Comments by "Javier Flores" (@JJFlores197) on "" video.

  1. You just have to keep practicing. It is tougher when you're up hill as gravity pulls your car back. Make sure you're in a good spot to practice with no other cars near you. When you're ready, put your car in 1st gear and let off the brake pedal. You'll feel the car roll back. Slowly but smoothly, let off the clutch pedal until you feel the car shudder slightly. At this point, you'll want to push the accelerator pedal to start moving forward. The trick is finding that "sweet" spot or the bite point. Practice this until you feel comfortable doing the movements smoothly. And I totally get it. I'm still not an expert at driving manual. I just bought a manual 22 WRX almost 2 months ago and I occasionally have trouble with inclines.
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  2. You'll need to have good coordination between your legs and arm and understand the car you're driving. Once you have the basics of driving a M/T vehicle, its pretty much the same for every other car. There will be some differences between brands and models in how the clutch feels and bites, but its all the same core idea. Driving my dad's 1971 Datsun tuck is a bit different than my brother's 91 Miata or his 15 Mazda 3.
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  3. Its good practice to leave your car in gear and with the handbrake engaged. In the off chance your handbrake fails AND your car is not in gear (I.e it is in neutral), the car could roll backwards (if it is on incline) or roll forwards (if on a downhill)
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  4. The car may slightly shudder and you may feel some vibration on the clutch pedal.
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  5. 🤣🤣🤣
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  6. lol calm down there dude....
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  7. I think some of the modern M/T vehicles have hill assist and also auto start if you stall. I learned on my dad's 1971 Datsun truck that has no modern amenities.
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  8. 🤣🤣 I find it more exciting driving my dad's 1971 Datsun truck with a manual transmission over my previous 2005 Ford Taurus with an automatic transmission and more modern amenities.
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  9. You'll eventually get the hang of it. Its like everything you've ever learned to do. At first it feels difficult but with enough time and practice, it becomes easier. I don't know if you do this already, but I would suggest to practice in an area that is not very transited, maybe your neighborhood or an empty parking lot. At least that way if you stall or otherwise mess up, its no big deal. Once you feel confident you can try going out to the roads and streets and with traffic.
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  10. The vast majority of cars in the US are automatic transmission. And I believe it has been that way for the past like 3 decades. There's no distinction between automatic and manual in your driver's license in any state in the USA as far as I'm aware.
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  11. 🤦🤦🤦🤦 You can't be serious my dude.... I'm still learning to drive manual and can carry a conversation with my dad in his 1971 Datsun Pick up truck.
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  12. 🤣🤣🤣
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  13. lol.
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  14. It is a learning curve. Once you understand the idea of how to drive M/T, it gets easier. It takes a lot of practice to understand how to drive it and even more practice to make everything smooth. Whether or not its worth it depends on you and if you don't mind the constant shifting. If you live in an area with significant stop and go traffic, it can get annoying. If you have someone who can teach you how to drive it, even better. And if you can, try practicing in an empty parking lot or in your neighborhood (if there isn't much traffic).
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  15. Sounds like a you problem.
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  16. What are those questions?
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  17. The way I park is to put the car in first gear if on level ground or uphill and then engage the handbrake. If I'm on a downhill, I put it in reverse and engage the handbrake.
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  18. Lol. Wait until you learn just how complicated automatic transmissions are. 😆😆
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  19. Yeah I don't know how well a "virtual controller setup" will help you. To really learn to drive a M/T vehicle, you have to drive one. A virtual setup won't really give you the feel of a M/T.
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  20. I think really good automatic transmissions can shift significantly faster than even most very experienced manual transmission drivers. This doesn't necessarily mean that automatic vehicles are faster or have a higher top speed. There are plenty of very slow automatic transmission cars.
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  21. Same core idea, but just put the gear into reverse.
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  22.  @SeventeenSeventySix  I don't know about better fuel efficiency. Maybe decades ago that was true, but I thin they're about on-par with each other. In some instances, some automatics may get better fuel economy over a manual counterpart.
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  23.  @acemace3618  Yep. I just finished practicing around town in my brother's 2015 Mazda 3 hatchback w/ M/T. It is definitely more engaging to drive than my 05 Ford Taurus w/ A/T. I think I got the hang of it; i just need some more refinement.
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  24. Sounds like user error... Which is very common when you're first learning manual. You'll eventually get the hang of it.
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  25. sounds like user error.
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  26. It makes sense in the US. Pretty much no one here drives a manual transmission vehicle. The vast majority of cars here are automatic.
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