How To Drive a Manual Transmission - Part 1: The Very Basics

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So you've seen all those cool kids and the guys in the Fast and The Furious and that Ayrton Senna video and you're thinking, "I want to learn how to drive a stick!" This is the video for you. This video will show you the very basics about driving a manual transmission, and subsequent videos in the series will go further in depth with performance driving.

Watch Part 1.5 Here! Hill Starts, Reversing, and more on Rev Matching!

[hmmm]

An American teaching manual and using centimetres, this guy is the hero the world needed but not what we deserve

[nieko]

hey i'm here 3 years later because i forgot to tell you thanks

[usernameofutube]

05:00 - no gas start
06:38 - a little gas to start
09:40 - 1st to 2nd gear
12:12 - 2nd to 3rd gear
13:20 - downshifting
15:57 - coast

[kevinalvarez]

Just got my first manual. Stalled it a bunch of times. It's frustrating as heck but I know it'll be worth it eventually.

[bloodysinner]

Videos like these are exactly why YouTube was created. Good job.

[JohnNugentJr]

Just bought my first manual transmission vehicle two weeks ago: a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS. Had never driven stick before. Have watched at least 50 different YouTube videos, read dozens of articles, consulted numerous friends, coworkers, and family members, and had a few of the closest of them train me in the car for a total of about ten hours. I'm now daily driving the car full time with mostly no issues, and feel more comfortable with it every day.

Having said all of that, this is by far the best and most comprehensive resource I've found regarding learning to drive manual. Thank you very much for creating this video!

[ITMeCE]

I’m 25, I don’t know how to drive a stick, I’m going to be honest.. this was probably the most well taught way to drive a stick that I’ve seen.. thank you my friend. Hopefully I won’t be a degenerate all my life 🙏

[journalisten_boy]

When you reach the the highest gear, press the clutch and put the shifter in R for racing.

[kfeems]

s/o to everyone that knows how to drive a manual, but watched this anyway .

[onkgopotseraphela]

THE BEST TUTORIAL I’ve ever seen on YouTube . It helped my cousin and I pass our drivers License. thank you sir I had to let you know. From SA🇿🇦

[StevenBlack]

I've been driving since 2009 but only automatics, recently I picked up a cheap 1984 firebird project with a T5 manual, I knew enough to get it down the street and to reverse but wasn't familiar or comfortable with daily driving technique. This video was really informative and I feel much more comfortable now

[smokindagreen]

I want to thank you. You taught me alot, since my dad couldnt teach me because he passed away before i was old enough to even think about driving.

[GolDEn-wqdv]

While driving you can activate racing mode by shifting to r

[christophermonin]

For someone who has wanted to learn manual for a LONG time, this is the perfect video to watch! Thanks Matt!!

[indigovegas]

honestly, being an American(since apparently none of us know how to drive manual) I appreciate you making this video. I haven't had access to a manual car in my year and a half of licensed driving. I'm glad I came across a video where the people are actually trying to learn instead of bashing people who can't drive manual. I've always wanted to learn, and I'm thanking you for giving a very informational video on the topic. will report back when I get the chance to practice

[BrianK]

manuals are so neat now. Hill start brake assist, auto rev match. This is the first i heard of auto blip on clutch release, i like it.

[myasingh]

all cars should be manual so people cant use their mobiles while driving

[danielfaust]

I have been driving stick for two years. I get by but I still suck at starting out smoothly. I hopped on YouTube looking for tips on driving smoother and came across this video. I wish I had you as a driving instructor. You're amazing.

[Fze]

The “7-second” concept is great. Really helped with the concept of smooth controlled clutch engagement!

[jacobmery]

Buying my first manual and I’ve been watching a lot of guides like this, thank you for being beginner friendly, didn’t really learn when I was younger but thanks to the internet and people like you I have a plethora of good information available to me