2018 Volkswagen GTI Autobahn - How To Drive A Manual Transmission 

Glad it was helpful!

There's always at least one person and I guess it's you for this video. 🤣😂

Much appreciated. I think it's always good to learn because you'll never know when you will need to use it. 😄

Much Appreciated! It's not hard when you understand the mechanics of what's going on. Please give it a try again and followup letting me know that you were able to achieve this goal! 🥇

Glad it helped!

You're welcome!

No problem 😊!

Thanks. The GTI is definitely a nice versatile little hatchback. I've enjoyed it so far!

Thank You!

Thanks. Having 6 gears is pretty fun to drive. 😄

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Thank you! 😃

Thanks for sharing a different perspective when it comes to driving school in Europe. This video wasn't a textbook approach but just so that others can understand the basics of leaving how to drive a standard transmission. Most people in the states do not take their drivers license test in a manual transmission vehicle so there never really drive by the book since they learn how to drive it after the fact. 😃

Thanks. I will add a video about braking as well.

@@btbuildthings Thanks! That would be very helpful.

Thanks for the Sub! Learning how to drive a manual isn't all that hard, just take your time and make sure you understand the basics. And remember once you learn how to drive a stick shift, you will never forget. 😃

Glad the video was able to help you out. Once you learn how to drive a stock, you'll never forget it!

Thanks!

I have heard this a few times in the comments. I'm not sure that one way is truly better than the other. I just know if you are learning to drive and you panic for some reason, it's easier to tell someone to hit the clutch first then start braking.

I definitely agree with you on that. I learned to drive manual before taking the test for my license and it's one of those things that once you learn it, you'll never forget it.

Thanks. I wonder if it has something to do with when the turbo is kicking in which is why you like it from 2k+ RPM.

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Thanks for sharing!

Absolutely, but for complete beginners, it's also a decent way to get used to , while learning progressive or skip downshift eventually.

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It really depends on you knowing the person and their maturity level.

Unfortunately I don't have an unlimited access to cars. 😁

When learning to drive a stick shift, it's best to know how to use the clutch and understand what is happening when you press the pedal. In theory, "riding the clutch" is referring to holding down the clutch for longer than it takes to change gears. My first car was a stick shift and I never had any issues with premature clutch wear because there are other things that can be done that will have your clutch burnt in a jiffy. 😆 The suggestions mentioned in the video are just to help people who are learning to stay safe and not stall out if they get nervous or need to stop suddenly.

If someone is trying to make a sudden stop, you need to clutch first before braking or else the car will stall. It's all about teaching people how the car responds based on actions. There are some people who are nervous to drive manual transmission because of the constant stalling out while learning to drive. I never said my instructions were perfect but if you have a better method feel free to create a video and share. 🙂

@@btbuildthings no, if is a emergency stop you push the brake and clutch allmost at the same time, but brake a bit earlyer, becouse if you push clutch, the car increases speed and not decrease. Allways brake first. Naturall reaction-you let go of the throttle with your right leg and push brake, then go left leg and push the clutch. Becouse at that moment is essential to reduce the speed first, its not important if car geta turn off, essential is to stop, not give car a more inertion, ( by pushingvthe clutch you lose breaking with your engine), and that you do with brake, second task is to stop. I’m from Europe, 30 years driving only stick- please don’t teach me or others becouse you doing it wrong and you are getting peoples lives in danger

@Stanislav Klemenčić when the cluch is pressed it is actually disengaging the friction that creates motion. Not sure how pressing the clutch makes the car go faster. That's what the gas pedal is for. The natural reaction is to press the brake if a sudden stop is needed but you also need to remember to clutch. Again this was created to help people understand how everything works. By no means is this the official guide for anything. As mentioned, feel free to create a tutorial and share.

@@btbuildthings by pressing clutch you lose engine breaking- whats not clear to you? You lose control over your engine and the car starts moving on inertion.Let’s say you are going downhill, are you gonna press the clutch and let your car go and gain speed or you gonna reduce speed by take your foot of the gas pedal to get engine breaking and press the break pedal? The same aplies to everyday driving. In EU 90% cars are stick’s. Are you tryng to say that they are teaching us wrong at the driving achools? And I never said that you not press the clutch, only that brake should be pressed a bit earlyer to reduce the speed first and then completely stop by clutch When tryng to stop from high speed’s you must firstly reduce the speed by break pedal and engine breaking, you use the clutch only when your wehicle is at small speed to completly stop the car. It’s the same princip as the automatic- if you wanna stop, gas pedal of, break pedal on. Only difference is in that if you wanna completly stop in manual you have to press the clutch and put in neutral by hand, automatic stops only by breaking.

@@btbuildthings only time that you press clutch first can be if you are first on a stop light. You press clutch, put in neutral and let your car slowly roll and then stop by breaking. In all other cases breakes first. An example- cruise with your car lets say 50 mph and let go of the gas pedal- the car will start breaking with engine, and start to lose speed, then do the same thing only then push the clutch, the car will gain speed at first

No problem 😊

@@btbuildthings Where do u stay?Cause I think I need a face to face lesson.

I'm in the CLT, NC area.

@@btbuildthings Can u give me ur watsapp number so I could contact u?🥺