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Manual Lessons

Learn to Drive Manual Toronto;  Quickly & Affordably.

Sports cars are usually manual, because it offers more control over both acceleration and deceleration.

Manual cars are usually cheaper, especially if you’re buying used. Precisely because few people can drive it. It’s also a car theft deterrent since many thieves can’t drive it either.

If you plan on driving in Europe or overseas, you will need to know how to Stick Shift. Most of the cars there, including rentals, are stick. Most Europeans can drive standard and will think you’re a lazy slow American if you can’t. Automatic rentals overseas are expensive and hard to find.

Knowing how to drive a manual car is an essential skill for life. It could save you from embarrassment, or save your life.

With Stick GTA, some of the skills you will learn include:

  • the pedals
  • seating position
  • the clutch, & what it does
  • the gear shifter ‘H’ pattern
  • how to read the RPM tachometer & engine noise
  • ‘in gear’ vs ‘not in gear’
  • how to shift
  • starting the car
  • moving into 1st gear
  • how to stop
  • stopping in an emergency
  • how to prevent stalling, & restart
  • knowing when to change gears
  • upshifting to 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & higher gears
  • turning, before, during & after
  • downshifting to lower gears
  • braking & slowing down
  • reversing
  • starting on a hill, without rolling back
  • parking on a hill
  • parking, and the e-brake

This may seem like a lot to learn, but within a short time you will be able to get into any car and drive.