vanndubi:


Ur instructor is a bad one! How can he tell u to immediately remove ur left foot from the clutch pedal u throttle It doesn't work it that.

The clutching system of both manual and automatic gear system works on the same principle. For automatic, when you have ur right foot on the brake pedal and engage the gear, you will feel the vibration. This signals that the gear is engaged n u can throttle without the car rolling back.

And for the manual, u clutch down u engage gear 1. Then gently release the clutch n at point while you're releasing the clutch gently, you'll feel the vibration. Hold the clutch at that level and simply,(without rush) press the accelerator pedal and the car moves without rolling back even in an uphill slope.

Before I forget, Congrats on ur new car

idupaul:


You are clearly a village man .. Any true car enthusiast will always tell you auto aint gat nothing on Manual shift .. Manual is for for people who know what driving is all about while auto is for people who just need to move a vehicle

ibrodex:
I really do not like Auto cause the feel of not being incharge is not there. ANY day any time MANUAL rocks.
I still wonder why most racing cars are built to use MANUAL transmission.

GAZZUZZ:
Please ensure you are certified a good driver b4 hitting the streets.

Do not use your left foot to step on the brakes, it is a bad habit.

Congratulations.

Doxie69:

left foot on the brake isn't a bad habit,instead that's what they assumed it to be...(Automatic ones)

akpanikpe:

bros I control what I drive, not wat I drive controlling me, I Jst pray u never have gear problem on a lonely high way wen driving an auto car.

ibrodex:
I really do not like Auto cause the feel of not being incharge is not there. ANY day any time MANUAL rocks.
I still wonder why most racing cars are built to use MANUAL transmission.

hermesprogidy:
How is it better if you have a gear problem with a manual car?

gmaribel:
I bought my first car a few days ago (Automatic Transmission) and right from day one I have been driving it within and around the estate where I reside. I have never taken the car out on the highway before.

I then wanted to perfect my skills as a driver so I called on a friend who drives a manual car to teach me. When he arrived I went to get the keys of my car but he said no! you are not using that car you will use my own car to learn.

I got into the car apprehensive and started it after setting the gear to neutral and then on his instruction I depressed the clutch fully, put the car in gear one and was told to press the accelerator gently while i gently lifted my leg from the clutch. The car moved but just as I was getting comfortable I was told to change to gear two....... as I was fumbling with the gear not knowing which is gear two I had to brake but then my instructor told me because I had come to a full stop I had to start from gear one again.

I got to a small hill and somehow the car stopped just as i was climbing it the car stopped again. When I started it with my legs on the clutch and brake, my instructor told me to immediately place my leg on the accelrator and move but what I saw was the car moving backwards............... in short after 45mins of driving I saw that the difference between an automatic car and a manual or stick-shift car is as great as day and night.

Lagusta:


Auto transmission was NEVER an upgrade to manual transmission...

The semiautomatic (aka tiptronic, steptronic or 7G-tronic as some brands call it) is the upgrade you are talking about...

Autos have been available for a long time, looks like you haven't seen a Peugeot 504 with an auto tranny, not the PAN assembled ones but that imported from Europe...

Even some older cars have auto tranny, and very new cars that have the manual tranny, some even clutchless,

So what is this one saying again

akpanikpe:

if u had a gear problem wit a manual there is no way the whole 5/6 gears will be condemned, at least u will av one or two among or even the reverse that will take u somewhere safe or the the engineering work shop for fixing, but in the other way, auto cannot, once the gear had problem not even the reverse will function cos it is electrically programmed.

Franchise21:
It doesn't work like dat... D car stopped on a hilly ground... D instructor z correct

abatically:


If u try left foot braking in a driving test u will never get a license. The idea is to make sure ur foot is off the throttle before stepping on the brake. Using left foot to brake contradicts that as u might end up stepping on the brake and throttle at the same time. It is a bad practice ro use left foot on the brake, the right foot should adapt the the amount of force required to depress both.

akpanikpe:

if u had a gear problem wit a manual there is no way the whole 5/6 gears will be condemned, at least u will av one or two among or even the reverse that will take u somewhere safe or the the engineering work shop for fixing, but in the other way, auto cannot, once the gear had problem not even the reverse will function cos it is electrically programmed.

laivwire:


Your opinion. Manual can be an issue during traffic hold ups but I think it's also the same with auto. While driving an auto trans, I always shift to neutral and pull the hand brakes on a complete stop. With manual, I simply clutch down and depress the brakes or I switch to neutral and pull the emergency brake. Same thing though but I submit to manual when on the highway. It's a two way thing

InZA:
I miss the manual experience


It's just that in a place like lagos, if you want to be driving a manual car you will end up having leg cramps

ooshinibos:
in the next five years there will be no manual gear box ..Automatics is the way forward

ooshinibos:
in the next five years there will be no manual gear box ..Automatics is the way forward