how to drive a stick shift car?

Answer 1

All about working the clutch. When the clutch is depressed, the car is in neutral and you can shift, when released the car is in gear and you can drive. It is all about getting the timing down where you depress the clutch, shift the gear, then release the clutch as you ease onto the gas to put the car back into gear.

You should do what I did -- find a friend with an old beater and take it to a parking lot and practice. Only took me a weekend to learn.

Answer 2

The trick is to learn how to engage the clutch smoothly. Take your car (somewhere safe to practice) and put the car in first gear. Stay off the gas and work the clutch to where you can engage it without stalling the engine. You will have to restart the car many times untill you perfect this. Once you can quickly engage the clutch with out stalling the engine say 15 or 20 times in a row then start giving it gas and as stated above in other post shift the gears. When you are profectient with a manual transmission your passangers will not know that it is a manual transmission in your car, unless they see you shifting it.

Answer 3

First gear is the only gear that you should have to get use to. When you start you care hold down the clutch fully slowly let of of the clutch and give more gas as you do, then your off. As far as the rest of the gears, just apply the clutch and let off of the gas when you reach the desired rpm's, which can be determined by ear, then let shift to the next gear in line. When decelerating, you should downshift to a lower gear that matches that speed. Note that it will never be first gear. The only time you return to first ger is when you reach a compleat stop. Then you repeat the whole process again.

Answer 4

Car wheels can stop rotating; car engine cannot. Stick shift uses clutch, clutch disconnects engine from wheels so the wheels (and the car can stop rolling). Then, to change the gears and go faster or slower, press the clutch, hold it down, shift to the gear by + or - one number, then release the clutch gently. Car must be stopped and clutch pressed down before reverse can be used.
Practice! Enjoy!

Answer 5

I learned to use the clutch by moving the car gently back and forth in its parking space, then going on to more challenging situations (steep grades). Find yourself a patient friend (probably not a relative) who will coach you while you make all the mistakes you need to make. Millions of people have learned to do this. It's difficult, but,obviously, not impossible. Good luck.

Answer 6

Uh, at the proper time, you use your foot to push down on the clutch and you move the shift lever to the next gear.

There's no way you can learn this over the Internet. You need to actually be doing it.

Answer 7

Very Carefully. Seriously, it would be too hard to teach you online. The only way to really learn is to feel the clutch and it's engagement point and what to do with the gears...

Call me and I'll show you.

Answer 8

Have someone who already knows (and has a fair amount of patience), teach you. I could describe the process, but it would take forever and, even with my profound mastery of the English language, it wouldn't make half as much sense as a live demonstration.

Answer 9

the key is hand-foot coordination. you have to learn to know when to shift gears and to coordinate the clutch with the shifting motion.

Answer 10

Treat the Gear stick like it's a woman's breast. you want to be firm BUT not rough. every action has to be smooooooth.