Now that I have been driving for like 3 years and thankfully haven't wreck my ND 🤣 I am feeling inspired to learn manual in case I want to upgrade my ND1 to a 2025 ND3 (those infotainments are really nice arent they) or even like venture into those fancy GR86. Do you guys have any resources I can learn from or even better yet can someone teach me? 😞 Even if I can just sit in a parking lot somewhere and get comfortable with using the clutch and change gears and being able to do that just over and over again I think would be super helpful
Somehow I think you know enough to figure it out pretty easy. Those I have taught learned very quick. While there is more to it (to do everything properly) than what I'm about to put here, there are some basic rules to follow and you'll at least be able to manage while you work on refining the technique:
1. Act as if the clutch and accelerator are tied together. When one is pushed toward the floor, the other must come away. (I really think if more people would be told this one, they would get going much easier)
1a. when starting out, release the clutch slowly and you will be able to feel the clutch point for using the gas.
2. When coming to a stop, do not take it out of gear (learn downshifting after you get going), but just use the brake until the car feels like you need to push in the clutch as well (two feet in rule) to keep it from stalling.
get comfortable in an empty parking lot before hitting the road, and most of all, be gentle and smooth.
When starting from a standstill, the clutch is mainly what makes the car move, not the gas (my dad told me this while teaching me). When the car has begun to move, then apply some throttle (see Wayne's note 1a). On a level surface, you should be able to pull away by gently engaging the clutch, without touching the gas. Of course if you are starting out uphill, you'll need to apply some throttle while engaging the clutch. How much throttle to use comes with practice, but, it's still the clutch that primarily gets the car moving. As long as I kept that rule in my head while learning, I got the hang of it pretty quickly👍.
Silver 2011 NC PRHT Grand Touring (actually Janice's car)
Somehow I think you know enough to figure it out pretty easy. Those I have taught learned very quick. While there is more to it (to do everything properly) than what I'm about to put here, there are some basic rules to follow and you'll at least be able to manage while you work on refining the technique:
1. Act as if the clutch and accelerator are tied together. When one is pushed toward the floor, the other must come away. (I really think if more people would be told this one, they would get going much easier)
1a. when starting out, release the clutch slowly and you will be able to feel the clutch point for using the gas.
2. When coming to a stop, do not take it out of gear (learn downshifting after you get going), but just use the brake until the car feels like you need to push in the clutch as well (two feet in rule) to keep it from stalling.
get comfortable in an empty parking lot before hitting the road, and most of all, be gentle and smooth.
^^^
Imagine a skateboard strapped horizontally to the brake pedal. Step on on clutch side, the other side lifts off the throttle. Same for stepping on the throttle side.
2008 Copper Red
