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for the most part every car model acts differently when it comes to the clutch.... you cant learn about it by reading.... it will give you an idea but you wont know until you do it yourself, why are you deciding to get a manual when youve never driven one before?

 

If you have any friends w/ manuals ask them if they can show you and then maybe you can give it a try. But yeah, you dont want to buy a manual car and then hate it.

You could always go test drive a manual car, have a friend who knows how drive it away, then go to a parking lot and voila! hehe

 

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When I was 16 I got a 1990 5.0 Mustang with a manual transmission and I had never driven one before either. My dad test drove itwith me riding in it and I had to have it. It was not very hard to pick up. I learned in a parking lotthe night we brought it home.A lotof 5.0Mustangs are very hard to drive manual cars. I wouldn't recommend anybody learning to drive a manual on a car with that much power. (I smoked a lot of tires.)
In my opinion, Hondas are the easiest-to-drive manual transmission cars out there.(They are the easiest I have ever driven anyway) As long as you get someone to test drive it and teach you how it is no sweat.

If you are asking how to drive one here is a rough "beginner's how-to" explanation:
There are 3 pedals. The pedal on the far left is the clutch, middle pedal is brake, and of course far right is the gas. Your left foot should press down the clutch only. Your right foot works the brake and the gas.
To start the car, the clutch needs to be pressed down to the floor.
Look at the gear shifter and learn the gear pattern. When I get into a manual car I have never driven before, I usually hold the clutch all the way down and try to put the shifter in every gear (with the clutch still pressed all the way down to the floor) to make sure I know where they are.
When you want to start moving, make sure the e-brake is down (if you are not on a hill) first. Keep the clutch on the floor and begin to press the gas with your right foot (Lightly.) Look at the RPM's (next to the speedometer) on the dash. When the RPM's reach about 2,000(in most cars anyway), slowly let the clutch up off the floor with your left foot while still applying the gas with your right foot. This should get you moving.
(Everyone stalls the car out a few times before they get the hang of it. If you stall the car, just press the clutch back down to the floor and start over.)
After you are moving in 1st gear the RPM's will climb. If you don't want to go really fast, go ahead & shift into second gear when you reach about 3000 RPM's. To shift into second gear, let off the gas,press the clutch down to the floor and move the shifter to 2nd. Then let off the clutch and apply the gas again. Now you are in second gear. The rest of the gears work the same way while you are moving.
When it is time to stop: Press the clutch all the way to the floor and apply the brakes. If you get moving too slow without pressing the clutch down, the car will stall.

Let me know if I didn't explain anything too clearly and I'll attempt to clarify.
Anybody else out there that drives a manual, let me know if I left anything out for the "beginner's how-to."

 

Oh yeah. Sedans are just as good as coupes Both of my cars are sedans and the 4 doors really come in handy. I like coupes just as well though. I was looking for either coupe or sedan when I was buying.

Good luck in your search for a manual transmission Accord. I had a heck of a time finding mine. Manual transmission Accords are fairly rare down here in Mississippi.

 

Hang on now, I am gobsmacked or confused. You have never driven a manual and you can just get in one and drive on the public highway???

Maybe I am confused, as in the UK if you pass your driving test in an automatic transmission car then that is all you can drive. You must first pass your driving test in a manual transmission car before you can drive one. You can drive auto with a manual license.

 

I live in Mississippi and I have never heard of needing a different license to drive a manual. Here you geta Class "R" license which means "regular operator's license." whith that you can drive a car or truck (up to a certain weight) manual or automatic. It doesn't matter what type of car you took your driver's test in.
As for the other 49 states, I do not know. I guess I just always assumed it was the same.
Heck, in Mississippi you don't even have to know how to READ to pass your driver's test/get a drivers lisence! They will have someone read the written part of the test out loudfor you and evenwrite down your answers for you!

 

Here is Cali, you get a class "C" license to drive, "B" and "A" are for truck drivers...

 

Well you learn something everyday.

We have classes for truck or lorry weights and a seperate test for PSV Public Services Vehicle, in English a bus over 12 seats capacity. I can drive upto 7 Tonnes vehicle with my current license. Above that is considered HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle.