Jack Leedham you have to understand, driving a stick is a very difficult thing to do especially when you are following good practices to save life on the cars parts. If it was easy, everyone would have one giving the fact that everyone has automatics nowadays. Learning to drive a manual is as difficult as learn mathematics. You have to have an analytical mind to excel at it. I respect this guy because most people cant or would never even get into a manual transmission due to the level of difficulty.
not everyone is like you bro, but good for you! i even learn how to drive m/t in a day and be good at it in a week. like i said not everyone is the same.
Mastering this skill also opens up a lot more options when shopping for a car. Another added benefit is that standard shift cars are generally cheaper.
And don’t forget great gas mileage, at least on older vehicles. I had to buy a used car recently, and was able to get a great deal on a 2008 Civic four-door manual. The guy at the lot told me they had gotten three of those Civics, and the first two were gone in a day because they were automatics. The only reason the one I ended up getting was still there was because it was a manual.
You can’t even imagine how much this video helped me. Thank you so much. I’ve always wanted to learn but nobody would show me. But thanks to this I can finally drive a stick
I'm a woman in my 50's, my dad was a mechanic, all of us girls could drive a stick, it's what we learned on. Thanks for doing this video, I think everyone should learn to drive a stick first, it makes you a better driver.
awesome mate, gday from AUSTRALIA, loved the video, i just purchased a 2006 honda civic vti, manual, love driving a manual again, after many years of driving an auto. im 51, you are never too old, to learn something again, ive enjoyed remembering how to drive a manual, keep up the videos mate, love em.
Nice! I have an 08’ Civic. It’s such a great vehicle to learn on due to its buttery smooth clutch. Most standards aren’t that easy to drive, so this is perfect to learn on.
My dad got me a 98 Honda civic and i hated the fact it was a manual, at first i couldn't even take off but now I'm better. My only issue is hills and traffic but I'm not the only one. Other than that i enjoy it. Thanks for the video, ill look back on it in case i need a refresher.
Dude, im in the same position! My dad fave me his 2015 honda fit m/t and its a pain. Been driving it for about 2 months, still stall it every other day. Hills are the bain of my existence.
I’m learning on my dads 99 Honda civic dx coupe and driving manual for me is kind of hard plus in the car I’m learning in I have to give it gas in first otherwise it’ll stall but sometimes when I press the gas it’s hard to press it gently for some reason and I get scared of burning the clutch
In a commercial vehicle, first gear is always all the way to the left and down, and reverse is all the way left and up. Also, in low gear you can ease your foot off of the clutch pedal without touching the accelerator and the vehicle will roll. It will actually be more difficult to shift in a small car than in a tractor trailer (I’m planning on buying a manual civic soon).
Thanks for making such a detailed video! I know how to drive stick but I only ever did so for a month & that was years ago. Checking out a 5 speed civic soon & needed a refresher on how to drive it!
I just bough 2007 Honda Civic Manual T . Watching your video help me a lot to understand better . You have amazing skills on how to explaining . Thank you more tips like this will help a lot in the future .
I don’t know if you’ll see this comment since you made this about 5 years ago but. I’m watching this video, because I’m currently in the process of trying to learn to drive stick. As I was watching the neighborhood you were driving through looked familiar, and then I realized you were driving through kenmore which is in the city I happen to be from! What a small world.
Now I finally know the mechanics of a manual car!! The visuals were helpful. Another side benefit of manual transmissions. If your car won't start, then grab a friend or two, ask them to push the car forward..ease off the clutch, press down on gas & BAM! off you go. Also could you explain the difference between a 5 & 6 speed? Paddle shift?
I gave you a like and a comment for your effort sir and also cause your driving in a Honda Civic Ex coupe manual transmission like mine except way cleaner and probably not beat up like mine but let me say, it's a tough ass car. It amazes me that no one knows how to drive a manual anymore. As I have learned since owning this car, which really only serves a purpose as a work vehicle. Every time I take it to get something done, say at a tire shop recently I asked the guy, hey it's a manual can you even drive it back there and he said yeah no problem. He killed it 10 times plus left ebrake up and mind you it was a short distance to service bay stall...it's just ridiculous. I'm a 41 year old female and I know how to drive a manual! So thank you for your time and reading this long comment!
@@electro2781 there is somethings you allways have to follow-up with no homo,for example "you look cute" is definitely a sign that you're gay, so you have to follow up with no homo ,becuase if you aren't gay you would've said "you look nice" or something When you call someone cute you are saying that person looks cute to YOU,thus making it obvious that that person is special to you ( usually sexually ) But when you call someone nice looking youre saying it in general,other people would think the same thus no one is in doubt The guy said " you have beautifull eyes" making it obvious that he spent his time looking on him face and picked the thing he picked the thing he liked the most, making it obvious he has something in mind (since people who have eye contact with you alot are gay),thus he had to say no homo I gave the examples nice and cute but this littreally applys to every single compliment
watched this video bc im thinking of buying this car then i noticed, your in my city lol im from the west side of akron your on east ave headin toward kenmore
@@itzyreyes2599 I still haven't bought my car. But, after doing ALOT of research, I've come to the conclusion that the 8th gen honda civic (the one in the video) is the best! For me at least...
+Alex Knappenberger oh i never said you did. I just thought of that because you mentioned slipping your clutch isnt the best thing to do. However i rememeber this one time when i was a rookie i was at a stoplight on a hill for 2 minytes and i used the clutch to hold my car. By the time i took off i could smell my fried Clutch. I know the extended period of time had a lot to do with it. But ever since i stopped doing that
+Alex Knappenberger no handbrake or clutch frying necessary. I figured that out soon after. Same as taking off on flat land except you have to give it a little extra gas and move from Brake to gas quickly....
do you push the clutch all the way to the floor when using it? I live in Baltimore MD where it is extremely overcrowded with people and they always just slam on their brakes without even slowing down. As a result of this, I always find myself in last minute situations where I have to quickly but barely tap the clutch just enough to slow down or speed up into gear.
well duh, when you're in neutral the car will roll forward or backwards depending on the slope of the road, and we dont want that, so yeah, you have to be on the brake when you're in neutral.
Question for anyone what was wrong? I think I was at 3500-4000rpm in 4th traveling 90kmh when I shifted to 5th which needs only 3000rpm when car jerked. Was it too much rpm for 5th or I released a clutch a bit too fast? Anyone
Yo I want one too pretty bad 😂 I was gonna get an automatic but in case the transmission goes bad I don't wanna have to pay a shit load of money so I might get a manual.
@@Rabiiid I decided I'm probably just gonna get a Corolla. Boring, but it can last forever. I drive a 2005 Buick LeSabre and as someone that just turned 18, it's not a car I want to keep 😂 Also, there's something wrong with the gas mileage because it gets about 12-13 city and like 18 highway, so it triggers the fuck out of my OCD because I hate having to fill up $40 of gas when I've only driven 220-250 miles
@@darthdarthbinkss noice my first car was a white mint ford fiesta 2004 hatchback with nice rims. It was a piece of shit that had like 100 things mechanically wrong lol but look good asf. Never let me down when I drove from college to my hometown every weekend. Idk about miles or has I didnt care enough hahaha but it was like 230km or equivalent to 250mxn pesos (15ish dollars?) In gasoline which is cheap asf
Do i always slowly release the clutch or is that only when i get the car going? Can i keep my foot on the gas when switching into second and do i release the cluth slowly going to second or just press down?
kilAcez21 actually there is a way to shift without the clutch. It's called speed shifting or power shifting. It requires petfect timing on the part of the driver. The transmission will shift if you listen to the rpm and shift precisely at right time. I do it by ear. I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner though.
My car dies when I take my foot off the clutch and don’t put my foot on the gas fast enough.. I’m just learning how and I feel like I’m doing horrible😩
Jake Mc daid yeah tought the Same 😁. In Germany we learn in Driving school to drive a car with manual shift. But most luxury cars or high priced cars like BMW or mercedes are Automatic. And of course the new cars:-)
And those who do know how to drive a manual in North America can save a lot of money, a base model sub-compact in Canada with manual transmission can cost as low as $11,500 (CDN) $8855 (USD) freight included. No A/C, no power windows (except Mitsubishi Mirage). Nissan Micra, Chevy Spark, Mitsubishi Mirage being the most value priced. A/C and Auto Transmission adds up at least another $4000 bucks or more.
you can barely drive stick lmfao
Jack Leedham
you have to understand, driving a stick is a very difficult thing to do especially when you are following good practices to save life on the cars parts. If it was easy, everyone would have one giving the fact that everyone has automatics nowadays. Learning to drive a manual is as difficult as learn mathematics. You have to have an analytical mind to excel at it. I respect this guy because most people cant or would never even get into a manual transmission due to the level of difficulty.
its really not that hard I mastered it in a month and I been driving manual Since (6 years).
not everyone is like you bro, but good for you! i even learn how to drive m/t in a day and be good at it in a week. like i said not everyone is the same.
Jack Leedham sdddf
Ryan Heard in Germany( my Country) every guy is learning manual.. in the beginning it's a bit irritating, but that will be gone after 2 weeks
Mastering this skill also opens up a lot more options when shopping for a car. Another added benefit is that standard shift cars are generally cheaper.
But for sports models its a bit pricy
And don’t forget great gas mileage, at least on older vehicles. I had to buy a used car recently, and was able to get a great deal on a 2008 Civic four-door manual. The guy at the lot told me they had gotten three of those Civics, and the first two were gone in a day because they were automatics. The only reason the one I ended up getting was still there was because it was a manual.
Insurance is cheaper too. Best anti-theft device.
@@icecreamjunkie6790 how much you got it?
You can’t even imagine how much this video helped me. Thank you so much. I’ve always wanted to learn but nobody would show me. But thanks to this I can finally drive a stick
I'm a woman in my 50's, my dad was a mechanic, all of us girls could drive a stick, it's what we learned on. Thanks for doing this video, I think everyone should learn to drive a stick first, it makes you a better driver.
Lucky
awesome mate, gday from AUSTRALIA, loved the video, i just purchased a 2006 honda civic vti, manual, love driving a manual again, after many years of driving an auto. im 51, you are never too old, to learn something again, ive enjoyed remembering how to drive a manual, keep up the videos mate, love em.
Nice! I have an 08’ Civic. It’s such a great vehicle to learn on due to its buttery smooth clutch. Most standards aren’t that easy to drive, so this is perfect to learn on.
Same!!!! I have an 08 and it's so smooth! And forgiving!
I actually learned a lot my guy! Great job man..
Man! Nice to see someone actually drive a manual without the unnecessary shifting. Great job with the tutorial.
My dad got me a 98 Honda civic and i hated the fact it was a manual, at first i couldn't even take off but now I'm better. My only issue is hills and traffic but I'm not the only one. Other than that i enjoy it. Thanks for the video, ill look back on it in case i need a refresher.
Dude, im in the same position! My dad fave me his 2015 honda fit m/t and its a pain. Been driving it for about 2 months, still stall it every other day. Hills are the bain of my existence.
I’m learning on my dads 99 Honda civic dx coupe and driving manual for me is kind of hard plus in the car I’m learning in I have to give it gas in first otherwise it’ll stall but sometimes when I press the gas it’s hard to press it gently for some reason and I get scared of burning the clutch
In a commercial vehicle, first gear is always all the way to the left and down, and reverse is all the way left and up. Also, in low gear you can ease your foot off of the clutch pedal without touching the accelerator and the vehicle will roll. It will actually be more difficult to shift in a small car than in a tractor trailer (I’m planning on buying a manual civic soon).
Thanks for making such a detailed video! I know how to drive stick but I only ever did so for a month & that was years ago. Checking out a 5 speed civic soon & needed a refresher on how to drive it!
I just bough 2007 Honda Civic Manual T . Watching your video help me a lot to understand better . You have amazing skills on how to explaining . Thank you more tips like this will help a lot in the future .
I just bought the same car buy in coupe, do you feel that the gas peddal is way too sensitive??
I don’t know if you’ll see this comment since you made this about 5 years ago but. I’m watching this video, because I’m currently in the process of trying to learn to drive stick. As I was watching the neighborhood you were driving through looked familiar, and then I realized you were driving through kenmore which is in the city I happen to be from! What a small world.
This helped, thanks. I'm gonna be getting my first car and I'm going for an older manual Honda Civic.
Pretty old comment but what did you end up getting?
@@joshperez799 nah I ended up beating my dick off and copped a old automatic Camry I’m down bad
@@Kneegur69 lmao
Helped me out specifically the tour around town then on the highway. Thanks
just got gifted a 2000 vtec si. gonna learn tomorrow hopefully but these tips have been the most helpful ever
That’s a gem. I know you love it by now. x)
One of the best tutorial videos
Now I finally know the mechanics of a manual car!! The visuals were helpful. Another side benefit of manual transmissions. If your car won't start, then grab a friend or two, ask them to push the car forward..ease off the clutch, press down on gas & BAM! off you go. Also could you explain the difference between a 5 & 6 speed? Paddle shift?
Anna Gomez A 6th speed is a cruise gear. 5th gear would be your over drive because the output gear ratio is greater than the input.
And if your car wont start on a train track put in first gear and cranked up and will move foward wirh out engine running
This was great thanks for sharing!!!
probably the best stick shift tutorial
It is
Thanks man I'm about to go buy my first manual
going to hopefully pick up an 07 civic si 6 speed and this vid helped me alot, thx
pretty good example man i really learn something
I gave you a like and a comment for your effort sir and also cause your driving in a Honda Civic Ex coupe manual transmission like mine except way cleaner and probably not beat up like mine but let me say, it's a tough ass car. It amazes me that no one knows how to drive a manual anymore. As I have learned since owning this car, which really only serves a purpose as a work vehicle. Every time I take it to get something done, say at a tire shop recently I asked the guy, hey it's a manual can you even drive it back there and he said yeah no problem. He killed it 10 times plus left ebrake up and mind you it was a short distance to service bay stall...it's just ridiculous. I'm a 41 year old female and I know how to drive a manual! So thank you for your time and reading this long comment!
thanks! this helps a lot! xoxo
What youtube car channels do you watch? Your channel is great btw lol
That exhaust sounds nice
this is a old video, but thanks man this helped a lot 👍🏼
Can’t wait to get an EM1 ❤️
Ur eyes are beautiful my nigga...real shit.
Thank You man
No homo, but you got some nice eyes.
Why would that make you gay? You can compliment another man without bring up the fact that you have no sexual attraction to him, Jesus Christ Marc.
@@electro2781 I thought he was blind
@@electro2781 there is somethings you allways have to follow-up with no homo,for example "you look cute" is definitely a sign that you're gay, so you have to follow up with no homo ,becuase if you aren't gay you would've said "you look nice" or something
When you call someone cute you are saying that person looks cute to YOU,thus making it obvious that that person is special to you ( usually sexually )
But when you call someone nice looking youre saying it in general,other people would think the same thus no one is in doubt
The guy said " you have beautifull eyes" making it obvious that he spent his time looking on him face and picked the thing he picked the thing he liked the most, making it obvious he has something in mind (since people who have eye contact with you alot are gay),thus he had to say no homo
I gave the examples nice and cute but this littreally applys to every single compliment
If you say you dick is beautiful, no homo. Your not gay. Is ok blood. 🩸
That is one of the best intros i have ever heard. Awesome.
very good video, it helped that we have the same car lol
That intro... I needs that intro
Where is this man? Very beautiful area :)
Foo if my grandma can drive stick then anyone can learn honestly just got to have that confidence to learn
Nice video.. which camera do you use?
watched this video bc im thinking of buying this car then i noticed, your in my city lol im from the west side of akron your on east ave headin toward kenmore
I love driving stick. Been driving it for 1 year now. Never going back to automatic
What was your very first manual car ? I’m tryna buy one as my first
@@itzyreyes2599 I still haven't bought my car. But, after doing ALOT of research, I've come to the conclusion that the 8th gen honda civic (the one in the video) is the best! For me at least...
Nice! What year is your car?
Thanks. I’m sitting in my broken shltbox FA5.
Same stuff as a traditional motorcycle, it's easy for bikers !
LiPe VoLcOm I drove a standard atv once. i didnt stall from a stand still, i stalled because i was coasting without the clutch in. so yes
My guy... Your eyes are beautiful
High as hell
good vid
Best way to burn your clutch is to use it to hold your car on a hill
+Alex Knappenberger oh i never said you did. I just thought of that because you mentioned slipping your clutch isnt the best thing to do. However i rememeber this one time when i was a rookie i was at a stoplight on a hill for 2 minytes and i used the clutch to hold my car. By the time i took off i could smell my fried
Clutch. I know the extended period of time had a lot to do with it. But ever since i stopped doing that
+Alex Knappenberger no handbrake or clutch frying necessary. I figured that out soon after. Same as taking off on flat land except you have to give it a little extra gas and move from
Brake to gas quickly....
Grinding the gears is actually the fastest way to tear the clutch up
Is it good to let the Rpms rev up a little ? Or is it better to shift early ?
Sound like a nice Honda
Thanks bro 💪
Very informative video
I would like to see the how too video that gave you the band aid.
Learned a lot ahaha didn’t know you could go into Nuetral under braking no clutch. Also how is your civic so loud?
My civic sounds the same as his and all I did was take the muffler out and replace it with a pipe I welded to a flange
I am 16 n i drive stick shift bcz in we have mostly manual transmission cars
That is very easy and cool and am 9 and I know how to drive stick shift
do you push the clutch all the way to the floor when using it? I live in Baltimore MD where it is extremely overcrowded with people and they always just slam on their brakes without even slowing down. As a result of this, I always find myself in last minute situations where I have to quickly but barely tap the clutch just enough to slow down or speed up into gear.
Yes you have to push it all the way down, your wearing the clutch by doing that.
Look at this man's eyes. He high af
thanks bro
Arnt you the same.dude with the "vicious" pit bull lol
So you give it a bit of gas when you slowly releasing the clutch to get into first gear?
put it on first gear...then release clutch as you give it gas
love the intro
when your coming to a stop and your putting the car in neutral. do u have your foot on the break while at the light?
well duh, when you're in neutral the car will roll forward or backwards depending on the slope of the road, and we dont want that, so yeah, you have to be on the brake when you're in neutral.
How do you know how many gear the car has with manual transmission?
Thanks bro
0:08 awesome song
You forgot to scream "AYY" when you shifted
Is that stock exhaust? it sounds pretty good what model year is it?
8th gen
Question for anyone what was wrong?
I think I was at 3500-4000rpm in 4th traveling 90kmh when I shifted to 5th which needs only 3000rpm when car jerked. Was it too much rpm for 5th or I released a clutch a bit too fast?
Anyone
Noiceeeee car I'm bout to buy this as my first car
Yo I want one too pretty bad 😂
I was gonna get an automatic but in case the transmission goes bad I don't wanna have to pay a shit load of money so I might get a manual.
@@darthdarthbinkss get a coupe, looks 100x better. Mines a 2010 white coupe looks awesome sadly it's an automatic :/
@@Rabiiid I decided I'm probably just gonna get a Corolla. Boring, but it can last forever.
I drive a 2005 Buick LeSabre and as someone that just turned 18, it's not a car I want to keep 😂
Also, there's something wrong with the gas mileage because it gets about 12-13 city and like 18 highway, so it triggers the fuck out of my OCD because I hate having to fill up $40 of gas when I've only driven 220-250 miles
@@darthdarthbinkss noice my first car was a white mint ford fiesta 2004 hatchback with nice rims. It was a piece of shit that had like 100 things mechanically wrong lol but look good asf. Never let me down when I drove from college to my hometown every weekend. Idk about miles or has I didnt care enough hahaha but it was like 230km or equivalent to 250mxn pesos (15ish dollars?) In gasoline which is cheap asf
Bouta go check out an 07 ex coupe next friday hopefully everything is straight will be my first car
I was fortunate to work at a shop and learned how to drive stick on other people's cars 😂
scoobyskater1
Same here. Nothing like learning stick on customer’s cars!
Holy guacamole that looks tough
It’s easy
Ez hombre
Bro I love the vid but you’re eyes are crossed more than The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels
What’s exhaust do you have
this is not an Si right alex???? is it just a sedan type civic?
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Give it the beans
Do i always slowly release the clutch or is that only when i get the car going? Can i keep my foot on the gas when switching into second and do i release the cluth slowly going to second or just press down?
3 years later, but you only need to slowly release when taking off.
Hi man, I have the same car and never went neutral without using the clutch. Are you serious it’s safe for the transmission?
Nah don't listen to him. He has good and bad advice equally distributed. Hard for someone new to see the good ones but there are some.
@@RogueIntent 😂😂😂😂
Bad for the clutch and transmission not using the clutch in a manual best to use the clutch.. the best way I can say is the clutch is your best friend
There's really no reason to NOT use the clutch to put it in neutral so it's better to play it safe and think about your car's wellbeing while driving.
I have that exact model
What kind of exhaust?
that's possible? no gas in first and it will just keep moving? i thought it would stall out eventually without gas
On older cars this wouldn't work because of low engine power.
Bro I’ve probably bought like 6 Honda keys because they keep on breaking yoooooooo
is the car stock???
Why your rpm was at 3000 when you were in 5th gears and around at 70-80? I have an automatique and at this speed my rpm is around 1600-1800
Because of the gearing in honda's. My fit is at 4000rpm at 70mph. Totally normal for manual honda's. Auto will be a few lower rpm at highway speed.
What year civic is this..?
Damn you got circus eyes
Note to self
*His names not Alex Kidnapper*
What year is this car ,?
Alright !
The down side is when you hit the traffic no fun at all
what is your car?
you also don't have to clutch in, if the car is moving, to put it in second gear?
Pansy Blackwell you always have to press the clutch when changing gears
kilAcez21 actually there is a way to shift without the clutch. It's called speed shifting or power shifting. It requires petfect timing on the part of the driver. The transmission will shift if you listen to the rpm and shift precisely at right time. I do it by ear. I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner though.
My car dies when I take my foot off the clutch and don’t put my foot on the gas fast enough.. I’m just learning how and I feel like I’m doing horrible😩
How are you now ?
@@jesusyessir1304 she won a car on mr beast o think and I bought her old car it's a nice 09 civic si
year model car ?
Other countries : how to drive manual gear (sticks) car
Indians : hold my beer
Is it just me or do civic coupes of this generation have an extremely sensitive gas pedal? Like 60% of the engine rpm in 10% of the pedal travel!!
But....... vtec doesn't kick in on R18 engines....
What do you mean
Give it a little beans ere
Pardon me, but, did I understand you to say, "you don't need to clutch in," when dropping down to neutral?
Pansy Blackwell when changing gears you need to put the clutch in
The280zkid no you dont if you no how to drive
Oh I'll never learn how to drive stick 🥺
Don’t give up
as a european i find it so strange that people dont know how to drive a manual. most people in europe(in my country anyway) dont have an automatic
Jake Mcdaid Well here in America, automatic cars are the norm, and manuals are rare.
Jake Mc daid yeah tought the Same 😁. In Germany we learn in Driving school to drive a car with manual shift. But most luxury cars or high priced cars like BMW or mercedes are Automatic. And of course the new cars:-)
it makes more sense to have automatics in America because we have more traffic and also gas is cheap.
And those who do know how to drive a manual in North America can save a lot of money, a base model sub-compact in Canada with manual transmission can cost as low as $11,500 (CDN) $8855 (USD) freight included. No A/C, no power windows (except Mitsubishi Mirage). Nissan Micra, Chevy Spark, Mitsubishi Mirage being the most value priced.
A/C and Auto Transmission adds up at least another $4000 bucks or more.
My God, so tired of hearing Europeans talk about this. America is not Europe. Accept it