I feel sorry for that gearbox! For our american friends (and any visitors): driving in Ireland is very different to america. The roads are narrower (generally speaking) - you have to be much more exact and precise with road positioning, cornering, etc. If you think that you are going to be able to match a local person's speed and way of driving the first time you drive here.....please just don't even try....you need to start off slow, especially when it comes to roundabouts. We are taught to take as much time as is needed, and as we get more in to a rhythm, then you can take it a bit quicker. The overall success rate for passing a test in Ireland last year was 55%. That's how hard it is for locals who have been practicing for maybe up to a year, if not more. (Probably experienced driving their whole life in Ireland). Please just be safe, and take your time. When using a manual gearbox, it's best not to come to a stop in 4th. 3rd is the highest you wanna stop in. Also, there's no need to rev continually when pulling away form standstill - especially with diesel - you can use the clutch more, with a bit of light revving. Takes a bit of practice. Best to practice clutch control somewhere quiet first. Get used to it. Or else you'll get yourself in to a fluster. All the best with driving in Ireland in the future. It's quick, crazy, and eventful. That's what I love about it every day i leave my house. :D
I'd recommend paying for an automatic at the rental place, even if you are accustomed to manual transmissions. I'm very experienced with manuals but it was still really hard to adapt to the shifter being on the left. Very easy to get flustered when you're going up a steep hill on a tight road with a large bus trying to squeeze by at 50km/h while it's raining and then you reach down for the shifter with the wrong hand, lol
The car was a Diesel Nissan 4 door cross-over, well that what we call this body style in the States. The video made it look like I had issues with the stick shift but it really wasn't a fight, and no it had 4 forward gears. Shifting with the left hand took some getting use to but the clutch was tight and very responsive. I lived in England a few years so round-a-bouts are nothing new. I think translating Miles to Kilometers and MPH to KPH was a distraction until I stopped thinking like an American. If you think I was rough on this car you should see me trying to fly a helicopter!
The radio station you tunes was RTÉ (our national Television and Radio broadcaster) Raidió na Gaeltachta (one of the many irish language radio stations here in ireland!)
One thing I would say is that if you are going left or right on the roundabouts you need to use the indicators because people won't know where you are going if not
Thanks for posting! I'm going there soon. did you just have written directions or did you have a Garmin, or were you able to use Google maps on your phone?
one tip for amyone watching. Do not use your phone, GoPro etc or film whilst driving in Ireland, Northern Ireland UK or Europe. It can get up to a £3,000 fine and points on your licence
It's not smart to put car in the neutral when you stop. In case of impact from behind after first contact your legs (along with the rest of your body) will be pulled backwards and that means car will go forward without brakes or anything if car is not in gear. Always keep car in 1st gear at lights !
You’d normally put it into neutral and pull the handbrake up. If, in the situation you describe, you leave the gearbox in first, get hit from behind and your feet come off the pedals, the engine is likely to cause the car to drive off! The force of the impact would probably give the car enough momentum to stop the engine from stalling. Best thing to do (which you’re expected to do on your test) is handbrake and neutral gear. The truth is, most people would (and the driving instructors recommend that you) leave the car in first with the clutch down and handbrake on if near the front of the queue at the lights. This way you can get away quickly when the lights change.
@@markpokorny818 you obviously did your test a while back because you don't put the car in neutral anymore you are supposed to put it in first gear with the handbrake on, I thought it was neutral too but now it's all changed
I thought you did quite well but next time ask for an automatic, you obviously don't use a car with gears or as you Americans say stick shift. Should you drive in England remember the roads are much busier so best to go automatic, and get a sat nav, much easier.
I'm very experienced with a "stick shift" but it was very difficult to adapt to shifting with my left hand instead of my right. Even after several days in Ireland, I still found myself occasionally punching the door with my right hand reaching down for the shifter, haha...
Carnage Racing I'm presently driving in the US for over 7 yes with nearly 30 yrs experience driving in Ireland, and probably once a fortnight I open the passenger door to drive.
Americans are such drama queens. I arrived in Dallas, first time driving on the right, got used to it in 5 minutes, then drove to New Mexico and on to Las Vegas and Los Angeles and back to New Mexico. There are hundreds of videos of Americans having a palaver about driving on the left. You won't find one about Irish people driving on the right.
Every Irish person I know that goes to America for life or for a holiday they just adapt within a little while. Every single American that comes here makes a documented and detailed report on how intimidating and hard it is to drive. I think the issue is they put their focus on making the videos instead of getting used to the fuckin driving. It's 100% a common thing. Fair play to him for it tho feck it
Both valid comments but it's also the fact us irish just always assume we're in the right when driving and everyone else on the road got their licence in a kindr egg 😂
I’m going to Ireland in a couple months and will be driving around a lot, I’m nervous about it but driving on the right on the other side of the road isn’t the issue
I feel sorry for that gearbox! For our american friends (and any visitors): driving in Ireland is very different to america. The roads are narrower (generally speaking) - you have to be much more exact and precise with road positioning, cornering, etc.
If you think that you are going to be able to match a local person's speed and way of driving the first time you drive here.....please just don't even try....you need to start off slow, especially when it comes to roundabouts. We are taught to take as much time as is needed, and as we get more in to a rhythm, then you can take it a bit quicker.
The overall success rate for passing a test in Ireland last year was 55%. That's how hard it is for locals who have been practicing for maybe up to a year, if not more. (Probably experienced driving their whole life in Ireland). Please just be safe, and take your time. When using a manual gearbox, it's best not to come to a stop in 4th. 3rd is the highest you wanna stop in. Also, there's no need to rev continually when pulling away form standstill - especially with diesel - you can use the clutch more, with a bit of light revving. Takes a bit of practice. Best to practice clutch control somewhere quiet first. Get used to it. Or else you'll get yourself in to a fluster.
All the best with driving in Ireland in the future. It's quick, crazy, and eventful. That's what I love about it every day i leave my house. :D
I'd recommend paying for an automatic at the rental place, even if you are accustomed to manual transmissions. I'm very experienced with manuals but it was still really hard to adapt to the shifter being on the left. Very easy to get flustered when you're going up a steep hill on a tight road with a large bus trying to squeeze by at 50km/h while it's raining and then you reach down for the shifter with the wrong hand, lol
The problem with Autos is that they are a lot more expensive to rent especially in the High Season
The car was a Diesel Nissan 4 door cross-over, well that what we call this body style in the States. The video made it look like I had issues with the stick shift but it really wasn't a fight, and no it had 4 forward gears. Shifting with the left hand took some getting use to but the clutch was tight and very responsive. I lived in England a few years so round-a-bouts are nothing new. I think translating Miles to Kilometers and MPH to KPH was a distraction until I stopped thinking like an American. If you think I was rough on this car you should see me trying to fly a helicopter!
+KJ4UVY it has 6 gears not 4 the petrol models have 5 gears
And after going around the first roundabout the wrong way you did very well John and I know those roads very well from Castle Oaks to Vistacon
The radio station you tunes was RTÉ (our national Television and Radio broadcaster) Raidió na Gaeltachta (one of the many irish language radio stations here in ireland!)
One thing I would say is that if you are going left or right on the roundabouts you need to use the indicators because people won't know where you are going if not
I really enjoyed driving in Ireland. It was o much fun, but then I love to drive.
We drive on the "Right" side of the road! The "beam" is called the A pillar!
Thanks for posting! I'm going there soon. did you just have written directions or did you have a Garmin, or were you able to use Google maps on your phone?
Car needed a tire at the start and a new gearbox by the end!😂
When I come over I'm getting a big sticker on bumper I'm an American keep back 500' lol
they'll spot you a mile off
Just buy one of those car flags with the stars and stripes that'll do ya
Man you should have used a sat nav
one tip for amyone watching. Do not use your phone, GoPro etc or film whilst driving in Ireland, Northern Ireland UK or Europe. It can get up to a £3,000 fine and points on your licence
Crazy man. Hope its a hire car, pretty rough on that gear stick
Lesson 1... no need to drive that far left until another car is coming
That wasn't Thad bad. Except, I'm sure that car has 5 forward gears.
95% of european cars have at least 5 gears. In fact only cars with 4 gears are oltimers with 30 to 50 HP.
it has 6 gears petrol model or gas has 5
OMG. My heart is in my throat but I feel that way anytime I'm riding instead of driving. I'd have to get an automatic and a GPS.
You scare the shit out of me driving. Try downshifting once an awhile and put the car in neutral at lights
It's not smart to put car in the neutral when you stop. In case of impact from behind after first contact your legs (along with the rest of your body) will be pulled backwards and that means car will go forward without brakes or anything if car is not in gear. Always keep car in 1st gear at lights !
You’d normally put it into neutral and pull the handbrake up. If, in the situation you describe, you leave the gearbox in first, get hit from behind and your feet come off the pedals, the engine is likely to cause the car to drive off! The force of the impact would probably give the car enough momentum to stop the engine from stalling. Best thing to do (which you’re expected to do on your test) is handbrake and neutral gear.
The truth is, most people would (and the driving instructors recommend that you) leave the car in first with the clutch down and handbrake on if near the front of the queue at the lights. This way you can get away quickly when the lights change.
@@markpokorny818 you obviously did your test a while back because you don't put the car in neutral anymore you are supposed to put it in first gear with the handbrake on, I thought it was neutral too but now it's all changed
I thought you did quite well but next time ask for an automatic, you obviously don't use a car with gears or as you Americans say stick shift.
Should you drive in England remember the roads are much busier so best to go automatic, and get a sat nav, much easier.
Why thank you!
I'm very experienced with a "stick shift" but it was very difficult to adapt to shifting with my left hand instead of my right. Even after several days in Ireland, I still found myself occasionally punching the door with my right hand reaching down for the shifter, haha...
Carnage Racing I'm presently driving in the US for over 7 yes with nearly 30 yrs experience driving in Ireland, and probably once a fortnight I open the passenger door to drive.
Your driving in the ditch lol
Americans are such drama queens. I arrived in Dallas, first time driving on the right, got used to it in 5 minutes, then drove to New Mexico and on to Las Vegas and Los Angeles and back to New Mexico. There are hundreds of videos of Americans having a palaver about driving on the left. You won't find one about Irish people driving on the right.
Every Irish person I know that goes to America for life or for a holiday they just adapt within a little while. Every single American that comes here makes a documented and detailed report on how intimidating and hard it is to drive. I think the issue is they put their focus on making the videos instead of getting used to the fuckin driving. It's 100% a common thing. Fair play to him for it tho feck it
Both valid comments but it's also the fact us irish just always assume we're in the right when driving and everyone else on the road got their licence in a kindr egg 😂
I’m going to Ireland in a couple months and will be driving around a lot, I’m nervous about it but driving on the right on the other side of the road isn’t the issue
Did the rental car place offer a GPS? If so, how much, if u recall?
In Ireland they're not called a GPS, you call it the sat-nav.