Once you learn to drive manual its the most fun experience you will ever have in a car most importantly you’ll learn to drive better then in any automatic .
I dunno how this got into my feed, but it was fun to watch... also, you did really well for being new to manual. When I was younger, pretty much everybody's first car was a manual so it was just normal... the more you drive (especially stop and go traffic), you'll know how to drive your ride better than anyone with an automatic can. There's just something really good about having that level of control. Cheers, fam. Have fun.
Bought a manual in 2019. Watched manual driving videos for two weeks straight. Stalled twice driving out of the dealership. Once you learn, it's fun as hell!
You did like scarily well for someone who's never driven stick before. On the hill you were letting out the clutch too early, you gotta hold the clutch at the bite point just a little longer and just give it a little more gas than you normally would on flat ground. Honestly just drive for the next week and you'll be good. I did the same exact thing, I live in Boston and drove a rental car to NYC to buy my Subaru BRZ, without knowing how to drive manual. Stalled at everylight getting out of the city, and was terrified of hills. But just week of driving I was good.
Thank you bro I’m still practicing my hills as of now but kinda got to the point where I’m good normally, happened so fast that I feel like I messed something up how smooth I can do it now 😂😂
Not gonna lie, I agree. You learned how to drive stick really fast. Have you ever driven motorcycle? You definitely need to drive at night so you can get used to shifting. Also, reverse is all the way to the right and down. You can't go into Reverse when you shift normally which is a good thing but don't miss the 2nd to 3rd shift. Going back from 2nd to 1st is called a money shift lmao.
@@StrictlyNETER I figured. The motion isn't the same but it's similar. Keep it up. I have a '06 G35 Coupe 6MT and I still love my car. I hate my paint though. It's awful. I have to get another paint job.
Bruh same here, I went to NY to pick up my 13 Accord Coupe Manual and drove it straight up in stop and go traffic. Surprised I didn't stall cause I had good practice with manual before. Once you get the hang of the clutch point, you'll be good.
This was me last year lmao bought a car at a dealership and after sale was complete told the salesman thankyou now off to learn how to drive it😂 his face expression was hilarious had to drive it 45 minutes to work next day 😂
Nice ride. I’ve had an 06 G35c 6mt for 10 years and still enjoy the daily drive. One big thing new manual drivers forget to do is rev-match on down shifts. Obviously you want to master stop-n-go and hills first, but once you get those down, make sure to blip the throttle on downshifts to get a smooth transition between gears. It will make performance driving so much smoother and more fun.
Extremely impressive how well you did I learned stick in a 3inch lifted 98 tj jeep with a 340hp 4.7 stroker and it was absolutely hell but now 3 years later im very experienced and comfortable although I do personally like paddles more sorta best of both worlds
i love the paddle ooption too. my durango is great. my wifes new renegade has the AutoStick which ive been using to somewhat teach her the CONCEPT of manually changing the gear at least. the concept is so easy, its mastering it thats hard once you have 3 pedals and a whole gearbox to control your vehicle, compared to one pedal at a time and no need to pay attention to anything else with the car.
There is an easy way. Hold the clutch to the biting point before letting go of the break then once you let go of the break, press on the gas and let go of the clutch like how you gonna move on a flat surface. Learning manual is also how whoever teaching you is good at explaining it, not skipping steps and giving you tips.
yes... this is the way... thats how you know where the clutch engages and where the bite points are at.. I always start off with... just put it in first... no gas... on level ground... i tell them to let out the clutch slowly until they feel the car bite and move forwards.. i tell them to hold it until the car starts to really move.. then gas... thats 1st gear... after they mastered this... move onto hills.. see if they can stay stationary without moving back on a hill, and that is just them mastering the basics
Dude you killed it! I learned to drive manual after swapping my project car and boy was I bad 😂 practiced for a month and then started racing. You should’ve seen me stalling at the hill to my apartment complex. Subscribed to your channel man!
Did this myself for my WRX STI a few years ago, Had a friend who already owned one drive it home, then took the next week off at work and spent a lot of that time driving around. Very happy that I made that decision, driving feels so much better since then. My first hill was in the middle of bumper to bumper traffic at a stop light and that was probably the worst experience in my life. But hey I learned how to do hills very fast thanks to that.
Drive at night, helps a ton for you and other drivers so you ain’t stalling at every hill/light. My biggest fear of learning was the hill. Being so scared to roll back into someone at a red light. Just learn your clutch “bite point” and you’ll be on easy street bruh. 🔥 you already 80% the way there!!
The title made me think of my first car that I bought with my money, about a year ago I picked up a 2016 Hyundai Veloster r spec. I went 2hrs from my city to check out a 8th gen SI but It had sold same day, so after lookin around for other coups in the same city. I came across the Veloster, after having my stepdad test drive it, and finishing paper work. It came down to me having to drive the thing with no previous experience 2 hrs to my house. Unforgettable moment stalling it at 4-6 six times in that single drive lol. But now I shift without even thinking about it and I do not regret any moment I’ve had with this car. 👍 on the video and congrats on the car
I had a 2013 genesis coupe track and I wasn't super impressed with the 6-speed. I think the previous owner must have beaten the shit out of it because it only had ~60k miles but I had to replace so much on that car. It really put a bad taste in my mouth in regards to Hyundai which sucks because those new N's seem interesting.
I got a 13 g coupe 6mt. I've yet to let it die. It has so much torque compared to the 8th gen 4dr civic si I used to have it seems almost impossible. When you have it in first have it to atleast 1500 rpms when you're letting off the clutch and gassing. Learning the vibe/biting point and down shifting while bliping the throttle right when you hit gear(rev matching)is also the most essential parts of driving stick along with clutch breaking in traffic and gear breaking into 2nd when taking turns. It takes time but the sense of accomplishment is like no other.
This brings me back when I bought a wrx without knowing how to drive manual (I knew what I wanted) so I had to learn myself since I lived alone. Learning wasn’t difficult, but since I live in the city, I felt so nervous since it’s always busy so I had to stay up till midnight and find some parking lot that’s empty. It took a while to get used too but all worth it in the end.
I like the energy in this video. Keep up the good work man, I love stick shift vehicles. My truck that I own now is stick shift and I feel like automatic is a downgrade at this point. Never been stranded on an old manual transmission.
I did that with my civic it was my first car too , I’ve been driving manual for like 3-4 years now and hills are still a pain sometimes in my 37 , rev matching tho is so satisfying
So crazy how quickly you learned the concept of it, maybe I just had a shitty teacher but I couldn't stop stalling and was riding the clutch, giving too much gas, jerking the shit out of the car when I first learned haha so good job bro
Just picked up a '16 WRX as my first manual. It helps to take it out for drives at night when you're practically the only other car on the road. Hills are definitely a bastard to learn, but with practice it gets easier. My shifting has gotten a lot better, but I'm still not consistent with it. Bumper to bumper traffic is a pain if your car needs you to hit the gas when in 1st, which mine does lol. The bite point alone isn't enough to get it moving without me stalling. You did great though, keep it up man. Also, it might be different for your car, but in mine I never let off the clutch all the way when I'm reversing. I use the bite point to control the speed of the car because if I let off all the way, I'm flying backwards lol
Did this with the 2016 Scion FR-S. Take your time in traffic, don’t worry about no one but yourself. It will get easy bro, once that happens the fun begins.
This was my case too lol, I bought my first car with a 6 speed not knowing how to drive it, but I learned it like in a week! Best decision I ever made!
Props to you! I've been driving a manual since I was 16 and just recently bought myself a manual Hyundai Veloster N. Driving is so much more fun with 3 pedals😁
Manual g37 sedans are pretty rare. Hold on to this one for a while. Also not bad at all on your first time driving a manual. Hills are definitely the hardest part. Eventually you’ll be quick enough to only roll back a couple inches.
That's an amazing job for your first time driving a stick. The first car I bought was a 5 speed and I accidently did a huge burnout in the owner's driveway just trying to get out, lol.
I did the same thing with my 2013 dodge dart. Except there were no family members or friends with me because the ones I knew didn’t drive stick. Thankfully the guy who ran the car lot I bought off of was done for the day so he offered to guide me for a few hours. Even after the lessons, I stalled the car 18 times home that day, usually at red lights and stop signs. The clutch smell was terrible. Proceeded to stall 10 times per day for 3 days after before getting better. For 2 weeks the shifts were shakey, but I made improvements. Hill starts were the most nerve racking for me, but I managed. Looking back I regret nothing, and I still enjoy driving it despite the notorious LA traffic.
Hills were my biggest problem when learning. What your friend was trying to say with the ebrake trick is this. Ebrake on and foot of brake. Give the car a little gas and release the clutch slowly. When you hear the revs drop disengage the ebrake and drive off like you would on level ground, but since youre on a hill just add a little more gas. Thank you to my dad for teaching me this trick it came in handy so dang much. Edit: you did waaaaaaaay better than me when I first learned I stalled 6 time trying to leave MY DRIVEWAY and idk how many more on a hill.
Watching the hills stert gave me anxiety. Im 27 and learned how to drive manually beginning of this year and only got a few hour of training. My next car will be a manual and im a bit scared. But ive always wanted to learn how to drive and own one.
With the hill starts, use the e brake and clutch it makes it so much easier. I’ve only done about 22 hours of driving (I’m 17) and I can confidently say that you will not roll if you use the e brake hill start method
nah bro this guy a fast learner. Still aint got a driving license yet but im im practicing with my parents and im just tryna learn watching yt until next time
I've driven Manual for years and still do. Something to help you a TON is don't use the gas, but slowly slowly let out on the clutch until you feel the vehicle start to grab and move forward. Do this over and over until you find the exact point where you get traction from clutch to drive train, once you get that then use that trick on hills. Your boy wasn't helping too much with saying use gas, practice without gas until you get the feel of it in 1st gear. I wish you luck and enjoy the vehicle.
@@legenddairy668 The point of not using gas is to learn the exact point at where the "bite" or where the clutch grabs the drive train so you get muscle memory from that feeling. Once you get that muscle memory then you can start using the gas, its not saying don't use the gas period. I was stating get use to that feeling as just learning to drive a manual you have a lot of different things you are trying to track all at once and it can be overwhelming to a new manual driver. Each vehicle has hits own personality and not using the gas when learning a manual transmission will allow you to learn that vehicles personality or rather how its clutch is with engagement etc.
I learned how to drive manual in May when the seller dropped the car off at my house. It’s a engine and tranny swapped(f23 w/ 5 spd) Honda Torneo and by the end of the day I basically had it. It’s not that fast but I get a rush whenever I drive it. So if you’re unsure about whether or not to buy a manual because you’ve never done it before just remember people used to have to learn manual while learning how to drive :)
Not sure how steep that hill is but I taught my younger brother manual on my evo gsr on a empty parking lot with a slight up hill. Helped him a ton on clutch and gas control. You can look at the rpm as well. On a flat empty road, Let go of the clutch very slowly without gas and see where it stall on the rpm. Let's say 1200 rpm. Try again but with gas this time. When you see rpm niddle drop close to 1200rpm add slight gas and slowly release the clutch. Helped me out a ton learning it that way. You'll get it without even knowing you got it down.
So you mean to say you need to keep giving gas to prevent it from going below 1200 rpm and stall? Anything above 1200 rpm will not stall the car for example?
I did this exact same thing with my forester I purchased about 8 months ago. My mom hopped in with me and I got that damn thing home by the end of the day lmao.
I got an 02 Camaro z28 as my first car. I didn't know how to drive stick but I learned when I got it home. It's much more engaging than an automatic and prevents you from distracting yourself. In the US its practically an anti-theft device. I recently bought my first automatic car (wasn't offered with a manual) and I miss rowing through the gears and blipping my throttle for a downshift. I imagine as electric cars are becoming more and more popular manual transmissions are going to become unicorns.
My first time driving manual was my grandmas car. She asked me to go to the store for her. Luckily I played racing games and understood the concept. Stalled twice and did some burnouts lol. Nothing but manuals since.
Just bought an s197 mustang gt in manual. Learned to drive it over the course of a few days. I'd say I'm doing pretty well. Hill starts are absolutely terrifying but manual is so damn fun
This is not uncommon practice. I bought my manual Mini and drove it off the lot without really knowing how to drive stick. It doesn't take long to get the hang of it, though. You're doing great!
I went to a Mazda dealer and bought a 30th AE not knowing manual. The dude followed me home and took my other car back to the dealer and I had a similar experience. It was great!
Did the same thing! I watched so many videos on RUclips on how to drive stick and my in laws had a manual car that I tried to learn on once and never really got it down.. then I went and bought a Mazda 6 2014 with a 6 speed and just forced myself to drive it
5:52 What he is trying to explain, is when you feel the bite point (when the clutch starts to grab and you are starting to go foward, you let off the ebrake and give it a bit more gas, and release clutch
I’m not gonna lie I bought a manual car without knowing how to drive it in my body had to drive it home for me it took about three days and I finally learned once I looked on RUclips(about 2012) and been driving one ever since ! You’ll love it
you know dude was lowkey mad as hell driving his car like that😂 but aye you killed it for your first time not gonna lie dude, wayyy better than my first time with a clutch
Bro you don't have to use the handbrake on a hill. Just brake with ur right foot, start letting go of clutch until you feel the bite then get your foot off of the brake. You have enough torque to get the car moving without using gas.
Depends. My car is 10years old, it holds but that's with giving it gas and when I'm not at a complete stop and need to go forwards a little. When a car is just behind mine on a hill, that isn't possible since only the clutch won't hold it. Newer manuals tho are a breeze to drive with all the assists.
@@nickmuscolino8724 must be my car then, its clutch can never hold it considering even on a normal road it requires more gas to get it rolling from first gear.
Going to look at a Celica GT4 WRC next week, that 🤞 I’ll end up buying, but two problems 1. I can’t drive stick and 2. The car is in Liverpool (I’m American, staying in the UK for an internship, and I have not driven on the “correct” side of the yet 😂… This is going to go brilliantly!!!
When I bought my first manual I didn’t know how to drive it as well. I knew the concept, but easy said than done type thing. I waited for the sales lady to go back inside before I left the dealership because I knew I’d stall too much and I did lmao. Driving manual now is like second nature and so much fun. Best decision ever made for sure.
@@Smelyn Yes it’s worth it. As long as you know the concept at least you’ll eventually learn and get used to it. The only way to learn manual is to drive a car after all.
been doing driving lessons on stick for like 1.5 years, passed test, bought a manual rolla and i still stall whilst pulling away on flat ground and DOWNhill, hills scare the shit out of me loldont beat yourself up. we both just gotta learn to treat the clutch better
It's nice that u could learn on a newer vehicle that probably shifts like butter. A lot of us learned on ol shit boxes with burned out clutches and grinded up gears. Hope you enjoy your whip, the more you learn the fun of manual I'm sure you will. Rev matching, controlling rev hang, heel toe braking, and of course the fun clutch dumps to spin some tires every now and then.
I drove my G 3 hours home in a stage 3 6 puck clutch never having driven a manual before. Lot of stalling but ultimately worth it now that it’s easy and super fun to drive.
The way they showed me how to do it if I'm on a steep hill and I'm not sure about the biting point of the clutch but have to do it without letting the car roll back goes like this: You pull the handbrake so you can let go of the brake, put it in 1st, and then you press the gas pedal according to the steepness of the hill, if it isnt too steep 1500 rpm should be enough, if it's steep you might need 2000 rpm or even 2200, it depends. Then you start releasing the clutch slowly until you feel the biting point (if you can't feel or hear it you will see the rpms dropping down) that's when you stop releasing the clutch and release the handbrake, the car should start moving. If you accidentally released the clutch too much and the rpms dropped you might need to press the clutch just a bit, not all the way down, to get them to their previous stable state and then release it till the biting point while letting the handbrake down at the same time
I'm in the same situation. I just bought a 2014 Camaro that's a manual. Although it also has some body work that needs completed, I've never done any body repair before. So it will be interesting.
bought my focus st a 3 hours drive away without knowing manual. Everything went smoothly until I got near my home and stalled on a hill at a light when it turned green. I then proceeded to keeep stalling and light turned red then green again then red again. finally on my 3rd green light i revved and dumped it. I was sweating and beeing beeped at nonstop. NO RAGRETS
I never drove a manual car ever and my first one only a month and a half ago was a 14 Mustang GT. Drove 3 hours to get it and 3 hours back. Luckily it was in the Poconos which was mainly downhill, but driving it back was the most fun yet scariest thing ever. I didn't want to damage it in anyway before I ever made it home. Now I drive it like a pro.😂😂
@StrictlyNETER Aw damn even though I am good on hills now they still make me Hella nervous, mainly because where I live people don't like to give you space to maneuver.
The dude teaching you wasn't very good at instructing you, but you did impressively well on your first try. It also helps to watch some vids to understand how manual cars work. You got to find the bite point for the clutch, it's a little different for every car. Usually, it's the highest you can lift you clutch on a flat surface without the car jerking. Once you nail this point, everything else flows from that. He said to give it more gas, but you were lifting the clutch too quickly. You need to slip the clutch until the engine, transmission, and wheels are all in sync. You'll get a feeling for this as you get used to driving stick. So on a hill, you've got to stick the clutch on the biting point, and slip until you feel the car is in sync, which usually isn't much. One mantra I had when I was a stick noob was "when in doubt clutch in", this helped me avoid stalling many times. So, when you start feeling your car jerking, usually just slightly pressing the clutch pedal in will smooth things out. You may need gas sometimes, but that's usually only when you're uphill or launching the car. Have fun!
I remember when I first drove stick I was slowly getting the hang of it dad had me go on a hill and hold the clutch to the point where the car is sitting still on a hill and that made me understand everything for whatever reason
Once you learn to drive manual its the most fun experience you will ever have in a car most importantly you’ll learn to drive better then in any automatic .
U less ur in traffic that’s the only time it’s shit
@@chupapi3567 how is it shit in traffic? im thinking of buying a manual
Cause your just learning and people are going to be honking at you
It’s a lot going on 😂😂
The only thing sketchy is all the natural sounds of driving a manual 😂
I did this in my Z, was by myself. That ride from the dealership was scary as hell.
I did it with the new gr86 I had the previous gen in an auto and It’s so much more enjoyable in a manual
Did this too in my Si, luckily my girl was driving behind me with hazards on so when I stalled there wasn’t anyone behind me
Did this with my brothers fairlady z. He beat my ass.
@@kidstarr100 she a keeper
@@MultiSneakerLover yessir getting married soon lol
I dunno how this got into my feed, but it was fun to watch... also, you did really well for being new to manual.
When I was younger, pretty much everybody's first car was a manual so it was just normal... the more you drive (especially stop and go traffic), you'll know how to drive your ride better than anyone with an automatic can. There's just something really good about having that level of control. Cheers, fam. Have fun.
Bought a manual in 2019. Watched manual driving videos for two weeks straight. Stalled twice driving out of the dealership. Once you learn, it's fun as hell!
You did like scarily well for someone who's never driven stick before. On the hill you were letting out the clutch too early, you gotta hold the clutch at the bite point just a little longer and just give it a little more gas than you normally would on flat ground. Honestly just drive for the next week and you'll be good. I did the same exact thing, I live in Boston and drove a rental car to NYC to buy my Subaru BRZ, without knowing how to drive manual. Stalled at everylight getting out of the city, and was terrified of hills. But just week of driving I was good.
Thank you bro I’m still practicing my hills as of now but kinda got to the point where I’m good normally, happened so fast that I feel like I messed something up how smooth I can do it now 😂😂
Not gonna lie, I agree. You learned how to drive stick really fast. Have you ever driven motorcycle? You definitely need to drive at night so you can get used to shifting. Also, reverse is all the way to the right and down. You can't go into Reverse when you shift normally which is a good thing but don't miss the 2nd to 3rd shift. Going back from 2nd to 1st is called a money shift lmao.
I’ve rider one once
@@StrictlyNETER I figured. The motion isn't the same but it's similar. Keep it up. I have a '06 G35 Coupe 6MT and I still love my car. I hate my paint though. It's awful. I have to get another paint job.
Bruh same here, I went to NY to pick up my 13 Accord Coupe Manual and drove it straight up in stop and go traffic. Surprised I didn't stall cause I had good practice with manual before. Once you get the hang of the clutch point, you'll be good.
This was me last year lmao bought a car at a dealership and after sale was complete told the salesman thankyou now off to learn how to drive it😂 his face expression was hilarious had to drive it 45 minutes to work next day 😂
😂😂😂😂
this guy learned to drive a manual, and drove it better than I drive mine, and i've had mine for over a year 😂
😂😂😂
Nice ride. I’ve had an 06 G35c 6mt for 10 years and still enjoy the daily drive.
One big thing new manual drivers forget to do is rev-match on down shifts. Obviously you want to master stop-n-go and hills first, but once you get those down, make sure to blip the throttle on downshifts to get a smooth transition between gears. It will make performance driving so much smoother and more fun.
Extremely impressive how well you did I learned stick in a 3inch lifted 98 tj jeep with a 340hp 4.7 stroker and it was absolutely hell but now 3 years later im very experienced and comfortable although I do personally like paddles more sorta best of both worlds
i love the paddle ooption too. my durango is great. my wifes new renegade has the AutoStick which ive been using to somewhat teach her the CONCEPT of manually changing the gear at least.
the concept is so easy, its mastering it thats hard once you have 3 pedals and a whole gearbox to control your vehicle, compared to one pedal at a time and no need to pay attention to anything else with the car.
There is an easy way. Hold the clutch to the biting point before letting go of the break then once you let go of the break, press on the gas and let go of the clutch like how you gonna move on a flat surface. Learning manual is also how whoever teaching you is good at explaining it, not skipping steps and giving you tips.
yes... this is the way... thats how you know where the clutch engages and where the bite points are at.. I always start off with... just put it in first... no gas... on level ground... i tell them to let out the clutch slowly until they feel the car bite and move forwards.. i tell them to hold it until the car starts to really move.. then gas... thats 1st gear... after they mastered this... move onto hills.. see if they can stay stationary without moving back on a hill, and that is just them mastering the basics
Yes that’s what I did to learn
Dude you killed it! I learned to drive manual after swapping my project car and boy was I bad 😂 practiced for a month and then started racing. You should’ve seen me stalling at the hill to my apartment complex. Subscribed to your channel man!
Thank you bro 💪🏾
Did this myself for my WRX STI a few years ago, Had a friend who already owned one drive it home, then took the next week off at work and spent a lot of that time driving around. Very happy that I made that decision, driving feels so much better since then.
My first hill was in the middle of bumper to bumper traffic at a stop light and that was probably the worst experience in my life. But hey I learned how to do hills very fast thanks to that.
I mess with the vids bro, you got the right personality, keep it up, stay consistent
Thank you bro and I for sure will
Drive at night, helps a ton for you and other drivers so you ain’t stalling at every hill/light.
My biggest fear of learning was the hill. Being so scared to roll back into someone at a red light. Just learn your clutch “bite point” and you’ll be on easy street bruh. 🔥 you already 80% the way there!!
We ALL had these moments bro, excited that youre trying something fun!
Im glad people can still do this. Imagine trying to teach someone and their fear wont let them. I hope more people do this lol
The title made me think of my first car that I bought with my money, about a year ago I picked up a 2016 Hyundai Veloster r spec. I went 2hrs from my city to check out a 8th gen SI but It had sold same day, so after lookin around for other coups in the same city. I came across the Veloster, after having my stepdad test drive it, and finishing paper work. It came down to me having to drive the thing with no previous experience 2 hrs to my house. Unforgettable moment stalling it at 4-6 six times in that single drive lol. But now I shift without even thinking about it and I do not regret any moment I’ve had with this car. 👍 on the video and congrats on the car
I had a 2013 genesis coupe track and I wasn't super impressed with the 6-speed. I think the previous owner must have beaten the shit out of it because it only had ~60k miles but I had to replace so much on that car. It really put a bad taste in my mouth in regards to Hyundai which sucks because those new N's seem interesting.
I got a 13 g coupe 6mt. I've yet to let it die. It has so much torque compared to the 8th gen 4dr civic si I used to have it seems almost impossible. When you have it in first have it to atleast 1500 rpms when you're letting off the clutch and gassing. Learning the vibe/biting point and down shifting while bliping the throttle right when you hit gear(rev matching)is also the most essential parts of driving stick along with clutch breaking in traffic and gear breaking into 2nd when taking turns. It takes time but the sense of accomplishment is like no other.
This brings me back when I bought a wrx without knowing how to drive manual (I knew what I wanted) so I had to learn myself since I lived alone. Learning wasn’t difficult, but since I live in the city, I felt so nervous since it’s always busy so I had to stay up till midnight and find some parking lot that’s empty. It took a while to get used too but all worth it in the end.
I like the energy in this video. Keep up the good work man, I love stick shift vehicles. My truck that I own now is stick shift and I feel like automatic is a downgrade at this point. Never been stranded on an old manual transmission.
Atleast you trying bro! It's mad easy once you get the rythem down and seems like you understand the concept 💯
I did that with my civic it was my first car too , I’ve been driving manual for like 3-4 years now and hills are still a pain sometimes in my 37 , rev matching tho is so satisfying
So crazy how quickly you learned the concept of it, maybe I just had a shitty teacher but I couldn't stop stalling and was riding the clutch, giving too much gas, jerking the shit out of the car when I first learned haha so good job bro
Man you could not have chosen a more difficult first manual car due to its engagement point being so high congrats and well done
Good for you. I learned how to drive on a stick shift so its natural as druving for me but its nice to see people get into a manual.
Oh shit.. I ain’t know you had a g before the 6mt.. hella respect for keeping wit the VQs 💯💯
Just picked up a '16 WRX as my first manual. It helps to take it out for drives at night when you're practically the only other car on the road.
Hills are definitely a bastard to learn, but with practice it gets easier. My shifting has gotten a lot better, but I'm still not consistent with it. Bumper to bumper traffic is a pain if your car needs you to hit the gas when in 1st, which mine does lol. The bite point alone isn't enough to get it moving without me stalling.
You did great though, keep it up man. Also, it might be different for your car, but in mine I never let off the clutch all the way when I'm reversing. I use the bite point to control the speed of the car because if I let off all the way, I'm flying backwards lol
Did this with the 2016 Scion FR-S. Take your time in traffic, don’t worry about no one but yourself. It will get easy bro, once that happens the fun begins.
This was my case too lol, I bought my first car with a 6 speed not knowing how to drive it, but I learned it like in a week! Best decision I ever made!
Props to you! I've been driving a manual since I was 16 and just recently bought myself a manual Hyundai Veloster N. Driving is so much more fun with 3 pedals😁
Manual g37 sedans are pretty rare. Hold on to this one for a while. Also not bad at all on your first time driving a manual. Hills are definitely the hardest part. Eventually you’ll be quick enough to only roll back a couple inches.
That's an amazing job for your first time driving a stick. The first car I bought was a 5 speed and I accidently did a huge burnout in the owner's driveway just trying to get out, lol.
good job brother, my first time was in a 500hp g37, scared isnt a good enough word to describe it lol. You're a natural
Ready to make more power as well!! 😂😂
this is awesome, wish more people did this, manuals are the best!
nice to see a fellow brother manual enthusiast
I did the same thing with my 2013 dodge dart. Except there were no family members or friends with me because the ones I knew didn’t drive stick. Thankfully the guy who ran the car lot I bought off of was done for the day so he offered to guide me for a few hours. Even after the lessons, I stalled the car 18 times home that day, usually at red lights and stop signs. The clutch smell was terrible. Proceeded to stall 10 times per day for 3 days after before getting better. For 2 weeks the shifts were shakey, but I made improvements. Hill starts were the most nerve racking for me, but I managed. Looking back I regret nothing, and I still enjoy driving it despite the notorious LA traffic.
I recently did the same and drove my e36 home 3 hours away!! talk about nerve racking. Loved the vid bruh keep it up
You did great dude!
yo you too funny i laughed hard when you turned around “wtf you laughing about “
Hills were my biggest problem when learning. What your friend was trying to say with the ebrake trick is this. Ebrake on and foot of brake. Give the car a little gas and release the clutch slowly. When you hear the revs drop disengage the ebrake and drive off like you would on level ground, but since youre on a hill just add a little more gas. Thank you to my dad for teaching me this trick it came in handy so dang much.
Edit: you did waaaaaaaay better than me when I first learned I stalled 6 time trying to leave MY DRIVEWAY and idk how many more on a hill.
Just bought my first manual 2 days ago too. Driven before but never owned one. 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS
Watching the hills stert gave me anxiety. Im 27 and learned how to drive manually beginning of this year and only got a few hour of training. My next car will be a manual and im a bit scared. But ive always wanted to learn how to drive and own one.
Awesome video man did wayyyy better than me when I first started driving manual fs
With the hill starts, use the e brake and clutch it makes it so much easier. I’ve only done about 22 hours of driving (I’m 17) and I can confidently say that you will not roll if you use the e brake hill start method
He’s a good teacher... just let off slowly as smoothly when driving casual. Release clutch quickly when racing
nah bro this guy a fast learner. Still aint got a driving license yet but im im practicing with my parents and im just tryna learn watching yt until next time
I've driven Manual for years and still do. Something to help you a TON is don't use the gas, but slowly slowly let out on the clutch until you feel the vehicle start to grab and move forward. Do this over and over until you find the exact point where you get traction from clutch to drive train, once you get that then use that trick on hills. Your boy wasn't helping too much with saying use gas, practice without gas until you get the feel of it in 1st gear. I wish you luck and enjoy the vehicle.
Some cars need gas in first gear though. My WRX won't start moving with just holding the bite point, it'll stall out
@@legenddairy668 The point of not using gas is to learn the exact point at where the "bite" or where the clutch grabs the drive train so you get muscle memory from that feeling. Once you get that muscle memory then you can start using the gas, its not saying don't use the gas period. I was stating get use to that feeling as just learning to drive a manual you have a lot of different things you are trying to track all at once and it can be overwhelming to a new manual driver. Each vehicle has hits own personality and not using the gas when learning a manual transmission will allow you to learn that vehicles personality or rather how its clutch is with engagement etc.
Ive done this & had to drive 173 miles back home, once i got it i loved it dearly
I learned how to drive manual in May when the seller dropped the car off at my house. It’s a engine and tranny swapped(f23 w/ 5 spd) Honda Torneo and by the end of the day I basically had it. It’s not that fast but I get a rush whenever I drive it. So if you’re unsure about whether or not to buy a manual because you’ve never done it before just remember people used to have to learn manual while learning how to drive :)
Watching him stall on a hill made me chuckle, because those of us who drive manuals have been there
Not sure how steep that hill is but I taught my younger brother manual on my evo gsr on a empty parking lot with a slight up hill. Helped him a ton on clutch and gas control. You can look at the rpm as well. On a flat empty road, Let go of the clutch very slowly without gas and see where it stall on the rpm. Let's say 1200 rpm. Try again but with gas this time. When you see rpm niddle drop close to 1200rpm add slight gas and slowly release the clutch. Helped me out a ton learning it that way. You'll get it without even knowing you got it down.
So you mean to say you need to keep giving gas to prevent it from going below 1200 rpm and stall? Anything above 1200 rpm will not stall the car for example?
@@dexxed674 yes anything below 1200 rpm for this example, the car will stall if you don't put gas into it unless it's in neutral.
Did the same thing when I bought a 2000 celica gts. Thank god it was really well maintained
I did this exact same thing with my forester I purchased about 8 months ago. My mom hopped in with me and I got that damn thing home by the end of the day lmao.
First car I owned was a 2001 Ford Mustang Manual at age 19 in 2018. Eventually the engine gave out but man it was a joy riding it
I got an 02 Camaro z28 as my first car. I didn't know how to drive stick but I learned when I got it home. It's much more engaging than an automatic and prevents you from distracting yourself. In the US its practically an anti-theft device. I recently bought my first automatic car (wasn't offered with a manual) and I miss rowing through the gears and blipping my throttle for a downshift. I imagine as electric cars are becoming more and more popular manual transmissions are going to become unicorns.
I been seeing alot of car videos and im loving it
I never in my life driven a manual car and watch you gave me the anxiety😂
My first time driving manual was my grandmas car. She asked me to go to the store for her. Luckily I played racing games and understood the concept. Stalled twice and did some burnouts lol. Nothing but manuals since.
Just bought an s197 mustang gt in manual. Learned to drive it over the course of a few days. I'd say I'm doing pretty well. Hill starts are absolutely terrifying but manual is so damn fun
I did the same thing when I bought my first car haha. Literally drove away from the deal stalling the thing lol. Those Infinities are nice af
This is not uncommon practice. I bought my manual Mini and drove it off the lot without really knowing how to drive stick. It doesn't take long to get the hang of it, though. You're doing great!
I went to a Mazda dealer and bought a 30th AE not knowing manual. The dude followed me home and took my other car back to the dealer and I had a similar experience. It was great!
Did the same thing! I watched so many videos on RUclips on how to drive stick and my in laws had a manual car that I tried to learn on once and never really got it down.. then I went and bought a Mazda 6 2014 with a 6 speed and just forced myself to drive it
This was me lmfaooo when I purchased a Cts V V1 they all come manual. Shit was crazy I stalled twice but got the hang of it.
That’s how you do it man. Get out your comfort zone. That’s how I learned stick I just got one and taught myself lol. It was a long drive home.
I also learned how to drive manual car in my 06 g35s too. You will have so much fun with it.
5:52 What he is trying to explain, is when you feel the bite point (when the clutch starts to grab and you are starting to go foward, you let off the ebrake and give it a bit more gas, and release clutch
Bro you did great!
I’m not gonna lie I bought a manual car without knowing how to drive it in my body had to drive it home for me it took about three days and I finally learned once I looked on RUclips(about 2012) and been driving one ever since ! You’ll love it
ayeeee congrats bro, just learned half a year ago and its second nature now
The hill was the best part let’s try tigers hill next😂
I bought my first manual a g37s coupe took me like a week to get it down but I got it you got it gang
you know dude was lowkey mad as hell driving his car like that😂 but aye you killed it for your first time not gonna lie dude, wayyy better than my first time with a clutch
Bro you don't have to use the handbrake on a hill. Just brake with ur right foot, start letting go of clutch until you feel the bite then get your foot off of the brake. You have enough torque to get the car moving without using gas.
Depends. My car is 10years old, it holds but that's with giving it gas and when I'm not at a complete stop and need to go forwards a little. When a car is just behind mine on a hill, that isn't possible since only the clutch won't hold it. Newer manuals tho are a breeze to drive with all the assists.
@@colorlessink my 24 year old car doesn’t roll back at all you just have to have finesse with the pedals and an understanding of bite points
@@nickmuscolino8724 must be my car then, its clutch can never hold it considering even on a normal road it requires more gas to get it rolling from first gear.
I dont even know how to do what he was doing but I've never driven a manual with a hand brake
Yessirrr manual gets addictive bro keep at it
Going to look at a Celica GT4 WRC next week, that 🤞 I’ll end up buying, but two problems 1. I can’t drive stick and 2. The car is in Liverpool (I’m American, staying in the UK for an internship, and I have not driven on the “correct” side of the yet 😂… This is going to go brilliantly!!!
Lmao 😂😂
Been there done that... it was really embarrassing but you gotta learn somehow lol... nice job bro
Exactly what i did lol
edit u did better than me lmao i stalled only once in a parking lot while teaching myself but ur crazy good for just learning
When I bought my first manual I didn’t know how to drive it as well. I knew the concept, but easy said than done type thing. I waited for the sales lady to go back inside before I left the dealership because I knew I’d stall too much and I did lmao. Driving manual now is like second nature and so much fun. Best decision ever made for sure.
hey man. is it smart to buy a used manual as my first car. i drove before like my parents cars ofc but i do want to learn manual lol
If you can afford the maintenance including clutch and normal maintenance etc why not go ahead
@@Smelyn Yes it’s worth it. As long as you know the concept at least you’ll eventually learn and get used to it. The only way to learn manual is to drive a car after all.
been doing driving lessons on stick for like 1.5 years, passed test, bought a manual rolla and i still stall whilst pulling away on flat ground and DOWNhill, hills scare the shit out of me loldont beat yourself up. we both just gotta learn to treat the clutch better
That’s how I got my first car, a Silvia lol, Took about a month but it’s so much fun bro
Lmao I did the same shit got me a manual not knowing how to drive 😂 but I learned pretty quick
In my toyota i rarely have to use the brakes unless at redlights...love it.
It's nice that u could learn on a newer vehicle that probably shifts like butter. A lot of us learned on ol shit boxes with burned out clutches and grinded up gears. Hope you enjoy your whip, the more you learn the fun of manual I'm sure you will. Rev matching, controlling rev hang, heel toe braking, and of course the fun clutch dumps to spin some tires every now and then.
I drove my G 3 hours home in a stage 3 6 puck clutch never having driven a manual before. Lot of stalling but ultimately worth it now that it’s easy and super fun to drive.
Yea you got that one 😂😂
The way they showed me how to do it if I'm on a steep hill and I'm not sure about the biting point of the clutch but have to do it without letting the car roll back goes like this:
You pull the handbrake so you can let go of the brake, put it in 1st, and then you press the gas pedal according to the steepness of the hill, if it isnt too steep 1500 rpm should be enough, if it's steep you might need 2000 rpm or even 2200, it depends. Then you start releasing the clutch slowly until you feel the biting point (if you can't feel or hear it you will see the rpms dropping down) that's when you stop releasing the clutch and release the handbrake, the car should start moving. If you accidentally released the clutch too much and the rpms dropped you might need to press the clutch just a bit, not all the way down, to get them to their previous stable state and then release it till the biting point while letting the handbrake down at the same time
I'm in the same situation. I just bought a 2014 Camaro that's a manual. Although it also has some body work that needs completed, I've never done any body repair before. So it will be interesting.
i learned on a racing puck clutch shit was like a roller coaster ride
I think everybody that learned manual felt that pain that you were feeling trying to launch off that hill. 🤣
bought my focus st a 3 hours drive away without knowing manual. Everything went smoothly until I got near my home and stalled on a hill at a light when it turned green. I then proceeded to keeep stalling and light turned red then green again then red again. finally on my 3rd green light i revved and dumped it. I was sweating and beeing beeped at nonstop. NO RAGRETS
I never drove a manual car ever and my first one only a month and a half ago was a 14 Mustang GT. Drove 3 hours to get it and 3 hours back. Luckily it was in the Poconos which was mainly downhill, but driving it back was the most fun yet scariest thing ever. I didn't want to damage it in anyway before I ever made it home. Now I drive it like a pro.😂😂
My first time was all up hill rip to that stock clutch
@StrictlyNETER Aw damn even though I am good on hills now they still make me Hella nervous, mainly because where I live people don't like to give you space to maneuver.
I did the same thing for my first manual car. Burned that first clutch out quick but I learned on it
The dude teaching you wasn't very good at instructing you, but you did impressively well on your first try.
It also helps to watch some vids to understand how manual cars work.
You got to find the bite point for the clutch, it's a little different for every car. Usually, it's the highest you can lift you clutch on a flat surface without the car jerking. Once you nail this point, everything else flows from that.
He said to give it more gas, but you were lifting the clutch too quickly. You need to slip the clutch until the engine, transmission, and wheels are all in sync. You'll get a feeling for this as you get used to driving stick. So on a hill, you've got to stick the clutch on the biting point, and slip until you feel the car is in sync, which usually isn't much.
One mantra I had when I was a stick noob was "when in doubt clutch in", this helped me avoid stalling many times. So, when you start feeling your car jerking, usually just slightly pressing the clutch pedal in will smooth things out. You may need gas sometimes, but that's usually only when you're uphill or launching the car.
Have fun!
"Im telling you, this is how I learned".. lmao I learned that shit in driving school in Germany xD
I did the same thing. It took me 10 minutes to get off the lot, I know the people at the dealership were laughing at me 😂
I remember when I first drove stick I was slowly getting the hang of it dad had me go on a hill and hold the clutch to the point where the car is sitting still on a hill and that made me understand everything for whatever reason
That was fun to watch😂. Cant wait to learn myself
Welcome to the Manual Group.
Did the same thing last year. Bought a manual car and never drove manual. Taught myself that night and drove the car to work not long after
Good vid bro learned some stuff from it. Also you kinda look like John E depth😂
Can’t even like that’s a good one 😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣