urgent- manual driving lessons

[DaJo]

^ Many of us, including myself; who has owned multiple or is owning a MT vehicle knows that every car has their own unique clutch engaging "spots".

I never got an instructor or went to MT driving school; proud and honoured to say the original AE86 was my very own first car, also the first to learn MT on as it was very easy and fun.

One cannot teach another how to drive a specific vehicle but the basics are there to guide you. I know it's easier said than done... You just have to "feel" the car... if you catch my drift.

Just my 2 cents...

[nix]

Go hire an airport rental POS and spend an hour or two in the car park destroying the clutch.

You really don't need someone to teach you. Just have a go at it your self and remember to stab the clutch if the engine is starting to stall.

[DaJo]

Originally Posted by nix

Go hire an airport rental POS and spend an hour or two in the car park destroying the clutch.

You really don't need someone to teach you. Just have a go at it your self and remember to stab the clutch if the engine is starting to stall.

...Pretty much when in doubt

[Dispect]

Originally Posted by Mr.Jay

Everyone has to learn from someone and its not that bad besides I'm not a grandpa. 9 year difference. It won't take too long you really just need some tips and some solid practice. The FRS is a bit tricky cause the clutch is really light from all the other cars I've driven and has a higher engagement point as well. Car following always vary in ages but we at least got 1 thing in common haha

Offer still stands if you are interested

haha okayyy thanks! maybe once i get my car! i have a question tho if u dont mind. a lot of people say that the hardest thing is "heel-toe" or something shifting. do u know what that means? thanks!

Originally Posted by DaJo

^ Many of us, including myself; who has owned multiple or is owning a MT vehicle knows that every car has their own unique clutch engaging "spots".

I never got an instructor or went to MT driving school; proud and honoured to say the original AE86 was my very own first car, also the first to learn MT on as it was very easy and fun.

One cannot teach another how to drive a specific vehicle but the basics are there to guide you. I know it's easier said than done... You just have to "feel" the car... if you catch my drift.

Just my 2 cents...

hahaha i see what u did there. drift :P ill definitely keep that in mind! thanks so so much. i really appreciate it!

Originally Posted by nix

Go hire an airport rental POS and spend an hour or two in the car park destroying the clutch.

You really don't need someone to teach you. Just have a go at it your self and remember to stab the clutch if the engine is starting to stall.

i tired. they dont have manual rentals around here :/

[DaJo]

Don't worry about heel-toe for now... That's more advance stuff

Seriously, just watch some YouTube videos and you've pretty much got the basics down.
Then it's all about building on that foundation... the "feel" of the clutch and gas... All easy stuff from there onwards.

[nix]

Dude don't even read about heal and toe. It's totally irrelevant to you! All you need is some empty space and to learn the dynamics of left foot out right foot in. Start with verrrry slow pedal movement and get an understanding of how the revs drop on an engine once the clutch starts to bite. Then learn how to feather the throttle at that clutch bite moment to bring them back up into the correct rpm. Once you get that down everything else is easy.

[Mr.Jay]

learn to drive the car before moving on to more advance things like heel toe

p.s. heel toe is easy in this car the pedal placement is good

[Dispect]

Originally Posted by DaJo

Don't worry about heel-toe for now... That's more advance stuff

Seriously, just watch some YouTube videos and you've pretty much got the basics down.
Then it's all about building on that foundation... the "feel" of the clutch and gas... All easy stuff from there onwards.

ohh okaayy. ive watched so many youtube videos on how to drive a manual car that i think ive almost at least 4-6 hours of total time viewing them. :/ hope im ready for this.

Originally Posted by Mr.Jay

learn to drive the car before moving on to more advance things like heel toe

p.s. heel toe is easy in this car the pedal placement is good

yay. thats good. i also got a friend who knows how to drive manuals to drive it for me from the dealership once it arrives. then he's going to teach me on an empty parking lot

Originally Posted by nix

Dude don't even read about heal and toe. It's totally irrelevant to you! All you need is some empty space and to learn the dynamics of left foot out right foot in. Start with verrrry slow pedal movement and get an understanding of how the revs drop on an engine once the clutch starts to bite. Then learn how to feather the throttle at that clutch bite moment to bring them back up into the correct rpm. Once you get that down everything else is easy.

roger that sir. crawl before we walk. and we walk before we run. thank you! )

[13 FR-S Veteran]

Sorry i don't live closer....i'm a military driving instructor and would teach you. My last student that needed to learn manual was road worthy and able to fly on her own in about 10 hours.

[brianc]

If I was still in Vancouver I would have let you learn in my Accord. That thing has been through so much abuse.. I swear I've let over a dozen people learn how to drive on it lol.

Play some Gran Turismo.
I lied it doesnt help. But it's a fun game

[whaap]

Originally Posted by 13 FR-S Veteran

Sorry i don't live closer....i'm a military driving instructor and would teach you. My last student that needed to learn manual was road worthy and able to fly on her own in about 10 hours.

Saying it took a student about 10 hours to fly on her own isn't saying much about the student or the instructor. All that comment does is put some unnecessary fear in the op. The average person needs no where near 10 hours to learn the basics of a manual transmission unless perhaps 9 of those hours are in a class room.

[truenosan]

Cheapest/easiest way as others have said, find a $100-$200 beater on CL. And just drive the snot out of it.

Also, if you're only 16, you still have time, you can't drive the FRS on your own yet anyways, so you still have time to practice/learn.

[Ben_G]

I have to second all the comments above. I taught my wife (gf at the time) to drive stick in an Echo. It took her about 20 minutes to get it and she stalled only when she forgot the clutch coming to a stop.

Part of what helped I think was understanding what the clutch is used for. I just described the clutch to her as a connection between the engine and the transmission. As long as the clutch is engaged, you can't move the stick. Disengage the clutch, then you can move the stick.

After she understood that, I made her put the car in gear and SLOWLY let the clutch out until it started to shudder a little (grab point). When it started to shudder a bit, I made her pres the clutch again. We did this for about a minute until she understood where the grab point was.

Once she got that, I told her to add gas just before the grab point was and that was it. Got it and done.

It also helped that I told her not to worry about breaking anything.... and that revving doesn't hurt the engine.

[Dispect]

Thanks for the advice guys. Really appreciate it.
^ and as for the previous post, yeah I know. But I need someone to help me Drive it back from the dealership then :/