was is the easiest way to figure out how to drive a standard car?

Question

im learning how to drive standard what is the easiest way to know when to take your foot off the cluch and put it on the gas...i was told when it starts to roll forward but i usually rev the engine when i do that

Answer 1

Ignition is ON.
Keep the clutch firmly pressed below , don't release it. The clutch is operated with your left foot.
The accelerator pedal is under your right foot.
Put on the first gear.
Accelerate very slowly (you'll know its slow coz there's no sudden sound). At the same time real slow, keep releasing the clutch from your left foot's grip. Keep doing that until you reach half-clutch.
That's when you notice that the car makes a kind of sound.
At the same time you have to accelerate slowly.
So half-clutch, and bit of acceleration = moving car.
When the car starts moving for a few feet, release the clutch completely, accelerate and change gears. It'll take some time to get the hang of it.
Just remember that the clutch pedal has to be half raised, and the accelerator pedal has to be pressed a bit, for the car to move.
And whenever you change gears, don't accelerate. Just push the clutch right down bottom, and change the gear, and then release the clutch, and then accelerate. Its only when you're starting the car that the clutch has to be half raised. For the other gears (2-5), you don't need to release the clutch slowly.
Hope this helps.

Answer 2

when you step on the clutch to shift gears, let the clutch "slip" a little(that means, dont let the clutch go all the way) until you feel your car is moving with enough power. this way you car wont jerk too.

don't go crazy on the gas, but don't be scared if you hear it rev high,(unless you're driving a crappy car). the best car to learn stick is a rev happy civic.

if you hear the car revving high and not moving:
a) your gears are not engaged
b) your left foot is still depressing the clutch.( you wont break the car so don't worry.-specially if its a honda or toyota-they love revs up the yin yang)

just a few pointers.

1. turn off your sound system-listen to your engine
2.do it around your block or a parking lot
3. highway driving will be easier, so concentrate on the stop and go driving.
4. it's easier than you think, once you learn you'll never forget it( just like riding a bike)
5. don't worry about "breaking" your car, you wont break it just because you missed a gear, or ride on the clutch a little more than you should.

6.enjoy driving your car, not your car driving you.

Answer 3

there are many ways to learn the feel and doing it on level ground is better than on a hill. The easiest way to learn is in a 4 wheel drive truck. you can leave it in 2 wheel drive and put the transfer case in low range and it will take off with out giving it any gas. this makes it very easy to get a feel for the clutch engagement point without having to worry about the gas. if you don't have access to one. find a nice open space. stop the car put it in 1st gear with one foot on the brake and one on the clutch slowly let the clutch out until you feel the car wanting to move, then move right foot from the brake to the gas. give it just a little bit of gas and continue to slowly let out on the clutch until car is moving smoothly. at this point you can take your left foot off the clutch and push down the gas with your right foot as needed.

Answer 4

Left foot clutch only
right foot break to gas gas to break
when starting off think of a bike pedal when one foot goes down the other is coming up just very slow

Answer 5

Practice in a flat parking lot with little or no obstructions, then move to hilly places to get good at that. If you know HOW to do it but just CAN'T do it, go alone, a lot less pressure, if you have no idea then take a calm friend who knows how to do it, also ride with an experienced manual driver and watch what they do, see how they downshift and watch how they respond to stops and starts, you'll get it, it's really not that hard, after a while you will forget you are doing it, and then when you go back to to an automatic you will be trying to change gears.

Answer 6

If you're really trying to use the same foot for the accelerator (gas) and clutch, then that would probably be a major part of your problem.

The aswer to that is when you feel the biting point. It's more obvious when you have the handbrake on, but you should be able to feel it through the clutch.

Find a field and practice.

Answer 7

You have to practice and get used to the car. Alternating is the trick....as you leave the clutch out you give a little gas.

Answer 8

First you better get used to using TWO feet. Get someone who drives stick to go with you to an empty parking lot and then practice (for hours)

Answer 9

The easiest way to remember to move your foot from clutch to gas is to do it AFTER YOU'VE MOVED THAT LITTLE STICK THINGY.

Answer 10

This must be done simultaneously,you ease off clutch as you press on gas pedal.