10 Things You're doing Wrong And How to do it Right: Tips and Tricks to Driving a manual car
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💜 Thank you for watching my video: What you are doing Wrong And How to do it Right: Tips and Tricks to Driving a manual car
00:00 Introduction
00:19 Wrong way to gear down
01:38 Coasting into a corner
02:50 How to build up speed quickly
04:28 Moving off smoothly
05:06 Smoother gear changes
06:42 Locking your arms when turning
07:49 Reversing slowly
09:21 Moving off with gas and clutch
12:05 Clutch after gearing
No extra waffling,
Perfectly concise,
Clear, informative, direct, giving reasons to his actions, and in a respectful way.
My driving instructor charged me 35x5 lessons to ramble on about cockpit drill, and didnt teach me nothing else, and yet i learnt so much more through this video. This is a decent and well intentioned young man, that i wish all the success life has to offer.
I’m glad you liked it. Will definitely be doing more of these. Thank you. 🙏🏾
Are you insulting (conquer driving) 😅 about waffling ect 😂
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This guy is becoming my favorite TH-cam instructor
More to come. Thank you 🙏🏾
Mine too. He starts right away with practical instructions.
Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today
Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
Come to Jesus Christ today
Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
Romans 6.23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Jesus
Been watching a lot of tutorial videos for driving manual, and your content is by far the most clear and concise compared to other channels You also expand upon most driving situations smoothly and calmly. Both practical, and applicable. Nice work!
Thank you for the great feedback 🫶🏾
One of the best “How to Drive a Manual Car” videos I’ve seen here on TH-cam! Keep posting such amazing stuff, bro 👍
Thanks, will do!
Hi ZONDO, i passed my manual driving test today with 5 minors i just wanted to say thanks for all the videos ive been watching over the years as they have really helped me with my test.
Hey Kay. Well done on your Pass. Thank you for watching over the years. People like you have helped the channel grow 🫶🏾
@@ZONDOdriving no problem I will still watch all your videos because you are good at explain things and getting to the point
Bro who tf will stay on 1st gear and clutch on the traffic lights
I don't even go into first gear for stop signs 😎
Maybe if u see it's about to go green in like 5 to 6 seconds
What do you do
Plenty of people do that, specially if there's no heavy traffic.
If more than 30 seconds, go to neutral if less than 30 seconds, stay in first gear with clutch after break with clutch.
he sat with the clutch pedal depressed at the traffic lights
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There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
Come to Jesus Christ today
Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
Holy Spirit Can give you peace guidance and purpose and the Lord will
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Jesus
This is the best video on TH-cam for manual driving. Thank you bro much love From New York City NY
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Thank you for sharing the video very helpful. I appreciate it.
Really really helpful! Thank you!
This video is really informative and well explained. Thanks bro.
Thank u for this well explained video u are an excellent driving instructor 👏
subscribed. every bit of this video is worth watching and staright away info. Thanks alot mate.
Great to have you on board. Thank you 🙏🏾
This is really good. thank you!
Just got my first MT car. Appreciate videos like this one.
Great video, nice and concise thanks - definitely needed this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you . Ive learned a lot . Its the best video !!!
Glad you did Valerie. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing mate , it helps alot 👏🏻
Glad it helped
as a learner I've had like 14 hours driving and I can drive pretty good but I always struggled down shifting smoothly this vid really helped
thanks!!
Glad you found it useful. You will get much smoother the more you drive. 👍🏾
You taking off helped me tons 🎉 clear precise and well put together on exact point every stick driver questions
Glad it helped
Straight to the point no bs this will help me immensely on future lessons thanks you!
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Thank you Bro
Great video mate.
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Lovely stuff.
He really nailed exactly what I wanted to know, great job and thank you!
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I have watched many Videos regarding driving instructions in various channels But You are the best explaining Very clearly each situation and questions came in mind for beginners👍🏼. Great job
Thank you so much! 🫶🏾
I haven't been driving manual for almost 10 years. TH-cam sent me here for my coming trip in UK with a manual car. lol
You are a very good instructor.
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Very nice Video! One Part that i might add is that many people stay on the clutch If they stand for a longer duration(for example Traffic light) instead of just switching to idle. If you stay on the clutch you wear out the release bearing for no reason.
wow thanks for this, very informative 👏
Glad it was helpful!
nice tutorial, i am new to the manual shift and i was making a lot of mistakes that you mentioned. thanks for the help.
That's good to hear that I covered some of the things you were concerned about.
Excellent video encouraging good, smart, and safe habits.
Thank you 🙌🏾
super helpful thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Great instructional
All that I wanted to learn you have mentioned them, you are well experienced driver brother and I want to be a teacher too
this was a gold mine
I have 18 years of experience (motorcycles+cars) but even for me some info was interesting. Thanx.👍
Love this video man thank you
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Well done Mr.Zondo, great information well presented. I’ve just returned to driving a manual car after 30 years of driving mostly automatics, your advice is exactly the stuff I’ve relearned or was never taught in the first place! 👍
Thank you. And welcome back to Manual 😎
Excellent video thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Really helpful video and easy to understand especially when you show the "how not to" way before showing the "how to" way.
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Glad it was helpful!
I enjoyed the lesson thanks very much
Thank you for watching 🫶🏾
I've only been driving for a few months as of now, when I was a beginner I had a hard time shifting and controlling the clutch. Shifting up or down comes a lot easier when you actually hear and feel the car needing to change gears, it's almost like it's crying for you to change it and once you get used to feeling your car, you'll start to change gears much smoother without even looking at the speedometer.
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This is really helpful. I feel like, as someone who is new to stickshift, I don't know how to ask the right questions to my dad. This video answered all my questions, thank you so much!
That's awesome. Thanks Chloe
You just taught a whole lot in 13mins
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13:01 The first time I have change the gear I realise that I shouldn't try looking down which is dangerous. So I started going over in my head the application of not looking down at the gears to change the gears. So you're right about this matter. 😎💯💪🏿👍🏿
Excellent and neat teaching, I wish I got this video sooner😂
Thanks! 😃
Feel like he was calling me out, cos i do so many of these things! 🤣 Super helpful advice, explained in clear concise manner. Brilliant 👏🙏
Thank you 🫶🏾
just started driving manual, this tutorial was very well done! thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Good video. I’m an instructor of 15 years and teach as you are doing! Keeping it simple for learners.
Much appreciated Andy. There's no need to complicate things. They're under a lot of stress as it is. Good to hear from an instructor 😎
Hi. I have been a driving instructor for 17 years and will say the same, this is exactly how I teach my pupils. You and Andy will recognise this, you get a pupil who has been driving before and they are doing all the things wrong that you highlighted in your video and when you enquire as to "who told you to do it that way" they say their previous instructor. It makes me despair that there are driving instructors out there that teach car control all the wrong way. Then of course you spend the next 4 lessons trying to break the bad habits they were taught before. @@ZONDOdriving
I have got my license for almost two months now, so I am fresh out of driving school, yet this video taught me so much about driving a manual, in contrast to my driving instructor. Thanks a lot!
Thanks. But you probably learnt a lot more from them than you realise.
You are a very good instructor
I appreciate that!
thank you for the video! I haven't driven manual in a very long time and now I'm driving a small 3 cylinder car and going up steep inclines have really been a challenge, I wasn't sure what speed to be on the different gears, the car I bought for fuel efficiently isn't very powerful so it is a new challenge. thank you for the videos. God bless you
Thank you Jose. All the best with your manual car 🫶🏾
This is pure gold!
Sure, experienced drivers may snicker but for us newbies there are some excellent nuggets here.
I picked up my first car today.... i think my driving instuctor would have had a fit had he sat next to me on my journey home 😂
Putting my ego aside, its time to develop good habbits rather than winging it "it'll be fiiiiiine"....
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You're such a good coach in driving
Thank you so much. I will be making more like this! 😀
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Great video my brother
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Good stuff
Very practical and helpful, what happened if i forget what gear i was using 😮
In regards to the first tip. When coming to a full stop you know what else can upset the car. Downshifts, unless done very well. The added stability of being in gear for slower speeds is also negligible, that time spent in 3rd gear slowing down just means there's more room for error, if you for example, lift off the clutch too early or too fast having more engine braking suddenly. For a complete stop. Just slow down in 5th gear to ~1k revs and slot it in neutral. Then just focus on braking normally.
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No problem
Bro thank you for this video I wish I watched it before my test 😢
You got this!
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Very helpful informative video must watch don't miss to watch it's useful new car learners
Much appreciated
In general if you cant control the clutch in reverse its gonna be hard to use if your on hill in moving traffic
2:04 instead of just leaving it in gear u change to the right gear while u turn then there wouldn’t be any rumbling
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Thank you for the video. In the beginning I noticed that at the traffic lights you engaged 1st gear and keept the clutch pedal pressed. This should be avoided as it wears out the clutch.
How a car should be stopped at the traffic lights is with neutral engaged and the break pushed. This is also the only way that a start stop system is going to be engaged to save on fuel.
Thanks for the info! It's mainly for beginners who are trying to pass their test
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Thank you Kaydee. I am from Zim
7:10 My current driving instructor uses his hands to hold the steering wheel together with my hands to assist me. But his hand prevents me from making full long turns of the steering wheel because it is intertwine with mines. This is why I believe his method of teaching is lacking refinement and is risky because both of our hands will invariably get entangled when making certain maneuvers. I never thought my driving learning experience would be so crude and unsophisticated to the point of being below the basis of any teaching level. 😎💯💪🏿👍🏿
Thank u very much, I watch this multiple times and I finally got it... now I'm gonna shocked my instructor 😅😅
😅😅 A good shock I hope. Thanks for watching! 🫶🏾
The bit about not forcing it into gear was my biggest problem learning. Keep doing 2nd to 5th and my mom would be like tell me to give it more power haha.
Lots of people do it for some reason. Why do you think you do it?
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Interesting video. Please where is your centre located?
NW London
You shouldn't let your foot on the clutch pedal.
It's probably the worst thing you can in general.
It's just a matter of what do you want to use less, what is the cheapest piece to replace.
I personnaly want to preserve my clutch, so I use it as little as possible.
Nice video, except for the first recomendation. It is better to blip the gas downshift a gear, let the motor star breaking the car on its own and keep doing that for all gears. Less brake wear and you keep better control of the car
Hi boss , hw r u ? i didn't hear from u about me doing mock test with u ASAP because my test is 28 march 11:11 at mill hill
This guy is better than most instructors out there. Cheers mate!
Thank you Simon 🫶🏾
An asian guy on TH-cam had said when you are in 5th gear doing 50mph but want to pass someone in front of you whom moving slower you should double clutch to downshift to 4th and maybe 4rd. Is that correct?
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Been driving for a couple of months now, almost a year. One thing I still ‘fear’ is using the clutch simultaneously with the gas. I donno, maybe has to do with the fact that I was told to never use them in conjunction. And it’s a bit of an issue with steep inclines, hence I avoid them by all means
You can press gas and clutch without problem. It's called revving up. You can do that to go from 4th to 3rd if you want high rpm to accelerate faster. You jsut Dont need to press the gas very hard when you clutch. That's all. It's like pressing gas in neutral gear.
All of these are stuff i struggle with in my car. I'm a new driver and just bought a 2004 g35 coupe. These tips will help me get a lot more comfortable in my car
Good to hear. Let me know how it goes! 😁
How is it as a car, do you struggle woth the length?
@@7rodo what do you mean?
@damionsinmons23 normally beginners get a hatchback like a fiesta or a yaris because theyre shorter in length and easier to manuever. So for your experience does having a coupe affect you in that way, and does the power output mess with your driving experience?
@@7rodo I don't think the length is what gets me. However the power output kind of scares me a bit especially since I'm not all the way proficient in driving the car so I kind of freeze in fear
After I see this .. I will apply tomorrow as a taxi driver .. thank you ..
How did it go?
@@ZONDOdriving thank you
2:20 or just toe-heel and rev match to 2nd
I passed my driving test from the first try in August 2022 with zero penalty points, but it’s only few months later (when I got my own car) that I realized there were so many things I still didn’t know about clutch control, that my instructor simply didn’t teach me. I don’t know how, but the car I was driving during the lessons with him didn’t have any issue about leaving only using the clutch and not the gas too. And there’s another thing that absolutely left me in disbelief when I’ve firstly driven my own car, because I simply didn’t understand why it was so different from the other car I was used to: when driving off a hill, my instructor taught me this technique - clutch and brake both down, release the clutch a little bit until the car starts slightly shaking, then release the brake, then fully release the clutch - it’s only now that it seems odd to me, how could that car move off a hill without using the gas AT ALL? Being a beginner, I thought that’s how it works for every car. I had a disastrous day when I drove with my dad and I absolutely couldn’t get the car to move on the hill because of what my instructor told me. And what’s even more weird, the technique I’ve learned from the instructor seemed perfect because in that manner I NEVER got the car to stall or even go an inch backwards. It was never ever going backwards, but the way everyone is teaching, there’s still a slight chance that the car will still go backwards for a very tiny bit. Sorry for the long comment, but I’m thinking there should be an explanation for these, and in other words, thank you for explaining so well and for being such a nice person. I wish you were my instructor.
No need to apologise for the long comment, I honestly appreciate it. As you've experienced, each car drives slightly differently but now that you know that, the next car you drive should be a lot easier to control as you will have more experience. Good luck with your driving. 🫶🏾
@@ZONDOdriving Thanks for the tips! Can you also do more videos about driving in traffic (encountering different situations for example clutch control in traffic uphill when the cars in front keep stopping and moving slowly) ? Subscribed and much love from Romania 🇷🇴🫶🏻
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There are a lot of good tips in this video, but I can't help but point out some things you did in the video which I find less than optimal.
Riding the clutch at a stop light is a great way to shorten the life of your throwout bearing. I almost always put the car into neutral while waiting. I've heard the argument that you have to do it in slower cars so you don't take too much time setting off, but having driven a base model Citroën C3 with an oar for a gear lever, I don't see it. You're not trying to make a race start and if you are slow at moving your gear lever, waiting half a second more won't make a difference to most people.
I agree that you should avoid rough gear changes. It lets you react when something is wrong before grinding gears. But that doesn't mean you should avoid reasonably quick ones. Taking too much (or too little) time shifting means you don't 'catch' the revs and the clutch has to make up for the work you should have done to match the speed of the engine to the speed of the wheels.
This also applies to shifting down to overtake. Letting the clutch do the work will slow you down before you can use the lower gear to accelerate faster. It also doesn't light up your brake lights.
Rev matching is somewhat advanced, but very much worth learning. Not only to extend the life of your car's components, but also to increase driving enjoyment.
Locking arms while turning is bad, which is why we have the hand over hand technique. Some people find shuffling the steering wheel to have its merits.
Great analysis. I agree with your point about changing gears quicker. If you take too long on while climbing a hill for instance, there may be an issue. Locking arms is always bad when doing sharp turns, where as crossing arms may be OK.
Do you press the gas before the biting point then, while the clutch is barely up from the floor? Or can you add gas while the clutch is on the floor then bring it up to biting point?
Good question. To keep things simple, it's best to add gas just after getting the biting point. That way it will work whether you're on a slope or flat bit of road.
I miss driving automatic. It's fun and you do a much better Job You're self then the computer🍻
Normally I see people saying they miss manual
@@ZONDOdriving What i mean't. I miss manual so much.
Doesn't it burn the clutch more by doing it "smoothly" tho? like the 3 seconds thing feels like over time its not too good?
No, it will only burn if you're using an excessive amount of gas at the same time
Another mistake that seemingly even experienced drivers make when driving. Resting their foot on the clutch pedal
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How can I judge what turns to make in first or second gear any idea about east London (Goodmayes)test centre Roads
I took my test here, narrow roads 1st, wide open 2nd.
If you can't see into the turn you're going into, you'll most likely need 1st gear.
@@ZONDOdrivingI passed (Wanstead) yesterday 3 minors.I took the wrong exit and ended on the A12 carriageway and had to circle back but because I done it safely no fault but made the test extra 10,15 min.A day I won’t forget 😂.Thanks for your vids
It’s been 2 years since I’ve passed (excruciating) and I’ve forgotten how to drive well kinda also I’ve never driven on the motorway just dual carriageways plus the insurance companies charge way to high for new drivers at least in my opinion putting me off from buying a car (not employed 😅) so I won’t be driving for a while
You should get some refresher lessons the hire cars every now and again to keep your skills and confidence up.