The Basics of Driving Standard / Manual / Stick Shift 

This guy has so little subs like this channel honestly has the quality of that of a channel with at least 1 mil views..idk why he has so little I feel bad.. Keep up the good work bro you make great videos

Lol I have a pretty sick story of stalling my car.. I was at a T intersection where I needed to make a left turn into the main road from a backroad. There was kind of a lot of cars and I was waiting for a gap for like 5 minutes. I see a pretty small gap and I go for it. I guess I miscalculated how much gas I put in and I quickly let off the clutch and stalled right in front of the other cars. They all slow down and stop as I'm there in the middle of the road. I start it and try and quickly get out of the way and I stall it AGAIN when I try to get out. I look around and people see that I'm driving stick and they're kinda laughing at me lol. I start the car again and finally after like 45 seconds of being in the middle of the road get my car out of the way. Lol the people I was in front of wave at me and give me thumbs up LOL. My biggest fail ever.. And this was after driving manual for like 6 months.. I never stall and it was just a hella derp moment. oh well, I still

I am from europe so driving stick isn't really an issue for me.. unfortunately we don't learn rev matching and all that kind of stuff so the video is still helpful though

"Take your key, get out of your car and RUN" lollll

excellent video, the explanation of being able to choose where and when you want the power is excellent...keeping the engine at a higher rpm while maintaining your current or chosen gear is something you just can't do easily! I watched a bunch of these videos and honestly your's is the best, just relaxed and easy to understand without unnecessary complication.

I learned how to drive stick two years ago on my sister's new Scion xD. I practiced a bit in an empty parking lot and went on the road. I remember stalling 6 or 7 times in a row at a stop sign with traffic behind me trying to pull away. Luckily nobody honked and they understood what was happening. Now I work around cars and I have gained enough experience to do this successfully and smoothly thanks to numerous videos I watched like this. Not to mention, on some days, I'm the only one who knows how to at work.

Best "How to?" Video ever. I'm a road racer and drove lots of manual cars and know many shifting technics and yet I found this video very entertaining. Nice work man.. Keep it up

Best video on stick I have seen so far. Explains everything and it is thorough

Out of all the videos about how to drive stick this video is the best one. Thank you milan!

This is one of the AWESOMEST VIDEOS you've ever made!!! :)

Believe me; I've watched quite a few tutorials on how to drive a manual; and let me tell you; this is probably hands down the best one to date. You're easy to understand, informative and engaging, and added a few other little advance moves but not to much which was great. Thanks for that. And saw a few other videos too, and now you've got a new sub here lol

Oh my god, you're awesome for all the camera angles!! I haven't seen a video like it yet, and you sir, are really helpful!!

This probably is the best how to video, very easy to understand and easy to relate to. Thanks!

I just recently bought a 2002 vw passat 5spd after not driving stick for like 10 yrs, I'm 45 and I seriously forgot how much fun and intimidating it can be! Thank god my bestie Cheryl let me every so often get in her 2010 Mazda 3 to see if I still had it in me!!! I'm getting so much better on hills and theres this one road u have to be quick to cross!!!!

Great video. At 30, I'm FINALLY learning how to drive one. You answered all the questions that I was curious about and you make it look fun as hell. The whole Rev matching and rpm thing is still confusing, but I'll eventually get it. I'm learning basics on an STI, but I'm definitely getting a beater to practice on :-)

I love ur vibes😉 u make driving a manual so much fun

Some really nice tipps, thank you! Currently learning with a manual, so far I've had 20 lessons, but these tipps have been really helpful ;)

Awesome video! I'm getting a manual tomorrow! Very excited. Watching this gave me more confidence about getting it from the dealership, back to my house haha

I love this! One thing to the best moto young. Best way to keep your clutch as long as possible. All of my drives were manual. 1958 Morris Minor, 2 Sciroccos, 1997 Isuzu over 300,000 miles original clutch and 2011 Mini I own today. I rarely down clutch. Neutral is your best friend, especially at a stop! It disengages your clutch. Less engagement when not in use will save it. When I need to slow down....I put in neutral. Yep, when you do this, have to know where your gears are. Also, seriously! Never rest on the clutch with your hand while waiting, or changing!!!😊

Don't forget hill starts

Damn... Wish I watched this yesterday! I was forced into driving a stick yesterday (and I've only driven a stick once before.... 3years ago). I was like "I'm never getting manual" After watching this tutorial, I want to go out and learn again haha 😁 Great video as always!

thanks bro this video was extremely useful especislly when i showed my older brother this video. He now shifts like a pro😀

Great video! I love how confident you are speaking to the camera.

Mate you're a legend ! Such a great helpful video !

First one I actually understood. Great Video!

Nice man I love your videos!

You are the best instructor - I understand you better.

Thanks for this vid. I knew the basic concept of driving manuals like clutch in for shifting but now I know more in depth of it.

great video! finally i learn how to downshift properly

best video ive seen so far . thanks bro

man your videos are crazy i like them your car is awsome too:D

best tutorial out there! really helped me bro thanks.

Great video man!

Dude your car sounds pretty good, and I love the grille and headlights.

only push the clutch pedal when shifting gears. never ever rest your foot on it, and never hold is down at a red light.

Thanks for the vid, man. Subscribed.

GREAT VIDEO!!! Helped a lot! Keep it up fam

This was incredibly helpful. Thanks, man!

thank you very much. I am a beginner and your video is very useful. I have no idead of driving.and cars.

thanks for posting this video man very informative. 👌

over the years I've taught or tried to teach people to drive manual, good vid I'm sending them here first! RIP 94' Prelude :'(

“Theres a reason why i have 21 tickets”😂😂👏🏽

Great job man 👍

Thank you, this was so helpful, I just bought myself my first car and obviously it has to be stick cause why not lol but yeah I didn't really know a lot about driving stick and this video really helped me, thanks.

cool stuff man. Watching from Kenya!! loved the way you rave the engine. looks fun but hard

This tutorial is really good bro, nice! Definitely wanna trade in my auto G for a 6MT.

this is actually a really good tutorial for learning

The most helpful 'how to drive stick' video I've watched

Milan dude you're fuckin' awesome! Just got a beetle and I'm learning how to drive it. this video helps me so much and your awesome personality while you teach keeps the viewer paying attention and not wandering off during the video. keep up the good work man!

best video by far omg

Omg milanmastracci bro. This helped so much im new to driving. And im learning in manual. Ive watched a few of your vids and even rev matching sounds great. I hate the feeling of downshifting and the car just jumps.

Great Video!

very helpful! thanks man

You forgot to say the car will move even without pressing the gas as long as it's in a gear. To do this you just have to put 1 gear for eg, and as you stop pressing the clutch the car will move. So you can, for example, perfectly park your car without touching the gas. This is important becouse if you are in a red light, on 1st gear and drop all the pedals, the car will accelerate. Also, this is why you should press the clutch while breaking, as, if you don't, you will both accelerate and break your car at the same time. Anyway this was a pretty good video 👍 (Sorry for my bad English)

Thanks for the video, very informative.

You the best video i have watched over this thank you so much man! One question do you always have to take off from a stop in first or can you go from a stop in any other gear??

Awesome video! Thanks so much!

u got dwn onbur vid kept it simple n not confusing 👍im dwn to see sum rev matchng n heel toe vids 😊

I'm getting a 370z Nismo so this helps out a lot. Thank you!

Hey man this was a great video with a lot of detail, I myself learned on my dads 67 gto

Thanks for posting video really helped 👍🏻

alright thanks great videos milan keep it up!

Thank you for posting this!!!

When you went from second to fifth my heart stopped. You should have made a comment as to discourage from doing that regularly and to NEVER do it when downshifting. Maybe an annotation? Other than that, great video. Very relaxed, to the point and easy to pick up.

hey mate, nice videos, subscribed already :) my question is: did you install any performance chip to your car? what do you think about performance chips? are they bad for our cars overall?

Hot guy, good instructions. No complaints here ;)

A really older friend/uncle of mine had not driven standard for 5 years but have experience of more than 20 years with stick. Also the person who thought me to drive stick when i was 15. Funny thing is when i got lift from him using his sons car, he stalled on the the middle of busy intersection causing a chaos. Did not know 5 years of complete silence from driving standard can cause you you to forget your 20~ years of experience.

I already know all this but it was still entertaining to watch. Somethings I am curious about though; Can you still in high gears (2nd, 5th etc), In depth on burnouts and peeling out, which gears will make you faster( you are racing from 0, do you redline 1st or shift to 2nd or 3rd and then go high revs).

Great video thanks for the info.

this helped a lot, i got a 2010 honda accord and hace had trouble on first gear and how to down shift, and the distance of my leg was also incorrect.

If I slow down for a stop light and I drop down to first gear, would I still need to balance my rpm's while I'm sitting there? Or would I not need to worry about it?

made it so much easier!!!

Hi there bro! Can you make a video driving a manual at a extremely hill or mountains? Appreciate it. Thanks!

Amazing video

Even though my jeep Jk is an auto, with a different exhaust is so much more fun. Although granted I've drive all of 2 sticks (ranger and a fiesta at) I've definitely fallen for a manual. I already love driving as is so my next vehicle has to have a stick. Great video btw.

Do u have to slowly let off the clutch only wen starting up off a stop or do u have to always slowly let off even wen shifting in the middle of ur car moving? Like can u quickly release the clutch wen goin from 2 to 3 in the middle of moving?

I never have to hit the gas when dowshifting I just accelerate into the down shif to keep it smooth (obviously i take the accelerator off so i dont burn my clutch). But my question is, do you blip the revs before or after the shift to keep it smooth?

That Vtec Haha Nice Car Man

driving on hill tutorial

Hi .. I am a new learner. Could you plz show me different part of cars e.g what sign for what ?? And also parallel park

When you pull up to a stop sign can you take off again while still in 2nd or do you always want to drop back to 1st?

Milan I need your help. Your videos are great, but I am not sure what is the best way to use the clutch under hard acceleration. I often chirp the tires in second under hard acceleration so it's not smooth, but if I do a smoother 1-2 shift I feel like I am riding the clutch at a high rpm. Can you help?

Nice video man! When coming to a stop at a stop sign or light, do apply the brakes while down shfting or down shift first then brake.

Bro your cool af :) great video ! Can you go over more on the rev match and burnout heel toe all that please like full in depth would be great bro thx ! ☺️😎

So if I'm going at 70 mph on the 5th gear and need to slow to 50 mph as soon as possible do I need to downshift to what gear? Do I need to apply the brakes and the clutch at the same time? If I'm in a heavy traffic of stop and go, do I need to stay in 1st gear and play with the gas and the clutch?

Great video man :D Can u make a video about hill starts ??

I have a 2014 Honda civic si and noticed my drive is very different and rough when I have the air conditioning on...could you explain how to drive smoothly with the ac on?

Im new to driving, and when i rev match, i blip the throttle, and i always overshoot it, so i wait around 1 secound or so more before i engage the clutch again, is this bad for my clutch?

When going from R to D, do you have to come to a complete stop, like you would in an automatic? Or as long as you push the clutch, then switch, is it okay to go straight back to D? Full stop seems like common sense, but I'm not sure in this situation.

For the smooth downshift do I downshift rev it then release or do I take it out of gear rev it then put in a lower gear??

Do you have to shift to neutral after a stall and when u stop, dont think so

Never sell your accord bro! and if you do, let me buy it. I'll drive up lol, this thing is awesome!

9:04 u said tap the gas first its actually push in the clutch then u tap the gas

Awesome video. Keep it up buddy! Off topic: I've watched your "Double Clutching Video", Is that applicable also to diesel-type cars? Will appreciate your comment. Thanks!

I've driven 4 cars that have been stick now, a Honda S2000, Focus SVT, a focus ST, and a 2016 Mustang GT. The s2000 and the SVT I feel were the easiest by far. In the mustang I was giving it too much gas at first so i was taking off too quick even spinning the wheels and I wasn't even past 1500 rpm, then I was giving it too little gas and it was shaking while moving slow but I did not stall it. Do Manual cars for the most part just shake and there is no getting around that or do I have to find a perfect medium between too much and too little gas?

I just bought a 1994 Honda Civic Hatch and it's manual . I have a problem where I always put it into 1st and then the car jolts several times before going forward. What am I doing wrong ?

Can somebody help me so I recently had a new clutch installed on my 350z and it's super light and sensitive and the biting point is so low. And also in my level parkway when I'm in first with the clutch all the way in if I let of the brake the car moves foward a bit with the clutch all the way in! Is this normal?

Is it possible to stall your car while moving. If it is what will happen. Btw love your videos. Thanks

i have a question, is doing burnout while moving bad for the car and clutch?

I love your videos there's so funny and good and shit 21 tickets but listen to her pur!