Manual Transmission

redstarcg

Thanks for the replies guys. Looks like its pretty simple, go out and do it.

I hope the smoothness I can grasp quickly, only reason I say that is because I do stunt riding on my motorcycle and to do slow 5mph no handed wheelies I have to really work the footbrake smoothly. Hopefully that will help with it.

And as far as riding the clutch, I really don't know. Would never do that on a bike or car, just the concept sounds awful haha. I do know when I clutch up my wheelies I try to rev and release of clutch at the same time to make it a smooth transition.

kenchan

smoothness is the hardest part. just go easy on yourself and the car. and when in doubt, just clutch-in (disengage clutch) and re-try. at least you have the fundamental knowledge on how MT works from your bike experience.

Fuzzzy

With your motorcycle experience, if you want the manual, go for it. You'll have a few fits and starts, but it really won't be too much trouble for your skills and experience to transfer quickly. The only real "new learning" probably will be holding it on an uphill grade at a stop.

I drove manuals for years and really prefer them. However, the dawning of the cell phone age (sigh!) and an increasingly debilitating coffee-addiction combined to influence me to choose an automatic at this point.

I'd guess that you will regret it if you choose an automatic simply due to your fear that you'll be embarrassed during the early stages of your Z career.