Teaching myself to drive a MANUAL CAR | Polaris Slingshot
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- How many people get to say they taught themselves to drive a manual car in a Polaris Slingshot? This should be interesting. Hopefully, this will help other peeps out there that dont know how to drive a manual/ standard/stickshift.
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For somebody who never drove a manual car you are doing a fantastic job! Congrats :)
Roberto Castelli I think he's taking his motorcycle knowledge and using it towards that car. I think he doesn't realize on most manual transmission Vehicles first gear is very shortest boom into second but what do I know I've never drove a manual transmission vehicle I just heard first gear is very short on vehicles
trever pitts yeah you are right. I learned it and normally aso chase did it you cruise in gear 2, the first one is just to get going.
Ya Ive seen much worse, nice work
Dude, I feel ya. I had a bad experience as a kid driving my dad's manual which made me avoid them for a long time. I still rode motorcycles that were manual, but cars... not so much. Then about 10 years ago, I got into a 6 speed stick shift and once I got the hang of it, I never went back. Sure, it's a pain in traffic, but when I get into a car without a standard, I feel like Im getting into an appliance - not a car. I don't feel connected to the machine at all in comparison. My only tip for you is to drive around on different roads as much as possible. You already know the basics. Now you just have to transfer that knowledge to different extremities. Side Note: It takes courage to admit you can't drive stick in a group such as this. That gives you 1.75 extra bonus points in my book.
Dude you did great. Not everyone has the guts to teach themselves how to drive a manual vehicle plus you did it on one of my favorite pass time machines. Kudos to you. No negativity from me. The more you practice the sweeter the ride. 👍
Props to Chase for uploading this. Loads of Americans can't drive manual, it's just the way it is. In Europe, especially the UK most people learn in a manual because of the higher quantity of small hatchback cars. Manual cars don't really make sense on American styled roads, but on the narrower, less well planned roads of the UK, that precise personal control offered by a manual sometimes makes them more pleasant to drive. I've been driving manual in the UK since I was 18 (now 20) and I'm still learning the best ways to shift and smooth out my control!
Don’t get in the habit of holding the clutch down when in neutral. You’ll burn up the throw out bearing
It takes time to get fluid, its like anything else in life you just have to keep doing it until it becomes second nature.
Indeed. It took me about a week to get used to driving a manual. One thing to remember is that unlike a bike the Slingshot, and pretty much every manual car, has a dry clutch, which can be a bit more grabby than the commonly used wet clutch motorcycle used in most, if not all, motorbikes. But once they are used a little bit, they get a bit less grabby. As you discovered it doesn't take too long to find the bite point. and get those shifts looking a lot smoother.
A slight difference from what your friend said about second to third is to not grip the gear lever like it is a beer can but to put the palm of your hand on the top of the lever with the hand angled up at around 10-15 degrees, curling your fingers over the top of the gear lever when shifting up. That way you can push it in a slight diagonal direction and it will move into the third gear slot, or the fifth from fourth, a lot easier. When shifting down, again do not grip, but just hook your fingers over the top of the stick or rest the palm and pull it towards to on an slight angle. It will naturally slot from third into second. Watch this guy's gear changes as a good example - czcams.com/video/_cbZlhduYJY/video.html
I was going to mention the pivoting of the foot with the heel on the floor rather than pushing using the whole leg but you found that on your own the same also applies to the throttle. That makes it much easier to control the pressure you are applying to the throttle.
And finally, just like a motorbike, shift down as you slow down. Do NOT stick the clutch in and just use the brake, especially on longer downhills. Here are a couple of good videos about driving manuals, one on why to use engine braking (czcams.com/video/sNbMXJ2_yqU_/video.html) and the other on what not to do when driving a manual. (czcams.com/video/_cbZlhduYJY/video.html - yes, that is the video I linked to on how to position your hand when during)
well It actually tool me like 8 months to do it fluently, so you r right and now I just cant drive automatic anymore is boring.
today its chase on 3 wheels ...
I have allways driven manual (10years for a job), and recently got on a motorcycle for the first time and yes - ITS THE SAME THING 😆
Didnt take me 2 shifts to get used to it - thats not me bragging, Im a totalt newbie-on2wheels, but it really is the same 😂
I really think this is like when you grip the the bike too hard and it makes it even harder to control.
Just give plenty of gas when you hit that frictionzone... Dont be scurred, it wont flip on you - if it spins just push the clutch again, but you need more gas - way more gas🤗
I'd think that going from H-pattern (car) to sequential (bike) is easier...
Chase is the other way around - his foot needs to get used to that third pedal and his hand that wobbly stick thing in the middle *;)*
Yeah but going to a bike, you also have to switch from foot to handclutch - I honestly had a harder time getting used to the rear-brake on my gas-foot 😄
I laughed when he got nervous about 3rd because it had to go "in the middle" 😂 beginners jitters for sure Haha
Just give it plenty of gas and snap-release the clutch, Polaris has plenty of power and he is used to driving rockets 😁😁😁😁😁
Similar to my introduction to a stick. Told my parents I was going to see my girlfriend. Dad told me to "take the truck", a Ford Ranger with a 4 speed. I had never driven a manual car (truck) in the year I had been driving, so he rode with me to the main road. We stopped twice on hills (about like the ramp) and I had to start without rolling back. At the main road, he got out, told me to be home by 11, and walked the mile back to the house. Thus ended the lesson.
Didn't read if anyone commented this. For uphill starts, IF Polaris has a proper hand brake, do as follows: when stopped on an incline, pull your handbrake, and let the weight of the vehicle rest on it. Afterwards, disengage clutch, put it in first gear, and start engaging clutch alongside with accelerator pedal. DO THIS SLOWLY, as we all have noticed you don't have a prior experience with a manual gearbox. At some point you will start to feel your vehicle wanting to move on, and, at that point, gradually disengage hand-brake while giving it more revs with your right foot. Might sound a bit difficult, but, in a controlled environment you can train this to a very good level. Keep up the good work, greetings from Estonia
Doing great for your first time. One thing I was taught when turning on a junction to think of the clutch as a pause button so you can just roll round the corner and then use your bite point to control it. Good job chase
I learned a standard when I was 14 and it has made life so much easier. There is a lot of what you are doing that is directly related to motorcycles. You are doing great.
OMG 😯 Chase, you're doing a good job on your own. You just to keep practicing with it. Once you get used to it. It's so much fun.
Chase here's a huge tip that nobody told me when I was learning to drive a car: when doing any clutching with your left foot, take you foot up off the floor. Don't rest your heal on the floorboard. It will give you a ton more clutch control because you can use the strength and stability of your leg and foot together instead of just your foot and toes. It makes a big difference, especially at first. Once you have the muscle memory embedded and no longer have to think about where the clutch catches and this and that and finally find yourself clutching without thinking about it you can be more lazy about it. I rode bikes since I was four and didn't drive a manual car for a long time until I finally bought a manual. Same scenario as you. You're doing great though man,. Don't worry too much when it's not perfectly smooth, it comes with practice just like anything else.
When doing hill starts use the handbrake instead of the foot break to hold you in place while you find the friction zone
Good for learning, but you should be able to get the transition quickly and accurately enough to do it without handbrake and without your car rolling back. if not, just get an automatic
Jean Paul Heymans exactly but for now he should use the handbrake until he is automatic on finding the friction zone with the clutch
Jean Paul Heymans - it depends on traffic and the angle of incline. If some d-bag is on your bumper on a steep hill, hand brake is almost necessary.
The Wired Fox not really, if your car is strong enough to go up the hill, it is possible to get it moving without pulling back at all with just proper clutch play. Where I live, we are just making the transition into automatic being more common, and a large portion of the population drives a manual. If you look at an average hill launch (i.e. with a stop sign) most people will move less than 2 inches, anf that is without the jerk of releasing the handbrake in a lot of cases. Then you see bus drivers (99% of buses here are manual) who don't move an inch back any time.
The trick is to hold the car with the clutch "halfway in" while you quickly but very smoothly transition to the gas. It takes a lot of practice to do it without damaging the clutch and without stalling or pulling back, but it is definitely possible.
yeah but there are times when you cant do all the handbrake process, lets say umm you are in line for something and your r in a hill, you have to do it quicklu without the handbreak
• after 2nd gear, any shift you make you can quickly let off of clutch. The momentum from the engine spinning fast and the car moving fast work with each other
• dont be afraid to just mash the clutch in to stop when in small areas that are tight and need abrupt stopping.
Use those tips and you should be perfect
Also i have reason to believe this has some sort of rev-hang and/or clutch assist that would throw people off that operate motorcycles (its less mechanical and more electrical (driver assist))
I had the same problem when i first bought my bike. My brain was trained to drive a manual car, so i knew what i needed to do, but my subconscious wouldn't do it unless i was super deliberate about my movements. The best advice i can give is relax, and don't be afraid to stall. It just teaches you where that point is. Also when starting on a crazy steep hill hold the e-brake with the button pushed in and drive as soon as you start to feel the engine pull you a little ease off the e-brake. this allows you to use your right hand as a "third foot" until you get comfortable enough to use the sides of your feet to control 3 pedals at once. I love this channel, and really liked this content.
What I want to know is how did you get it to the parking lot???
The truck probably dropped it off there
🤣🤣🤣👍
For a first timer, you're doing really good. A quick tip....As a beginner, when starting on a hill, apply the e-brake (that will prevent rolling back), find friction point of the clutch and because you're on a hill you'll have to apply little bit more gas than you would on a flat surface. Try doing that a few times until you're comfortable with starting on a hill then you can try it without the e-brake.
I learned how to drive a manual in a 1978 jeep cj7, Chase when u are on a hill I found it useful if u have your foot half on the break and have on the gas it makes it eaiers in the transition and so you don't roll back
Seen many tips around the comments section but im just gunna leave mine anyway.
1: The school way is to use handbrake on the slope. Keep your thumb depressed on the handbrake button so it does not catch on the clicky locks and you can slowly release the handbrake once you have enough RPMs. The badass way of doing it is to use footbrake, quickly switch to throttle, giving it the right amount of RPMs and release the clutch to the exact start of the biting point then slowly release the clutch more while maintaining the throttle. Remember not to give too much gas or you'll look like a noob and not throw the clutch or you will stall. Be careful if there's a car behind or you'll get into a bad situation.
2: Left foot doesn't leave the clutch pedal in gear 1. You only use gear 1 to move off and almost immediately gear up. A good gauge when to go in gear 2 is once you feel you are going fast enough to release the clutch fully without stalling.
3: As you said, pivoting your foot makes it easier but also means you have less range of motion. It still works especially good for gear 1 but once in higher gears you might not be able to release the clutch fully thus burning the clutch.
4: Throttle slightly before finding the biting point.
Great job Chase, you're a lot better than me when I first started. One tip for starting off on a hill, apply the handbrake (parking brake) and get the clutch at the biting zone, then add a bit of gas, you should feel the vehicle wanting to move, then let go of the parking brake and then you shouldn't roll backwards ☺ good luck
Nice video! The way that helped me the most was hitting the gas the same time as releasing the clutch and it’ll grab a little easier
Alright Chase, 2 tips.
1. Don't coast to a stop. You need the engine to be engaged to be in total control. Push the clutch in about 2m before you stop.
2. Hill starts, use the hand brake (parking brake I think you call it). Put the hand brake on, find the bite point with a little accelerator (gas), hold your feet in position at the bite point, let the handbrake off slowly.
Chase, when you’re hill starting use your hand break, and pop your feet on the throttle and clutch.. build the revs up and theh bring the clutch up. You’ll feel the engine drown out a touch, drop off your hand break and move forward without any movement back!
I learned how to drive a manual by buying my Miata and driving it home (50 Miles). Just watch a few CZcams videos they really help and before you start driving do exactly what you did put it in first and find the friction zone a few times. Then it’s just learning techniques to make it a smoother ride whatever works for you. Just have confidence and you got it! :)
Good job. 1st gear is for taking off from a stop not cruising. 2nd is your cruising gear. Careful riding the clutch, fastest way to burn it out. Love watching people learn new skills.
Use the handbrake when on the hill, hit the rpm until 4k, let go the clutch slowly and the handbrake too. You'll smoothly climb it.
4000 RPM! you should be getting up that incline using proper control of clutch and throttle in under 2000 RPM. Easy for me to say as I have never driven an auto, manual for 43 years.
John Austin You have more experience then I do sir, I just shared what I knew, because I drove a manual car below 1500cc, but thank you for sharing your experience and that will be usefull for me too.
I have a 1998 ford festa with a 1.2L engine. I'm not sure it could even get up to 4k. haha.
G2 Motovlog you must be joking... 4k rpm... what r u driving ? a Ferrari? ^^
2-2,5k is more than enough
Thanks for the advices, I need more lesson in driving a car.
Chase i think you did a great job for the first time driving a a manual car, tip you can give gas before the catch point in the clutch you can even rapid tap the gas as long as you easy the clutch . when on a hill the rotation of the engine isn't enough to propel you up so you have to first give the vehicle steady gas and then roll off the clutch slowly and when getting to the top cover the clutch because without gas it will stall ( going slow). and sometimes when a dead stop on a hill like you might have to cover the clutch or not even fully engage, every situation is different .
When you're stopped on a hill, pull the E brake. Once you're ready to start moving again slowly release the clutch and give it a bit of gas as you're releasing the e brake at the same time, this will ensure that you don't roll backwards into the vehicle behind you. Takes some practice of course but pretty crucial on really steep hills.
Don't forget to practice downshifts before the First Ride. Just like on a motorcycle it's better to cycle down through the gears (assuming you have the travel distance) than cluch-in and brake. Love seeing you learn stuff like this! I drove one of these about a year ago and it was a really fun experience. Makes me want to go test drive it again lol
Chase your the man... how I learn is by feel... didnt really look at th4 cluster... just learn by feel and then kind of did quick little stabs of the gas to keep the revs off
A tip for people who are learning to drive, use the handbrake/parking brake rather than the foot brake when you’re pulling off. That way you can have your right foot slightly on the accelerator/gas pedal and you can release the handbrake when you feel the clutch bite.
Best way to learn how to go to third gear is to think in your head your pushing the gear shifter straight towards the dash. Good job man! Hope this trip helps, it helped me when I was learning years ago
It's fun watching these videos of people learning to drive manuel.
When coming from a country where it's mandatory to take a driving licence in a car with a manual transmission.
And where 81% of new cars sold are with a manuel transmission.
Good morning Chase! Thank you for the free content! Keep doing you and I’ll keep watching.
The best advice is to start on a honda or Toyota. They have the most forgiving clutches out there. The cars aren't super fast and it helps you learn the basics. Then once you're good at it, then you can get a sports car and shred tires and do the fun stuff.
Top tip for hill starts, use the hand brake, not the foot brake. You will have full control of both the clutch and accelerator. Set your revs to about 2000 rpm, slowly engage the clutch and you will feel the car dip slightly as it wants to move. Disengaged (release) the handbrake and you should slowly move off. Now lift your foot of the clutch and away you go.
Best to practice this on the flat first. Also, you should do this at traffic lights.
Best of luck.
7:55 - 8:23 I completely understand I've recently started to drive a manual car instead of my bike, thought I was alone😂
You don't necessarily need to drop all of the 'gas'/accelerator pedal when dipping the clutch and changing gear, once things are more fluid, you'll try and match the road speed and engine speed to your newly selected gear to make engaging the new gear more smooth. Try adding some 'gas' whilst moving through the biting point/friction point for a smoother change, also blipping the throttle before dipping the clutch to keep engine revs up will help once you start getting faster.
On steeper hills, you can use the E-brake to make managing them a whole lot easier.
Once at a full stop, engage the E-brake but keep a grip on it and the thumb button depressed to keep it from actually locking into position; you're now holding the car on the incline with the parking brake.
Keep the clutch depressed (disengaged), move your right foot off from the break pedal and over to the accelerator (keep the E-brake held in position with the thumb button depressed).
When you want to go up the hill, feed the engine some RPM's with the accelerator, gradually let the clutch out and when you feel it start to grab, let the E-brake down slowly in tandem until fully disengaged.
Think of it like a "rub your tummy and pat your head kinda thing".
The HARDEST thing for me first time doing steeper hills in a stick was syncing my left leg and right arms motions smoothly.
I was just over thinking it. Let your inner Shia out "JUST DOOOO IT!!!"
Driving a stick is like swimming or riding a bike; once you get the hang of it...it's almost as unconscious as breathing.
The most difficult part of driving manual is getting it rolling. You’re spot on for learning how to drive stick. If you get in trouble push the clutch all the way in, brake, and come to a complete stop. Also don’t worry about other people once you transition to the road, they can wait for you to figure it out.
Chase a a quick tip for Hill starts from a car driver leave the handbrake (E-Brake) on till you have both gas and clutch pedal set to move forward then release the E-Brake this will stop you rolling backwards
Cheers to your honesty. (Driving a stick is something everyone should have to learn---before they are gone forever.)
I learned to drive stick, in the 83 Pontiac Acadian I bought. From my Acadian,(known as the T1000 in the US,) I went to a B2200 truck, and an 07 Focus, all stick shift. Have no desire to go back to a slush bucket transmission.
When you get familiar with a clutch and most important 'where' is a bitting point you can easily go without using a throttle at all. Generic tip for beginner. Slowly let clutch off to the bitting point and add a little throttle (something around 1300 - 1500 rpm ) and you are good to go. On a hill use hand break and this time with a bit more throttle, around 2k rpm is fine. You doing good.
I’m 16 and saved up to buy a car and I wanted a manual but never driven one. Been driving it for a few months and I’m pretty confident in myself. When starting in a hill hold the brake and let the clutch out slowly to the bite point and ease off the brake. If you don’t roll back hold the clutch there. If you do barely let the clutch out a bit more. Once you can hold it still on a hill with only the clutch your golden. From there just give it some gas and ease of the clutch like usual
I driven nothing but manuals. Couple tips is do not pivot your foot and use most of your leg. Pivoting the foot will put pressure on the clutch half in and half out and you'll be eating the clutch quicker. Another tip is to listen to the exhaust notes when you can. It's easier by sound on shifting and friction zone. Cars are a lot heavier than a bike so you may need more throttle before going into the friction zone.
My best advise is practice practice practice. Bring a buddy who knows what he's doing for situations that you don't know what to do or need advise that way you have instant feedback. Practice your shifting pattern with it off so you get your muscle memory going. Keep it up, pro in no time!
Once you get rolling you can compleatly let the clutch out and it will roll with the engine idle
Hey Chase, a small word of advice for hill starts: if you aren't fully confident in using all three pedal at the same time, you can keep one foot on the clutch and the other on the throttle and use the emergency brake or parking brake instead to avoid rolling backwards until you get the muscle memory to use the regular brake ;)
Your doing a good job driving a manual ,I drive manual vehicle's for about 22 years now .
If you think about stalling to much ,give it a little more gas ,but release the clutch slowly .
Uphill you should use the handbrake ,good luck !!✌👍
Some heads up in terms of the clutch, it’s not like a bike clutch. The clutch in the slingshot and all cars is a dry clutch. Bikes have wet clutches. Meaning, the clutch on bikes can stand a lot of abuse; while on the other hand, dry clutches wear out much quicker. So at a stoplight put the car in neutral and don’t hold the clutch for longer than you need to.
Good job Chase! Keep in mind in a car its not good to keep the clutch pushed in for a long time like a bike with a wet clutch. If you are at a red light throw it in neutral.
use the handbrake when you want to start driving uphill. one foot is on the clutch and the other is on the gas. then slowly let the clutch go. at the point where you feel the car wants to move forward, hold the clutch in that position and give a little gas and simultanously release (slowly) the handbrake and then release the clutch.
ooo i love driving manual transmission its so much fun, i'm 19 and i drive a Nissan extierra 4x4 supercharged manual transmission. all you do is keep trying and finally it will come natural, i learned on hills and its a little scary at first but you'll get used to it, also im new to your channel and i enjoy watching your videos especially watching the videos with you and yummi and this is my first time commenting on someone's video :) keep it up the great videos :D
I loved this video Chase! Can't wait to watch the others
When you move into shifting into 3rd, if you just push up from where the stick rests, that’ll be third. In every manual transmission the stick rests just under third in the middle (if you have it in neutral). If that makes sense, I hope it help!
I drive manual in the UK tips for drive manual
1. Always check natural
2.push clutch down engage first gear
3 find the clutch friction point
4. Give it some gas and easy the clutch up as your giving it some gas
Smoothness just takes time and practice. Don’t worry about it so much. You figured out for yourself to just be confident with it. The 3rd and 5th gear shifts aren’t as bad as they seem. Depending on how notchy the shifter is, you don’t have to be so deliberate about the up-over-up motion. Just kinda push it at an angle and I’m a lot of cars, the shifter will do the work. You can gauge how notchy the shifter is by sitting at a stop, holding the clutch and just running through the gears at a standstill to get used to the pattern. Don’t rev it or anything. Jus 1-2-3-4-5 over and over. If it has a 6th, usually that’s a highway gear and you don’t have to be as brisk with that upshift. Just leisurely put in 5th and 6th most of the time. You just need to practice. The timing will come and you’ll get more proficient with the city driving.
Don't know if anybody posted it already but just in case learn to do an emergency brake with a manual car. I'm sure you know what to do since bikes behave about the same in this case. Just pull in the clutch and slam the break. Only thing different in a car is that you under all circumstances have to keep it from stalling since when doing the emergency brake compared to a bike, because you would loose almost all braking power if you do on a car, if it stalls.
I started on a 07 civic. Forgiving clutch and when I got my hands on a motorcycle it was like nothing different. Just the hand and foot controls got switched. People were actually surprised I can ride well despite not riding at all. I just told them I drive stick. My brother did it the other way. He rode a motorcycle first and when he got on a car, he learned fairly quickly. Maybe got it 2-3 days earlier than I did. Same concept tho. Good luck chase. Just keep practicing.
You can also use the E-Brake on a hill to stop on a hill then slowly release the E-Brake when you feel the car start to dip.
Best tip I usually give is don’t look at the gauges at all. Better to learn feel then try to go by useless numbers. I’ve taped over gauges before because new learners won’t stop looking at them.
Not sure if this is going to help you but the idea when trying to learn how to drive a manual would be to first depress the clutch as far as it can go/floor of the car and the release/lift up the clutch while in 1st gear to around the half-way point (this is where the start to move, this will also depend on what type of vehicle you are driving), use the gas pedal and depress it till it is roughly around the 1,500-2,000 rpm if drive a bit faster like in normal traffic conditions (again a rough estimate depending on the vehicle) if feel like your about to stall or if the vehicle is shaking too much then re-depress the clutch back to the floor so as to not stall. Hope this helps even though this is about a year late. :))
more than happy to come and teach you Chase, in return for a free trip over of course ;)
I've been driving manuals for over 25 years now. They are all i've ever owned. I'm so use to driving them that when I drive an automatic I still go for the clutch and slam on the break or just miss the break petal.
some clutches have a high engage point, someties its easier to lift your leg to control the pedal instead of just your foot. The other thing is, you hear people do a double rev when stopped before they take off or reverse to get the RPMs up so you don't need as much gas as you let out the clutch. and on a hill if your having trouble starting you can use the hand brake to hold the vechicle as you get it movin
Lol. I learned to drive a manual a little over a year ago. The jerking and stuff is annoying but it gets easier quick. Nice job for your first time. You can't let out the clutch as quick like a bike. Follow Yummi's shifting instructions until you get use to it, then you can shift quicker.
Hey man I learnt on a quad then went to a vehicle, similar to you - hand to feet. Since you got the logic down packed you'll have that down in a ride or two. Bet by the time this video came out you got it mastered.
I imagine most of this has already been said, but just incase: as far as shifting into different gears, just do it in your garage with the vehicle off. Hold in the clutch, practice the ones you think are tricky, like 2nd to 3rd, 4th to 5th, etc. It's actually way easier than you think (I wrote this before watching until the end, sorry if you already figured that out). For starting on a steep hill, use the parking break. It's just like holding in the rear brake on a bike when starting on a steep hill. Just like on a bike, when you feel it want to move forward, simply release the parking break. :)
Don't worry about being smooth 1st and most of the time 2nd is your torque gears they will be jerky with the gas 3rd and up get easy the biggest thing is to just be confident with what your doing the clutch is tuff it can handle most of what you put it through so just be confident and just send it good job
oh if youre a newbie, or on a ridiculously steep hill, you can use the parking break as a buffer. turn on the parking break, ease off the clutch, give gas, when the car "tugs forward" take of the parking break and go
Best way to overcome nervousness is just find a slight incline in an empty parking lot and practice starting moving over and over. Gets you more experience with it and seeing as how I'm guessing that's a new machine it will help break in the clutch
In a manual treat the hand brake as the rear brake not just the emergency brake or for parking. It can be used for hill starts or whatever else you need all 3 pedals for.
Not stupid learning manual cars/trucks etc is done best just as you are for learning on a motorcycle stay of gas as long as possible or you will just stall out and get fed up lol great start to learning man I love the difference between the two types of manual driving.
my sister is trying to learn how to drive stick, and i'm not comfortable with teaching her how to drive (she does not seem to get it) , but after seeing Chase teach himself how to drive i now believe anything is possible
Start from scratch,
1) clutch down
2) select 1st
3) add a little bit of power
4) slowly release the clutch till you feel the car pull down
5) release the hand brake (the hand brake should be used like your foot when riding
6) let the car get up to speed then fully release the clutch
If you want to start on an incline you can also just pull the parking brake. Though you dont need to worry about rolling backwards. You then get the clutch to grab slightly and give some throttle while releasing the parking brake ;)
I think the best way of learning a stick is by starting on a flat surface and not using gas and just let the engine take you. It's Harding to get moving and harder to learn like this, but anyone can drive fast, it's hard to drive slow. I have taught a few people and that's how I found helps the most people. Start without gas and then start to speed up.
The gas is used to keep the revs up and not stall, you control power with the clutch and hold it there until it stops slipping, then you just let it go the rest of the way.
When i learned stick i put the car on a big ass hill and practiced starting from a stop a few times. Than i just committed to taking the car on a 45 minute drive and through myself in the fire. Never had to learn again. By the end of that trip I was solid and ive been able to smoothly drive any stick vehicle ive ever been in since than (including bikes)
Chase I noticed at 6:47 that you went into first gear before you came to a stop. I hear that it could be bad for the transmission if you shift into first while you still move because it could grind the gears. So tip from me is don’t downshift into first until you come to a complete stop.
hey chase protip when youre on a hill do heel toe so the way i do it is heel on the brake side toe on the gas side ive seen people do heel on the gas side and toe on the break side if you rock your foot from gas to brake you can time it so its smoother In bike terms youre holding the front brake holding the clutch finding the friction zone releasing the front brake and doing throttle at the same time that will limit the roll you have on the hills hopefully that helps man
Bro, good on you, you're doing better than most first timers I've ever seen! I'd say, just get a hang of using your handbrake instead of trying to go from brake to gas transition for the "hill-starts", It'll make for a smoother pull-away on both flat or inclined surfaces. If you use your handbrake instead of the brake, you'll be able to control/handle that "Friction-zone" as you call it, better, since you don't have to worry about switching pedals and timing the gas-2-clutch ratio.
My suggestion, go to a proper incline, get a hang of the pull-away, and the rest will flow naturally. My dad took me to the middle of our town in rush hour traffic, gave me the wheel and said, get me home. Nothing like some public humiliation and disgust on dads face every time you stall to get you to drive stick like a pro... Drive safe Boet!
Chase to do uphill start just use the parking brake, engage brake-release clutch and give trottole. then car is like to move but no due to brake, release slow the handbrake and you go without rolling back
its easier to find the friction zone when your foot is OFF the brake (assuming ur on flat ground). when the vehicle starts to move forward apply gas (and dont be afraid to give a little too much gas) and ease off the clutch. and going to 3rd is more like pushing the stick straight forward... first is more up to the left from 2nd gear. driving standard is all about being one with the vehicle. feel how the vehicle is reacting to what your limbs are doing and it all clicks!
When shifting up, if you are accelerating, you'll see the shifter wants to go to the next gear on it's own like from 2nd to 3rd, if you're high in RPM, it won't let you go into 1st so don't worry too much (ok yes it WILL let you go into first if you are forcing it but generally if you have a 'light' touch it will go to the next good gear smoothly). Also as other people said, use the handbrake on hills. Have fun !
I learned my manual car gearbox skills from dirt bikes. The feel factor of the clutch from the bikes was priceless. Might not be as easy to all. Back in the day we used ebrakes to take off on hills to learn.
All those miles on a saddle have proven to give you knowledge about shifting. Great job on the manual! *HEEL AND TOE*
For hills and even sometime at a red light if your nervous, put the handbrake on and that way you have plenty of time to sort out your clutch and accelerator without having to worry about jumping from the foot brake to the accelerator.
Also, give it more accelerator as your moving off, if you hold your revs and hold your clutch at the biting point, let the handbrake off, and you should either stay still, roll back, or roll forward, if you stay still, give it a bit more accelerator and let the clutch out a tiny bit more, If you are smooth with the clutch you should then begin to move forward, if you roll forward when you release the brake then great, your sorted, if you roll backward, don’t panic jut give a decent chunk of revs and smoothly let the clutch out until it catches you on the biting point, giving it more revs will make it so much easier than trying to move just with the idle, putting the handbrake on to hold you still whilst you sort out your pedals will help with this
Aye brotha , try keeping your heel planted and use the clutch by bending your foot forward (ankle as a pivot point. ) Then when you do not need the clutch used the "dead " pedal aka that plastic wedge to the far far left to
manual tip #1: in said empty parking lot, use only the clutch to move without throttle. you will learn how the clutch reacts and learn to feather it. most vehicles that are within five years old have an anti stall system. using this method with help with the initial take off. after you are moving is easier.
*_Tip for complete novice:_* The clutch isn't just "on", or "off". There is (almost) an infinite amount of travel between 0% (disengaged), and 100% (engaged).
*_Tip for Chase:_* I highly recommend 'How To Drive' by Ben Collins! It's a great book that covers everything from the absolute basics, to car control, and even some more advanced stuff. I think you'll particularly enjoy pages 48 through 62 *:)*
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If you would like to be 100% correct; -Friction Zone- Grabbing Point/Biting Point.
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This video showcases some truly remarkable footwork by Walter Röhl: czcams.com/video/wdy8CG09rSU/video.html
Lol infinite? Im running a ORC super single.....mines on or off. haha
I love watching these sorts of things and seeing all of the different terminology used for things. I've always known friction point/grabbing point as "biting" point.
Same man, its always been bite point for me. Same thing on bikes. Problem come about when you start getting super single, super twin clutches with copper metallic friction disks, which do not like to slip and just like to bite and bite hard.
Dan Brazier "biting point" would be the most correct terminology. I have revised my original comment *:)*
ehh it depends on the vehicle in my experience and it depends on how much your clutch travels. a 06 mustang feels very different from a new civic or any other tuner car. but yes, generally you have play. some cars are more forgiving than others
Try not to get back on the gas too soon, except if you want to go fast. And try to park the car in reverse its kinda a challenge for learner (especially me). Good job Chase!
When I learned, I was taught to think of every gear relative to neutral. So from neutral first is left and up, second left and down, third straight up, forth straight down and so on. When you think of it like that you don’t really have to worry about looking at the gear lever. I know the feeling though! Sometimes I’m still scared to shift into 7th haha
One thing to make taking off from a hill is to use the ebrake instead of the regular brake once you start getting into the grabbing zone you start letting down the ebrake
I learned on a tractor pretty easy to learn on it stays at the same RPM you set it on and all you got to do is go up and down the gears.
i always support when someone learn something new.... but as a european which is used to drive manual stick shift it is kind of funny to observe your steps ^^
My first manual driving experience was a tractor trailer. Don’t feel bad. It helped me to be comfortable on a bike many years ago.