AsomArchitectNG:
I learnt how to drive myself when i got my first car.. Driving is simple as abc.. Just give it time you'll catch up

Manual or automatic?

emoboy4u:
Lol, My dad be telling me same thing "learn manual son, auto was originally made for disabled people".

I sha enrolled in driving school auto and manual full course. I drove a real car ( manual ) for the first time in my life, it was stressful. You had to mentally monitor the engine sound in order to change gear, no clutch pedal - no party, if you take your leg off the clutch too soon, car will stall, if you step on the brakes without stepping on clutch, car will stall.

The werey instructor did not tell inform me that he can brake the car from his end. He'll just tell me "clutch down", and when I do, car will slowly stop.

The traffic light goes ⛔. I was at the front row. Immediately the light went 🟢, I hurriedly took my legs of the clutch pedal so that I can accelerate. Kpaka kpaka! Car stalled, I understood what 'being under pressure' means when about 20 cars behind me went smashing their horns.

Five days went by, I still cannot make a proper turn. It's either I turn too fast or too slow or steer too hard. I thought I was braindead, I can never know how to drive. I told the guy I wanted to drive auto..

Seatbelts, check! mirrors, check!, Ignite the car and off I drove. AUTO WAS TOOO EASY. There and then I vowed not to consciously touch a manual car again. My confidence shot up. I started feeling like some low-budget Vin Diesel.

I graduated, collected my permit. A week after I finished my training, I traveled to greet my Aunt in another state. Myself and Aunt (never knew I enrolled in driving school) went to get stuff in the Market. When we were done buying, she went:

Aunt: "I'm tired, wish you knew how to drive now, shey I'll just be resting"

Me: *hold my beer* , Opened Google Maps.

...and the rest they say is history.

My problem is how to steer the wheel properly so I don't enter pavements or gutter- being able to know that I'm in the middle of the 'divide' while driving and not driving on another person's side of the road. Though I saw on YouTube that one can measure with one's leg while on the seat with the steering wheel....

Another problem is turning after putting on the trafficator- the extent to which I steer the steering wheel to my right or left direction to turn appropriately.

Learning how to reverse soon.

My instructor is using a manual for me but explaining how automatic works too.

I know even after learning, I still need to buy one small automatic and still put a good driver around me till I learn well.

According to the law, seems Nigeria needs one to have 25 driving lessons and UK wants one to have 45 driving lessons apart from 20 lessons personally... So all still boils down to practicing.

BabaCommander:
This life Sha!

E nor balance. Different strokes for different folks.

I started driving the moment I took over the steering wheel.

Manual?

kelmicheal:
Learning how to drive manual cars in these modern era is like going backwards.
Technology are changing everyday very soon new cars will be manufactured you don't need to do anything with ur legs (leg free) u just press a button that's all

You indomie generation have no clue of what you are talking about. Are you now telling me that trucks, trailers and heavy duty vehicles are automatic?

Automatic does not do well or last in bad roads.

TPound:


If you master how to drive manual, I swear you won't want to touch an auto with a six foot pole.
Lagosians flee from manual because of traffic...if you are in another state with less traffic, especially travelling, you would love manual.
I prefer driving manual than automatic

All my cars are manual, it's my wife that drives automatic. I don't feel I am in full control with automatic.

ikeno:
I learn how to drive with my car and in less than 2weeks I travelled with it to the east.you just have to be confident when driving without fear

Manual?

eminikansoso:

Na so one idiot told me that Auto cars move faster and balance than manual specification.
I just wave my head and left

Tell me more pls.

ogkrakkid:
I learnt with manual with my own vehicle. D next day I was on the road.lol. but it definitely was strange. I no sabi any driving school.na street. Been driving for 3yrs now.its fun if u ask me.

How was your experience for the first few days?

seunny4lif:

Outside Nigeria
Manual cars are the most common cars and if you get company cars, they mostly come in Manual not Automatic.

If you japa abroad, you would not get a job as a driver if you can't drive manual.

Rinoxy:

Tell me more pls.

My friend there is more advantages of manual cars over auto transmission cars.

Pat081:
Is it because you are a lazy person I learned how to drive manually in just a day the rest is now history

The clutch/gear shift thing wasn't burdensome to you? How did you do it?

eminikansoso:

My friend there is more advantages of manual cars over auto transmission cars.

Share pls, because I'm moving from an auto to a manual soon. My choice. I need your experienced info.

Rinoxy:

Manual?

Yes.

Jakama90:
Learning manual can be very stressful but it's the best. Don't give up. If you learn manual you can easily drive automatic.
I have been driving all kinds of automatic car's since 2006: I didn't not go to any driving school before I started driving automatic. I just hoop inside my Mercedes 230 then, hold the steering and move slowly until I became perfect.. Do you know the funny part of it: all this while I have been driving automatic, I cannot drive a manual car until last two years that I said no, this is abnormal. Then I went to a driving school to learn manual.

Wow! My case now is that after driving auto for about 4yrs I'm switching to a manual car. I'll catch up by GOD'S grace.

Rinoxy:

Manual?

Automatic transmission,that was why I was able to learn quick.i would love to learn manuel

Bluffly:

3 to 5 years indeed. Till you old die, there will always be stick cars

Tell them pls. It all boils down to preference and these car makers understand the concept of choice in business. AI for Oshodi abi? Make dem continue.

wirinet:


Manual cars has its own niche and it's own future. They have been saying manual have no future since the year 2000, but today major brands still make manual models.

Manual is better for commercial and transportation business, or for heavy use. Manual gives better control, acceleration and it's more durable. It is also very cheap to replace or repair.

Economical.

jaxxy:


Manual is harder to learn than automatic obviously. Bt if u can master Manual u can handle auto after a getting ur feet placement cos auto has no clutch like Manual.

if ure in a hurry to buy a car and drive I advise u learn auto 1st. Bt if ure taking ur time then u can learn Manual.

Manual is more interesting to drive bt can be stressful in traffic.

Pls can you break down the stress in traffics? I don't these bus drivers breaking a sweat here in hold ups.

DrFunmisticGlow:
you have to give yourself time. It will start and stop and the car will stall you a couple of times but you will eventually master it.
Don't give up. Currently enjoying driving a small cute manual car. I even parallel park like a pro.

But 5 days is too small to learn now. Na wa for you o.
I learnt for 2 weeks, and put learner sign for 6 months, not because I couldn't drive but because drivers will be more understanding for learners and when the car stalls, I won't be under pressure.

It's the worst when the car stalls during traffic or on the sloping part of a bridge then starts to reverse back. That feeling of fear is something I won't forget. Thank God for handbrake

Interesting read. For me, I've been driving auto for years. Wanna buy a manual car now and restart learning driving the manual style.

Rinoxy:

Pls can you break down the stress in traffics? I don't these bus drivers breaking a sweat here in hold ups.

They feel the stress also bt can manage it or adapt cos driving is their job or work bt I'm sure they know an automatic would be more comfortable especially in traffic.

2nd if ur clutch is strong then its more stressful to deal with cos u alway use ur clutch of and on. more in traffic.

MrSuama:
hmmm, everybody na prof for Nigeria.
As far as i am concerned, if you don't know how to drive a manual transmission, you are not a complete driver.
Driving could be fun with the right people.
Just like someone advised, get a friend who owns a manual car, fuel the car during weekends, locate a field and practice your driving with his guide. Don't be in a hurry to be on the road, just take your time to cast out the spirit of fear.
After mastering your skills, drive within an estate and less busy roads with a guide beside you.
When you are done, go back to the driving school and get your driving certificate to process your driving licence.
You are also finding it hard because the driving school is after profit,the longer you stay the more money they earn. All the best.

Well said.
My own case is that I've been driving auto cars for years n I'm getting a manual car this time, so I'll have to learn the manual now.

jaxxy:


They feel the stress also bt can manage it or adapt cos driving is their job or work bt I'm sure they know an automatic would be more comfortable especially in traffic.

2nd if ur clutch is strong then its more stressful to deal with cos u alway use ur clutch of and on. more in traffic.

Thanks, I get it now.

Urchinpainer:

When your automatic fails break on a hill you go why manual na Baba.

Pls educate me.

lendahand:
oga manual cars full everywhere, as a matter of fact, Europe and America drive manual a lot including the luxury cars...

Exactly. For all the river of Peugeot cars in Kaduna for instance, over 95% are manual. And the brand's population is growing by the day in KD.

VULCAN:
This is the first comment to correctly diagnose the problem and profer the correct solution. Well done.

Others are just projecting their own experiences onto the OP.

It is an aberration to enter the main road on the very first experience with a manual car.

If you have never had any experience with a manual car then you start driving in a wide open field so you can get used to the jerk and stop that comes with learning how to manipulate clutch and brake.

Once you have overcome that wahala then you are ready to enter the main road- never before.

The people are taking him straight to main road so that he will feelinadequate, that to make him book more lessons and they will make more money.

Deceivers

Pls what causes and how does one quickly overcome the jerk n stop thing?

wirinet:


All my cars are manual, it's my wife that drives automatic. I don't feel I am in full control with automatic.

Sir, I hope it will be easier for me to adapt as I'm about moving to a manual car after years driving auto?

Rinoxy:

Exactly. For all the river of Peugeot cars in Kaduna for instance, over 95% are manual. And the brand's population is growing by the day in KD.

how much can one get a clean used Peugeot 307 auto in Kaduna? Can you be of assistance?

AutoManual:
how much can one get a clean used Peugeot 307 auto in Kaduna? Can you be of assistance?

I'm also still preparing to get one for myself. There are so many I've been shown here, na money I dey wait for. You can get clean auto 307 from the range of 1.2/1.3m upwards, with patience too.

seunny4lif:

Outside Nigeria
Manual cars are the most common cars and if you get company cars, they mostly come in Manual not Automatic.

What do you mean outside Nigeria? That may be true for UK, but in 2020, automatic cars outsold manual cars in UK for the first time. The reason given for that is because all electric and hybrid can are automatic. I'm sure I need not tell you that electric cars are the future of automobiles.

Rinoxy:

Share pls, because I'm moving from an auto to a manual soon. My choice. I need your experienced info.

What i have discovered is, power drivers and car enthusiasts enjoy manual the most. Casual drivers prefer automatic. Automatic cars are programmed to change gears for u when they deem fit in the given scenario u find urself ie. U re coming with speed and u slow down, it will take u to gear one and start building momentum gradually. The main advantage is, u don't need much effort to drive it as long as u can break and steer the car. For manual cars, u control the car in all ramifications. U tell the car the gear to select at any point in time as long as u understand what u re doing. ie. lets say u slowed down on a sloppy corner and u start accelerating again, u can actually disregard certain gears to move u faster or slower depending on what situation u re in or what u want the car to do. This means u can some times move directly from 1 to 3 or 2 to 4 or 3 to 5 to get an edge over fellow drivers on the road. This makes it faster and gives u absolute control of what u want when an automatic will be taking a lot of effort to build up to the same gear levels, u will be gone(otilor 😂), thats why no f1 driver will use an automatic to compete, them go troway u far far.
Other advantages include transmission maintenance, u will hardly see a used manual car that has transmission issues as long as the user made sure the gear oil wasn't shorting. But with an automatic car, u may have to change gearboxes with little abuse.
I learnt to drive with my old mans 504, i decided to buy an automatic as my first car. Needless to say, i have since gone back to manual and i am not going back.
All in all sha, everyone should drive what they are most comfortable with sha.

MrKodak:

What i have discovered is, power drivers and car enthusiasts enjoy manual the most. Casual drivers prefer automatic. Automatic cars are programmed to change gears for u when they deem fit in the given scenario u find urself ie. U re coming with speed and u slow down, it will take u to gear one and start building momentum gradually. The main advantage is, u don't need much effort to drive it as long as u can break and steer the car. For manual cars, u control the car in all ramifications. U tell the car the gear to select at any point in time as long as u understand what u re doing. ie. lets say u slowed down on a sloppy corner and u start accelerating again, u can actually disregard certain gears to move u faster or slower depending on what situation u re in or what u want the car to do. This means u can some times move directly from 1 to 3 or 2 to 4 or 3 to 5 to get an edge over fellow drivers on the road. This makes it faster and gives u absolute control of what u want when an automatic will be taking a lot of effort to build up to the same gear levels, u will be gone(otilor 😂), thats why no f1 driver will use an automatic to compete, them go troway u far far.
Other advantages include transmission maintenance, u will hardly see a used manual car that has transmission issues as long as the user made sure the gear oil wasn't shorting. But with an automatic car, u may have to change gearboxes with little abuse.
I learnt to drive with my old mans 504, i decided to buy an automatic as my first car. Needless to say, i have since gone back to manual and i am not going back.
All in all sha, everyone should drive what they are most comfortable with sha.

I perfectly understand this and I thank you muchos. As soon as money complete, I'm getting my 307 manual by GOD'S grace.

twosquare:
Never knew someone mentioned this before me...you know what's en vogue and what is coming.

Sharrap, lazy drone