at a red light don’t sit there in 1st with one foot on the brake and the other holding the clutch. Just put it in neutral and release the clutch. It causes premature wear to the throw out bearing and it’s more comfortable to just have your clutch foot relaxed

[@Silvyya]

So neutral and brake not first and brake?

[@itstimo2300]

Always rev-match downshift... because it sounds cool

[@invertedv12powerhouse77]

Well it also helps in not fucking up your clutch

[@opencarry3860]

I tested this for 17 years with my 98 Saturn SL2 by never rev matching in downshifts to see what would happen to the life of the clutch. 150,000 miles and it had the original clutch with zero issues. Testing ended with it being totaled from being rear ended at 60mph.

[@codyroberts6601]

370z has synchro rev, best thing ever invented

[@invertedv12powerhouse77]

@@codyroberts6601 i never knew the 370z had that. But idk if its really "invented" because ive seen time attack cars with this feature for several years now

[@twisted__z487]

Inverted V12 Powerhouse 370Z was the first car to have synchro rev match all the way back from 2009

[@CielSnipes]

I bought my Datsun 280z as my first car to daily. I’m very happy that I bought it at 19 not knowing or ever being inside a manual and in two days and couple of hrs with my dad, I learned quick. Couldn’t be happier with my 280z even though I’m in California and it’s always hot, and it has no A/C, cause racecar.

[@schmoopDJ]

Angela Ziegler dude i feel the exact same but i got a z31, traffic sucks here in LA but i’m already getting used to it just fine.

[@AcidHotpocket]

When downshifting, it's okay to skip gears. That being said, going 6th to 2nd, or heaven forbid 1st, is generally a bad idea

[@sxnthwave]

If you’re just learning and you feel like you’re about to stall on a takeoff just push the clutch back in. It’s like a reset button. Back to square 1. Theres no shame in it, we all had to learn. Don’t stall your car. Push the clutch in 😂

[@ThatCorvetteGuy]

My Corvette is my first stick shift and my first sports car of any kind. One of the first things I did, after getting familiar with just driving the car at all, was go to an abandoned lot I've known of and practice burnouts and just hard launches. Then after a month or so I started practicing donuts. I had never done real donuts before. Let me tell you, my brain and my eyes were not ready AT ALL for how fast and hard that thing swung around. Took me a few times to start getting used to it. Then about another month later I tried practicing drifting. All in the same lot. I love this car.

[@MotoCat91]

Top tip for showing off with burnouts Don't do it in a car with an open diff or you'll be laughed at for only having 1 wheel spinning

[@MotoCat91]

​@Marcus Hutchison In most cases you'll still end up just spinnin' one wheel.. Some exceptions of course depending on the design of the diff Either way it's not good for the car or the reputation of the driver

[@gear323]

Good old "one wheel peel"

[@shahrozalijafri8816]

For anyone learning a manual I would say that when doing hill starts try not to use the handbrake unless you want stick with it for the rest of your life

[@invertedv12powerhouse77]

I use the brakes to let get the bite point then release and slowly press the gas and let the clutch bite more. However because people love to fucking stick to my bumper even on steep cliffs i get rrally fucking nervous and either my wheels spin out a bit (tight gearing 4.3 diff) or i just end up shaking on launch lol

[@jca4343]

@@invertedv12powerhouse77 dont get nervous. Remember if they dont give you enough distance and you roll back a little and hit them its their fault.

[@invertedv12powerhouse77]

@@jca4343 yeah except i dont have a old rusty beater its a 2018 brz so i try to avoid that. Im about to buy a goddamn sticker

[@jca4343]

@@invertedv12powerhouse77 So. I have a 2013 brz. Looks almost like new. Less than 30,000 mi. I rarely get nervous unless its a really steep hill. But people who pull up on your ass on a hill are assholes

[@graphite718]

@@invertedv12powerhouse77 when i'm on an incline i make an effort to look behind me and let the car roll back a bit between the stop and go so that the person behind me notices and gives me enough room, works almost every time.

[@rcybergaming]

I see so many brz, frs, and gt86 doing the stoplight back and forth.

[@tyleramato4526]

Semi trucks do it the most though.

[@cartoonedcarclub]

Ill do a quick back and fourth just once when someone on a hill is getting too close behind me so they keep distance but that’s it.. not really to show off, more of a warning lmaooo

[@TT-rq3so]

@@cartoonedcarclub dude same

[@CustomOffsetsTV]

Alex- How do you know?

[@FitmentIndustries]

They say you learn from experience. 😁

[@monsterjay3085]

My Tip: When you're on a steep hill, make sure you pull up the E-Brakes and put your car into neutral. When you need to move, shift to 1st, rev your engine up to 1.5k or 2k, Put your clutch up until it meets the biting point. When you feel it start to pull, disengage the E-Brakes.

[@MrDeepzek]

I only roll my car back only once during start at green light and I only do it when there is another Mustang or some other performance car. When I do that, somewhere deep in my consciousness I prove them that I drive a proper Mustang in case they are wondering hahaha

[@turbro7185]

It's not rocket science You use the clutch to change gears and to start the car

[@fangk.7367]

And drifting

[@turbro7185]

@Jonathan Spier I guess not when your car isn't moving you can change gears without the clutch But when you're driving and you don't use the clutch you're freaking up the gears and basically freakining your whole transmission

[@willitsucc9142]

And to change gears this is incorrect

[@russlehman2070]

@@turbro7185 Clutchless shifting doesn't cause damage or much more wear than shifting with the clutch if you do it properly, which means carefully rev matching and not forcing it into gear before it's matched. However, it is easy to mess it up, and if you are grinding gears, or causing the car to jerk when you engage the gears, you can really put a lot of wear on the transmission. It's kind of fun to shift without using the clutch occasionally, but it's not something you really should be doing all the time.

[@sebastianmorrison6114]

If you’re gonna pick up a manual maybe practice getting into first so you dont stall it or launch it every time lol

[@nickjones3820]

“Don’t send a mustang with a crowd of people watching” Me: HOLD MY BEER

[@joshknorr6683]

it's true, you want stage 3 everything. When i got cancer, I went for stage 3

[@felixf5211]

Good video. Some additional points: 1) If you mod your car for more power and raise it substantially, the odds are you will need a stronger clutch. Do yourself a favor and scower the appropriate forum for the least agressive clutch that is also reliable given the power level. Not as simple as it sounds, especially if you have an older car. As a rule of thumb, the newest isn't usually the best. Avoid carbon. 2) Do not drive around town in a tall gear. I realize that some think this saves fuel, it doesn't, but it does make your motor detonate. If your car is turbocharged and you do this, say hello to a new block. FWIW, my Evolution is almost never below 3K. 3) As mentioned in the video, the clutch pedal is not a foot rest and the shift knob should only be touched while... well... shifting. It's important. 4) Practice, practice, practice. As an example, I've heel-and-toe'd for every corner ever since I got my license in 1980. Still do it every time. Didn't go so well at first, but now it's second nature. This applies to literally everything dealing with driving.

[@felixf5211]

When one drives at low RPM in a tall gear the engine sees a needlessly high load. Doing this around town, where the throttle position varies, can cause detonation. HTH.

[@felixf5211]

@@bIyte. Yes, precisely.

But just cruising at a steady speed in a high gear and low rpm is bad putting more load on the engine?

[@MrDaxtr]

@@felixf5211 you mean to say your Evo is never below 3K rpm while cruising too? I don't let my Mustang go lower than 1.5K, but this has a 6K redline.

[@throwout1483]

@blutile When I drive around town, speed limits are 35, usually stay in fourth, then jump to third when passing or accelerating. Goes from 1.5K to around 2.3k, the torque is what helps out because 22R-E life.

[@rollthelosingdice]

Don't rev it more than necessary when taking off in first.

[@mychilifritos3318]

What’s the normal rpm’s to hit when shifting between each gear?

[@rollthelosingdice]

@@mychilifritos3318 4k, listen to the motor.

[@bubbaslaughter]

@@mychilifritos3318 all cars are different, listen to your engine.

[@mychilifritos3318]

What should I listen for exactly?

[@bubbaslaughter]

@@mychilifritos3318 the car will be screaming if your rpms are to high in to low of a gear, also will bog out and shake it your not giving enough throttle in a that gear.

[@FISHYFILMPRODUCTIONS]

A huge tip I wish I knew when I first started driving manuals. You have a built in cruise control. Just go up a gear when you are where you want be at.

[@patrickfields1346]

Sit at a light in neutral with foot off the clutch. If people honk cause it takes an extra second to put it in gear, then screw them, your left leg will thank you. Also when you put it in gear, your shifter will naturally sit where straight up is third and straight down is fourth. Make sure you move the shifter to the left before slamming it into gear. Nobody wants to look like a fool when your car is shaking like mad because you tried to take off in third. Also don't be afraid to downshift. It doesn't have to be heel toe when you first start but it's a great habit to get into. Starting on a hill, do a "heel-toe" move where you feather the gas with your heel while releasing the clutch and brake. Don't roll backwards into a 2020 Subaru with your POS. Have fun!

[@GaryTha2nd]

One of the best not to videos straight to the point , been driving stick for almost 2 years and I’m still in love drove my fiends 96 civic a handful of times in high school and I bought a brand new 18’ civic si not having shifted since high school and 10 minutes into it I had the gang of it, down shifting , rev matching, all that comes with practice if I drive my work truck for a week straight and hop in my stick after not driving it for a few days I have to warm myself back up to it, it’s a skill you have to keep up with

[@CG_Element]

One time while casually driving back home from a car show. I was cruising in 5th gear and went to downshift into fourth. I rev matched like normal but somehow managed to miss fourth gear entirely and put the lever into 2nd. Luckily, as soon as I started to re-engage the clutch, I noticed the RPMs rising quickly and the car begin to nosedive, so I kicked the clutch back in before anything bad happened. I felt bad for my poor clutch that day, but I’m thankful I didn’t blow my engine to pieces

[@kingstyle7314]

I did the pulling off with the parking brake on twice in a row

[@kennyruch7765]

I have done it like 15 times bc I have never had a car with a parking brake, only trucks and a dodge charger 😂

[@dallas4616]

I’ve done it more, unfortunately

[@TylerBoyette]

I do it on accident sometimes in my Prelude Bc I forget I pulled it up and my old car was stick too and the ebrake never worked 😂

[@joshvaz00]

This does hurt

[@MrDaxtr]

Tried this method on a hill in rush hour once, immediately stalled and never used the parking brake in traffic again. (This is the part where Europeans flex on us by having this as part of their driving tests)

[@TheAressandoro]

Thankfully I live in europe, learning manual is the only option when getting the licence

[@mosmith3026]

Wish it was like that in the States. There'd be less idiots texting and driving causing accidents

[@LordVhok]

@@mosmith3026 Sadly there are still plenty of people in Europe that text and drive in manual cars. PSA if you drive, please just focus on the pleasure of driving :)

[@matthunnell6659]

Check this out all...I live in the US, have a younger sis and brov...my pops wouldnt let anybody drive until they could drive stick, changebtires and change oil. I love him for that...imagine my 14yr old sis changing tires and oil, lol🤭

[@AimingAtYou]

Not 100% true. In a lot of countries you can get a "automatic car only"-licence. But yeah, not a lot of ppl get that. A coworker of mine has it and he sucks at driving! Like, scary bad!

[@detergentx3963]

I don't ever comment on videos, but this guys attitude is the best. Along with the humor, and good information. You got my sub.

[@FitmentIndustries]

Thank you!!!!! Welcome to the fam!🙏🏼

[@elijahlawson716]

I drove a manual for the first time today, I cannot tell you how stressed I was when I was at a stoplight cars were piled behind me and I killed the car four times in a row smh

[@Kevin_Malone1]

Happened to me two days ago worst experience

[@indagdnm]

I did mine at a left turn advance. 15 seconds and then you have to wait over two mins to get another shot. Was accidentally trying to start in 3rd. I pissed MANY people off as I stalled 4 times.

[@invertedv12powerhouse77]

You can leave your hand loose on the shifter but not rest on it. I hate when someone is telling me to not rest my hand when im actually not in the first place

[@kevinsaltz7849]

Yeah if your grinding shit resting your hand you got problems and some heavy ass hands

[@d21edwin]

i started off with an automatic and I didn’t like it so I tried a manual because why not and that’s exactly when I became a car guy

[@novemberlima1025]

Just because you clutch kick your FWD elantra doesnt mean it will shoot you forward away from going off the road at the last second. Ask me how I know..

[@kamsonpluto8024]

how do you know

[@joshuamarshall4725]

Just bought a 1990 crx dx. It's my first manual, and I'm still learning. Love the car to death, but it really does have a learning curve. Wish me luck.

[@brianawood1390]

Know how to pop start your own vehicle gentlemen - or at least the definition of. I love the look on a guy’s face when I explain how I’m going to bring their car back to life with no cables or 2nd vehicle.. plus, saves me from having to help push 😆

[@patriklenck1735]

Did it with the car or a friend on a lonely Parking loot. He was like "how the hell did it work?" Absolutly Hilarious

[@AayyMax]

Is that the thing when you roll the car and start it in second?

[@AayyMax]

Briana Wood I don’t drive yet or have a car to work on so could you explain

[@patriklenck1735]

@@AayyMax its pretty easy. You put your trans in first or second gear. Press the Clutch pedal. 2or3 people start rolling the car while you're holding down the Clutch. When your about 3 or 4mph you let the clutch fly and there you go

[@IamZukes]

I love watching this sort of thing, being from England, where 90% of cars are manual and nearly everyone learns in a manual. Old people who need to take it easy get autos or giys who do hundreds of motorway miles. :) Keep it up

[@obr-ns7js]

Did you know toyota made a performance corolla call the XRS in the 2000s and had a 6 speed and a vvtl-i engine

[@microdetailsllc]

Got my first manual a week ago. Mk7 GTI. Getting the hang of it. Shifts aren't the smoothest yet but I can get around pretty well

[@tillmar1332]

be careful and make sure you're in the right gear, i did a launch in an old winterbeater just the day i got it, 1:st gear, revlimiter, second gear dump clutch flooring it to revlimiter, 3:rd gear still floring, dumping clutch, missed 3:rd, back in first, tires screaming and car sliding sideways, it's probably beter then a hydraulic e-brake but i was lucky for it not to brake annything, all of the drivetrain was still fine and just got back in to 3:rd and slowly drove away...

[@nightreyn3603]

When learning to drive how manual remember this, more gas is always the answer, pulling out from a stop on 1st gear and the car starts jerking? Give it more gas

[@TimurIskhodzhanov]

Nope, more/smoother clutch is the answer here

[@aannalese]

This is not true. The high revs is what will burn up your clutch

[@MistaE]

I'll remember that

[@cooper_jay_studios]

lol you trolling

[@stephanietrejo2565]

I'm pretty sure they meant when your first learning and actually ON the road so your car doesnt stall and cause a big kaboom crash. Adding more gas would be the best option in this scenario so someone doesnt rear end u or so u dont end up in the middle of an intersection.

[@DarkIzo]

after having watched multiple of those tip videos i came to the conclusion stay with automatic and if you want a manual, watch tips from europeans

[@itsalex3134]

Europe does it better😂😂

[@The_D0C70R]

Here’s my main tips, I learned to drive manual in a V10 pickup truck very recently: - When you take off, let the clutch out slowly. S L O W L Y . Once you figure out where the bite point is you can let off fast till you’re about to hit the bite point. Then it’s back to letting off slowly. - If you’re about to stall on a takeoff and start shaking, clutch in. It’ll stop you from stalling and you can try again. - On a hill, you can hit the bite point before you let off the brakes without stalling. There’s a sweet spot right after the bite point where you won’t roll back at all even if you stop pressing the brake, and you also won’t stall. You’ll just be in gear without moving. Then you can gently press the gas and start off. It’s easier to just roll back a little bit and start normally, but you can use this strategy if you’re in a situation where you can’t roll back much.

[@Derikimi]

Heres a tip for new manual drivers... Dont make that same joke that manual cars is the best anti theft device. If you really think that, leave your car in the middle of nowhere with the keys on.

[@kevinsaltz7849]

To be fair they ain't stealing it then you just made a donation to the hood lmoa

[@Billothy69]

@@kevinsaltz7849 yes they still are stealing unless you left a signed title in the car too

[@imthedarknight-8755]

Ah that's why you get one with a manual unlabeled choke too. Usually only people who are like 60 years old know how to drive my car lol

[@MuddafukhingdisKUST]

it's an anti theft device if you hav e a heavy ass clutch lol

[@gcvcodis6982]

Don’t worry about damaging your car. I always tried to do low rpm starts because I was worried about the clutch (I stalled a lot). Don’t be... use 1,500-2,000 rpm for normal starts, and if you want to go lower you can once you get used to it more. Also, if you stall or grind a gear once in awhile... don’t panic... the car is fine. It was designed for these accidents to happen from time to time.

[@miika6739]

I almost shat my pants when I grinded a gear for the first time. I didn't push the glutch in all the way when I was shifting in to third xD

[@majinmudkip4185]

Grinded gears for the first time today and knew exactly how I did it and how I won’t do it again lmao

[@throwout1483]

I’ve only grinded reverse, cause I was doing like 5mph when shifting from 1 to R. Only done it once.

[@danr154]

Yea I live in utah where everything is a hill so I use 1500-2k rpm for takeoffs a lot. Its gonna be weird going back to the midwest someday and it will be like I'm peeling out everywhere on accident I bet.

[@jdm132]

I drive my stepdads manual Wrangler, but not enough to get comfortable. I need a manual car in my life.

[@assu4lt]

Almost 2:30 mins before you even start the point of the video In the words of Gordon Ramsay: "Damn"

[@FitmentIndustries]

Wanna hear what's crazy I am watching Gordon Ramsay right now 😂

[@theelmagoo]

The best way I've found to get anybody to be able to drive a manual well is to teach them barefoot. IMO, it's about understanding the friction point and how it feels, learning to finesse around it. You also learn that you don't need to be dumping the clutch to the floor every time, you only need to go a bit past the friction point, which will make you more efficient and eventually a faster shifter. Then as they get better and understand how to feel it out, you can teach them heel toeing and speed shifting. One more tip that I used to get really fast speed shifts that won't blow out your clutch or transmission. In the process of "engage clutch, release gas, shift, add gas, feather clutch out"... Learn to hold the gas pedal for just a fraction longer after engaging the clutch. The idea is to spin up the engine a few hundred RPMs, but no more (blipping it). This can allow for the shift to happen smoother and faster without having to fully engage the clutch (think of it the same way as blipping the throttle with a heel toe, but while going up in gears in stead of down). The key is to only blip it a few hundred RPMs, not over-rev it as that will eff your clutch and transmission life (i.e. when you keep the gas pedal smashed to the floor and shift through that). The gears engage best with a little motion to let them synchronize, too much as they grind into each other, too little and they can get really finicky and sticky. With that little blip, they flow together smoother, resulting in a faster and more stable shift. Once you've done it and you feel it, you'll start to do it automatically. I've never had a clutch go out on me across 9 cars ranging from 250 - 450+ HP daily driving them hard and in all kinds of traffic (including Los Angeles traffic).

[@orzaedits]

i just started driving manual, and still struggle with a lot but this is something i noticed too, if i just give it the lightest amount of gas as the clutch bites the upshift is perfectly smooth

[@kyleswehla785]

Drove manual for the first time today and kept going from 1st to 4th but I got it figured out and love it

[@romariosmith422]

I've found that in the BRZ/FRS/86 the best rest your hand is the handbrake

[@mrgarciag75040]

If you wanna start driving manual get a cheap car like a Honda Civic.

[@raymond5973]

*Laughs in Type R*

[@krono7717]

My first stick was a 2009 Scion TC. Not a bad car to learn on tbh

[@Ogicegeek1]

*laughs* *in* *BMW*

[@garretteckhardt6665]

*chuckles gleefully in fiat 500*

[@pikawhu4249]

Krono 08 tc for me, do you feel the clutch is a bit springy after you get near the bite point? I had my friend drive it and he said it felt off in some way.

[@boomeralvord9067]

You forgot my favorite tip, when at a red light it’s okay to take your car out of gear. Leg day doesn’t apply to when you’re behind the wheel.

[@FitmentIndustries]

Facts! 😂

[@andrewb3122]

Tip: Move to the plains, avoid anywhere not perfectly level and get a zipcar if you are about to encounter so much as a molehill. In all seriousness, find a steep hill that has little traffic, go up it stopping and starting every 10-15 feet, do that about 30 times twice a day for about a week, worked well for me.

[@Suzukibob69]

My dad taught me to drive a manual in his 84 5.0 GT when I was 15.... did my first burnout that day.... but out of the three cars I’ve owned (I’m only 20) they’ve all been manuals and I love it.

[@FitmentIndustries]

Aye! Nice brother! 🤘

[@nickgreen5913]

simple one for people who don't think about when to drop down and send it - not when you're already at 5,500+ rpms (for most engines, i know some have more/less room for error). good way to throw your transmission straight into a dumpster

[@benjohnson2183]

I got a tip, when in doubt drop a gear and disappear

[@ChaseHollandProductions]

DONT PLAY WITH YOUR CLUTCH IF YOU HAVE AN AUDI. Will be the biggest investment ever😂🤷🏼‍♂️

[@rex_s80]

hahaha i had a friend needing a new throwout bearing in his Audi TT and that was an expensive job because of all the labor you might as well get the clutch and flywheel done. i think he also had the second waterpump needing replacement and was like 4k$

[@360archer]

When you shift, avoid putting too much gas before fully letting go of the clutch. This is one of my biggest flaws because at the moment, i just bought myself a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse. It’s a GT-S. And because it has one of those quick release clutches, it feels a lot harder to adapt to. So again, when shifting, don’t overdue the gas before fully letting go of the gas pedal. Don’t worry about trying to go too fast when transitioning from 3rd - 4th. And when taking off from a stop sign and a stop light, you gotta have the most amount of patience when releasing that clutch when you’re in 1st. Otherwise, you’re just gonna keep jerking. If you want it to be smooth, slowly on the clutch, a bit of gas on the choke point, and after a second or two, fully let it go and that’s when you give it gas. Hopefully this helps. EDIT* don’t overdue the gas before fully letting go of the clutch

[@hallowed3457]

My first and only manual is a 2006 focus ZX4 ST, and I learned to drive it the day I bought it. I stalled out at almost every light and stop sign, my shifting was super sloppy, and I constantly forgot to use the clutch, but after having it for almost a year I can say MANUAL FOR LIFE

[@jansantiago3913]

Use the ebrake when starting on a hill to avoid rollback, do not abuse your clutch by holding it semi engaged to avoid that rollback. USE THE EBRAKE

[@panchokanpol4926]

Do i have to put the clutch in all the way in while up shifting? Or can i just press the clutch in half way to were it catches the gear?

[@joe_lucid00]

Halfway money-wise to buying a brz but I only have driven a manual once, I wasn't shit but I wasn't great either. Honestly would kill for you guys to release just a straight up how to drive manual video 😅

[@codyroberts6601]

Joe Watson just make sure you feel the sweet spot, first time I actually drove a manual was picking up my 370z from the dealership.... I had to drive it 3 hours home, definitely wasn’t the best learning experience since it has a very weird clutch

[@tythegod999]

@@codyroberts6601 I heard vqs has a clutch engagement all the way at the top of the pedal . is that true? Looking to buy a 350z

[@Malibuthe6th]

dont buy a brz

[@Matzgier]

Hello from Poland. Mostly everyone can drive stick, it''s the default. It's not a big thing. Non car-people drive stick. You can take your driving test on an automatic, but then you can only drive automatics (its considered to be a granny license/handicapped license)

[@pep8177]

Damn I feel blessed here in the USA and took it in automatic and my first car was stick and didn’t know jack shit lmao

[@theknife5535]

That's a whack-ass rule, like you can't learn stick without them

[@icynegus]

learn to rev match! Know how hard you gotta blip the throttle on your downshifts, eventually learn to do it while you're braking for extra steeze points and quicker track times

[@colpoii3rkastutem-168]

If you're in a hilly area like me make sure your practice hill starts. Especially if it a Chrysler or Hyundai, they stall really easily. I worked at a parking lot job where I had to drive a number of different vehicles. Hyundai's you basically have to pop the clutch to prevent them from stalling. Would not recommend one as a first stick. You can use the hand brake trick if you need to. Also shifting in boots can be more difficult at first. Lastly (in my personal experienece) Honda, BMW, and Audi (Toyota too if I'm not mistaken) are very smooth shifting vehicles, Subaru, Nissan, GM, Ford, Mazda, Volkswagen, and Mitsubishi are alright and Chrysler is second to last. I can shift my jeep smoothly however, initially it was a struggle. Hills suck to learn on and you gotta stay doing it to be good at it. They are absolutely fun though, I will always have more stickshift vehicles than auto.

[@thatclean2jzmk382]

A bad one for me is and i still do it is when coming to a stop is pushing in the cluch a d break at the same time instead of just droping it in to netrual and breaking its bad on the bearing

[@helheim_gaming]

Dropping into neutral to brake is a bad idea. Get used to engine breaking and shifting down.

[@thatclean2jzmk382]

@@helheim_gaming im running raceing headers with no cats lol dont think the cops will like that