Hello, happy to hear that you're learning to drive manual. You've been doing good, just drive it again and again, more experiences will make you become a maestro 😄. Just little advice for you, Q1: actually it is based on what car you drive and how fast you are, if the engine is strong enough to drive slowly in 2nd gear, just keep it at 2nd and without pressing the throttle the car can gliding, but if not, use 1st gear is safer. Anyway, I do enjoy your driving videos, keep uploading, greeting from South East Asia 👋.
Thanks for your reply. Your advice about the gliding without throttle is really a great method to decide which gear should be in. Great tips. Thanks again🙏
Hi, happy to see that you trying a manual car as I know that in HK, most manual transmissions are found in vans I'm from France (I commented in one of your earlier videos if you remember) so we mostly use manuals because they are cheaper than automatic cars (even though there are more and more automatics now) and also we get a full unrestricted driving licence. My feedback: Drive in 1st at low speed and tight corners, but if your engine RPM is enough in low 2nd gear you can stay in 2nd, the minimal speed will be enough to keep the car moving For parking your car, you can move the car with the clutch only if the road is flat, but you must find the biting point of the clutch more precisely in petrol/gasoline cars compared to diesels Also from my own experience and what is taught in French driving schools, you should brake first and then press the clutch, not the opposite, otherwise you will be in free roll and won't be able to make use of the engine brake. Avoid putting the gear in neutral before coming to a stop for the same reason and also in case you need to suddenly accelerate to avoid something (neutral gear = cannot accelerate) In normal drive try to stop the car in 2nd gear to make the most use of the engine brake and to be able to accelerate again easily if you need to If you have more questions, don't hesitate to PM me, as I commute daily by car so I can give you some feedback from my own experience driving in a crowded city like Paris
Wow thanks for your reply. Your tips are really useful. I am still not used to manual drive so most of the time I am afraid of stalling, that’s why I coast in neutral a lot😂 I will rent a manual car next time and I will try to fix this problem. Thanks again for your tips🙏
@@HKDriverMike Haha no worries Don't be afraid to stall, a good sign of when to press the clutch pedal is when you start to feel the car vibrating I have family in Hong Kong that's why I know the city quite well (I can read Chinese, but it would be too long for me to type everything and check that its correct😅)