Mazda6 said:
yay i learned stick too just the other day.
my father in law gave me his old 89 ford ranger 200k miles truck.lol
its a piece of junk that runs good! lol.
took me a couple days but i got the hang of it.
best advice i can give is no advice..lol nothing anyone says can help you learn it...its just a "feel" lol.
Not really, if you're just learning the best advice to give someone is tell them to read up on the transmission itself.. not some how to drive guide but understanding the transmission itself will help.
Next for a beginner, while alot of people will say to "feel" the clutch thats just going to cause them to stall time and again. Start off lightly on the throttle get the engine up to about 1500 RPM's then gently let off the clutch.
If you get worried you're going to stall; off the throttle and on the clutch. Eventually you'll get it down, then you get to work on shifting without using the clutch.
If you've never driven and are wanting to learn, the most fun way to do so, is going to dealership to test drive a vehicle that has a standard transmission. While it gets you some time on it, the look on the salesmen's faces are priceless.