How do you drive stick shift?

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Ahh... with lots of hands-on practice. No amount of reading and writing about it will get you there. Find somebody who is willing to mentor you while they are sitting in the front passenger seat. And find a big empty parking lot, with nothing in it that you could crash into! (Make sure you have your license and the car's registration, too.)
 

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It would be best to have a friend who knows how with you. The shift pattern is an H. The gears are at the tips of each leg of the H 1 3 R 2 4. You must push down the clutch to change gears (left foot only)! You should not be pushing on the gas when you push the clutch. When the shifter is in place release presure off the clutch and push easy on the gas. When your speed gets faster do it again for each gear until your moving as fast as you need. This takes some practice. You may not like a stick shift at first, but it's a lot of fun when you get use to it.
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