Manual Transmission Driving Lesson on a 500 horsepower BMW M3! (how to drive a manual)

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Комментарии • 185

  • @NickMurray
    @NickMurray 3 года назад +23

    5:25 a member of the public not sure about the color :)

  • @j.o.9098
    @j.o.9098 3 года назад +32

    A - for determination
    A - for being a quick learner
    A - for hardly stalling
    A - for not giving up.
    Congrats to you for letting her learn and understand what 500hp feels like. I haven't driven a manual car in over a year and it's slowly depressing me .
    #SaveTheManuals

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад +1

      Come on over I’ll re-teach you! :)

  • @AlterZgo
    @AlterZgo 3 года назад +56

    The one and most important thing that people don't ever mention when driving stick is the importance of identifying the grab point of the clutch and then PAUSING at that grab point to smooth the shifts. The whole thing about "slowly releasing the clutch" is just wrong. To get a car going promptly off the line, you have to release the clutch QUICKLY but PAUSE right at that grab/friction point where the clutch just starts to engage and the car edges forward slightly. That's when you have to PAUSE then slowly ease off the clutch. I wish the person who taught me how to drive stick would have told me this when I learned as releasing the clutch slowly from when it's on the floor will just make everyone waiting behind you pissed off b/c you're taking forever to get the car moving.

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад +3

      Very true

    • @ElDragow
      @ElDragow 5 месяцев назад

      bro amen, the whole release the clutch and press gas at the same time is complete bs. i always ended up reving the engine too much, even tho i pressed the gas as much as lifted the clutch.
      Just like you said, the trick is to already give a little bit of gas BEFORE you even lift the clutch. then find the biting point, pause there for 2 seconds and after that you can lift your foot off the clutch.

  • @cen121
    @cen121 3 года назад +27

    "you only press the clutch to marry the engine with the transmission" 🤣 Tommy L Garage

  • @flat6gts
    @flat6gts 3 года назад +13

    Kudos to Erica for genuinely wanting to learn and persevering! She did well!! And huge kudos to you Tommy for being so generous and chill with your expensive car 🚙

  • @joeygrayson
    @joeygrayson 2 года назад +4

    I needed this. I just bought a 2017 BMW M4 manual an it’s been years since I drove manual

  • @jbrown7403
    @jbrown7403 3 года назад +12

    I loved....”oh wow....it’s actually doable!” 👍 Good teaching! I remember when I learned to drive a manual transmission way back in the day, my instructor had me watch nothing but his footwork for a good half hour (without even looking up from the passenger seat) before I gave it a try I think that helped a lot to get the rhythm in my brain. 🍻

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад

      Before we started I had her watch a few videos too

    • @BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele
      @BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele 2 года назад

      I don't know why you in American feel it so difficult... here in Europe everyone learns to drive a manual transmission the very first moment he/she drives a car... so we have to learn: steering, keeping distance, braking, not hitting anything, accelerating... using clutch and shifting gears all the same moment... And every 18 year old manages to do it in few half hour practice session.

  • @read7641
    @read7641 2 года назад +3

    You are a good teacher. Not putting any pressure or blame on the Driver.

  • @hyde_official
    @hyde_official 3 года назад +5

    In countries where the majority is manual transmission, driving school cars have all the pedals on the passenger side too so that the instructor is ready to engage/react in event of emergency or if anything goes wrong.
    Good job and it's just about patience.

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад +1

      Next time I need to get that pedal :)

  • @jonathanpinkett5439
    @jonathanpinkett5439 2 года назад +2

    When clutch and the throttle meets its go time.!
    She did great ‘ cause most of us learn on a old beat up car. She had to learn on a M3.

  • @zerocool82x
    @zerocool82x 2 года назад +1

    Love her fett in sandals working the pedals! Very good to put camera on pedals!!

  • @edytalaw1800
    @edytalaw1800 3 года назад +4

    Great teacher, smart (and cute!) student. Great job you two!

  • @i344679
    @i344679 3 года назад +3

    so seamless, keke - Tommy explained it very well. But everyone stalls in the beginning.
    Later down the line, your body remembers autonomously.
    Tommy is probably thinking, need a good reason to change into a new track clutch.

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад

      Haha maybe that was my goal! Lol

  • @torodatruth
    @torodatruth 3 года назад +2

    wtffff she did sooooo goooooodddddd omg i tore stuff up when i first learned.... took HOURS lolll

  • @beans2605
    @beans2605 2 года назад +1

    Well done for a first timer. Balancing became easy for me once I started to reverse.

  • @alexrinenberg2863
    @alexrinenberg2863 3 года назад +1

    Great video for the girls to learn how to drive a stick shift this is one of the easiest cars to learn with Hill assist and stall assist.

  • @CarbLoaders
    @CarbLoaders 3 года назад +1

    Ahhh Erika, the perfect student! She picked it up super fast. Nice job with the instructions Tommy 👌

  • @teromarjamaki
    @teromarjamaki 3 года назад +2

    Nice and calm approach, Tommy! Well done! And she learned fast too, so your clutch is probably still good! 😁
    I wouldn't let go of the brake before lifting the clutch, though. Nor would I put it to neutral in traffic lights.
    And the cool thing to teach would be the "roaming", when you just lift the clutch so that the revs drop by just a little, and then you can either roam with the clutch or use the gas to accelerate uphill. 😌

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад

      Thanks! Why would you not put it in neutral when at a traffic light? S

  • @chitterlingsrtasty
    @chitterlingsrtasty 3 года назад +1

    Brave man

  • @armandodeleon7363
    @armandodeleon7363 3 года назад +2

    You are brave, I once tough my daughter and I kissed my clutch good bye at the same time.

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад

      I kept my eyes on the footwork! Lol

  • @theone4606
    @theone4606 2 года назад

    What helped me 20 plus years ago was the concept of a teeter tooter when switching gears. Let off the clutch while giving gas.

  • @1jay76
    @1jay76 3 года назад +1

    Trust me, those hill starts are scary when you’re a beginner, but thank God for BMW hill assist, you get time to catch it lol

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад

      I didn’t want to risk that one. So rental car it is :)

  • @crujones5319
    @crujones5319 3 года назад +1

    Flashbacks to teaching my daughter to drive manual on my former E36 M3 :-) Tommy you did a good job! The F80 has got to be a tough one to learn on tho - you just can't feel the clutch engage the flywheel through the pedal at all. Even with my CDV removed, and all rev matching coded out, I still have trouble taking off and doing the 1-2 shift smoothly in this car. I've been driving manual BMW's since 1995 and never had this issue before.

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад

      You’re right! It’s pretty numb learning on it

  • @williamhoward7773
    @williamhoward7773 8 месяцев назад

    Great video it reminds me of my journey when I was learning to drive the stick myself in and since 2014 . Congratulations you did really good. I'm just trying to learn to be a good teacher at teaching someone else how to drive a stick.

  • @lilspkie
    @lilspkie 3 года назад +1

    The foot wear is important when learning I feel. She did very well.

  • @CaroSeria
    @CaroSeria 3 года назад +4

    Hahaha, that's a cool video, love it!

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад

      Thank you and welcome to this side of the world!!!!

  • @CB-ux5xc
    @CB-ux5xc 6 месяцев назад

    Well done. I normally don’t compliment folks but you made it simple for anyone to learn. 🤙

  • @Jbonly21
    @Jbonly21 3 года назад +1

    🤣🤣, great job Tommy, she makes it look like rocket science.

  • @jonasabalos4809
    @jonasabalos4809 3 года назад +2

    you are one brave man! :)

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад +1

      Ehh cars are meant to be shared

  • @ARGINH
    @ARGINH 3 года назад +11

    I’m making my wife watch this on repeat today 😂

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад +1

      Haha great!

    • @buildindian8169
      @buildindian8169 3 года назад

      I’am not too sure how the “ I have a stick” and the “keep going, keep going” part would go down with my wife 🤫😹😹

  • @RichAbe23
    @RichAbe23 3 года назад +7

    I’m getting PTSD from when I taught my wife watching this video. 😂

  • @Im4ygapyou
    @Im4ygapyou 3 года назад +1

    Another great thing about new BMW’s... hill assist!! They hold the car for 3 seconds so you dont roll back.
    Took me by surprise when i first experience it. Sometimes its fun to freak ppl out when you roll back a little ;)

  • @adamrozmosh6226
    @adamrozmosh6226 3 года назад +2

    You have the patience of a saint my friend.

  • @JupiterMan12.000
    @JupiterMan12.000 Год назад

    Everyone needs to learn Driving a Manual some way.

  • @kennyphun1946
    @kennyphun1946 3 года назад

    Is an M3! I wouldn’t let no one learn on it, RISKY

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад

      Ehhh it’s fun to share with friends

  • @JupiterMan12.000
    @JupiterMan12.000 Год назад

    I Love Manual Transmissions there very Entertaining❤❤❤❤🚘🚘🚘🚘.

  • @kyhber1
    @kyhber1 3 года назад

    Always fun 😄 when you see someone else bunny hopping up the road ...

  • @tymmeh2233
    @tymmeh2233 3 года назад +1

    F80 is def one of the easier cars to learn manual in. I also learned to drive manual in an f80

  • @locofeo84
    @locofeo84 3 года назад +8

    TLG School of driving - send your spouse, save your marriage! Now accepting bookings! 😂

  • @rehan323
    @rehan323 3 года назад

    Whew - my anxiety. Also, f80 is the perfect platform to learn with rev match. Kudos!

  • @hevendranarayansamy2793
    @hevendranarayansamy2793 3 года назад

    Nice work Professor Tommy

  • @Fall508River
    @Fall508River 3 года назад +1

    That car will destroy pretty soon ..”no that’s fine” 😂

  • @bkracoski3283
    @bkracoski3283 3 года назад +1

    She’s lucky :) i learned to drive stick on a golf mk1 1.6 Diesel 😂

  • @robertduklus6555
    @robertduklus6555 3 года назад +1

    Hopefully there is a good public transport where she goes. Automatic transmission cars are not rare in EU anymore whats the worry, buy an automatic
    I watched guys/girls in Canada allegedly able to drive the stick shift.....it was sad to watch.
    My mate is a mechanic at the dealership and from what he observed if a clutch in a manual makes it to 50 k km, 30 k miles for the less fortunate its a miracle. Normally clutch should last at least 60k-80k miles.

  • @lueluc8522
    @lueluc8522 3 года назад

    Ok you’re a good instructor

  • @tomzphone
    @tomzphone 3 года назад

    not sure if you guys did this before the video, but it would have helped to do the gear changes first in the parking lot with the engine turned off. You go through the motion of changing gears from 1st to 5 for 10 minutes and it becomes easier when you are driving.

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад +1

      Yes we did this. But I decided to skip it for the video

  • @hlfcoder7466
    @hlfcoder7466 3 года назад +2

    I was lucky. My father taught me how to drive stick when I was 10 on a little Ford Ranger that 4 wheel drive low. It was almost impossible to stall that thing
    Now decades later I’m still driving a stick, but now it’s an M2 Competition

  • @thejungatron6792
    @thejungatron6792 3 года назад

    Lol I remember learning stick. My mom made me start on our inclined driveway because she insane ha

  • @wojker1234
    @wojker1234 3 года назад +2

    Ciekawy odcinek i pozdrawiam

  • @JMD535
    @JMD535 3 года назад

    T,..my hat is off to you as,...I don't know anyone that I'd let them learn to drive a manual transmission in an F80 M3! One thing for sure,...she can tell everyone that she started to learn how to drive a manual car in an ///M3!

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад +1

      This memory will last a lifetime !

    • @JMD535
      @JMD535 3 года назад

      @@TommyLGarage ...even longer once she understands the significance of the "F80 ///M3". Check!

  • @trojandude3127
    @trojandude3127 2 года назад +1

    the only thing missing is you didn't teach her about the clutch biting point. She could have done it more smoothly on her first try. She is lucky to have a 500 horsepower manual car to practice on. stalling is almost impossible unlike 1.5 liter engine with 95 to 105 hp.

  • @StreetDrivenDaily
    @StreetDrivenDaily 3 года назад +1

    F8x was probably the easiest car to drive as manual. Clutch is soft and you can take off without pressing the Gas pedal.

  • @reshadstv5419
    @reshadstv5419 3 года назад

    Great video Tommy

  • @Sublim3side
    @Sublim3side 3 года назад

    Made me nervous watching! Good stuff haha.

  • @ericmak
    @ericmak 3 года назад

    Using the hand brake is a better learners method for hill start. Not that it matters on the M3 but not all cars out there have hill assist.

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад

      True. We didn’t get to that part

  • @m2comp369
    @m2comp369 3 года назад +3

    Whilst driving I said to my wife "you've been driving my car, haven't you?" She replied "how do you know?" I said "because the clutch is totally shot.' She replied "Well don't blame me, I never use it."

  • @f80corey
    @f80corey 3 года назад +3

    hopefully the ad revenue can pay for a new clutch lol

  • @q2rlz
    @q2rlz 3 года назад +3

    The best anti theft protection in US is to have a car with manual transmission?

  • @gabuuuu
    @gabuuuu 3 года назад +1

    This is awesome!! Great job Rico, ready for Esthpania! Also, am I buggin or is that edytagelmoment on your nails 👀

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад

      Wow good eye!

    • @edytalaw1800
      @edytalaw1800 3 года назад

      Oooo the famous long lasting manicure??? I must know more!!!

  • @Tobulas1
    @Tobulas1 3 года назад +2

    nice girl + nice car , i forgot about what this video is :D

  • @jonathanpinkett5439
    @jonathanpinkett5439 3 года назад +2

    Ease in Ease out

  • @dowido578
    @dowido578 3 года назад +1

    Szkoła jazdy Tommy L Garage pozdrawiam 😀😀

  • @tobiaszdabkowski5450
    @tobiaszdabkowski5450 3 года назад +1

    Otwórz L ke w USA :D dobry z Ciebie ticzer

  • @DocentUSA
    @DocentUSA 3 года назад

    Marry the engine with transmission LOL

  • @rolandog.2212
    @rolandog.2212 3 года назад +1

    Where is the link to your driving school. I want to enroll my wife and daughter 🤣

  • @tomzphone
    @tomzphone 3 года назад

    You should have been teaching her on the Porsche, LOL

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад

      Porsche is waiting for my sister

  • @RAElias
    @RAElias 3 года назад +2

    The sign of a man who has decided to sell his car 😂

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад +1

      Wanna buy it?? :)

    • @RAElias
      @RAElias 3 года назад

      @@TommyLGarage What would I do with my Jahre? 😇

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад

      @@RAElias twins!

  • @rickytran2378
    @rickytran2378 3 года назад

    fuck that. I would have rented a stick shift car on Turo for the lesson.

  • @Davidbdt
    @Davidbdt Год назад

    First of all drive with shoes !!!

  • @kebomotovibez8511
    @kebomotovibez8511 3 года назад

    Love the videos, but what is opinion on bmw buying a F80 now

  • @guptabob123456789
    @guptabob123456789 3 года назад +1

    This is gonna be interesting lol

  • @gregpapagno5683
    @gregpapagno5683 2 года назад

    Do u still like m performance version 2 steering wheel Tommy

  • @duke_id
    @duke_id 3 года назад +1

    Not safe to drive a stick with sandals

  • @luissandoval1515
    @luissandoval1515 3 года назад

    Aka stock ass m3 with ots tune

  • @benay3621
    @benay3621 3 года назад

    Your friend is doing really well if that’s the first time she drove a car. By the way she’s cute. Is she single? 😜

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад +2

      I think she might be single indeed hehe

    • @benay3621
      @benay3621 3 года назад

      @@TommyLGarage Well you can tell her I’m interested 😁

  • @momozay243
    @momozay243 3 года назад

    Should of rented a clunker!

  • @mttbrutus1266
    @mttbrutus1266 3 года назад

    Tommy she should have driven it barefoot

  • @torodatruth
    @torodatruth 3 года назад

    lollll what?!?! that sounds like a awful idea!!

  • @chrismagallanes8858
    @chrismagallanes8858 3 года назад

    It's called manual or standard man 🤬

  • @alcoholisfreedrink
    @alcoholisfreedrink 3 года назад +1

    Reminds me of myself when i was taking my first driving lesson. And now,,, i shift like a rally driver and i sometimes do clutch kicks. I have a 150 horsepower 520i

  • @MrLIVELINESOLUTIONS
    @MrLIVELINESOLUTIONS 3 года назад +1

    I see you could benefit from the Ultimate Clutch Pedal. Major improvement for my M2C!

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  3 года назад

      Ehhh I didn’t line it honestly. Had an opportunity to drive an M3 with it

  • @rheinamacher1990
    @rheinamacher1990 Год назад

    Tommy, so you can engage and push down on the clutch as hard as you can (relatively), but when you release your foot from the clutch, you want to do it slowly and not in a jerky motion correct? So if you are in 3rd gear and someone cuts you off in a moment's notice, you press down the clutch, then go into Neutral and slowly release the clutch then after you engaged in Neutral correct? I haven't actually driven a manual car since I only own a 2001 BMW 740iA vehicle, but I use the sport transmission quite frequently. I know its not the same, but I am trying to learn this own my own since I want to own a BMW E39 M5 as my weekend-summer type of car that will be garaged only. Great video, thanks Tommy!

  • @pussyassbreast7611
    @pussyassbreast7611 Год назад

    At exactly 9:56 it seems like the clutch was being realesed pretty smoothly yet why did the car jerk?!

    • @TommyLGarage
      @TommyLGarage  Год назад

      It’s a tricky clutch honestly

    • @pussyassbreast7611
      @pussyassbreast7611 Год назад

      @@TommyLGarage what's exactly the right way of releasing the clutch without jerking can you please explain?

  • @pussyassbreast7611
    @pussyassbreast7611 Год назад

    What if you need to hold the clutch half way for a long time?

  • @pussyassbreast7611
    @pussyassbreast7611 Год назад

    I am distracted by something else

  • @ScienceBitch123
    @ScienceBitch123 3 года назад

    As cringeworthy as watching guys at the gym that have no place teaching people how to workout...😬😬🤦‍♂️
    Should never keep the car in neutral at stop lights either.