| If you decide to buy a manual transmission | | | | smoothly without any noises. |
| vehicle then you'll need to learn how to drive it | | | | The last thing you should always try avoiding is |
| because it's a lot different then driving your | | | | keeping the clutch down when riding around. At |
| regular automatic transmission vehicle. There are | | | | traffic lights place the car into neutral and let off |
| many things you need to learn and you should | | | | of the clutch, as it wears your needle down and |
| find someone you know who you can practice | | | | causes problems quickly. |
| with in order to learn. Once you've learned how to | | | | If you can follow these simple tips then driving a |
| drive manual transmission then you should also | | | | manual transmission will soon become as simple as |
| make sure to keep some tips in the back of your | | | | riding around in an automatic transmission. If you |
| mind in case you run into problems. This article will | | | | don't follow these tips then your car will soon |
| outline some of the problems that arise and tips | | | | wear down very quickly and you'll be replacing |
| you should remember to prevent these problems | | | | and fixing parts far more then you need to be |
| from ever occurring. | | | | and you should make sure that you avoid this at |
| When you park your car and it's a manual | | | | all costs or else it will cost you. A manual |
| transmission you should park the car in gear and | | | | transmission is a lot more fun to drive I find and |
| then apply your parking brake. The reason you | | | | many of the sports cars nowadays are manual |
| park it in gear rather then in neutral is to prevent | | | | transmissions so it's important to know how to |
| it from rolling when you start it again. When in | | | | drive a manual car. |
| your driveway if you have room for allowing it to | | | | The best way to learn is through the help of a |
| roll a little bit then I would park it in neutral but | | | | family member or friend who already knows how |
| when on a hill or near other cars keep it in gear. | | | | to drive a manual transmission. You should go with |
| The ways to ensure you have your manual | | | | them to an empty parking lot and practice there, |
| transmission in the right gear when driving is when | | | | so that you don't hit anyone and so that you |
| it's smooth and there isn't any sputtering. If your | | | | don't look like a fool on the road. Once you have |
| car is sputtering then you need to switch your | | | | it down to a science you'll be able to take your |
| transmission to a lower gear and it you hear a | | | | manual car out onto the roads. It shouldn't take |
| very high pitched noise then you need to knock it | | | | you long to get use to a manual transmission as |
| down a gear or two. Try always making sure | | | | long as you can follow a few simple rules. |
| that you have it in the right gear and running | | | | |