@InevitableLuck if you have money just rent a couple of ikea mechanics to live in the boot and back of your car and they can dissamsemble the whole car when youre parked.
One thing I learned early is to always be pressing the accelerator all the way to the floor 100% of the time. It allows me to always have the power I need for any situation.
Make sure you don’t breathe excessively in the car or you’ll cause the cabin pressure to increase which will then put pressure on the shifter and wear out your throw out bearing... excessively
that jackass up the street if you wanna have any fun you shit up in your power band, for most vehicles it’s 5k-7k, shift when you get to 7k and you’ll land just under the power band.
Excluding the hill start and I mean more than a light slope. In that situation I use the e-brake to get to bite point then accelerate and a controlled release of the e-break as clutch engages the drive line. Also where I live they like being 2 in off your rear bumper so some roll back scares them so they stay farther away.
@@sharknado4694 I'll do a roll back when someone is riding my bumper...they back off. Besides, following too close would be there fault if any contact is made.
@@themechanix2311 Yea and he also forgot to mention that the clutch is a bunch of bullshit. Don't need it to shift. Its a waste of money. Also don't need brakes. You can just engine brake. If you are going 70mph in 6th gear and need to stop quickly just go into first and make sure to release the clutch quickly
@@marshalgeneral4756 might as well tape that bitch down. Don't ever let up on the clutch 100%. Will give too much power to the wheels and might blow up the car cause of mechanical forces
fujimi715 this is ESPECIALLY important if your engine is a interference engine, then you can use your pistons hitting your valves to slow down ever faster
Everything you said in this video is 100% accurate. Good video for beginners. I have been driving stick for over 30 years and my 1991 Celica still has the original clutch. When I hear about people needing a clutch in under 100k, they are normally guilty of doing all 5 mistakes.
been driving a manual for just over a year now, and this video was great to check myself and make sure that I am not making mistakes that can wear down my car. Thankfully the only one that I do is the downshifting mistake sometimes. Great vid, learning more about how to drive my car every day.
@@pcpeasantry3008 Well that's right, but if you don't mean to enginge brake then it could be called a mistake, also you are forcing the clutch and brings a sense of uncontrolled driving. Tho' it's very easy to fix it, just brake a bit to get slower and then you're at it.
"the breaks do a very good job keeping a car from moving" thank god i watched this before i tried driving, could have been a real nightmare without this guys valuable insight.
1. *Use Your Break On A Hill Not Clutch & Gas* 2. *Come To A Stop Sign Go To Neutral And Foot On Break* 3. *Don't Keep Hand On Shifter & Foot On Clutch* 4. *REV Match When Downshifting* 5. *When Parked Don't Leave Car In Neutral Without E-Break*
Number 3 Is a lie, theres no such thing if you leave your hand on the shifter, its gonna damage you’re transmission, Ive disassembled manual transmissions before and the gear shift stick is bolted on to the transmission with a plate, if you’re planning on putting 150 pounds on that thing then yes, thats not okay, but your 3 pound hand wont do anything, stop.
I taught myself how to drive standard, and never used any tutorials. I never rev matched but I could always feel that it wasn’t right. Finally one of friends asked my why I never did it and once he told me how it all made sense.
from what ive always heard from mechanic mates is that it doesn't actually cause any excessive wear, unless you have an old trans with a plastic plate. but idk, im not an expert and they're just apprentices.
zach actually that's not entirely true within itself. I have a truck that the shifter actually goes directly inside the transmission and moves the gears around. The transmission actually comes up inside the cab so you can actually see this when you're driving. If you rest your hand on the shifter it will wear out the gears and the forks on the end of the shifter plus it can actually cause the gears to grind together. It's that style transmission where the thought of resting your hand on the shift is bad originally is from. Granted that's one of the first transmission designes that was popular. The idea is still there even with the new ones as it does put extra force on bushings and other parts.
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This guy is actually giving very good tips and best practices. Most of the times these things determine whether you change the clutch twice while somebody who drives better changes it once during the same period. Keep up man!
The first one is actually a quite good technique to learn, dispite the fact you're wearing out the clutch clutch controll is one important thing to learn for reversing, inclined or declined starts and for when you're having handbrake malfunctions
billy bilo I'm from Canada there's a good selection of manual and automatic people drive both and it's so easy to drive a manual I don't know why Americans act like its so hard it's not.
That's because in America it *is* "cool" (ish) to drive a manual. Automatics are standard here by an extremely large margin. (I only found ~7 manual cars across 12 dealerships; 7:~1,500) and *none* of them were current, or last model years. The most modern one was a 2016 mazda
My first car (85 cavalier) was a manual. I probably made at least 3 of those 5 mistakes a lot. Haven't had a manual now in 23 years but thinking about getting one again. Thanks for the tips!
Should have gave real tips for new drivers. Such as how to pull out on a steep incline with someone up your ass at a stop light. How to park on an steep incline in a manual so that the weight isn't resting on transmission. ex- Park, apply e brake, gently let the foot brake go until ebrake has all the weight. then put in gear so that the weight is on the brakes, not the transmission.
Jack Cileo you need to find the spot where your clutch engages its different for all cars but if you hold it at that exact spot the car won’t move backwards to much and you’ll easily and quickly go into first.
Honestly my biggest problem is the hill part I've had my manual car for about a few weeks and that's the toughest thing to do roast me gotta learn some how
@@killcam5000 until you get a feeling for the clutch use the hand break. While hand reaming release a bit of the clutch and step on the gas a little. Then release the hand break and you're good to go. Try it a few times
@@Andreas_Mann that idea works great if your ebrake does work and also just learning your vehicle and or a manual transmission. I wouldnt recommended doing that every hill. Definitely a good starting point tho
Find it weird how my driving instructor never taught me any of this stuff. Never mentioned Rev matching on downshifts, I ended up learning it from my cousin who’s taken advanced driving courses, it sounds so good as well
Driving instructors for normal driving in a manual just do the basics. If you drive on track, or performance settings, you'll learn these tips quick. Better to know how to really drive these then just by the books lol
I didn't know driving instructors who taught using manual shift vehicles even EXISTED (at least not in the USA), since the purpose of driving school is typically to prepare a driver to pass a test to receive their driver's license. Here in the US you are not required to know how to drive manual, so every driving school I know of only uses automatics and usually smaller cars because they are easier to parallel park (which is part of the exam here in NJ).
... FYI when you get REALLY good at rev matching, you can actually shift without using the clutch. It will "pop in" to gear when you're at just the right RPM for the speed you're going in the gear you're trying to shift to.
@@dr.bunterhidenbrobruh5502 It's really funny they don't teach manual... In Brazil we have automatic cars, but as they are more expensive there are much more manual cars, so basically everyone knows how to drive manuals. Regarding switching gears without pressing the clutch pedal, yeah, it's very possible and I used to do it sometimes in my older car, but if you do it wrong it will wear the clutch, so I prefer to be safe than sorry.
Thank you for the tips, I've been scouting tips on caring for the clutch and proper driving of a manual, as my beloved father unfortunately passed away, and I'm going to take care of his car, as it is what he wanted. So thank you, and the rest of the others who have made videos to help teach me so I can take care of this car that meant so much to the man who brought me into this world.
Manual cars are way more popular in the U.K. Than automatic cars and if you pass your driving test in an automatic car in the U.K. You are only allowed to drive automatic's.
Intelligent Horse no it's not. At least not in Virginia. Took my driver's education in an automatic, but bought a manual car and had no such restrictions or any mention of it.
I tested downshifting without rev matching for 17 years in my new 1998 Saturn SL2 to see how the clutch would do. I sold it with 150,000 miles on the car and it still had the original clutch with no slipping. Over 90% of it was city driving. In my view rev matching on the downshift isn't needed for daily driving.
Guy said you dump the clutch when down shifting. Lol no let off easy and it won't have any wear my truck is on the OEM clutch from 87 and is still strong
50K Frenzyy Yea. If you are on the track or racing ect, to get down a gear the fastest and most efficient way possible would be double clutchin. If you are just driving regularly a proper clutch release will work just fine. Just not as quick is all
Well to my knowledge if you downshift and dont release clutch to early then whole rev matching is not needed I didnt knew what was rev matching until last week and since I am not racer I always let car brake a bit and then shift down and slowly release the clutch so it will not rev so hard and have a that bump forward but I am trying to learn it since my car is weak and when I want to overtake somebody i have to downshift
In the Netherlands I've been taught (we all pay €2000+ for official driving lessons and exams) to hold the clutch, stay in 1st gear and staying on the brake at stopping lights. Neutral is used for parking with the handbrake. Also no downshifting: you brake as much as you need until you feel the car can't handle it and then use the clutch. Depending on from what speed you want to drive, you shift to the appropriate gear.
Thanks for sharing! The driving rules are a lot different in the states from that! I wish more drivers here drove manuals, they would pay attention more lol
Hmm, sounds like it would have minimal impact on safety and a lot of impact on pressure plate and more. Anyways, im sure the police wouldnt be monitoring that, i believe it is just the driving test like that, correct me if i am wrong.
@@karamalqussiri6533 Police doesn't watch after that at all. It's taught that way because of the weather conditions for the most part. I have snow for 4 months in a year and basically if you're out of gear in snow/ice you won't ever be able control the spin coz there is no torque available at all. They teach you to stay in gear for as long as possible because a car w/o gear can spin out quite easily under braking, having the clutch engaged equalizes axles and gives you a vector + torque if you ever need it. I can go down to about 15 kph in 4th. That comes from times before ABS and stabilization were common and drivers had to control those aspects themselves. If you don't have assists - good luck braking on ice w/o a spin if you don't know how to do it right.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed I'm from Estonia. When I came to US I laughed my ass off when I wanted to pick a car and in the options they had automatic and PROFESSIONAL. That's all you need to know about stick and culture of driving in the US. Didn't know that like 70% of drivers in Estonia are so highly regarded to be considered professional drivers lmao. We have a special mark on your license if you CAN'T drive stick (if you completed training on auto car only). Check out my comment below too to understand why keeping the car in gear for as long as possible is taught. I'm somewhat sure you're in a snowless state. Also, the tips you've done are for a big part applicable to US stick cars which are usually either an old unbreakable brick you really can't do anything to or it's a performance car and then your tips are applicable. Rev matching is so unnecessary in a 80 bhp car, the clutch will always outlive the engine (coz it's some sort of a 1.2L with variable angle turbo lol), I can do shifts up and down w/o the clutch at all, but why bother if I'm not in a race, just ease off the clutch slowly lol. Resting the hand is ok because manufacturers long know of this habit and usually the weight is held by a supportive structure and not the mechanism of the gearbox or the actual rod that moves the gears is not directly connected with the shift stick at all.
Numbers 1 and 2 - if you’re stopping for any length of time you should use your hand brake. It makes hill starts easier and you don’t dazzle the driver behind you (if there is nobody behind you, then you probably should use your foot brake so that approaching vehicles will see your brake lights and not run into the back of you).
In the UK, where most people learn to drive with manual transmission, you are taught to apply the handbrake before you put it in neutral, or, if it's only a brief stop, keep it in gear with foot on the brake and clutch disengaged, ready to pull away.
That’s a good tip if your car doesn’t have hill assist. If it does, when stopped while uphill when you engage clutch and throttle the brake holds momentarily (like the old school e-brake trick, without using it).
I was always taught if you're stopped on an upward incline you should put on the handbrake once you're stationary. Saves your foot brake and means you can move your feet to clutch/accelerator ready to do a hill start. (Brit who has always driven manuals).
Many modern cars have hill assist these days though and you're much better off using your foot brake. As you take your foot off the brake and move it to the accelerator it holds the brake for a few seconds and releases it automagically as your car starts moving forwards.
Watching this from the UK is so weird... Everyone drives manual over here and it's hilly asf so we wouldn't dream of not using the 'ebrake'. We call it the hand brake too lol.
Why do I have the impression that every American drives automatic, here in Germany you aren't even allowed to drive a stickshift if you've learned to drive "automatic" in drivingschool.
One more tip for many beginners. When racing, in order to save precious time, don’t engage the clutch. If done with the right technique and strength you can shift without. Ignore the noise, it means you still need to practice a lot
Well you can shift without the clutch and be perfectly fine. But that is not a beginner move to do. And trying it very fast while racing will probably blow a synchro. Can shift with no clutch in the slow speed driving easy. Not the best tip for a beginner.
It's not that we're bad at driving manual, it's that manual cars are rare in the U. S, so few Americans drive them. Generally those of us who do drive a manual are car enthusiasts and drive as good as any other person or better. Which feels odd writing as its really easy.
But, what if you're the American friend and it's your manual transmission car? Or cars, plural? Or cars plural and truck? And motorcycles, plural? And custom built go carts with manual shifted motorcycle engines? Plural. Hmm... 🤔
@Nightingale well you're right about that, overcrowded roads come to Croydon and see what driving in hell is like and the worst of all is the insurance rates, I paid 6x more than the value of my car in my first year of driving
@@KingOfEden12 4 years is no time at all for a clutch. Clutch should be a lifetime component, only misuse that wears it, for example rocking the car on the clutch
@@matthewstillwell3090 ... I'm sorry but did someone on the internet just tell me that a clutch shouldn't go out EVER if you treat it properly.... so 20 years later ??? Wow buddy you've got some pretty misinformed information but hey at least you're getting your point across as to why you made your comment in the first place.
I'm self taught at manual and never did any of these 5. But with number #2 I disagree... If you have a guy next to you that wants to race, you can't be in neutral when that light turns green.😏 But great video.
+Anonymous Let me inform you buddy... Cars come with this thing called an owners manual. A book, probably something you haven't ever used before. 'Page 2-23' in the 1999 corvette owners manual. (Starting Vehicle) 'Page 2-30' (Driving Vehicle) Now stay in school kiddo.
also taught myself manual by starting with a really cheap manual car in empty lot and just playing with it... got comfortable in 2 days and switched to the 370Z, now I track with my Z regularly and just got my racing license, so its possible, believe in urself :).
@@RacecarsAndRicefish My brother does that. I usually do the opposite which is leave it in gear and do not pull the parking brake unless I'm on an incline. The reason I always place it in gear is because years ago I pulled the parking brake on a car of mine on an inclined driveway leaving it in neutral and it rolled down the driveway with the parking brake engaged. Bad brakes or whatever, it scared the crap out of me so from that point I've ALWAYS parked in gear.
@@RacecarsAndRicefish you can do that yeah but sometimes (on older cars usually) the handbrake cannot hold the car. By leaving it in 1st that locks the wheels meaning that it is harder for the car to role away. Btw remember to take it out of gear before starting the engine again because sometimes i start it and the let out the clutch, if i did that in 1st it would obviously stall the car.
@@cowboy4378 ahhh, nah mate, that's not how it works. It doesn't lock the wheels at all. All it does is leave the axle connected to the engine. So the only thing stopping it is the compression in the cylinders.
Hand on the shifter isn’t damaging anything at all, modern gearboxes are good enough to stop that, any excess movement on the shifter after selecting a gear is purely the knob, nothing to do with the mechanism. Resting your foot on the clutch while waiting isn’t damaging anything at all, that bearing gets worn out from use meaning the more you press the clutch, the more the spring and bearing wear, even then it won’t wear for at minimum (if you’re a not terrible driver) 60k miles… the first tip to driving a manual is to erase what this guy has told you from your memory. (And yes, I am a mechanic and have been for many years now)
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Yeah some new manual cars are amazing.I am still learning manual as I really wanted to learn driving manual as it's more fun then automatic,although since I am still an teenager so I can't go on the road though I have learnt emergency braking,clutch control,reverse parking,etc.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed I also great up on manuals. Over 55 years now. I just hope thieves don't learn...they stay away from manuals when steeling cars. And limited on time!
I was a little surprised when he said "I thoughy I looked cool because every saw I was driving a manual". I forget that in the US automatic cars are a lot more common than here in Brazil. The large majority of drivers here use stick cars and only some people a bit more wealthy buy automatic. Btw, I am 19 and just about to get my license (minimun age here is 18), loved the advice on the video.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed 5%?! I definitely wasn't expecting so few, now it makes sense why I see a lot of videos trying to explian stick cars. Love your content!
@@ilovecheesecake516 Yeah that works if you brake first then downshift, but if you want to use engine braking, you cannot do that in big engine V8 car.
@@KarthikVenkataraman If you like stopping abruptly just drop into first right before the car stops rolling and continue. Engine braking isn't variable like the pedal, it only slows so fast.
Thanks man. I taught myself to drive myself and I lacked the technical knowledge. So, I burned my first car’s clutch. It’s been 15 years driving manual. But only recently did I really start to learn a manual properly. I used to always wonder why guys rev the engine while downshifting ans also wait just a little before pressing the gas pedal when upshifitng. 🤣. Now I do it. I’m still correcting my manual driving. And I still mess up sometimes because my old bad habits. I now rest my hand on my lap, I stop wiggling the shifter also, and engine break as opposed to use my brakes to slow down.
I'm 44 years old and just got a manual transmission for the 1st time in years. Hard to admit that I never heard about rev matching. I never had anyone to teach me the proper way to drive one. Glad UA-cam is around now. Lol.
Oh wow that crazy! Seems like rev matching is more of a performance driving thing. I love doing it because it sounds so good with an exhaust and makes the drive more fun! Awesome you got back into one!
All the advanced driver/content creators in UA-cam sell rev-matching as easy and essential. Rev-matching is an advanced and optional technique. As an intermediate driver, I tried to match my revs today for the first time. Now my car is missing a gearbox, and I don't need a clutch anymore.
To be fair I started rev matching right after getting my licence in my car that has no rev counter, and I can do it fairly well. I think it's advantageous for me and my car in particular and when done properly, it minimizes wear on the whole drive train, hence dual clutch automatics do it. But I agree that most people with most cars will get away with no rev matching for all of their lives. We drive mostly manuals here and I don't know almost anybody who rev matches. I'd wager it's mostly car enthusiasts and older people who are used to old trucks and/or tractors with unsynchronized gearboxes. Rev matching improperly could on the flip side likely increase wear of everything and I doubt most regular mortals will bother mastering it. The other tips are far more important.
You just saved the new driver of a stick many years and many dollars if they pay attention to what you said.Actually you can drive a standard shift without even using the clutch just by rev matching,I drove a 13 speed big rig for years and hardly ever used the clutch,You need a good ear and feel to do it without tearing up the gears it saved a lot of wear and tear on left leg.
Thanks. On my motorcycle and dirt bike, its pretty easy to shift without using the clutch. I've only tried a few times in the car. Pretty easy to do, but it takes more concentration
That is because the bikes and big rigs have so-called "dog boxes". Doing clutchless shifts on a synchromesh transmission is more tricky. In the dog boxes, there's play between the dogs which allows you to shift without precise rev matching; in the synchromesh trannies you don't have that and doing it wrong will put excessive wear on your synchros.
TL;DW 1. Don't use clutch to hold yourself on a hill instead of brakes 2. At red lights or long stops, Use Neutral and brake instead of holding clutch pedal 3. Don't rest hand on Shifter, or foot on clutch 4. Rev-match when downshifting. 5. Leave car in 1st gear or Reverse when parked. Bonus: Excessive wear leads to premature wear
Let's say I'm in Gear 5 and I want to turn a corner. I brake and change to gear 2. Do I need to Rev match when I shift to gear 2? Or can I just brake till the car wobble and change to gear 2?
All of these points you made are true, however the actual wear is minimal on some points you stated. Eg: like holding in clutch pedal and keeping in first gear and also resting hand on shifter. Although I don’t do either, it’s not really doing the extent of the damage you seem to be portraying
Good video and great tips, well explained! I've heard some of them before from other videos, but again these are the basics and it's good to raise awareness about them. Also I LOVE the car, it looks gorgeous! The colours work really well together and the wheels are a very good choice for it, and it sounds as good as it looks too!
Dominic O'Conner yea automatics have a stick shift too I can shift to Park Drive Neutral Reverse Gear 1 , 2 , 3 some cars have the last part but still a stick I shift lol
So I agree with one and two. Point 3, you're right on keeping your foot off the clutch unless you're about to use it but there's little to no harm in keeping your hand on the shifter except that it's not otherwise on the wheel. Sure there's some greater than zero chance you could inadvertently throw your trans out of gear but a gear selector is a type of toggle mechanism. That means it takes a lot of movement up top to get a much smaller movement down in the guts of the transmission below. If you aren't jerking your hand around while your hand is on the shifter, you're not going to hurt anything. Is it a good practice to keep your hand off it? Sure, but it's not the end of the world if you don't. There are much worse things you can do. The way I see it, as long as you don't ride the hell out of the clutch when you're starting from a stop, don't attempt to shift without the clutch and you make some attempt at rev matching, you'll probably be fine.
Nice overview. I may be in the minority, but I don't like parking with the car in gear: if the car gets hit while parked, the impact could damage your transmission. As long as the parking brake is solid, you can park in neutral. Streetside parking on an incline I make sure the tires are turned into the curb.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Ironically, my car was hit while parked not long after posting this. I'm really glad it wasn't in gear 😅, but I don't live in a hilly area
I’m learning to drive manual on a 2019 civic si, but every time I’m doing rev matching to downshift, my parents yell at me because “I’m consuming too much gas” and “I’m ripping the clutch”. I know more than them on cars, but they dont want to give up on that idea because they say “they have 30 yrs + of manual driving experience” and “they just dump the clutch slowly and they’ve never ripped a clutch by doing this”... (They told me : “It’s my car, its not your’s so dump slowly the clutch and if you don’t do that, you never gonna take my car again. Do it on your futur car if you want, you’ll rip your clutch.” 😂) I really don’t know what to do to convict them...
Lol my parents are the same. Give them the formula example. Every time that formula goes into a turn you can hear them adding gas. Surely they wouldn't want to rip their clutch while racing. So it has to have some other purpose. Rev matching. And lead them to the conclusion.
Well. They own the car. So I'd drive their car the way they say. When you buy your own you won't have to worry. Some times you just gotta do what they say lol. But rev matching a downshift really shouldn't even be obvious in normal low rpm driving. Only in the high RPM will you hear the engine revving high
As someone from a country (UK) where most people learn on and drive manual cars, I don’t know anyone who blips the throttle to rev match on downshifts in everyday driving and our roads are not filled with lurching cars. This is a more a technique for performance cars with a narrow power band. The advice on not resting hands and feet on the gear shift and clutch pedals is good. I would add reminding new manual drivers to press both the clutch and brake pedals in an emergency “if in doubt, both feet out”. Also the handbrake (press the button when applying to save ratchet wear) is an intrinsic part of using a manual. It stops the car rolling away when parked but also holds it on hill starts to save juggling between pedals to make a smooth getaway. Many drivers leave the car in gear when parking, first gear on the flat or if facing uphill and reverse if facing downhill. Most new cars won’t start without the clutch pressed fully down but it’s good practice anyway as it reduces strain on the battery. If rolling away is a fear when parking on very steep slopes then turn the wheels into the curb on (towards curb downhill, away from curb uphill).
That's what rev matching is....you have to blip the throttle to get the RPM to match, that's how it's done. Some cars have an auto rev match feature to do that for you, but in a vehicle without that feature, this is how it's done. I agree on the next two points! But the button is there to release the hand brake, it's fine to pull it up, hardly any friction to wear it out.
@bobroberts6155 I'm from the Czech Republic and I also don't think most people rev match. But funnily enough I don't know anyone who presses the button on the handbrake when pulling it either. It's so typical to hear the sound of the rachet in any car that stops to park even when just walking by. And yet I have never heard anyone say a word about the ratchet wearing out ever and some people drive decades old cars. I think people count the amount of clicks to judge how much the brake is engaged. I do. Must be a UK thing haha I also think it might be a better idea to teach new drivers that when in doubt, make sure you press the brake pedal first and foremost. I don't think the clutch is paramount in this scenario as it is in normal stops. So what if the engine stalls. Better than crashing because you couldn't find the clutch in time and thought both pedals needed to be pressed at the same time. People who have no idea how their car works even on a basic level are prevalent on the road, and they will believe it when told both pedals have to be pressed at the same time. Sure the engine running could theoretically maybe extend the braking distance a little bit (it shouldn't if one really steps on it) and maybe the engine could cause the wheels to lock up easier in bad adhesion conditions. The risk assessment will vary. Where I live it's mostly dry and not freezing mostly so I think the clutch is unimportant.
Engineering Explained never did a video on how to push start a car. This guy indirectly showed us basic steps needed to push start his car all by himself at 4:40-4:45. :)
Dont you not learn these in driving school? Also good tip is to leave the car in 1st/reverse when parked on a hill depending on which way ur car is faceing😉
Little Light This only applies to the yanks mate Everyone else for the most part learns in a manual so all of this is second nature anyway Borderline dangerous if you ask me just learning to drive an auto and buying a manual
Little Light you dont need to do 1st/R depending on hill, the point of having it in gear is that it makes it alot heavier to move, so you can use 1st in a downhill no problem..
The first point is bang on. I drive a 6 speed golf R and I always see people at the stoplights rolling back and engaging the clutch over and over until the light goes green, and I am just cringing inside. I think it's people who just learned how to drive manual transmissions, and they want other people to know that they are driving one, so they roll back at the lights, it's so stupid to do that.
Never driven anything with 12 gears I assume it would be a lorry if it has 12 gears, I do know how to shift without a clutch though and have done it a few times in my car.
They are idiots, they make fun of Americans who can’t drive them and when we do have ones that can (like me) they talk shit. Just remember we beat your “powerful empire” fuck faces.
I've driven manuals all my life and never put them in neutral at stop lights. I've never had to replace a clutch and my last Beetle had over 250,000 miles on it when an idiot ran a stop sign and T-boned me and totalled it.
The wear caused by holding the clutch pedal is so minimal it doesn't matter at all though putting it into neutral is a good way of keeping your focus on the traffic.
3:36 He is not doing revmatching probably. The car does it for him, since the 370z was one of the first few manual transmission cars to feature a revmatching system such like automatic gearboxes do.
AirForce576 why someday, do it now. I beat the piss out of my manual since 06. Still goes. When the transmission blows I'll just put the better one in. Til then I'll keep my foot on the floor. Words of advice when in doubt, throttle out.
Awesome video, and man, I really miss the standard parking brake compared to these new electronic ones. They're definitely better for parking, but that's about it, nothing like the good ol handbrake.
Make sure you wobble wobble the shifter anytime you put it in neutral
No don't you will start a disease of everyone wobbling their shifter
I though that was mandatory like when u get a power tool u give a presses to make sure its ok
Nicholas Sanders I already do this lmao
You basically can’t go into neutral and not do the wobble
@@charonthe4th240 i fucking died
Pro tip: After shifting to the highest gear during a race, you can shift to R to engage race mode.
Thats what I do! Never lost a race!
i heard in some cars the r is not for race but for rocket boost
Ohhh ohkay i will try it today i am going to learn driving today
@Derek Chatham wait is this an actual thing ??
Maybe you earn the real money shift
If you leave the clutch in your car, you will cause excessive wear. Remember to take it out whenever you park
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420 likes. Nice.
Best one so far
@InevitableLuck if you have money just rent a couple of ikea mechanics to live in the boot and back of your car and they can dissamsemble the whole car when youre parked.
@@RPBLCofRGHandRDY That aged well, lol
One thing I learned early is to always be pressing the accelerator all the way to the floor 100% of the time. It allows me to always have the power I need for any situation.
I would highly NOT recommend that. Not sure where you learned that or if wars trying to by funny.
😂😂
Facts my guy! Why be involved in the situation when you can be ahead of it!
@@jordanl5628 you get it
@@BrosFOURRSpeed why should I not do it?
Make sure you don’t breathe excessively in the car or you’ll cause the cabin pressure to increase which will then put pressure on the shifter and wear out your throw out bearing... excessively
Yeah that point was so dumb
Andreas Mann My friend broke his synchros in his Jeep from that, it’s a legit point, although it’s exaggerated to be fair
Anthony Migliaccio what
nobody cares about the shifter until the syncros die
dont fart to much either this will increase cabin pressure to much
make sure to shift into R, for race mode
Joshua Minke that isnt even possible btw. Mythbusters tested that. Aswell as a few million UA-camr
yeah but only on the highway
Don't forget to rev to 6 grand and dump the clutch.
R if ya wanna race backwards
Ryan Scherbluk lmao
Fun fact: if you step on the clutch and the brake at the same time, your car will take a screenshot
haha thats funny!
Do you have to pay extra for that? The last manual I had never did that for me. Now I'm mad.
Your just wearing out your clutch.
@@Gr3ggyBoy66. lol I think it went over your head
@@underdog06 I think it went over your head
At 75 I got my first manual car. It was a donation to me and I’m excited to learn. Your videos are helping.
Very cool, congrats!! They are fun to drive!
I hope you are having a good time learning how to drive stick
You can feel much more in control while driving a stick when experienced
Remember to double clutch, never granny shift and you’ll be okay.
#6 - Don't use your clutch pedal as it will cause wear on the clutch.
I never use the clutch when I shift.. it's there just to make you look cool.
@@XxPeruvianGamersxX you actually need to use the clutch in order to change gear, start the car without stalling and stop without stalling ect.
@@brandon97652 you can float gears if you’re in the right rpm range without wearing your clutch out at all. Semis float gears all the time lol
noted thank you
@@elirichards7732 Yes they do, because they don't have synchros.
But if you want to destroy your synchros, by all means keep floating your gears.
I love when my car tells me to shift at 2k... Nah cuz, we got 5k left to go.
Yeah cuz 😂😂
Right Coast like come on CUH 😂
I played for the whole tachometer im gonna use the whole tachometer
I know someone who blew up their engine shifting at 7500 RPM... dont have a hero cause you think it sounds cool
that jackass up the street if you wanna have any fun you shit up in your power band, for most vehicles it’s 5k-7k, shift when you get to 7k and you’ll land just under the power band.
Excessive wear on clutch = weight reduction bro
pee before drive = weight reduction
1975mvm dehydrate
Weight reduction
Gibbyace no girlfriend = weight reduction
1975mvm remove shoes
Weight reduction
Remove brake pedal = weight reduction
This is excellent. I've been driving manuals for 45 years, but I'm about to teach my daughter and this will help her see it's not just me being bossy.
Glad it was helpful! ua-cam.com/video/yB0o4Cmf_u0/v-deo.html
Here is full tutorial I made as well that could help!
Excluding the hill start and I mean more than a light slope. In that situation I use the e-brake to get to bite point then accelerate and a controlled release of the e-break as clutch engages the drive line.
Also where I live they like being 2 in off your rear bumper so some roll back scares them so they stay farther away.
@@sharknado4694 I'll do a roll back when someone is riding my bumper...they back off. Besides, following too close would be there fault if any contact is made.
Hope she doesn’t die at a red light because you listened to some idiot not old enough to grow facial hair.
I can’t rest my hand on the shifter because then I wouldn’t have a hand to hold my beer with
Good thinking
Exactly what I was thinking also.
Or my bong!
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@@AH-lx5nj as long as you hold your beer out the window, they can't get you for open container.
don't breathe, it'll cause excessive wear on the clutch, don't look at anything, it'll also cause excessive wear on the clutch
Lmao
Dont buy a car, it causes excessive wear on your wallet.
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This is hilarious
meanwhile dude prolly does clutch kicks all day 😂
Always shift at redline never before
No you actually want to only shift after you've been at red line for a few seconds
@@themechanix2311 Yea and he also forgot to mention that the clutch is a bunch of bullshit. Don't need it to shift. Its a waste of money. Also don't need brakes. You can just engine brake. If you are going 70mph in 6th gear and need to stop quickly just go into first and make sure to release the clutch quickly
@@fujimi715 lol damn imagine. *PAAAA* bye bye clutch and transmission
@@marshalgeneral4756 might as well tape that bitch down. Don't ever let up on the clutch 100%. Will give too much power to the wheels and might blow up the car cause of mechanical forces
fujimi715 this is ESPECIALLY important if your engine is a interference engine, then you can use your pistons hitting your valves to slow down ever faster
I’ve been driving manual since forever but appreciate videos like these. Thanks for helping the new guys getting in to what driving should be!
Take a drink every time he says excessive wear. I finished 2 beer
Cole Lastname so you drank once?
Did you finish 4th grade English yet kid?
Kevin Button is that to me?
"zuh"
- Goerge W Bush, upon realizing he used the singular form by mistake.
Lol
Don't poop inside in a manual transmission should be #1
Not sure why anyone would even think of that, common sense..
😂😂
I am pretty sure that’s #2
@@BrosFOURRSpeed i thought it would act as a lubricant
@@zureroomsoesheh8026 well go ahead and do that and make a video about it 😉
Everything you said in this video is 100% accurate. Good video for beginners. I have been driving stick for over 30 years and my 1991 Celica still has the original clutch. When I hear about people needing a clutch in under 100k, they are normally guilty of doing all 5 mistakes.
Thanks for sharing! Driving a manual is a ton of fun!
I love Celicas
@@thevanman7261 Me too... mine just turned 31 years old.
@@storyman34 mine got rekt a couple of months ago, it was really sad
There is no way youre still on the stock clutch afte 30 years! Idc if its a Toyota.
been driving a manual for just over a year now, and this video was great to check myself and make sure that I am not making mistakes that can wear down my car. Thankfully the only one that I do is the downshifting mistake sometimes. Great vid, learning more about how to drive my car every day.
Not even a mistake it's called engine braking
@@pcpeasantry3008 Well that's right, but if you don't mean to enginge brake then it could be called a mistake, also you are forcing the clutch and brings a sense of uncontrolled driving. Tho' it's very easy to fix it, just brake a bit to get slower and then you're at it.
"the breaks do a very good job keeping a car from moving" thank god i watched this before i tried driving, could have been a real nightmare without this guys valuable insight.
Believe it or not people needed to hear that *brakes* stop the car. Not everyone seems to know
I haven't got breaks on my car!
@@nearlyretired7005 man thank God you watched this before driving then eh
@@chrisfralick6054 He was probably driving without brakes and panicking, by the sound of the exclamation mark
#6- Learn how to spell brakes
Quick tip, when you shift into r mode, after ten seconds, shift into n mode for nitrous and then go into d mode for drift mode.
When you try that, please film it and let me how it goes!
Don't forget L is for lowrider mode. Lol.
@@juubilo1509 this gave me a chuckle lol
there is no N or D mode in manual 😂😂
@@tunabestfish Its a joke, ya numpty
1. *Use Your Break On A Hill Not Clutch & Gas*
2. *Come To A Stop Sign Go To Neutral And Foot On Break*
3. *Don't Keep Hand On Shifter & Foot On Clutch*
4. *REV Match When Downshifting*
5. *When Parked Don't Leave Car In Neutral Without E-Break*
:(
I appreciate the crib notes. However they are brakes. Breaks would be bad.
Number 3 Is a lie, theres no such thing if you leave your hand on the shifter, its gonna damage you’re transmission, Ive disassembled manual transmissions before and the gear shift stick is bolted on to the transmission with a plate, if you’re planning on putting 150 pounds on that thing then yes, thats not okay, but your 3 pound hand wont do anything, stop.
Thanks
ThinkkOps yeah I figured my paperweight hand couldnt do much damage lol
The difference a perfectly adjust seating position makes to driving is insane
Gotta be comfortable to make it easier!
wanting to rest foot on clutch and hand on gear shifter is a sign that seating position is wrong.
I taught myself how to drive standard, and never used any tutorials. I never rev matched but I could always feel that it wasn’t right. Finally one of friends asked my why I never did it and once he told me how it all made sense.
I hope to learn standard soon, can you tell me how to rev match from your personal experience?
The easiest way is to blip the gas as soon as you get on the clutch, down shit right as the RPMs start coming down and slowly release the clutch
@@Internetgamer420 ah okay, thanks man!
@@Internetgamer420 or you can do it right before fully releasing the clutch
“Don’t rest your hand on the gearshift.”
*rests hand on gear throughout the video*
Mark Lajeunesse yeah but you can rest your hand in ff wheel drive because the transmision is not conected exacly with driveshaft
I always rest my hand on gearshift. Didnt know it was a bad practise
from what ive always heard from mechanic mates is that it doesn't actually cause any excessive wear, unless you have an old trans with a plastic plate. but idk, im not an expert and they're just apprentices.
zach actually that's not entirely true within itself. I have a truck that the shifter actually goes directly inside the transmission and moves the gears around. The transmission actually comes up inside the cab so you can actually see this when you're driving. If you rest your hand on the shifter it will wear out the gears and the forks on the end of the shifter plus it can actually cause the gears to grind together. It's that style transmission where the thought of resting your hand on the shift is bad originally is from. Granted that's one of the first transmission designes that was popular. The idea is still there even with the new ones as it does put extra force on bushings and other parts.
BAD MECHANIC WILL SAY
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ME: is it bad to rest my hand on a shifter?
MECHANIC: it's totally ok to rest your hand there.
2 MONTHS LATER
ME: something is wrong with the transmission.
MECHANIC: let me check it.
Your gears are totally fucked up.
ME: but why?
MECHANIC: it's because you rest your hand on the transmission.
ME:you said its ok to do that.
MECHANIC: no I didn't said that.
ME: yes you didn ok how much 💵 for a repair?
MECHANIC: about 79.99 💵
ME: ok do it then.
30 MINUTES LATER
ME :are you done?
MECHANIC: yeah But t he price raised now
ME: why?
MECHANIC: wee work like the bitcoin
ME:how much💵?
MECHANIC:about 110💵
ME: what im not paying that. Bye tnx for the free work.
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This guy is actually giving very good tips and best practices. Most of the times these things determine whether you change the clutch twice while somebody who drives better changes it once during the same period. Keep up man!
I appreciate it!
All this say not to do ive done all of this with my truck which is standard and still have original clutch in it
The first one is actually a quite good technique to learn, dispite the fact you're wearing out the clutch clutch controll is one important thing to learn for reversing, inclined or declined starts and for when you're having handbrake malfunctions
In a nutshell, use the clutch as little as possible.
Not at all
ur going to hell for this
Squidward's House ok (proceeds to grind the shit out of gears)
Squidward's House dude idk if youre joking or not but ima try this
If you stuck in a traffic jam, you can't avoid it
"Don't rest your hand on the shifter, it causes excessive wear on your transmission."
Next video: Same guy doing burnouts in his Supra.
But burnouts are fun and worth it, what do you gain from not bringing that hand back to the wheel?
@@specialopsdave comfort
@@permacc6076 But in that case just get an automatic, it will be *far* more comfortable.
@@specialopsdave
We'll get auto if we're braindead
@@AverageXennpai So instead you hold the wheel with 1 hand like you're braindead?
Lol Americans actually think they’re cool when driving a manual. The rest of the world does it without thinking.
billy bilo I'm from Canada there's a good selection of manual and automatic people drive both and it's so easy to drive a manual I don't know why Americans act like its so hard it's not.
Ryan Scherbluk, I’m from the U.K., I love Canada! Peace bro.
billy bilo ikr and you also have those who act like it is hard, i personally learned it in one go and the jerkines went away very quickly too
Panda’s Motorsport channel. Yes bro it’s as easy as breathing bro. I’d rather be in control than drive a auto
That's because in America it *is* "cool" (ish) to drive a manual. Automatics are standard here by an extremely large margin. (I only found ~7 manual cars across 12 dealerships; 7:~1,500) and *none* of them were current, or last model years. The most modern one was a 2016 mazda
My first car (85 cavalier) was a manual. I probably made at least 3 of those 5 mistakes a lot. Haven't had a manual now in 23 years but thinking about getting one again. Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for sharing! You’ll get the hang of it pretty quickly!
Should have gave real tips for new drivers. Such as how to pull out on a steep incline with someone up your ass at a stop light.
How to park on an steep incline in a manual so that the weight isn't resting on transmission. ex- Park, apply e brake, gently let the foot brake go until ebrake has all the weight. then put in gear so that the weight is on the brakes, not the transmission.
Jack Cileo you need to find the spot where your clutch engages its different for all cars but if you hold it at that exact spot the car won’t move backwards to much and you’ll easily and quickly go into first.
Honestly my biggest problem is the hill part I've had my manual car for about a few weeks and that's the toughest thing to do roast me gotta learn some how
@@killcam5000 until you get a feeling for the clutch use the hand break. While hand reaming release a bit of the clutch and step on the gas a little. Then release the hand break and you're good to go.
Try it a few times
What if your ebrake doesnt work anymore? Wheel chocks isnt always possible. Especially on hills at stop lights 🤔
@@Andreas_Mann that idea works great if your ebrake does work and also just learning your vehicle and or a manual transmission. I wouldnt recommended doing that every hill. Definitely a good starting point tho
People are bitching, the guy is just trying to help. Thanks for the vid, people are being emotional for no reason.
Under The Influence Nate clutches are meant to take abuse
Under The Influence Nate no because New Brunswick
Everybody’z on steroids
Dont worry, those are the automatic drivers 😂
@@kunalpurohit4171 yup and i always find it funny and amusing to see these emotional estrogen filled mucks
In other words: "5 things you learn in your first lesson"
i guess he lives in the us, where learning driving isn't a real deal. they only learn how to drive automatic cars.
infact 44 you dont leave your car in gear
@@crazydrivez2387 you do. 1st in an upwards slope, reverse on a downwards slope
Oh really. So you've been thought to rev match on your driving course? 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah, this guy is small
Find it weird how my driving instructor never taught me any of this stuff. Never mentioned Rev matching on downshifts, I ended up learning it from my cousin who’s taken advanced driving courses, it sounds so good as well
Driving instructors for normal driving in a manual just do the basics. If you drive on track, or performance settings, you'll learn these tips quick. Better to know how to really drive these then just by the books lol
fr this is in a advanced driving course? It's like the basics of basics when driving a car... Or else the gear shift will be bumpy
I didn't know driving instructors who taught using manual shift vehicles even EXISTED (at least not in the USA), since the purpose of driving school is typically to prepare a driver to pass a test to receive their driver's license. Here in the US you are not required to know how to drive manual, so every driving school I know of only uses automatics and usually smaller cars because they are easier to parallel park (which is part of the exam here in NJ).
... FYI when you get REALLY good at rev matching, you can actually shift without using the clutch. It will "pop in" to gear when you're at just the right RPM for the speed you're going in the gear you're trying to shift to.
@@dr.bunterhidenbrobruh5502 It's really funny they don't teach manual... In Brazil we have automatic cars, but as they are more expensive there are much more manual cars, so basically everyone knows how to drive manuals.
Regarding switching gears without pressing the clutch pedal, yeah, it's very possible and I used to do it sometimes in my older car, but if you do it wrong it will wear the clutch, so I prefer to be safe than sorry.
Thank you for the tips, I've been scouting tips on caring for the clutch and proper driving of a manual, as my beloved father unfortunately passed away, and I'm going to take care of his car, as it is what he wanted.
So thank you, and the rest of the others who have made videos to help teach me so I can take care of this car that meant so much to the man who brought me into this world.
I'm sorry to hear that about your dad, I'm sure he is proud of you and you'll have a car to remember him by!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Thank you!
Manual cars are way more popular in the U.K. Than automatic cars and if you pass your driving test in an automatic car in the U.K. You are only allowed to drive automatic's.
Howzer The man same in the Netherlands
The same for America. They put a letter “A” for a restriction because the person would only know how to drive an automatic transmission car.
Intelligent Horse no it's not. At least not in Virginia. Took my driver's education in an automatic, but bought a manual car and had no such restrictions or any mention of it.
if you had to pass in a auto , shame on you
+Joe Oh you were right. Yeah it depends on some states.
I tested downshifting without rev matching for 17 years in my new 1998 Saturn SL2 to see how the clutch would do. I sold it with 150,000 miles on the car and it still had the original clutch with no slipping. Over 90% of it was city driving. In my view rev matching on the downshift isn't needed for daily driving.
Good cuz no one ever told me and my car seems fine ...
Guy said you dump the clutch when down shifting. Lol no let off easy and it won't have any wear my truck is on the OEM clutch from 87 and is still strong
50K Frenzyy Yea. If you are on the track or racing ect, to get down a gear the fastest and most efficient way possible would be double clutchin. If you are just driving regularly a proper clutch release will work just fine. Just not as quick is all
Well to my knowledge if you downshift and dont release clutch to early then whole rev matching is not needed I didnt knew what was rev matching until last week and since I am not racer I always let car brake a bit and then shift down and slowly release the clutch so it will not rev so hard and have a that bump forward but I am trying to learn it since my car is weak and when I want to overtake somebody i have to downshift
You can tell when the car needs to downshift. I've never had to memorize RPM's or anything.
Thank you brother. Havent drove stick in 26 years. Needed a refresher. Now driving a Toyota Hilux in Mexico. Keep up the good work🤙
Very cool!! Glad you are back and especially in a manual helix!! Sweet!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Yes. Forgot how much I enjoyed it.
Smashing the subscribe button will put excessive wear on my phone screen!
Hold the clutch while pressing subscribe
Jeff Uffmann 😂😂😂
XD
Lmao
Lol nice
In the Netherlands I've been taught (we all pay €2000+ for official driving lessons and exams) to hold the clutch, stay in 1st gear and staying on the brake at stopping lights. Neutral is used for parking with the handbrake. Also no downshifting: you brake as much as you need until you feel the car can't handle it and then use the clutch. Depending on from what speed you want to drive, you shift to the appropriate gear.
Thanks for sharing! The driving rules are a lot different in the states from that! I wish more drivers here drove manuals, they would pay attention more lol
Wtf
Hmm, sounds like it would have minimal impact on safety and a lot of impact on pressure plate and more. Anyways, im sure the police wouldnt be monitoring that, i believe it is just the driving test like that, correct me if i am wrong.
@@karamalqussiri6533 Police doesn't watch after that at all. It's taught that way because of the weather conditions for the most part. I have snow for 4 months in a year and basically if you're out of gear in snow/ice you won't ever be able control the spin coz there is no torque available at all. They teach you to stay in gear for as long as possible because a car w/o gear can spin out quite easily under braking, having the clutch engaged equalizes axles and gives you a vector + torque if you ever need it. I can go down to about 15 kph in 4th. That comes from times before ABS and stabilization were common and drivers had to control those aspects themselves. If you don't have assists - good luck braking on ice w/o a spin if you don't know how to do it right.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed I'm from Estonia. When I came to US I laughed my ass off when I wanted to pick a car and in the options they had automatic and PROFESSIONAL. That's all you need to know about stick and culture of driving in the US. Didn't know that like 70% of drivers in Estonia are so highly regarded to be considered professional drivers lmao. We have a special mark on your license if you CAN'T drive stick (if you completed training on auto car only). Check out my comment below too to understand why keeping the car in gear for as long as possible is taught. I'm somewhat sure you're in a snowless state. Also, the tips you've done are for a big part applicable to US stick cars which are usually either an old unbreakable brick you really can't do anything to or it's a performance car and then your tips are applicable. Rev matching is so unnecessary in a 80 bhp car, the clutch will always outlive the engine (coz it's some sort of a 1.2L with variable angle turbo lol), I can do shifts up and down w/o the clutch at all, but why bother if I'm not in a race, just ease off the clutch slowly lol. Resting the hand is ok because manufacturers long know of this habit and usually the weight is held by a supportive structure and not the mechanism of the gearbox or the actual rod that moves the gears is not directly connected with the shift stick at all.
Numbers 1 and 2 - if you’re stopping for any length of time you should use your hand brake. It makes hill starts easier and you don’t dazzle the driver behind you (if there is nobody behind you, then you probably should use your foot brake so that approaching vehicles will see your brake lights and not run into the back of you).
Great tip! I used the handbrake technique a lot when I was in a pinch
In the UK, where most people learn to drive with manual transmission, you are taught to apply the handbrake before you put it in neutral, or, if it's only a brief stop, keep it in gear with foot on the brake and clutch disengaged, ready to pull away.
That’s a good tip if your car doesn’t have hill assist. If it does, when stopped while uphill when you engage clutch and throttle the brake holds momentarily (like the old school e-brake trick, without using it).
@@rickconstant6106 my handbrake is bad so i just use clutch and gas
Longer stop - handbrake
Medium stop - brake
Very short stop - clutch / gas control
I was always taught if you're stopped on an upward incline you should put on the handbrake once you're stationary. Saves your foot brake and means you can move your feet to clutch/accelerator ready to do a hill start. (Brit who has always driven manuals).
Yeah thats not a bad way to start from a hill. Easy way to get used to that for sure.
Many modern cars have hill assist these days though and you're much better off using your foot brake. As you take your foot off the brake and move it to the accelerator it holds the brake for a few seconds and releases it automagically as your car starts moving forwards.
@@ArminGrewe Sure, but on the off chance you ever need to drive an old one or one with a malfunction, the skill is useful.
@@ArminGrewe Yah. Let me go ahead and go into 60k of debt for a modern car. Or maybe, ill just get something out of pocket for 2k. Interesting choice.
@@crisbowman yes, agree with you that the skill is still useful
Watching this from the UK is so weird... Everyone drives manual over here and it's hilly asf so we wouldn't dream of not using the 'ebrake'. We call it the hand brake too lol.
Why do I have the impression that every American drives automatic, here in Germany you aren't even allowed to drive a stickshift if you've learned to drive "automatic" in drivingschool.
Bro who tf takes driving school 😂 it's easy asf
Dr Sauce right
I think thats most of europe
swagggamersnl lol bunch of commies
I live in america and I drive a 6 speed manual
I knew all this but still glad I watched felt like I scored a 100% on a quiz back in school
Very nice!! Even if you know it, always good to brush up on some tips
One more tip for many beginners. When racing, in order to save precious time, don’t engage the clutch. If done with the right technique and strength you can shift without.
Ignore the noise, it means you still need to practice a lot
Well you can shift without the clutch and be perfectly fine. But that is not a beginner move to do. And trying it very fast while racing will probably blow a synchro. Can shift with no clutch in the slow speed driving easy. Not the best tip for a beginner.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed hiw does that work, I thought the clutch always needs ti be engaed when you shift
@@Pia-ho9dm If you rev match it doesn't need the clutch. It slides in like butter. If not matched it will grind, so not a good practice at all.
@@SubGenius1101 what does that mean? How do I change gears then
Ok guys I understand its a joke and all but too amny of you are joking on the driving channels and idk how intelligent are todays learners
I always sniff coke whenever I switch gear. Is that also part of never do?
LMAO
You gotta stop that bro, you’ll have excessive wear
He didn’t mention that so youll be fine
Might have excessive nasal wear if you keep that up...
What does it smell like?
Been resting my hand on shifter for years and will continue to do so.
David Estrada good to know
David Estrada nobody gives one
2 peole cared enough to reply so thank you
David Estrada no problem my dude. by the way, its people, not peole
TunedS2K I’m pretty sure it’s peole js
Don’t let your American friend borrow your manual transmission car
I can drive it. I will even drive in the U.K. or Australia, or anywhere else. I will also drive a truck anywhere too.
It's not that we're bad at driving manual, it's that manual cars are rare in the U. S, so few Americans drive them. Generally those of us who do drive a manual are car enthusiasts and drive as good as any other person or better. Which feels odd writing as its really easy.
But, what if you're the American friend and it's your manual transmission car? Or cars, plural? Or cars plural and truck? And motorcycles, plural? And custom built go carts with manual shifted motorcycle engines? Plural. Hmm... 🤔
thanks for advice, this should keep my car safe from breaking
@Nightingale well you're right about that, overcrowded roads come to Croydon and see what driving in hell is like and the worst of all is the insurance rates, I paid 6x more than the value of my car in my first year of driving
Once you get into highest gear, always shift to R to engage race mode. You will always win the race to the shop, no matter what
That is definitely true, you will be the winner watching the car sit at the shop!
0:34 people actually do that?
idiots do that, I have done that a few times too
@@MrRohanThomas what if you dont give a fuck because you do that and you're still on the OEM clutch 4 years later ?
@@KingOfEden12 4 years is no time at all for a clutch. Clutch should be a lifetime component, only misuse that wears it, for example rocking the car on the clutch
@@KingOfEden12 plus you look like an absolute prick
@@matthewstillwell3090 ... I'm sorry but did someone on the internet just tell me that a clutch shouldn't go out EVER if you treat it properly.... so 20 years later ???
Wow buddy you've got some pretty misinformed information but hey at least you're getting your point across as to why you made your comment in the first place.
I'm self taught at manual and never did any of these 5.
But with number #2 I disagree... If you have a guy next to you that wants to race, you can't be in neutral when that light turns green.😏
But great video.
+Anonymous Let me inform you buddy... Cars come with this thing called an owners manual. A book, probably something you haven't ever used before.
'Page 2-23' in the 1999 corvette owners manual. (Starting Vehicle)
'Page 2-30' (Driving Vehicle)
Now stay in school kiddo.
also taught myself manual by starting with a really cheap manual car in empty lot and just playing with it... got comfortable in 2 days and switched to the 370Z, now I track with my Z regularly and just got my racing license, so its possible, believe in urself :).
+Anonymous
You okay?
Anonymous I taught myself when I was 16
Nick Ross Oh yeah bro I’m sure you do so much street racing. Lay off the Fast and Furious movies buddy.
4:22 .. what?? Who does that..?? He says it like it's a common thing...
I always do it you know it gives me a great sense of luck when i come back and its still there with all the bumpers intact.
I only learned to drive a manual recently, and I always park with just handbreak but in neutral. Is it really important to put it in 1st or reverse?
@@RacecarsAndRicefish My brother does that. I usually do the opposite which is leave it in gear and do not pull the parking brake unless I'm on an incline. The reason I always place it in gear is because years ago I pulled the parking brake on a car of mine on an inclined driveway leaving it in neutral and it rolled down the driveway with the parking brake engaged. Bad brakes or whatever, it scared the crap out of me so from that point I've ALWAYS parked in gear.
@@RacecarsAndRicefish you can do that yeah but sometimes (on older cars usually) the handbrake cannot hold the car. By leaving it in 1st that locks the wheels meaning that it is harder for the car to role away. Btw remember to take it out of gear before starting the engine again because sometimes i start it and the let out the clutch, if i did that in 1st it would obviously stall the car.
@@cowboy4378 ahhh, nah mate, that's not how it works. It doesn't lock the wheels at all. All it does is leave the axle connected to the engine. So the only thing stopping it is the compression in the cylinders.
Hand on the shifter isn’t damaging anything at all, modern gearboxes are good enough to stop that, any excess movement on the shifter after selecting a gear is purely the knob, nothing to do with the mechanism. Resting your foot on the clutch while waiting isn’t damaging anything at all, that bearing gets worn out from use meaning the more you press the clutch, the more the spring and bearing wear, even then it won’t wear for at minimum (if you’re a not terrible driver) 60k miles… the first tip to driving a manual is to erase what this guy has told you from your memory.
(And yes, I am a mechanic and have been for many years now)
Do what works for you ;)
Glad to see a new generation learning about manual drive vehicles. Bring it on! This is the way.
Hopefully the younger generation watches this. I grew up with manuals lol
@@BrosFOURRSpeedI can assure you that the younger generation is watching
@@reginaldcopperbottom1738 Nice! Still some great new manual cars coming out. So I think they will be around for a while!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Yeah some new manual cars are amazing.I am still learning manual as I really wanted to learn driving manual as it's more fun then automatic,although since I am still an teenager so I can't go on the road though I have learnt emergency braking,clutch control,reverse parking,etc.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed I also great up on manuals. Over 55 years now. I just hope thieves don't learn...they stay away from manuals when steeling cars. And limited on time!
I was a little surprised when he said "I thoughy I looked cool because every saw I was driving a manual". I forget that in the US automatic cars are a lot more common than here in Brazil. The large majority of drivers here use stick cars and only some people a bit more wealthy buy automatic. Btw, I am 19 and just about to get my license (minimun age here is 18), loved the advice on the video.
Yeah here in the states like 5% of our cars are manual. It's very rare
Glad you enjoyed the video!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed 5%?! I definitely wasn't expecting so few, now it makes sense why I see a lot of videos trying to explian stick cars. Love your content!
Rev matching I found is especially needed if the car has a powerful engine. On small engine cars, it did not seem to matter so much. I could be wrong.
Rev matching doesn't really change from car to car, it's the same concept. But it might feel different or be easier in different models!
if you downshift at the right time and let the clutch out slowly the car won’t at all jerk and you won’t damage the clutch or transmission
@@ilovecheesecake516 Yeah that works if you brake first then downshift, but if you want to use engine braking, you cannot do that in big engine V8 car.
@@KarthikVenkataraman If you like stopping abruptly just drop into first right before the car stops rolling and continue. Engine braking isn't variable like the pedal, it only slows so fast.
I've been driving manual since 2001 and these are legit tips for newbies
Nice!
Thanks man. I taught myself to drive myself and I lacked the technical knowledge. So, I burned my first car’s clutch. It’s been 15 years driving manual. But only recently did I really start to learn a manual properly. I used to always wonder why guys rev the engine while downshifting ans also wait just a little before pressing the gas pedal when upshifitng. 🤣. Now I do it. I’m still correcting my manual driving. And I still mess up sometimes because my old bad habits. I now rest my hand on my lap, I stop wiggling the shifter also, and engine break as opposed to use my brakes to slow down.
I'm 44 years old and just got a manual transmission for the 1st time in years. Hard to admit that I never heard about rev matching. I never had anyone to teach me the proper way to drive one. Glad UA-cam is around now. Lol.
Oh wow that crazy! Seems like rev matching is more of a performance driving thing. I love doing it because it sounds so good with an exhaust and makes the drive more fun! Awesome you got back into one!
'90 ford ranger
390k miles
Factory clutch
Always rest arm on shifter
Rarely rev match
Almost always use clutch to hold on hills
No problems
Austin Lee this is me too. Lol 2000 mustang coupe. Had it for 3 years now and am at 300k miles right now. Never really had any issues lol
All the advanced driver/content creators in UA-cam sell rev-matching as easy and essential. Rev-matching is an advanced and optional technique. As an intermediate driver, I tried to match my revs today for the first time. Now my car is missing a gearbox, and I don't need a clutch anymore.
To be fair I started rev matching right after getting my licence in my car that has no rev counter, and I can do it fairly well. I think it's advantageous for me and my car in particular and when done properly, it minimizes wear on the whole drive train, hence dual clutch automatics do it.
But I agree that most people with most cars will get away with no rev matching for all of their lives. We drive mostly manuals here and I don't know almost anybody who rev matches. I'd wager it's mostly car enthusiasts and older people who are used to old trucks and/or tractors with unsynchronized gearboxes. Rev matching improperly could on the flip side likely increase wear of everything and I doubt most regular mortals will bother mastering it. The other tips are far more important.
Give it a good shake in neutral
You just saved the new driver of a stick many years and many dollars if they pay attention to what you said.Actually you can drive a standard shift without even using the clutch just by rev matching,I drove a 13 speed big rig for years and hardly ever used the clutch,You need a good ear and feel to do it without tearing up the gears it saved a lot of wear and tear on left leg.
Thanks. On my motorcycle and dirt bike, its pretty easy to shift without using the clutch. I've only tried a few times in the car. Pretty easy to do, but it takes more concentration
That is because the bikes and big rigs have so-called "dog boxes". Doing clutchless shifts on a synchromesh transmission is more tricky. In the dog boxes, there's play between the dogs which allows you to shift without precise rev matching; in the synchromesh trannies you don't have that and doing it wrong will put excessive wear on your synchros.
ever thought of putting a space after a comma
Hemi power also handbrake should be used instead of footbreak when waiting at lights
Brandon Sayers I know. you're stopped, why shine brake lights to let anyone else know? it's not their business
TL;DW
1. Don't use clutch to hold yourself on a hill instead of brakes
2. At red lights or long stops, Use Neutral and brake instead of holding clutch pedal
3. Don't rest hand on Shifter, or foot on clutch
4. Rev-match when downshifting.
5. Leave car in 1st gear or Reverse when parked.
Bonus: Excessive wear leads to premature wear
Let's say I'm in Gear 5 and I want to turn a corner. I brake and change to gear 2. Do I need to Rev match when I shift to gear 2? Or can I just brake till the car wobble and change to gear 2?
Don't have rev Match in my car, well automatic rev match at least
Old video but, got my first manual today. Know basically nothing. Thanks a ton
Nice! Just take your time and have patience and you'll be a pro in no time!
All of these points you made are true, however the actual wear is minimal on some points you stated. Eg: like holding in clutch pedal and keeping in first gear and also resting hand on shifter. Although I don’t do either, it’s not really doing the extent of the damage you seem to be portraying
exactly lol
Good video and great tips, well explained! I've heard some of them before from other videos, but again these are the basics and it's good to raise awareness about them. Also I LOVE the car, it looks gorgeous! The colours work really well together and the wheels are a very good choice for it, and it sounds as good as it looks too!
Thanks! Fun video to film. The Nismo Z was such a good car!
Is it me, or did you literally just copy the video engineering explained did? Also in a 370z?
Lol!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!
without an actual clutch disk involved though
Yessss!
Thought I was experiencing deja vu
@@julians9362 the most important part, too.
I got a Honda fit manual and haven’t driven manual in over 15 years. Good video better avoid bad habits now than later on.
Have fun with it!
Last one: make sure not to drive your car. It’ll cause excessive wear on the clutch.
lol, driving a manual has wear out items, but the clutches on modern cars can last 80-100k miles!
If you stay off the clutch 150k plus...
@@BrosFOURRSpeed clutch should last way longer than that. Have a '94 with 200k miles and original clutch
As someone who was a teen watching manual cars rock back and fourth, I can testify that I thought it was super cool 😂
Lol 😂 might look cool, but not really 🤣
It IS super cool. These guys are just nerds.
This video came in clutch
Lol
4:18 also try letting off the clutch slowly to let the Clutch slip a lil to catch up to the rpm’s.
Yeah good way to do it too
I always laugh when i hear some call a manual transmission a stick shift car.
Dominic O'Conner yea automatics have a stick shift too I can shift to Park Drive Neutral Reverse Gear 1 , 2 , 3 some cars have the last part but still a stick I shift lol
in finland we have automaatti ja manuaali. and stick shift means tikku vaihto.
Its the same fukking thing
ummmm well it is a stick shift? how is that funny?
That's like laughing at someone when they reference a hill as an incline
So I agree with one and two. Point 3, you're right on keeping your foot off the clutch unless you're about to use it but there's little to no harm in keeping your hand on the shifter except that it's not otherwise on the wheel. Sure there's some greater than zero chance you could inadvertently throw your trans out of gear but a gear selector is a type of toggle mechanism. That means it takes a lot of movement up top to get a much smaller movement down in the guts of the transmission below. If you aren't jerking your hand around while your hand is on the shifter, you're not going to hurt anything. Is it a good practice to keep your hand off it? Sure, but it's not the end of the world if you don't. There are much worse things you can do.
The way I see it, as long as you don't ride the hell out of the clutch when you're starting from a stop, don't attempt to shift without the clutch and you make some attempt at rev matching, you'll probably be fine.
Just want to say that driving a right hand car and shifting with your left hand is an absolute experience.
I would love to try that someday just to experience it!
Nice overview. I may be in the minority, but I don't like parking with the car in gear: if the car gets hit while parked, the impact could damage your transmission. As long as the parking brake is solid, you can park in neutral. Streetside parking on an incline I make sure the tires are turned into the curb.
If the parking brake fails, it's a good failsafe....been parking a manual in gear for 15 years with zero issues.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Ironically, my car was hit while parked not long after posting this. I'm really glad it wasn't in gear 😅, but I don't live in a hilly area
Brakes do a very good job of keeping a car not moving... Thankyou for that.
I’m learning to drive manual on a 2019 civic si, but every time I’m doing rev matching to downshift, my parents yell at me because “I’m consuming too much gas” and “I’m ripping the clutch”. I know more than them on cars, but they dont want to give up on that idea because they say “they have 30 yrs + of manual driving experience” and “they just dump the clutch slowly and they’ve never ripped a clutch by doing this”...
(They told me : “It’s my car, its not your’s so dump slowly the clutch and if you don’t do that, you never gonna take my car again. Do it on your futur car if you want, you’ll rip your clutch.” 😂)
I really don’t know what to do to convict them...
Just do as they tell you, or ask for non-boomer arguemnts (aka facts) for their explanation
Rev match is literally a blooper on the gas pedal to match rpms when u shift. It doesnt use 1cent of gas.
Lol my parents are the same. Give them the formula example. Every time that formula goes into a turn you can hear them adding gas. Surely they wouldn't want to rip their clutch while racing. So it has to have some other purpose. Rev matching. And lead them to the conclusion.
Well. They own the car. So I'd drive their car the way they say. When you buy your own you won't have to worry. Some times you just gotta do what they say lol. But rev matching a downshift really shouldn't even be obvious in normal low rpm driving. Only in the high RPM will you hear the engine revving high
You uploaded this just on time bro ! I jist bought my first manuel car 😂
Marco Sanchez Very nice! A few vids back I have the tutorial
Bros FOURR Speed ill go check it out, thanks bro
Marco Sanchez Same here man, bought my first manual car last week!
I just bought mine 3 days ago !
He's 100% right. My grandpa taught me all this 25 years ago
As someone from a country (UK) where most people learn on and drive manual cars, I don’t know anyone who blips the throttle to rev match on downshifts in everyday driving and our roads are not filled with lurching cars. This is a more a technique for performance cars with a narrow power band. The advice on not resting hands and feet on the gear shift and clutch pedals is good. I would add reminding new manual drivers to press both the clutch and brake pedals in an emergency “if in doubt, both feet out”. Also the handbrake (press the button when applying to save ratchet wear) is an intrinsic part of using a manual. It stops the car rolling away when parked but also holds it on hill starts to save juggling between pedals to make a smooth getaway. Many drivers leave the car in gear when parking, first gear on the flat or if facing uphill and reverse if facing downhill. Most new cars won’t start without the clutch pressed fully down but it’s good practice anyway as it reduces strain on the battery. If rolling away is a fear when parking on very steep slopes then turn the wheels into the curb on (towards curb downhill, away from curb uphill).
That's what rev matching is....you have to blip the throttle to get the RPM to match, that's how it's done. Some cars have an auto rev match feature to do that for you, but in a vehicle without that feature, this is how it's done.
I agree on the next two points!
But the button is there to release the hand brake, it's fine to pull it up, hardly any friction to wear it out.
@bobroberts6155 I'm from the Czech Republic and I also don't think most people rev match. But funnily enough I don't know anyone who presses the button on the handbrake when pulling it either. It's so typical to hear the sound of the rachet in any car that stops to park even when just walking by. And yet I have never heard anyone say a word about the ratchet wearing out ever and some people drive decades old cars. I think people count the amount of clicks to judge how much the brake is engaged. I do. Must be a UK thing haha
I also think it might be a better idea to teach new drivers that when in doubt, make sure you press the brake pedal first and foremost. I don't think the clutch is paramount in this scenario as it is in normal stops. So what if the engine stalls. Better than crashing because you couldn't find the clutch in time and thought both pedals needed to be pressed at the same time. People who have no idea how their car works even on a basic level are prevalent on the road, and they will believe it when told both pedals have to be pressed at the same time. Sure the engine running could theoretically maybe extend the braking distance a little bit (it shouldn't if one really steps on it) and maybe the engine could cause the wheels to lock up easier in bad adhesion conditions. The risk assessment will vary. Where I live it's mostly dry and not freezing mostly so I think the clutch is unimportant.
Engineering explained all over again :(
AirForce576 another youtube channel he was the first one to cover this everyone else just copied exactly what he said
Only this guy isn't annoying
Engineering Explained never did a video on how to push start a car. This guy indirectly showed us basic steps needed to push start his car all by himself at 4:40-4:45. :)
This was great because when I started driving stick I thought parking it in gear would damage the box luckily I realised that’s not the case
Just make you're you pull the ebrake first, shut the car off, and then take your foot off the clutch. That was you are not parking on the transmission
Thanks Bros Fourr great advice especially for beginners or experienced drivers reminder. By the way your Z looks awesome!
Appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed the video. This was an awesome Z!
You are the best. I don't care what other instructors say about u thanks for teaching me.
Thanks man! Love sharing some tips on what to do in a manual transmission. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Dont you not learn these in driving school? Also good tip is to leave the car in 1st/reverse when parked on a hill depending on which way ur car is faceing😉
They don't teach anything about manual cars in the States. Unfortunately new drivers now a days aren't interested in manuals
Little Light
This only applies to the yanks mate
Everyone else for the most part learns in a manual so all of this is second nature anyway
Borderline dangerous if you ask me just learning to drive an auto and buying a manual
doyoulikebeetroot ikr , they should re-do driving school on manual if they buy a manual car
Little Light
I agree.
Little Light you dont need to do 1st/R depending on hill, the point of having it in gear is that it makes it alot heavier to move, so you can use 1st in a downhill no problem..
Do about 110 on the highway and stick it into first...REEEEEEEEEE KABOOOM!!! Great video btw.
Not sure if this was a joke but it made me laugh
Ive money shifted my 2015 ford focus at around 110 into first. she held but first is a bit messed up, I wanted a quick 3rd and I didn't palm out.
i just got my first manual, and its so fun. the tips are useful, especially the rev-matching
That's awesome to hear!! Congrats on the manual, they are definitely a lot of fun to drive!
The first point is bang on. I drive a 6 speed golf R and I always see people at the stoplights rolling back and engaging the clutch over and over until the light goes green, and I am just cringing inside. I think it's people who just learned how to drive manual transmissions, and they want other people to know that they are driving one, so they roll back at the lights, it's so stupid to do that.
haha yeh thats why they do it!
Lol all these Brits hating on American manual drivers. Let's see you go first through twelfth gear without using a clutch.
Hating? Lol. It's funny, isn't it?
Never driven anything with 12 gears I assume it would be a lorry if it has 12 gears, I do know how to shift without a clutch though and have done it a few times in my car.
@@gravemind6536 yeah we call em semi trucks, 12 gears and they got so much torque you can just slide em through the gears.
They are idiots, they make fun of Americans who can’t drive them and when we do have ones that can (like me) they talk shit. Just remember we beat your “powerful empire” fuck faces.
@@MarcoGamer640Productions2012 what a twat lol 😂 😂 😂
I've driven manuals all my life and never put them in neutral at stop lights. I've never had to replace a clutch and my last Beetle had over 250,000 miles on it when an idiot ran a stop sign and T-boned me and totalled it.
I had a 91 F-150 hooptie. My calves would be screaming if I held the clutch in. 😂😂 clutch was a nightmare.
That’s because Kathleen the bloke is 100% full of shit even his description on what happens to clutch plates is total garbage
That’s the best thing for a beetle
Sorry
The wear caused by holding the clutch pedal is so minimal it doesn't matter at all though putting it into neutral is a good way of keeping your focus on the traffic.
Gale gives your legs a rest and you can reposition them too.
3:36 He is not doing revmatching probably. The car does it for him, since the 370z was one of the first few manual transmission cars to feature a revmatching system such like automatic gearboxes do.
interesting feature. but what about that time when he deliberately did not match the revs?
ANDTMM it’s because in the video he purposely dumped the clutch to prove the point
Yeah it's called synchronized manual transmission. So basically it won't let you go in a wrong gear on some cars.
I blew out a clutch when I was younger by feathering it on a hill. Lesson learned
Oh dang!
Cool a video I’ve seen 100 times in UA-cam
young KOMA You're the one that keeps watching them.
jaynard pios
Rev to 6 grand and dump the clutch. All I learned from this.
Good luck in life
AirForce576 why someday, do it now. I beat the piss out of my manual since 06. Still goes. When the transmission blows I'll just put the better one in. Til then I'll keep my foot on the floor. Words of advice when in doubt, throttle out.
Jeffry Perkins LMFAOOOOOO
I drive a diesel car. At 6 grand it goes into low earth orbit.
Use to have a Miata that this was actually the best way to launch it.
Awesome video, and man, I really miss the standard parking brake compared to these new electronic ones. They're definitely better for parking, but that's about it, nothing like the good ol handbrake.
Yeah, I'd prefer the manual brake just because the electronic one could get stuck!
Respect! A very few Americans can drive manual.
Driving a manual is so much fun! I wish they offered more cars with them!