5 Things You Should Never Do in a Manual Transmission Car
5 Things You Should Never Do in a Manual Transmission Car, DIY with Scotty Kilmer. Manual transmission explained, driving techniques and manual car fails. What not to do to your manual transmission if you want it to last a long time. 5 tips for driving a manual transmission car. How to drive a manual transmission car. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 50 years.
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scotty what about changing the manual transmission fluid ?
Scotty Kilmer why are Toyota's better than Hondas
What are the best Hondas/90s Hondas in your opinion
Scotty Kilmer what about Down-shifting on a Motorcycle????
Straighten up your garage Scotty
I wonder what the neighbors say about having Rod Stewart across the fence shouting about transmissions
Jørgen Oktober Storm Nestande Thyrum he looks more like John Lennon
I wish this video was seen by more people just so they can see this comment
Jørgen Oktober Storm Nestande Thyrum first thing came to my mind lol!
Best comment on a video I've seen in quite some time... Awesome!
Probably listening and taking notes 😂
Why is this man shouting at me
I found it really engaging 🤣
stuart shelley BECAUSE YOU KEEP RIDING THE CLUTCH!!!
@@stoopidhaters i was gonna write that 😂
@@meezmoo what.....
JUST DON'T RIDE THE CLUTCH MAN!!
I was watching this in bed with the volume on zero. My neighbour banged on the wall complaining about the noise
john therealstig but how would they hear it and don’t woooosh me ik the joke
Hahahahahahahah!!!!! 😂😂😂
@Chanch Chanch r/woooosh*
oh LMAO
Bro im legit doing the same thing
Not sure why Americans call this an emergency brake. In Europe we call it a handbrake and use it everytime we park. It's dangerous not to, that's what I've been taught at least.
Marton Szabo I'm an American and I totally agree with you
Its because most Americans drive automatics. Most automatics dont have a lever to pull they have a pedal instead. Which is why they don't normally call it a handbrake.
I call hand operated ones a handbrake and a foot operated one like on my truck a parking brake....
I’m American and I’ve never heard emergency brake
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Don’t shift from 1st gear to reverse when you are driving at 45 mph.
Pretty sure it'll just grind and won't go in
Pretty hard to do lol
Don't drive at 45mph in 1st gear.
Glenn Lego unless you’re paul walker
I thought R meant really fast XD
This dude is literally a mechanics worst nightmare because he saves us all so much wear and tear. Thank you for doing what you do, Scotty. You mean a lot to us
A corrupt mechanics worst nightmare. I'm fortunate to have one who's also a Scotty fan
You mean he's not figuratively a mechanic's worst nightmare?
“Oh, I can hear the guy three streets away is making another video!”
Ian Howlett lol 😂
This guy needs to speak up, didn’t hear a word he said!!!!
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No he is tooo loud
Lmao I work at a call center and someone called in the other day speaking VERY LOUDLY like they were screaming at me. Literally stopped them and was like What??? I can't hear you speak up!! Was such a miserable call after that wished so badly I hadn't lmao
@@oatmealtheecat8188 r/woooosh
Dylan Blox whoooosh
In 50 years old and owned nothing but manual transmissions and have always downshifted for turns and coming to stops or just to slow down. Never had any transmission problems. Just saying.
of course you need to downshift but only *when necessary* . Scotty isnt saying that you shouldnt, he just says do it when need be, not just doing it just to keep the revs high at any time. It puts unnecessary wear on the clutch. also, you won't have transmission problems, it will be most likely the clutch disc.
GSD fan you're properly driving a manual then , Scotty is probably talking about down shifting at very high rpm....
you dont need to do that when coming a stop at stop sign, light, etc.. you are wasting gas. i drove manuals for years.
raleighman3000 most cars actually idle at a higher rmp vs downshifting while slowing down which actually saves gas 🤔🤔
GSD fan same !!!
Finally a "What not to do" list that isn't entirely about driving habits of the driver but also maintenance related things.
Kiraro The Kitsune i have been abusing my 93hilux for 20years and never had an issue with the transmission :D
Mr.surfer Toyota hilux are a tank, no doubt or question about that.
the latest Hilux is pretty easy to destroy we ruined our clutch after just 20,000km over 6 months
PRODVDi Its eithier your full of shit or you drove the hilux off a cliff. If it is true then the new ones are really a joke compared to the 90s hilux.
Mr.surfer Can't relate, I'm stuck with a slow shifting automatic.
Luka Modric after 30 years
M.C! Hahahahahahahahahaha
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Hahaha. Funniest youtube comment of the day
As Richard Hammond once said "changing gears is a form of self expression". I drive daily on the twisty B roads of Devon so changing gear constantly too match the bends is a joy especially in a playful Fiesta.
Absolutely, I live in New Zealand and have simalar roads and this causes no more harm to the vehicle than everyone beats on about.
I drive up and down the mountain for work everyday. Love my 5 speed fiesta, I hope to get it out of the shop in the next few days(I blew my timing belt out at 106,000 miles) it went boom
@@Will-tm5bj If you ever have to replace the timing belt again, supposedly putting stuff like 303 Aerospace on belts, hoses, tires, helps to keep them supple and longer lived. Leather treatments allegedly work some as well. Normally I don't like to pass around info I haven't actually tried myself, but I've seen so many sources talk about, and some credible seeming, that I figured I'd at least mention it.
@@justinw1765 so as it turns out, the timing belt was fine. The bearing for the tensioner pulley seized up, broke some hunk of metal off, fell to the bottom and got caught and made the belt jump timing. It shredded the valves and everything. I'm still having a missfire on it above 3,500 rpm and at highway speeds 70+
"It" being the new to me motor that had 32,000 miles on it.
Emergency brake... it’s a handbrake. It’s supposed to be used when ya park.
Not really if you just park and use the emergency brake/ handbrake you can stretch the cable and ruin it If you park and use it whenever
@@adamskead8859 I drive a Saturn Ion that's had the Hand Break used every day since 2004. You underestimate handbrake's power.
@@adamskead8859 What's cheaper, repairing a handbrake, or rolling into another car/person?
"emergency brake" is an old term. Young people today say "hand brake" or Parking break". Also, they can be adjusted and it's easy to do and cheap.
we dont say handbrake in America
I always downshift and keep it in the power band.. even if I’m just going to the grocery store on a Sunday morning..
Same lol
Did the same thing in my saturn ion 2.2L first car, and drove that thing like a race car
If you're properly matching revs I wouldn't sweat it.
smokesgtp i agree. If you rev match there’s next to no wear on the clutch.
Jacob Graham I Agree. My saturn was an $800 beater. I learned to drive stick on it Never replaced the clutch and I daily drove it for 3 years!
2.3k dislikes by those who had to chase their car down a hill.
Or those that know common sense and also know that modern automatics do not need to be rebuilt all the time, and that most of the people watching these videos are watching them because they don't actually know this stuff, and they are never going to be pulling a transmission out to do a clutch. Anyone with enough knowledge to pull a transmission out for a clutch job (which isn't very hard) would also know how to use a handbrake when they are parking their car.
@@Josh-je2ni durr. A top 5 list is bound to cover the most common of issues, and seeing so many of those videos paired with that many subscribers SHOULD lead you to realize that his content is geared more for the common person who is just interested in cars and not the very few mechanics who already pretend they know everything anyways. (Oh, and I've never met a mechanic who hasn't messed up his job in a big way. That 'know it all' arrogance has consequences, go figure.)
I thought the dislikes were from people who can’t drive a manual
That garage should be cleaned out every 2, 3 ...4 years or whatever
lmao
When parking on a hill...remember driving school. Turn the wheel toward the curb. That way if it starts to roll, it will roll into the curb and stop.
But if the curb is really low, it could roll onto the sidewalk and kill a kid on a bike. Nothing is absolutely the safest thing to do. Life is a gamble. That's why liability insurance exists and is mandatory in many cases.
Just... use the parking brake... pls...!
If the car is facing up you put it away from curb. When facing down you put it towards,
@@brokenbmw3441 No. You always put it facing the curb whether it's up or down hill. If the sidewalk is on your right, on up hill with the tires facing right, the back of the car will slide down to the right, and the back tires will hit the sidewalk. If you are down hill the tires also face right, because if you slide down, the front tires will hit the sidewalk.
@@martaferreira8177 Idk, I'd have to double check. I always remember up up and away on my written test and I passed.
Downshifting: My grandfather used to downshift all the time to brake with the engine. After 270.000km, the gearbox works like its new and the clutch lasted 270.000km too! But he was a great driver, always engaged the clutch perfectly etc.
not necessary, wastes gas, let brakes do their job (for modern cars).
Doesn't waste anything don't be silly.
raleighman3000 Engine braking doesn’t use fuel in modern engines
If you learn how to rev match and heel-toe properly for downshifting, you're not doing any damage to your car. If it takes you more than a second to be able disengage the clutch on a downshift without the car jerking, you didn't match revs properly. Do it right, and you can disengage the clutch immediately with no jerking, which means you matched the flywheel speed to the clutch disc speed, which means you don't need to slip the clutch for a smooth downshift. Most cars have about a 500 rpm difference between gears, so if you just kick the engine speed up by that amount you'll be around where you need to be for the next lowest gear.
If you drive heavy duty transmissions you downshift because your brakes aren't going to last if you just use your brakes....
Scotty, I love every single one of your videos. I’ve been driving for 15 years and didn’t realise how bad of a driver I was, and why my cars don’t last as long, till I started watching your tips. Great work. Thanks👍🏾
And remember kids, if you want to race in a manual car, go from 5/6 or whatever gear you're in into Gear R for racing. Just kidding don't do it
Lol R=race mode and in your slush box auto P= passing mode😂😂
Lol me when I play car games I’m in 2rd gear then I go around a corner then I spam the down shift button and I accidentally put it in reverse 😂
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I bought a manual transmission 2003 Toyota Echo new. By the time I got rid of it 12 years it had 230,000 miles on it and still had the original clutch in it.
That's because you know how to drive a manual correctly.
That echo was a reliable little tin can
Yep, if you drive them properly a clutch can last hundreds of thousands of miles. Most wear on a clutch is from starting off from a stop and from those who think its cool to downshift through all the gears and skip gears, or take off in 2nd or 3rd gear rather than 1st...that's why the gears are numbered in consecutive order LOL...in some heavy duty trucks you can start in 2nd gear because 1st is actually what they call "granny lo" but your standard little pickup and car you need to use all the gears otherwise you are lugging the engine by skipping gears and causing wear on the clutch as it slips too.
impressive
Ditto my 86 Nissan truck..but things were built better then.
Hi Scotty - awesome video with great information for driving a manual transmission. And yes, techniques used for racing are not applicable to every day driving in a manual transmission. Every now and again, my smart drivers ask me about rev matching and downshifting and I explain to them that race car drivers use these techniques to corner faster, thus maintaining both the equilibrium in the vehicle, and control. But as you stated, this is wears out the engine, the clutch and the transmission. Like you, I advocate for drivers to use the parking brake in both manual and automatic transmission vehicles - every time they park the vehicle! I like your video style...brilliant! All the best, Cheers Rick
I don't know why it would be bad to downshift and use your engine to slow yourself down instead of the brakes but I believe rev matching can be beneficial by matching the clutch and pressure plate speeds and decreasing wear.
True but when you have like a badass mustang with a really cool exhaust, it sounds absolutely amazing to rev match downshift so that's why I do it often and will continue to do so. Lol.
I only downshifted 2 gears then neutral. Never shift all the way down to first. totally unnecessary. You get to second or third pop it in neutral and brake.
I was doing this out of laziness😂
I was doing this when learning to drive a manual, and thought it was bad, so started downshifitng...lol
What's bad about downshifting all the way to 1st when coming to a stop?
@@elijahprasad7884 general rule. Plus it’s unnecessary shifting. Just downshift two gears, clutch, neutral, use your brakes. Over time unnecessary shifting will cause more wear and tear. What’s cheaper? A new clutch, or a measly set of break pads?
@@PatrickMersinger Brake pads are cheaper. But do people downshift into 1st when they go into a slow corner on track days?
I've been a mechanic for quite some years and you're one the few technical KZheadrs that produce real good content. Keep up the good work!
This was honestly very helpful to me because I taught myself and never was in a car with a manual before. So thank you Scotty!!
There is one more thing not to do on a manual transmission. At a stop light DO NOT hold down the clutch as you are waiting for the light to change, PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NUTRAL. If you hold down the clutch too long you will overheat the throw out bearing in the transmission and shorten it's life.
You all saw the thumbnail, NEVER EVER change gear
I'm a huge fan of standard transmission. I had a 2005 Honda Civic with 295,000 miles on it and still had the original clutch. My mechanic couldn't believe it, but my shifting was as smooth as glass and that's why it lasted so long.
New driver ish, how do you drive smooth to make clutch last? I was practicing downshifting/ rev matching but guess its not good for your car?
5 things you should never do in manual : - Looking at an automatic - Considering an automatic - Thinking of an automatic - Test driving an automatic - Buying an automatic
Alex R manual is also cheaper. Less things that can go wrong.
do you even know how easy it is to drive a modern car with a clutch? yeah, the cars from the 80's have heavy clutches, but now that theyre engaged with hydraulic fluid its really easy. they require no strength at all, and even my 78 year old grandma drives a manual car, even incide city centers like brussels and paris, thats more stop and go traffic than you can imagine.
lol true haha 😂😂😂
Alex R how do you control the revs in an auto, for example when cornering you might wanna downshift to ensure higher revs
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As always, very helpful information Scotty. Thank you for all of your videos.
This guy is a born local American broadcast advertiser but for some reason, I'm hooked and subscribed after seeing this first video. You can't deny he drives the message home. :-) Top upload.
I really like the effort you put in the videos! Greetings from Israel. - Nir.
See, that's why I watch your videos Scotty! I was taught to downshift a standard transmission during normal driving back in the 70s. I was never told WHY, its just what you are supposed to do. No frikin' wonder I replaced so many clutches! Well, no more!Kudos to you Scotty!
I watched this video thinking I was going to learn a thing of two . This was good ole common sense back in the day . I bought a 6 speed back in 2014 . It was used and still have the same clutch in it . Never knew they sold just the clutch though !! Clutch , pressure plate and throw out bearing was standard kit when the clutch burnt up . Great video . Hope the younger generation will take heed and follow this advice !!
Im glad I've been doing things right. I pretty much never downshift when comming to a stop. No matter how fast im going i just put it in neutral and brake to a stop. My friends always ask why i do that and i say "If the car was meant to be stopped by using engine braking, they wouldnt have put on all those pesky pads and rotors!"
Someone on a KZhead video said “You’re brake is always gonna brake” and that sticks with me. So much more convenient.
About riding the clutch thing. i did my license in europe, and my driving instructor actually told me to only have my foot on the clutch when i want to change gear or when i want to brake to a full stop. ofc, europe, manual cars are the norm :P
One foot on it is kinda ok, just ensure your not putting pressure on it
This chap is absolutely brilliant, bless this good sir for clear speech and accurate information and good instructions. Thank you
Thank you Scotty I usually down shift through all the gears when I come to a stop, I won’t be doing that anymore
2:00 you forgot to mention that you should also turn the front wheels into the curb as well. That way your car cannot roll down a hill at all.
Hey Scotty I had a Nissan Sentra 1996 base 5 Speed Manual. Mine was a cable clutch I gotta say I was 1 of the best cars to drive. Very trustable and I could adjust that clutch if it actually burned out. Atleast I could drive it to a mechanic to have it fixed on :). Oh and it was great on gas mileage too.
Something people don’t know, the ‘R’ on the gear stick actually stands for ‘Race’, you’re supposed to stick it in that when you want to go faster
Preferably once you're already in 5th or 6th gear to maximize speed
All Information from this guy is going in one ear and out the other
Scotty you should do a video on replacing cutch fluid!
Great video I love your enthusiasm. Subscribed!
I dont even do any kind of mechanical work to my truck but i like your energy man keep it up
This guy is the OG great videos to freshen up your mind and to make sure things are being kept as they should!
Reverse and ebrake for parking on a hill. Reverse is a much higher ratio and straight cut which makes it even harder to turn the engine in case the ebrake fails.
stefan samotulka yeah r has more torque then 1st
Doesnt matter... 1st, 2nd, reverse, even neutral.. Cause you're suppose to turn your wheels towards the curb when parking on a hill... Up here in canada,even on your road test, if you dont turn your wheels towards the curb when they get you to park on a hill, even if its the slightest incline, its an instant 'fail' and you have to do the test again
Yes!!!. I agree that is very important. Thanks, Scotty.
Very informative, thank you Dennis Hopper!.
Big Fan Scotty -thanks for all the great videos and knowledge
I’d recommend having the flywheel resurfaced during a clutch job as well. ...and don’t forget to check the pilot bearing/bushing.
Yes! thankyou! this video is so true!
Love your knowledge and screen presence. Subbed
Back in 1974 when I learned to drive in a '49 Chev 1/2-ton with the SM420 4-speed trans (sure wish I had that truck today!), my cousin who was teaching me pointed out specifically that I was doing something right by keeping my foot off the clutch pedal unless it was needed. Stuck with me to this day :)
Rev up your engines while in neutral!!
Car Guy hahaha
Car Guy to how many rpms?
@@toenail3242 you wanna mad it out and also at a stop light make sure to keep it in 1st before ripping off
Why do i find this man funny on every video
Hey Scotty, love your videos. I noticed you had a duralast clutch kit. Random question... What do you think about duralast products in general. From brake pads to batteries, what do you rate them quality wise?
Why is he shouting at me like my dad when he ask me to help him work on the car.
DONT RIDE THE CLUTCH!!!
If you rev match while downshifting, it's not that hard on the clutch. Clutch wear is relative to the difference in current RPM versus the RPM required to match the gear you want - so minimize that difference and you minimize wear.
This is what I do usually when I'm approaching a red light, if I'm in 4th gear I downshift and rev match to 3rd, breaking until I stop.
True but it's also minimized by shifting less often so you don't have to match anything in the first place. Which I think was his main point.
Possibly, I think the bigger reason why he raised this point is that if you downshift frequently *without* rev matching your clutch will wear out very quickly. It's a lot easier for the clutch to slow the engine down than speed it up. My point is that rev-matching makes a big difference in mitigating this.
yeah with precise rev matching its a literal non issue. I do it sometimes
I got use to rev matching, it feels so much better than to just throw it in neutral.
Make manual transmission great again
TheGooners11 it is more fun. But here in US. Automatic is more common.
I live in the US and eventhough its an old car its still an automatic. But I can at least convert to manual which Ill do sometime.
TheGooners11 Cheeper to maintain at least. Not sure.
Yes they are but just a bit cheaper not that much. Car dealers now tho when looking for a new car or even a used it is hard to find manuel. I like manue.
Unfortunately English cars have a long history of looking as ugly as possible. Are english cars quite a bit cheaper than the foreign ones? Because the majority of them sure look that way. And by asking if they're cheaper, I don't mean how they're built, but what they price for, say compared to French, German, or American cars. Also, I am curious how Toyotas are pricing over there in comparison to English cars, since they're generally cheaper in price over in the States.
I'm definitely going to remember this more because he etched it into my brain with his voice.
Thanks for that. I haven't parked in a down hill or uphill in my standard. But if I ever do. I will know what to do now thanks to u Scotty
I don't even have a stick anymore but this was very informative and entertaining.lol Thanks!
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I love how he’s always yelling and screaming everything.
This is the best video on any subject I've ever seen and nothing will ever surpass it
great to see someone with passion about what he's doin'
Plus keep your hand off the shifter when driving, there are bushings and or bearings u will wear out with your hand on the shifter all the time. Thank you 😊.
Well that's a BS myth otherwise the shifter in my 89 Mazda B2600i 4x4 pickup would have been worn out a long time ago...its got 320k on it now and its not worn out...its a BS myth that was drummed up by a shaddy mechanic who did a shitty repair on someone's manual transmission and in doing so didn't put stuff back together properly and caused the shift mechanism to wear out because of overtightening the fasteners that hold the assembly together....the shift ball is usually a hard plastic and if you overtighten the assembly when reinstalling it, you'll quickly wear out the whole assembly and it makes the shifter very sloppy and oftentimes leads to selecting the wrong gears, or worse, won't let you move the shifter into any gear.
William Todd keep it up bs myth guy
Sorry about telling the truth, if you don't like it I can't do anything to help you. 320k on a manual truck that I've rested my hand on the gearshift for decades tells the truth.
and only touch the steering wheel when you actually need to make a turn, otherwise, it'll get a wear spot on it and the steering column sleeve bearing will wear out a lot quicker.
No myth,it's the selector forks and sleeves inside the gearbox that it can wear,the pressure puts the fork into constant contact with the rotating sleeve...
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WOW!!! I used to date a girl who had a 2003, Passat with a manual transmission. I always told her to do exactly what you said Scotty. And I always use the same line of reasoning that brakes cost less than a clutch. That clutch was going strong at 120,000 miles when we split up. She eventually wrecked it.
Scotty. I used the turkey baster trick to change the power steering fluid. Love your channel.
Awesome content Scotty, cant wait till you get 1 million subs!
Ladies and gentlemen, he's got it! :D
I've seen people hold their car on a hill by half engaging the clutch and feathering the throttle this also could wear out the clutch much faster. Great video Scotty keep'em comin'.
Bharath G Yep! I see it all the time! Makes me cringe!
Brandon Burley True, Hurts us car enthusiasts!
That's how you start out on a hill
Those people make me laugh
That's dumb. Just press the brake lmao
I love what you do some of the best car videos !
Regarding parking in uphill and downhill, (Manual transmission) shifting gear should be, downhill~shift rear gear and hand brake(Engine off) Uphill~shift First gear and handbrake(Engine off)😊
Make manual transmissions standard again.
Hell no
wont happen too many smart phone users
Europe already has enough immigrants, stay in your containment country.
You missed a big one Scotty... With the car idling in neutral, never just press the clutch and put the gearshift right into reverse. It will crunch the gears every time, I've seen a thousand people do that. Put the trans in 1st gear to stop the trans with the synchros, THEN move the shifter to reverse. No crunch, goes right in.
Absolute bollocks !
Have a 2006 Mazda 3 Touring manual with 197,000 miles....love it! Clutch is still going strong.
I live in houston just as you, i would love to get my 2010 honda accord coupe manual transmission maintenanced by you 😍
Also when parked on a hill, turn your wheels into the curb, if both the hand brake and gears jump out, the car has no where to go, extra safety!
They tell you to do that during yoir driving exam even when parking an automatic transmission vehicle on a hill with a curb. Good advice for those that didn't already know though!
So if I park and the curb is to my right, do I turn my steering wheel (and thus wheels) to the left or to the right?
to the left ^^
It depends on if the car is facing uphill or downhill. If you park facing uphill, you turn the wheels away from the curb. If you park facing downhill, you turn the wheels toward the curb.
hey i do that =)
*Haha* my Dad when he taught me to drive stick told me to always downshift to slow down. Wasnt til I got older I figured out brake pads are cheaper & 10 times easier to change
Unless it's a downhill, use those brakes, u r right.
These days you don’t need to change down gear in order to help with slowing down. That practice was used years ago as brake systems were not great, however modern cars have excellent brakes so it’s no longer needed. On driving test in the UK block gear change is expected instead of going 321 etc which is more practical for driving in today’s traffic as well as being better for fuel consumption. I’ve been an approved instructor for 34 years and have always taught this.
It can still be helpful down steep hills and if you don't trust your brakes very much. But yeah most cars on the road stop fine with just the brakes.
Lol do you rev match
It's better to learn how to downshift and then never need to use it, far too many drivers don't know how to drive without ABS, hill start assist, power steering, traction control etc.
I love this guy, great videos.
That's a 4ws honda prelude circa '89 at the beginning of the video. What a great car. And this one was silver with what looks like the exact same model sony head unit fitted that I had in mine. Scotty, look after that car!!
This guy still on youtube? Scotty Kilmer deserves 1.000.000 subs
I love these type of videos
I appreciate that he does sign language for those individuals who are hard of hearing 🙏
Great video as usual. Now I just need to buy me a stick shift car 😁
One more thing, never sit at a traffic light in first gear. Clutch out and neutral. Only put it in gear when you know you're going to be moving.
@Gibbon this has nothing to do with Europe
@Gibbon I believe that you can drive manual but it really has nothing to do with Europe that it's not required to shift into neutral when stopping at a traffic light.
Who does that
+Gibbon Do you know what a pilot bearing is?
That's his inside voice
this will go trending
Chris Brewer lol less than 5% of the population knows to drive standard
Eric Kindel Only in the US.
True tbh
Scotty is close to getting a new creator play button too. 1 million subs. Awesome!
Go Scotty go
I love this guy. I would watch anything he has to say about cars lol. Keeps me focused
Good tip about the fluid. I did not know that.
I drive a manual for one big reason. EVERY automatic I have owned has failed by 100K miles and I am just plain sick of it. I drove a couple CVT's and it feels like driving a car with a rubber band as a transmission. I will admit that I am like the black cloud of car owners. In my world, if anything could go wrong with a car, it will if my name is on the registration.
My car its 19 years old and uses a cable system. Its not adjustable and sadly, wen i broke the old cable, i had to replace it 3 times, at the 4th time it got fine. I discovered the guy that got the 3 cables boght a VW Beetle with the problem being the car its a Seat Ibiza
I downshift all the time and since i like faster speeds it helps a lot with the breaking. I usually downshift under 2000rpm down to 2-nd gear and rarely to 3-rd.
I’ve seen one of your video at college so just coz of that imma give you a follow up nd coz the video we watched was awesome ps passed my exam thanks to yo video
Mr.Bean at 1:18 nice : )
Haha, I hadn't even caught that, I must have blinked, lol
Do they know who Mr. Bean is over there?
There's not much to understand about Mr. Bean, he's hilarious and awesome, first watched him on PBS like 25 years ago, and he was on Netflix for a while too
I've been saying that forever brakes are a lot cheaper and easier than clutches stop trying to save your brakes by using your clutch.
Ford fiesta zetec gear box 2017 .no grating or crunching Sometimes just will not go into first gear Turned car off restarted it and away we go Not ideal fluid is between in max and min . Happened again today after one week . Great video by the way 😢
It's really hard not to change gears all the time when you learn how to do rev matching down shifts with a badass mustang that has a really tough loud exhaust. The downshifts are almost addictive how good they can sound and how fun they are. Plus I heard from some performance manual drivers that rev match downshifting is actually better for the tranny then just putting it in the gear and just releasing the clutch with no throttle to put the RPMs where they need to go, and it just feels less smooth.