r/stickshift

I have about $20,000 to play with. if so, what would you recommend?

How hard is it to drive for a performance car with a weakened left leg? It’s strong enough to walk on not strong enough to run with. Is this a concern in anyway? I’ve never driven manual before but I wanna trade my auto for a manual but if I have to do physical therapy first I’ll just wait.

I just finished my second driving lesson (manual car) and I wasn’t able to handle speed bumps or u-turns correctly and sometimes i mess up and don’t fully press the clutch does it get better?

I bought a GR 86 MT four days ago with minimal manual experience. I’m still learning and I’m a bit scared I will never get any better at it. I think the fear is the hardest thing for me to overcome. Tell me your stories about stalling out and how you are doing now with driving a manual?

I’m looking at buying a new car and I’ve stumbled upon a 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI SE for a decent price and good mileage. It’s a manual and I don’t know how to drive manual but I’ve been wanting to for a really long time and I have someone who could teach me but would it be a dumb idea to get the car before I know how to drive it? I’d probably have to keep my current car till I am comfortable enough with the golf wich isn’t ideal but I’m ok with. But what do y’all think?

hello guys, I drive a 125 cc and I had a problem that when I shift from first to second gear it just goes back to neutral. Now after a while when I lower the gears in second and first I hear some sound. What could it be?

So I have an na Miata with 150k miles. The previous owner garage kept it (so I was told). I’ve had it for almost 2 months, it just arose. Earlier today I drove the car from work and it was perfectly fine, the drive was two hours. I turned the car on, put down the e brake, press the clutch and the shift nob didn’t want to go into any gear whatsoever. I turned it off started in first and got going. When I was driving, the only way I was able to switch gears was by pushing it into gear with considerable force. Help would be much appreciated on what to do to make it running properly and smoothly again. Thank you!

Hey guys, teaching myself manual and I can’t seem to get the downshift timing right. I don’t want to wait so long that it stalls but when I try to downshift it won’t always go in gear and I’m not trynna grind gears. (I wait for the revs to get to 1k - 1.5k before trying to downshift. If I wait longer the car will start to shudder) My understanding is that you shouldn’t force it in to gear - if you’re at the right rpm it should just ‘fall’ into gear.

Do I need to revmatch? Am I to fast for the gear I want to select? I’m paying attention more to the tac than the speedo when shifting.

Any tips + info to help me understand what I’m doing wrong is greatly appreciated. Also any drills I can do? I don’t want to coast in neutral so please don’t recommends that. I want to be able to go down in gears one by one.

I have come to the realization that manuals aren't as inferior to autos as l first thought. The fact that they need to put in modes to override the computer to stay in certain gears has me thinking. Things that we can do,like change gears whenever, needs a mode. I have also seen where computers don't know where you are so gears maybe inconsistent. Tiptronic was made to get some control over the car as in a manual but your asking not controlling. If they made it that the car shuts down similar to stalling to protect the engine , then it would be similar but it's not as simple. This is from my uneducated stance, just a hypothesis.

I feel like there hasn't been any real improvements to manuals and they abandoned it for automatics for convenience. It's easy to drive, even a kid with no knowledge can drive them (damn a 11 year old kid took and crashed a neighbour's car). There is also the fact that autos can pull loads better. I am still at crossroads here since the heavy duty trucks in my country are manual, with some goods trucks (light duty Izuzu) automatics. Our roads are rough and unpaved for the most part and filled with uneven terrain (practically rurual) so l wonder how the truck drivers fair.

What if someone solved the manual thing in traffic? Would you come back? What if there was a system for dual clutch, not dct transmittion, but one you can use at lower gears instead of your foot. I've noticed 3 on the tree mounting on the steering column and tractors ability to change gears without the clutch (ik it's more on the auto side). I'm wondering if it can be done? Yet again by time l do this, manuals may be completely extinct but worth a try.

Again this is a hypothesis, something that can be proven right or wrong. I haven't started my research as yet so ignorance may be found. That do you guys think? Comments calling me a complete idiot are as welcomed as any. Thanks to this community, l was able to fill in the gaps on mastering manual transmission, so l know l can post this here without worry.

I’ve never driven manual before but I’m really interested in learning for when I eventually get a project car. I sadly don’t have any friends or family that have a manual for me to learn with. Are there any places where I can learn to drive stick or do I just wait it out until I end up buying another car?

I've been driving stick for 20 years and i've always pivoted my foot on my heel when controlling the clutch. I've noticed from this subreddit that most drivers lift up their whole leg when using the clutch. Granted, my feet are size 16 so maybe its easier for me lol.

Never drove manual but have the opportunity to buy a G37S RWD with a factory manual. All stock and 2009 around 110k miles. I’ve watched YouTube videos for about a month and unfortunately don’t have any friends with manuals. I have some unknown calling in me to buy this thing and learn. Is it difficult?

I offered to give lessons. Maybe I should sell it in Canada?