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Most cars today are automatic cars but almost everyone knows someone who has a manual transmission car. Although it's easier and sometimes cheaper to get an automatic transmission car, I still believe everyone should learn enough to drive one.
One the biggest reason to know how to drive a manual car is they still exist and can be found used or new. If you know how to drive a manual transmission car, you'll increase your options of vehicles you can drive. There are a 2 main difference between a manual transmission car and an automatic.
- There is a clutch in a manual car. The clutch is what removes the engine power from the wheels. It doesn't stop the engine or the car. Its sole purpose is to stop the engine from pushing the car but the car can still roll forward from momentum. The clutch is located on the far left of the foot pedals.
- The shifter is different. On an automatic transmission vehicle you have several setting, park, reverse, drive, neutral, and then possibly an overdrive, drive 3rd gear, drive 2nd gear and drive 1st gear. On an automatic there is simply the drive gears 1 through 4, 5, or 6, and reverse. The location of each setting is diagrammed on the shifter knob or where the sifting rod goes into the car. Neutral is when the car is not in any gear at all.
Unlike an automatic car, getting a manual transmission moving forward is the hardest thing. You must start the car in neutral so keep your right foot on the break. Some models require you hold in the clutch and/or the brake to do this.
Once started you must push the clutch in with your left foot if it isn't already and place the shifter in either the 1st gear position or reverse, depending on which direction you want to go. When you are ready to move, slowly let the clutch out until you can hear the engine start to burden and the RPM's lower. This is when you know it's about to engage. Release the break and slowly, but steadily, release the clutch. This will start the car in that direction. If the engine starts to sound like it is stalling, gently and lightly press on the gas pedal to give it more power to overcome the stall. When the engine has overcome the rough part of the start, let off the gas until you have your clutch out all the way.
You can then push the gas down like an automatic car until you reach 2-3K RPM's. Once you hit this spot, you need to shift to 2nd gear. Too slowly and the car will slow down too much, too fast and you'll miss the gear or break something.
The switch to 2nd (and all other gears) is much easier than getting the car to start moving. Simply push the clutch all the way in, sift to the 2nd gear and the let out the clutch. Because you're already moving you can simply take your foot off the clutch normally. If the car is moving too slowly you might need to give it a little gas but it shouldn't stop the car if you don't. Once you hit about 3K RPMs you do it all over again with the next gear.
When you're done driving, push in the clutch all the way and step on the break until the car stops. There is no time limit on the clutch so hold it in as long as it takes to stop the car safely. Take it out of gear and leave it in neutral. You can then release the clutch and turn off the car.
I hope this helps explains how to drive a manual transmission vehicle. They have more parts and can be a bit more difficult to get going but knowing how to drive them can be handy. Just remember the same applies as with any other car when driving. It takes a little time to get use to each new vehicle, where the clutch catches, how far you have to push it in and how quickly it will engage. If you're in an emergency and have to get one going, this should be enough to get you moving even if it won't be the smoothest starting.
Zane Minninger has been the proud owner of a manual transmission vehicle since his first 1975 Honda Civic. There is no automatic car that can match the experience of a manual transmission for him. Having owned 3 manual transmission vehicles totaling over 15 years, he doesn't expect to purchase an automatic until there is no manual option.
The Ford Transit: The King of Vans
In the world of light commercial vehicles there is one model that has proved to be so popular that it has entered the lexicon as a description for itself. The Ford Transit has been part of the British way of life for over 40 years now, so it's testament to Ford's technical and engineering knowhow that they are still developing it, refining it and making it interesting, even now. Vans are never going to be overwhelmingly exciting or provide unforgettable driving experiences, but there is something about van driving that is so traditional and...well... undeniably British. White van men practically clog the roads from 9 AM on a Monday to 6 PM on a Friday in this country, so it makes sense that they have a decent vehicle to operate in. The Ford Transit is that vehicle.
There are plenty of alternatives on the market, but none seem to have permeated the British imagination quite as effectively as the Transit. Vauxhall's Movano and Vivaro are perfectly serviceable vehicles, as is Peugeot's Boxer, but none can seem to wrestle the mantle from Ford. So what exactly is it that started the public's enduring love affair with the Transit?
Even from its initial British inception way back in 1965, the Transit caught the imagination of the self-employed business man/manual worker. The larger, American-style wheelbase ensured a higher carrying capacity than any of the nearest rivals. The Essex V4 Petrol engine ensured reliability and good performance. The reputation had been cemented and the Transit has landed!
These days the Transit is still renowned for its unrivalled reliability and ease of use. The short wheelbase Transit ensures that manoeuvrability around towns and cities is not only easy, but dangerously close to fun. The medium wheelbase provide that extra length (and optional height increase) for those who need that bit more capacity. The long wheelbase is for heavy duty use, without compromising on handling or performance.
The driving experience of the Transit is further improved by the spacious, ergonomic interiors that come equipped with high spec technology to make sitting in the Transit's cabin a very pleasurable experience rather than a chore. The dash-mounted gear stick also ensures you can fit maximum passengers in.
So being the market leader for 40 years, you would expect Ford to capitalise on their reputation by jacking up prices, but this isn't the case at all. With prices starting at £14,786 (exc vat) Ford have made their quality product affordable for new self-started businesses or for larger companies to vastly increase their fleets at a reasonable cost.
The Ford Transit combines excellent quality, impressive capacity, remarkable reliability and all at a very reasonable price. It's really not that difficult to understand how the Transit has maintained its reputation over such an extensive period of time. What is difficult to comprehend is how any of Ford's competitors are going to top the Transit and still keep an affordable price-tag. In my considered opinion the Ford Transit is going to retain its stranglehold on the light commercial vehicle market for many years to come.
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Pete J Ridgard is a writer and a car enthusiast. Here he discusses the Ford Transit's dominance.
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Why won't my car drive after putting in gear?
I was pulling out of a drive way and heard a loud popping sound from underneath. I pulled over to see what it was, when I got in car again and shiffted into frist gear the car would not move. I tried all the gears and nothing. The car will turn on adn remain idle but will not move forward or reverse. It is a 1997 Ford Mustang GT w/ manual 5 speed transmission. Help!
Sounds like a clutch linkage to me. A couple hundred dollars, but still a lot less than a tranny.
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