This video was made 3 years ago, I have since re-made it with the GT350 and might be a bit more helpful: kzfaq.info?o=U&video_id=MMikGNbWLCY

dang man i got a manual brz and i didn't even know how to drive it. My dad had to get it from the dealer ship for me. he had to drive it home for me. he would teach me 2 hours a day for about 3 days.. and after that i had to take it for my self because i had to give back my old car back. i live in LA where its bumper to bumper all day everyday. it was a very interesting experience. i hated it at first i kept messing up. i felt like people were looking at me but then after driving it everyday its gotten to a more natural feeling. sometimes when i get into an auto car i press on the resting pad thinking its a clutch lmfao just a quick story its annoying and irritating at first specially in an up hill. but its worth it you feel like a complete bad ass and not only that but driving a manual is a skill that you should have in case of emergencies and what not.

One thing... i'm a 17 year mechanic, and something that most people (including you) say, this is the correct way.... when your press the clutch you are DISENGAGING the clutch (disconnecting the engine from the wheels), when the pedal is let out (released) you are ENGAGING the clutch (connecting the engine to the wheels). Just most people don't realize this. Playing with the clutch on FLAT ground (like you do) is how I teach people. All in all, great video man!

I would say gas first then clutch out is pretty good point.

Biggest tip I ever learned was to give it gas before letting of the clutch, never stalls

Best way to learn is by going out by yourself, knowing the basics of course. I had to learn myself. If you set your mind to something, you'll do it. First 3-4 days, I stalled about 5-8 times...couldn't get smooth shifts. I kept on practicing until I got it, now I can fully drive a manual car 👌🏽 and hate driving my 2017 Ford Fusion, which is an automatic. I drive my brother's car more than I do mine 😂. At first it's annoying and it makes you mad, but once you learn it you'll hate automatic transmissions.

So I'm buying my first stick shift car. And I have no idea how to drive stick. But I'm watching a crap ton of tutorials because I have no one to teach me. Let's just see how this turns out. Lol

Best way to learn how to drive with manual, come to Europe and rent a car for a week.

this video is from 8 years ago so ill give you grace on not knowing exactly what to say. All in all this video has helped a lot! I've been watching videos for 2 weeks straight, and having my family teach me. Nobody has been able to explain how to smoothly stop the car. all i was hearing was "rev match downshift" from everyone, and getting yelled at when i stalled! thank you for putting it simply, im gonna go on a drive alone now!

Wanting to get a Wrx sti but have no idea how to drive manual....definitely using this to learn.

15:10 The lunatic joke was hilarious but the main thing is. This part was absolutely perfect and the best detailed lesson on learning to drive a manual. You are the first person out of 10 different videos that taught me how to switch gears. Everyone else only talk about the intro and gear 1 only.

Why am I watching this, I can drive Manual :D

thanks man, i applyed what you said about adding a little bit of gas while i released the clutch and i didnt stall at all in 1st gear , that advice helped a lot

I just bought a Subaru and it's the first time driving stick this video helped me feel comfortable downshifting and coming to stops.

I just bought a BRZ yesterday and had no clue how to drive stick, I learned last night and drove it to school today. I feel very weird but love it at the same time, i just need practice!!

Dude. It is just me or do you have a crazy resemblence to Sean from F&F Tokyo Drift?!

Thanks a lot brother, I'm picking up my STI this week and your tutorial definitely makes me feel a lot more confident in picking it up haha. Cheers

I randomly stumbled on this video because I’ve been looking up manual cars and how to drive them. By far this is the best video that has the best tips thank you.

This is an excellent tutorial and very thorough good job bro! I just bought my new 2018 BRZ manual a couple weeks ago 😃

Bro imma be honest with you this was the best tutorial I ever seen . I watched like 50 other vids with different camera angles and all types of shit and they still couldn’t explain the concept of downshifting. You helped a lot.

When I first started driving stick i stalled the car everytime i went to the mcdonalds drive thru for like a month

Saw this video and test drove a 2014 BRZ. Stalled the first 4 mins but got it done and did really well thank you I'm buying my BRZ limited tomorrow

Just bought a brz hyper blue version along with a twin turbo set from Crawford and this video really cleared up stick for me thanks and hope to see you on the road

Been wanting to learn manual for awhile, watched this video and it feels like I have the concept pretty much down already, thanks a lot man!

Thanks bro, was super helpful. I know how to drive manual already but this vid was really helped with tips. Keep it up man

just got a manual toyota 86 and learning has been sooooo frustrating... Getting better tho! Videos like this one help alot, thanks

Thank You Sir, I tried adding gas first then release the clutch like you said. IT WORKED! Lol I get nervous sometimes getting out first gear though But Nonetheless Sir Thank You I Appreciate It Very Much. Awesome Car By The Way! Hope you have a great day my brother Take Care and Safe!

putting gas first the releasing the clutch sounds so much easier than finding that sweet spot in the middle. I will definently try this 😄

You took my advice! Awesome! You definatly upped the quality on this one! Good job!

i was like wtf is this guy taking so long to explain maybe only for likes tmbut i continued to watch and i have to say very well explained i learned some good tips

This was so helpful. I am looks at getting a BRZ but I don't' want to be the woman driving an automatic sports car; defeats the purpose of even buying one. I have looked at other tutorials but this is fantastic because it's the same car and you repeat the steps a lot so I don't have to rewind a lot :) thank you!!

I showed my dad this video I'm 15 I have my permit and we went to a dealership and drove a manual followed your steps and it was fine I plan on buying s BRZ when I'm older manual seems too fun to pass up too:)))

Im learning how to drive stick for the first time in my new 2016 Mustang GT took me a week to get it down this video helps!

This video totally made it so much easier to understand how to drive stick shift. I've been thinking of trading in my automatic FRS for a manual transmission one. Seems really easy now after watching this.

this is honestly one of the most comprehensive tutorials i have ever seen

I have a deposit down on a 2018 Civic Type R that I'll be picking up in about 60 or so days once it's delivered to the dealer. My only experience with stick shift is a 2 hour lesson I took last Friday. In the meantime, I'm watching videos like yours to make sure I am ready once time comes to pick up my baby. Thanks for making this video! I guess my car will cheat in that it automatically rev-matches for me. :)

I'm like many people here who bought a FRS(BRZ), and it's my first stickshift. It's amazing that this car is waking up so much interest in manual. I'm trying to get smoother, my main issues are smooth upshifts and anticipating the correct RPM for rev matching.

You remind me of the main character in the first 4 Fast and Furious movies. I really appreciate the driving manual lesson. Thinking about buying a Type R in the future.

The tip with giving it gas BEFORE letting off the clutch really helped me man thank you so much man

Sucks that I'm trying to learn by just watching videos 😂😭

I used to know how to drive stick. But then I got a cdl and I've developed habits that made this refresher useful. Today i bought a manual, first time in years it's not a super 10 at about 60,000lbs. Lol

I’m only 14 and I learned how to drive stick in my dads BRZ Ts. one of the best started stick cars ever. especially with its handling

This video helped a ton! The only thing i need to understand more is rev matching. Awesome video.

great video man answered a lot of unanswered questions by other ppl

This video probably helped me out the most the other videos confused me thanks man nice job

this is actually the best video i've seen on how to drive a manual, thank you

In zambia you needed to know how to drive maual to get a licence . its only recently when they introduced the automatic trans licence.lol

I just bought a 2017 brz, and the drive back home was nerve wrecking. I didn't know how to drive stick. lol

Excellent video! Thank you so much, this helped me out so much. I already had a car before i passed and i just passed 3 days ago. I watched this video and it really helped. Can you please make a whole video on downshifting/rev matching, i mess it up sometimes. Do i need to brake or slow down before i do it? PLEASE make a video to explain and show the easiest way to rev match.

that tip you gave on starting off by revving the engine a bit was super helpful

hi im studying car mechanic at school in belgium and 4days ago i drove a car for the first time and didnt stall i drove a couple times sinse then without stalling and today i stalled for the first time because i was afraid to give to much gas so thx for the tips ;)

my guy, your repetition really helped me. thanks alot by far the best tutorial

For those of you who havent learned yet, I suggest you learn on a car that has a heavy clutch and is somewhat difficult to bring the shofter into the correct gear. Every other stick shift car will be easy as hell in comparison.

Really good video i understand way more than other videos around 15:50 i under stand how to shift gears now when still driving. Usually i put clutch gas and then shift which stalls. Now i understand that clutch then while car is moving without foot on gas shift gear then clutch slowly out while gas slowly in

Watched a ton of videos on how to drive manual and just the little things you included really helped. No one ever told me to let completely off the gas when shifting.

Omg this helped so much I just got a Mazda rx 8 2007 coupe that's manual so this is awesome 👍

"Jerking back & fourth" LMFAOOO

When you put some gas to raise the RPM's in your "big tip" part of the video, do you take your foot off the gas when releasing the clutch when going into 1st?

Very nice video. My license is on August 26, 2016, and my first car will be a stick shift 85% so I'm shitting my self cause I need to learn this quick

This was the most helpful video ive seen

It makes sense to rev match and I will start doing it from now. I have bad habit hastily releasing the clutch which I will try change.thanks.

When coasting, do we let go of the clutch or just keep pressing it until we get back into gear? I'm guessing we hold down the clutch, shift to neutral and let go of the clutch(coasting now). Then we press the clutch and shift into 3rd or something. Is that how it is?

To get off smoothly, you have your foot on the clutch fully, let your foot off the brake, then a little gas, then start releasing the clutch?

Also a Subaru owner here! i feel bad for owning such an sporty car at a young age; I feel spoiled about it oops. Anyways I'm still learning how to drive manual and my dad wanted me to practice driving in the actual street; which of course I dread and hope I never stall. Guess what happened? I stalled multiple times, one of them being when I thought the car died but I had the clutch engaged; I panicked so badly and tried to start the car when it was already on; that poor starter. I also managed to make the car shake violently because I let go of the clutch quickly. I still need much more practice and this video is very helpful! I don't know when I'm going to drive again but I'll keep this video in mind when I do!

While giving gas while having the clutch down and slowly releasing it, will this damage the clutch or hurt the car in anyway?

Hey, so in the FRS, the biting point is near the top. I usually just clutch to where it is on the top, and don't really depress the clutch all the way in. Is that okay? Or should I clutch in all the way?

Not sure why I'm watching this as I've only driven an Automatic twice...

So is this right ? Left foot on the clutch right foot on the brakes gear on neutral then left/up gear 1 immediately press gas lightly am I correct?

a Sebago Dockside driver ( shoes ) . love it... so comfortable :) thx for vid dude Exoticars19

Super helpful man thank you

the gas then clutch thing is good for beginners, but don't do it forever because it burns the clutch. If you can, you're better off learning the proper clutch then gas right away. Bad habits can tend to stick around and you'll wear the clutch down prematurely :)

Thanks so much for this video! I just bought Mazda rx8 and its a manual transmission and I don't know how on drive it yet, watching your video it's giving me many awesome tips. Thank you! Ps: you're cute 😜

I messed up my left knee when I was in middle school and I've been wanting to practice driving a car that has a manual transmission. Do you think it would be a good idea for me to get a car with a manual transmission? Also great video. A friend of mine introduced me into driving manual but it wasn't as informative as this.

great explanation! keep up the great work!

I love these style of videos Even tho I've been driving stick for about a year now. it's still nice to watch. I learned on my dad's rx8 forever ago and didn't stall and watched tons of vids like this and so my dad didn't even like tell me wat to do. so then last October I drove my friends tt and stalled the shit out of it but I got it down and then I got a 5 speed Hyundai and I am now great at it and I haven't stalled in forever😂. I hope to one day get a BRZ or frs but yah I probaly sound like a ARROGENT little shit 😂.

Letting out the clutch slowly while switching gears can put wear and tar on your transmission and clutch, witch causes it start to slip and wear out.

🙏 thank you. I’m picking up my brz and idk what I’m doing 😭😭u made me understand it a bit more

I just followed through this with imaginative pedals under my computer desk. So tomorrow I'm going to go ahead and buy a manual car from bottom valley and drive up the hill to my house. I'm ready right? I also played a lot of forza and drove in manual mode so I'm pretty confid.

i could tell he was really nervous in the making of this video lol.. but he explained everything pretty well and I'm liking this video more than any other! Good job man!!

That tip at 11:07 made my mind explode 🤯😂

All you noobies that still need help, I got you. Step 1: Rev to 2k. Step 2: Dump the Clutch.

nice vid really is going to help me in the future if I ever buy a manual car

In days of simple cars i would set the tickover slight high, then when use to the car, would wind it back down to normal.

so when the clutch is in is the best time to give gas then release?

idk why I watched this cuz I have no problem driving standard, but this is the same way I taught my buddy how to drive his gti when his dad gave up on helping him. I literally jumped in the driver seat of his car when he was on his lunch break and told him c'mon this will only take a minute. I showed him how I eased off the clutch with no throttle and just rocked it back and forth a little to get a feel for the engine then added gas and took off. After literally 3 tries he could take off smooth as butter.

Taught myself how to drive a manual today

Thanks for the video, very informative! I know what you meant even if you stumbled over your words sometimes. :) I heard that it's better to remain in gear when decelerating, rather than just coasting to a stop. This is because you no longer have "full control" and I believe in the UK, you fail your driving test for that.

this tutorial is dope n bro your driving the car I want😩😭👏👏👏👏

Learned some neat tricks. Thx 👍

I’m saving up to buy this car and I don’t know how to drive manual, thanks for the video it helped me a lot and it was even better that it’s the car I want. 🤍

will stalling damage my car? i stalled like 30 times in one day

I remember when I first got my Rex. I stalled every drive-thru I went to for the first 2 months lol.

that's my car im hopefully getting as my first car and nice vid now i now what to do when i downshift and slow down and rolling off

@15:20 why we shouldn’t put gas and clutch at this point? I thought it’s smoother. Will it cause problems?

Wow what a video subscribed !

That was so helpful thank you!

I Love Manual Transmission Cars🚘🚘🚘🚘 There Awesome Ben Driving a Manual for 2 Years it's the Olny Transmission that I Drive with.

Nice instructive vid man good looking

Can you teach how to e brake drive like starting from a incline to reverse or drive

So from neutral can you pretty much go to any gear?