Lmaooo me too bro. Been driving a manual for a year now. Learned it on the 23 civic si as well. And i will say, itll come naturally. Sometimes I forgot i even shifted.
I was fortunate that my dad had a manual Mazda pickup to teach me on when I was 15. Most Americans now have no access to a manual car to learn on because they’ve become so rare. It does feel like you have a skill few people have. I test drove a Civic Si and the salesman had me pull it out and park it again because he couldn’t drive it.
If you’re coming to a stop while you’re in third gear do you brake then clutch and neutral or what? Or if you’re in a higher gear like 5th and you’re coming to a stop do you brake then after clutch in and go into neutral or do you do it at the same time.. idk I might sound stupid rn
I did the exact same thing, brother. Watched videos, ordered the car, watched videos, received the car, watched videos, drove the car, watched videos, drove the car more often lol 22,000 miles later.. still loving it. I’m still watching videos every so often, just for my own comparisons.
Going to test drive basically this exact car, a ‘24 black civic sport manual, later today. Will be my first manual learning experience, decen definitely watching videos up till I still in the dealer lmao Great video!! Thank you :)
You got this bro. You are not the only one. Ive been driving a manual transmission for a year now, the first time I got the car I stalled it 3 times at the dealership and everybody was looking at me lmaooo. Give it time, be patient, practice and most importantly be safe. Good luck brother🤝🏾🤙🏽
just got my 2023 civic si last week and its an amazing car to learn manual in. The clutch bites towards the end which is kinda different. Learning manual with this car has been not as stressful than some manual cars!
i watched both of your videos i’m 17 just got a 2024 SI only has 100 miles on it 😂 love the car it’s my first stick shift i was in some traffic and stalled 2😂 but im leading quick…any advice
Balance the clutch pedal release grabbing point with the accelerator pedal engagement to make it as smooth as possible, you don't want too many revs as you are releasing the clutch while you also don't want to give too little revs or too late of a revs as you are releasing the clutch which can chatter it. Also when you release the clutch pedal after changing gears don't release too fast specially in second gear which causes a jerking motion.
@@abraham3981genuine question sir, what do you mean by “chatter it”. I always give it revs while releasing the clutch pedal when i take off on first gear and when going on reverse is that bad for the clutch/engine or the car in general?? Only been driving manual for a year and dont really know anything about cars like that
exactly what I did with my 9th gen si almost a year ago, watched a couple videos and learned manual off the lot as well. MAN the amount of times i stalled and panicked LMFAO. Now ive improved a lot and its actually so fun to drive manual frfr
Been driving my FL5 since November so why am I watching this? Idk....fellow Honda drivers just seem chill for the most part🤣 Good Job with the video! You explained it very nicely!
