i bought my first car... (manual)

today tech joyce buys her first manual car... and it doesn't go well.

she also tries to learn how to drive a manual car 💀

0:00 Intro
0:39 How To Buy First Car
1:22 Selling Old Car
1:47 Finding New Car
2:10 Why EK Civic?
2:55 Buying New Car
4:27 Car Reveal
5:22 Car Tour
6:50 Driving Manual
9:05 Outro

[mahirlabeeb]

I'm gonna lie, bro can drive pretty well

[kinori]

Your car enthusiast fan is here to help!

If you wanna prevent the ‘jerky’ ride when releasing the clutch. It’s important to know wheres the ‘bite point’ of the clutch. To find that, put your car in first gear and make sure you’re in an empty parking lot or something. release the clutch until the car starts moving, and thats where the bite point is. (No gas btw) Then, try add some gas whilst you’re releasing up to the bite point but make sure its the same amount of gas the whole time until you reach bite point, then you add more gas then slowly let off the clutch. More gas = faster clutch release. Not always the case but anyway hope you read this. (Sorry for such long explanation)

[Alrx_]

Just bought a manual 2019 civic si, and this is the most REAL video ive ever seen bro, trying not to shit myself every time I start from first 😭😭

[fuzzy.fuz.]

being an owner of a 97 ek hatch, and a lifelong honda fan, it hurts watching see her get everything wrong but so much happiness that younger people still love and want to learn about the golden generation of cars and esspeically honda

[PersonaXlll]

I couldn't help but smile while watching this, I brought my first manual 2 years ago... went all the way up to NY to pick it up alone, I watched so many videos before hand but that did not help me as much because I needed to literally experience it first hand.... stalled immediately on a hill trying to reverse out a spot as the seller was trying to show me how to drive LMAO... went into a parking lot and stalled a few times... it was pretty dark and I was still 100 miles from lol... I drove the car back on the highway in random gears and stalled in so many routes i usually take in my neighbourhood used my hazards flashing cars to go in front of me.... I finally got home at midnight, didn't drive the car for a week because I had no idea if I was gonna be able to drive that shit again lol.... eventually I caved in and took the car for a spin in my apartment parking lot each weekend I got really good and found a nice rhythm for using the clutch, After about 1 - 3 months I started to take the car regularly and leave my automatic because it wasn't as fun... a year later I'm doing drives that are 200+ miles, all types of hills/terrain no ebrake and weird stop intervals from brake happy drivers... couldn't be more happy to learn how to drive manual

[atticuscordell]

you did really well for your first time driving manual. my first time had a lot more stalling at about every stop. and the back shot galore for switching gears.

[estacaotech]

Friendly tip here: When you are around 80mph I recommend switching to R for racing mode so you can unlock all the VTEC potential and go even faster.

[TechJoyce]

feel free to give me manual driving tips

[Cudaman]

You did 10x better than my first time. Keep on practicing it'll be second nature to you in no time. Love how the uel headers sound.

[ManCing-ss]

Omggg Congrats on your first car Joyce, 🎉Stay safe in your car..

[supastrr]

this is sick! I just got a manual 2013 sport 370z in March and because of Uni, i didn’t actually learn manual until june when i was home in the summer (car was kept @ my parents place) but trust, it took me a bit to learn and get used to, but truly its so much fun! and civics can look good & sound great with the right mods. Have fun 💆🏽‍♀️

[paceysgameplay]

Here's some stuff i've gathered while learning manual

First just take the pedalwork and shifting slow, until you get the muscle memory for where the bite point is and how the throttle effects the engine. do things slowly and give yourself more time to think.
Also move one pedal at a time if you need to, like get the revs to sit at 2000 while still, and only move the throttle once your foot's off the clutch.

if another driver is impatient, don't panic and rush because you'll end up taking more time because you stalled, being quick will come with experience

if you worry about engaging the clutch when upshifting before the revs drop too low, then just slowly ease the clutch on until the engine's at the right revs.

And when downshifting, slip the clutch really slowly, about 2 seconds from disengaged to engaged, you're not going to burn it unless you slip the clutch for like 5 seconds.

talking about clutch wear, it takes more then you think to burn the clutch. if you're sitting at 4000 rpm and slip it for more then a few seconds, you'll smell it, but at low revs you're fine
people like to say you should minimise slipping, but in reality at low revs you're fine, just think we've gotta slip the clutch a lot in parking lots and heavy traffic and it can take that just fine, just as long as you sit at lower revs like 1500.
While you learn the basics of manual though, from a stop use higher revs to make it easier for yourself, try to aim for about 1700 but go to 2000 if you need.

with experience you'll be able to start moving with lower revs and while slipping the clutch less, and do everything faster.
you're not born a master.

Last thing, don't try and do the cool stuff like heel-toe downshifting until you can drive normally, i know you want to, i wanted to also, but you'll just end up looking like a idiot by accidentally jolting the car or skidding the wheels (ask me how i know 😅)


tldr: take your time, slipping the clutch isn't bad at low revs, don't rev match until you can drive normally, and skill comes with experience

if there's any questions hmu

[ItachigamerYT-fcyo]

My personal tip for first time manual drivers is to rev to 1.5k-2k before slowly letting off the clutch while maintaining the gas. Only do this as you are first learning as over-revving can damage the clutch if you do that every time. Other than that, take your time when taking off from a stop as a panicked takeoff can be worse than a slow takeoff.

[AtharvTamrakar]

People out there buying Macs for 6-7K and accessories probably 1-3k and here you can get a literal Civic and modify it still left with at least 100 Bucks! Sugoi!

[carshopbarber]

I f*cking love your editing style. Way to make car stuff seem so interesting and fun. I hope you go balls to the wall with your build. As a fellow car enthusiast that started young, the best piece of advice that I wish I was told sooner is to take your time. Don't stress out by throwing all of your money into your car all at once, take your time.

[Ericthefilo]

Fantastic choice. The EK civic was my college and 20s era beater and it never let me down

[lockmanmd]

Pro tip from a locksmith: get yourself some Houdini instead of WD40. Especially since car locks often have plastic components, and the lube can leak into the door's electric components, it's better to use something that is dielectric. If that still doesn't work, go to a locksmith that does automotive, and have them cut you a new key by code. Sometimes, keys won't work well if they are worn out or are bad duplicates.

[terry_em]

This video popped up on my feed and I wasn't expecting much. Surprised at how much you know about Civics and not just general car knowledge. Looking forward to seeing more videos 🤙 I own a coupe too.

[Its_keegstir]

Bro face revealed in the thumbnail there’s nothing to blur 💀💀 edit: NOOOO WAY I GOT 1.1K LIKES IM FAMOUS edit 2: DUDE WTH THERES NO FREAKING WAY I GOT 2.1K LIKES OMG TYSMM

[TisDoppel]

To be fair, backing onto a main road being the first thing you do while learning manual is terrifying