Cars with manual transmissions aren’t exactly popular among shoppers today. According to J.D. Power, in the third quarter of 2019 more buyers in the U.S. purchased an electric car than one with a stick shift. But that isn’t stopping millions from checking out our instructional video on how to drive a car with a manual transmission — proving that, although new cars with manuals may be disappearing, there are still plenty of people out there who want to learn this useful and fun skill.
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We’re on Team #SaveTheManuals here at Cars.com and have even gone so far as to create our own holiday, National Stick Shift Day, July 16, to celebrate the joys of rowing your own gears. Does every car need a manual transmission? Probably not, to be honest, but most times we’d love for one to be offered. You can check out some of our suggestions — as well as cars that we think are just fine with an automatic.
But first: You need to learn. The video covers everything you’ll need to know to drive a manual car — from the basic mechanical interactions taking place to footwear choices to how to get the car moving. And don’t worry about stalling out — because you will, but after watching this video it won’t happen very often. Most importantly, though, have fun! That’s why we created National Stick Shift Day, after all.
Check out the video below to learn how to drive a stick shift. Even if you already know, you might learn something new.
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