So I want to learn manual and I am just trying to visualize shit

Shifting gears?

Is that like listening to old vinyl because it's retro?

Maybe I'm lazy, but if I'm coming to a stop I just throw it in neutral and, well, come to a stop.

>>16250636
Study tutorials on YouTube to make learning ALOT easier, it's one thing having someone tell you what to do and how to do it but way easier when you see motions of clutch/gas peddles

>>16250811
Same here

>>16250636
Yeah you can skip gears such as you can go from 1 to 3

>>16250866
>>16250811
You really should just hold in the clutch and downshift. You dont have to engage, but youll be able to if for some godforsaken reason you have to bolt.

>>16250636
If you're coming to a stop, just throw it in neutral. I am a motorcyclist so believe me when I say that I am well aware this advice is extremely unconventional (at least in the world of motorcycles) where it's almost always recommended to just stay in gear.

However, what these faggots don't realize is that the shifting dynamic is different in a car. I am not going to go through a six step H pattern to downshift when I could just throw the shifter in the middle to neutral and get a clean slate. On a motorcycle, it's different since I have to crack down the shifter to even get to neutral and neutral itself is kind of hard to find.

>>16250636
Test drive a vehicle that's manual. Tell them that you're looking for your first vehicle and you want it to be a stick, then you tell them you want to test drive a couple.
Don't go for anything "sporty" because they'll just think you're going for a joyride. They won't let you if they think that.

I learned from working at Jiffy Lube and doing that.

Honestly, that is the only way you will learn, from experience.
I will say if you're coming to a red light, just pop it into neutral and brake.
If it turns green while you're still braking just pop it into the appropriate gear for the speed you're going and then keep going.

If you're just slowing down because traffic is slowing down, brake until your RPMs drop below 1k (depending on the car, whatever is the stalling RPM. You'll feel it) put clutch in, downshift, blip throttle (not necessary but muh syncros), and let clutch out slowly.

Manual is annoying in traffic (not really) because the engine is always spinning so you can't be in first because the idle RPM torque isn't enough to pull the vehicle forward. If your wheels are connected to the engine and the wheels are braked, the engine is prevented from spinning, stalling it. So you cannot put it in first and leave it there.
You can't let out the clutch fully in stop and go traffic, either. The optimal clutch release point is different per car but the general speed I go with is about 10 MPH (you'll feel it though). Sometimes, traffic will be less than 10 so you'll be slipping your clutch a lot, leading to a worn down clutch.
Best way to do traffic is just wait until you get a good couple car lengths in front of you and then vroom vroom.

Yes, you can skip gears. I accidentally shifted from 2nd to 5th and it kept on trucking, it just won't be responsive to acceleration without downshifting.

Watch basic tutorials on youtube, then test drive one.
Remember:
To accelerate be in a low gear
To keep at high speeds be in a high gear