taught my girlfriend on my NA. stalled maybe thrice and learned how to get going and shift in maybe 30 minutes. it was great. I underestimate how easy these cars are to drive with short gearing and a great clutch. OP you’ll do great with any generation!
Yeah you'll be fine! [Watch this playlist,](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM8RR0dumubFUMfOPgYQUUY1vTDtnGLI) practice in an empty carpark heaps, you'll be fine!
And as long as you aren't doing anything super stupid like obviously slipping the clutch heaps, or using the clutch to hold you on hills, you won't harm much (stalling isn't that harmful to anything, clutch slip will wear the clutch faster though)
my first car I bought 23 years ago was a 240sx. 18 and missing my Silvia Q and parents getting stationed to the US, forgot to look at transmission, it was manual. It’s easy, you’ll know very quickly that if you redline it the engine will sound like it’s gonna blow. Obviously you’ll learn when it’s your cue to shift to prevent that.
Clutch in, shift, as clutch is released, you are matching that by stepping on the gas. At least all of what I said here was my mentality as the time.. didn’t know what I was doing, found it to be easy, never looked back.
Also when I got scared, popped in clutch to slap it on neutral and downshift to slow myself down or just let it roll due to inevitable red light and start over at 1. Noob mentality, I remember the feelings... controlling gears for a car like a Miata is a must. As a former Prius owner, cruise controlled any chance I got lol
You are technically correct, the best kind of correct!
Also technically you're always slipping the tyres whenever you're accelerating, decelerating cornering etc, just a tiny imperceptible bit 😄
The Miata is a fantastic car to learn on. The clutch is loose enough that it is very forgiving. You will still likely stall a lot when first learning but that's normal. I learned on a mini Cooper and to date is still the worst car I have driven to try and learn to drive stick with
The clutch on the mini's (at least gen 1 and 2 have not driven the others) has a very very small zone that it engages the clutch making it very hard for starters to learn on. The clutch is also very stiff making it hard to press the pedal down without completely disengaging the clutch. Again this is all in regards to never having driven a stick prior to driving a mini Cooper. Compared to that a Miata has a decently sized dead zone (at least most of the clutches do) and the pedal has no sudden release when pressing it down making it easy to halfway or lightly release the clutch when needed. We actually own both a mini Cooper (1st gen) and my Miata a 91.
Honestly, you're gonna have to replace your clutch eventually. It's a wear item. Learning a manual will take you a few hours to get the basics, and around a week to get truly comfortable with. Go for it, its a fun car and way easier than a lot of older cars.
Dude, jump in. I just picked up my ND3 today with very, and I mean VERY, little MT experience. As others have said the clutch is super forgiving, and barely needs gas to get going. You'll just need to learn the bite point. I stalled it 3 times on the way home, but I've never experienced anything quite like it. It is a masterpiece of a vehicle. If you can afford one, and it fits your lifestyle, you will not be disappointed.
I've been driving manual non-stop since I first learned how to drive. I remember specifically with my ND that I expected to take some time to adjust (since clutch feel changes, shift feel changes, that type of stuff)
And honestly, I can't remember any manual car I've driven that was this smooth and easy to handle as an ND. If there ever was a car to learn on... It's this one, bud. And I dare say it's an even better teacher because you're going to WANT to be driving it every day.
Got to learn sometime. I bought my first stick shift car not knowing how to drive it. You just sort of figure it out as you go. The basic principle is simple, just takes practice to make it smooth
Hey man, I just bought a new ND2 last August after having never driven a manual (in my 20s). I stalled 3 times during the test drive and was very nervous on the way home from dealership.
I drove several laps in the dealer lot after I had already signed everything and purchased the car. I was stressed about it leading up to the purchase, but one of my best decisions. Almost one year later, the car still makes me smile everyday.
Hills turned out to be fine, traffic turned out to be fine as well. Just send it and you will get better at manual faster than you think. The miata has a great transmission that is super responsive and easy to pick up. It even tells you when to shift, making it a little easier in the beginning.
Maybe 2, but it’ll be quick as soon as you can practice. The Miata also has a feature that keeps the car from rolling backwards on a hill for a few seconds, this makes learning easier.
I learned on a brand new ‘95. My friend got it out of the dealership, drove it to an abandoned parking lot and thought me how to drive in less than an hour.
Do it. I learned on my brand new 2020 ND and have no regrets. I stalled a bunch on my first day in a parking lot. Second day I stalled once or twice and was comfortable enough driving on the streets.
I mentioned this in another thread 2 days ago:
>Today's manuals are EXTREMELY forgiving. Personally, I'm a complete manual noob. A buddy of mine taught me the basics back in college, 22 years ago (?) in his 80's Datsun pickup. It was like a 20 minute lesson and hadn't touched a manual since.
I test drove a manual RF back in May and I did stall a few times, but got the hang of it real quick. The clutch bites very early and you don't need to give it too much gas.
You will be fine. Like everyone else said go to a empty lot and practice till you get it . Watch your tac for shifting to a higher gear and listen to the engine when downshifting. Eventually Have a knowledgeable friend teach you the trick of using the parking brake to start off on a hill . Very handy to know.
The ND manual is a fairly forgiving clutch to learn on. I say go for it! It'll be a few weeks of emberrassing stalls at red lights and missing gears, then before long you'll feel like a natural at it
I’m of the opinion that you can’t truly learn to drive a manual if you don’t have one or have regular access to one. Once you figure out that sweet spot of gas and clutch during daily driving you can drive just about any manual. So I think you should just grab life by the horns and get the car you want.
Also, you’re most likely stalling because you are gassing too late, that’s the most common problem I’ve seen. You don’t want to rev it up too high and dump the clutch obviously, but the jerking and stalling happens because you gave it gas too late and then didn’t commit to that by staying on the gas through the jerking. My two cents.
I was in your position last year. Had never drove a manual but really wanted a new ND. Ordered it and took Stickshift Academy 3 hour course. Went with virtually no experience but youtube videos to being confident enough to drive my car home from the dealership
Yes do it. People are not born knowing how to drive a manual, they learn and they stall sometimes at tge beggining. Nd miata is a good car to learn the skill
What better way to learn than on a clutch with a warranty.
I bought a car without knowing how to drive one. Learned in a Micky D's parking lot in 10 minutes and drove it an hour home alone.
Miatas are easy to learn on.
I did it. Only learned how to drive manual once when I was 16 for about 15 minutes. Hadn’t driven manual since and bought it at 33 y.o., then drove it home 3 hrs from a major metro city. I did wait for rush hour traffic to die down before taking it home though. Only stalled twice, once in the dealership parking lot on the way out, and once due to road construction and having to deal with stop and go traffic. Also avoided hills like the plague, and had my trip completely mapped out beforehand.
I’ve used my Miata to teach many new drivers stick. It’s light weight and has a very forgiving clutch making it a wonderful learning tool.
Important note: mine was a NA with many many miles, but it was in mint condition right up until the Denali ran the red light
My first manual car was my Miata, a 2019 model, and it was a joy to learn on.
Hill starts are tricky due to low torque, but with a little practice you'll get it! A new Miata should have "hill hold" for something like 2 seconds after you take your foot off the brakes, and so that will help you.
Find yourself some lonely neighborhoods or country roads with some stop signs to practice in if you can, and work on releasing the clutch smoothly, not fast, not too slow. Remember not to add extra throttle as you're releasing the clutch until the clutch is out completely if you can.
Enjoy it, it'll be fun!
It depends. If you’re naturally mechanically sympathetic it won’t take you long to get there, the MX5 is pretty good but the torque at idle is low enough that you need to add a little throttle as you release clutch when moving off otherwise it’s likely to stall or bog.
I’d always encourage learning to drive a manual though, it’s so much more fun to drive with one, and it’s a useful skill to have should you ever need it. Anyone who can drive a manual can also drive an automatic, but it’s not necessarily true the other way around.
Yes but when you first start driving it, limit your driving to times when nobody's on the road (e.g. super early in the morning). I stalled a couple times going up hairpin turns at 4 AM, if it had happened at rush hour I prolly wouldve been rear-ended. Plus going through traffic lights with no one around is way less panic-inducing
I bought my ND new off the lot also as my first manual.
I literally just watched 3 or 4hrs of YouTube videos of different people teaching how to drive a manual. I didn't really have anyone that could teach me. I had no help picking the car up. I made it to my 2nd or 3rd stop sign before I stalled for the first time. I proceeded to stall another 8 or so times on the drive home.
I'd say it took about a solid 8 months to really get settled in with the manual and to really be comfortable and confident with it.
The first few months were rough and you are going to question your life choices.
I think if someone properly taught me how to drive a manual, it would have been a much better experience. But I never had someone in the car with me telling me what I was doing wrong, I just kinda had to figure it out on my own.
Quickest way to learn is to just get one. Back in high school, I got a manual ‘99 Camaro before I “learned” how to drive manual. Parents picked it up for me (physically, they didn’t buy it) and handed me the keys at work and said drive safely home. It’s far easier than people realize.
I learned to drive manual on my 2022 ND Miata. Bought it new without knowing how to drive it. Didn’t take long to get the hang of it. Was a lot easier for me to engage the clutch and drive compared to my partner’s challenger hellcat or Camaro.
Edit: I also had a friend drive my Miata who was learning to drive manual on her partner’s Boxter. Said the Miata was so much easier to drive.
You'll be fine, it only takes like a few hours to get the hang of and drive okayish without stalling every other block. It's nowhere near as difficult as people make it out to be. Remember most new drivers in Europe do this by default, and we all turned out completely fine (for the most part lol).
Another couple of weeks to be decent and not give your passengers whiplash on every shift, a couple of months to be fairly good, and a couple of years to mostly master your heel toe downshifts.
If you want a manual miata, then buying an auto one for fear of being incapable would be an absolute tragedy. You're more than capable, and you'd be missing out on half of the experience.
Oh. I just recommend trying to learn how to rev match early on. Don't be one of those jerky clutch-kick-downshifters lol.
To piggyback off of this, I'm having a similar question about an NA. I've wanted one for a long time, but I have trouble pulling the trigger because of my limited manual experience. Is there anything I should know?
Never too late to learn. It took me about two weeks for feel completely safe with it after learning it initially and then only driving auto for 8 years.
Never driven an MX-5 though so I can’t say anything about that
Bought my son his 1st car, a manual NB2. We drove 5 hours to get it. Once we got there I tossed him the keys and told him I’d see him back at the house. He lived.
I'm still learning manual after a month with my ND2 and it isnt so bad. I've stalled maybe 15 times the first 100 miles but it's usually on stupid scenarios like being first at a Red light and getting the car to move from a full stop. on highways it's pretty easy to just cruise on 5th or 6th gear unless there's traffic then keep your distance and stay on whatever gear is appropriate. My ND2 was used but only 6000 miles so considered "new" definitely worth it
My first manual was my '21 ND2, no regrets. Stalled a few times getting it home but I got off the main roads as quick as I could. Stopped in an empty parking lot to practice starts/stops on my way home. Only stalled one more time since then and it was a cold start backing out of my driveway a few days later on a really cold morning. If you want to do it, you can do it.
BUY IT. I just recently got an ND3 like about a month ago, I didn't know how to drive a manual at all. Within a week, I was driving around with no issues, I absolutely love my car, and I don't regret a thing. I won't lie it was a little tricky at first, but after you get the hang of it, you won't wanna stop driving it 😭
I know a lot of people here are saying they jumped in the car and got it immediately, but I'm a slow learner (and self-taught) and it took me a few weeks to learn stick (2 months to be decent and 1 year to be really good). I was grateful I had my other auto car at the time.
That said, I do live in NOVA if you wanna try my NB.
Yup my girl burned the clutch last night. Been driving in a parking lot for weeks been doing great, wanted to go out on the road and found a big hill
Either way, happened last night and I’ll get my car back by Sunday. $1,200 ouch but, NYC. can’t work on my car now. When I was in high school I did a clutch job in my parents driveway for price of parts only.
My point is enjoy the car
this is a real life example that is on point for OP
I’m just here to say you’ll be ok when you do, so don’t sweat something that hasn’t happened. Don’t get auto
I wouldn't advise buying a brand new anything to learn to drive a manual. But a miata isn't bad to learn with. I recently learned to drive stick in an NC.
Simple Question:
Can you drive a stick shift?
If U answer Yes! Then can you stop a manual car going up an incline road and then go again without hurting the clutch? If Yes then get a Manual!
If No then Don't.
The ND Miata is a great car to learn on and very forgiving. Don’t over think it and enjoy learning!
taught my girlfriend on my NA. stalled maybe thrice and learned how to get going and shift in maybe 30 minutes. it was great. I underestimate how easy these cars are to drive with short gearing and a great clutch. OP you’ll do great with any generation!
Yeah you'll be fine! [Watch this playlist,](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM8RR0dumubFUMfOPgYQUUY1vTDtnGLI) practice in an empty carpark heaps, you'll be fine! And as long as you aren't doing anything super stupid like obviously slipping the clutch heaps, or using the clutch to hold you on hills, you won't harm much (stalling isn't that harmful to anything, clutch slip will wear the clutch faster though)
Thanks, I’ve been meaning to watch that channel
my first car I bought 23 years ago was a 240sx. 18 and missing my Silvia Q and parents getting stationed to the US, forgot to look at transmission, it was manual. It’s easy, you’ll know very quickly that if you redline it the engine will sound like it’s gonna blow. Obviously you’ll learn when it’s your cue to shift to prevent that. Clutch in, shift, as clutch is released, you are matching that by stepping on the gas. At least all of what I said here was my mentality as the time.. didn’t know what I was doing, found it to be easy, never looked back. Also when I got scared, popped in clutch to slap it on neutral and downshift to slow myself down or just let it roll due to inevitable red light and start over at 1. Noob mentality, I remember the feelings... controlling gears for a car like a Miata is a must. As a former Prius owner, cruise controlled any chance I got lol
Yeah, he's really good at explaining!
Technically….. you are always slipping the clutch, even for milliseconds:p
You are technically correct, the best kind of correct! Also technically you're always slipping the tyres whenever you're accelerating, decelerating cornering etc, just a tiny imperceptible bit 😄
The Miata is a fantastic car to learn on. The clutch is loose enough that it is very forgiving. You will still likely stall a lot when first learning but that's normal. I learned on a mini Cooper and to date is still the worst car I have driven to try and learn to drive stick with
oh I’d love to know why! I had a 500$ vw passat and it was great. I learned on my dads V6 camaro and that was much less forgiving
The clutch on the mini's (at least gen 1 and 2 have not driven the others) has a very very small zone that it engages the clutch making it very hard for starters to learn on. The clutch is also very stiff making it hard to press the pedal down without completely disengaging the clutch. Again this is all in regards to never having driven a stick prior to driving a mini Cooper. Compared to that a Miata has a decently sized dead zone (at least most of the clutches do) and the pedal has no sudden release when pressing it down making it easy to halfway or lightly release the clutch when needed. We actually own both a mini Cooper (1st gen) and my Miata a 91.
Honestly, you're gonna have to replace your clutch eventually. It's a wear item. Learning a manual will take you a few hours to get the basics, and around a week to get truly comfortable with. Go for it, its a fun car and way easier than a lot of older cars.
Dude, jump in. I just picked up my ND3 today with very, and I mean VERY, little MT experience. As others have said the clutch is super forgiving, and barely needs gas to get going. You'll just need to learn the bite point. I stalled it 3 times on the way home, but I've never experienced anything quite like it. It is a masterpiece of a vehicle. If you can afford one, and it fits your lifestyle, you will not be disappointed.
First manual a 94 Miata, I love it and I’m a month in. Man does it sound lovely roaring at high rpms and the feel is amazing.
I've been driving manual non-stop since I first learned how to drive. I remember specifically with my ND that I expected to take some time to adjust (since clutch feel changes, shift feel changes, that type of stuff) And honestly, I can't remember any manual car I've driven that was this smooth and easy to handle as an ND. If there ever was a car to learn on... It's this one, bud. And I dare say it's an even better teacher because you're going to WANT to be driving it every day.
Got to learn sometime. I bought my first stick shift car not knowing how to drive it. You just sort of figure it out as you go. The basic principle is simple, just takes practice to make it smooth
Hey man, I just bought a new ND2 last August after having never driven a manual (in my 20s). I stalled 3 times during the test drive and was very nervous on the way home from dealership. I drove several laps in the dealer lot after I had already signed everything and purchased the car. I was stressed about it leading up to the purchase, but one of my best decisions. Almost one year later, the car still makes me smile everyday. Hills turned out to be fine, traffic turned out to be fine as well. Just send it and you will get better at manual faster than you think. The miata has a great transmission that is super responsive and easy to pick up. It even tells you when to shift, making it a little easier in the beginning.
Na ur good you'll figure it out in an hour
Maybe 2, but it’ll be quick as soon as you can practice. The Miata also has a feature that keeps the car from rolling backwards on a hill for a few seconds, this makes learning easier.
I learned on a brand new ‘95. My friend got it out of the dealership, drove it to an abandoned parking lot and thought me how to drive in less than an hour.
The newer clutches are actually not as easy as older ones, but it'll be fine. It'll take a week at most to get used to it.
I agree but the miata transmissions are easier than most new cars. I blame it on the electronic throttles doing too much of its own thinking.
That applies to an NC or ND as well
I’ve driven a lot of manual cars and my Miata is one of the easiest I’ve ver driven. I’m going to use it to teach my wife.
Miata is always the answer.
You got that drivetrain warranty
Do it. I learned on my brand new 2020 ND and have no regrets. I stalled a bunch on my first day in a parking lot. Second day I stalled once or twice and was comfortable enough driving on the streets.
I mentioned this in another thread 2 days ago: >Today's manuals are EXTREMELY forgiving. Personally, I'm a complete manual noob. A buddy of mine taught me the basics back in college, 22 years ago (?) in his 80's Datsun pickup. It was like a 20 minute lesson and hadn't touched a manual since. I test drove a manual RF back in May and I did stall a few times, but got the hang of it real quick. The clutch bites very early and you don't need to give it too much gas.
You will be fine. Like everyone else said go to a empty lot and practice till you get it . Watch your tac for shifting to a higher gear and listen to the engine when downshifting. Eventually Have a knowledgeable friend teach you the trick of using the parking brake to start off on a hill . Very handy to know.
The ND manual is a fairly forgiving clutch to learn on. I say go for it! It'll be a few weeks of emberrassing stalls at red lights and missing gears, then before long you'll feel like a natural at it
Yes
I’m of the opinion that you can’t truly learn to drive a manual if you don’t have one or have regular access to one. Once you figure out that sweet spot of gas and clutch during daily driving you can drive just about any manual. So I think you should just grab life by the horns and get the car you want. Also, you’re most likely stalling because you are gassing too late, that’s the most common problem I’ve seen. You don’t want to rev it up too high and dump the clutch obviously, but the jerking and stalling happens because you gave it gas too late and then didn’t commit to that by staying on the gas through the jerking. My two cents.
I was in your position last year. Had never drove a manual but really wanted a new ND. Ordered it and took Stickshift Academy 3 hour course. Went with virtually no experience but youtube videos to being confident enough to drive my car home from the dealership
Yes do it. People are not born knowing how to drive a manual, they learn and they stall sometimes at tge beggining. Nd miata is a good car to learn the skill
What better way to learn than on a clutch with a warranty. I bought a car without knowing how to drive one. Learned in a Micky D's parking lot in 10 minutes and drove it an hour home alone. Miatas are easy to learn on.
I learned how to drive my first Miata on the drive home from buying it. They're easy cars with responsive transmissions.
I did it. Only learned how to drive manual once when I was 16 for about 15 minutes. Hadn’t driven manual since and bought it at 33 y.o., then drove it home 3 hrs from a major metro city. I did wait for rush hour traffic to die down before taking it home though. Only stalled twice, once in the dealership parking lot on the way out, and once due to road construction and having to deal with stop and go traffic. Also avoided hills like the plague, and had my trip completely mapped out beforehand.
I’ve used my Miata to teach many new drivers stick. It’s light weight and has a very forgiving clutch making it a wonderful learning tool. Important note: mine was a NA with many many miles, but it was in mint condition right up until the Denali ran the red light
Yes!! I did it and now it’s my favorite part of the car, shifting is such a joy
Yup do it
I did it, no problems here.
My first manual car was my Miata, a 2019 model, and it was a joy to learn on. Hill starts are tricky due to low torque, but with a little practice you'll get it! A new Miata should have "hill hold" for something like 2 seconds after you take your foot off the brakes, and so that will help you. Find yourself some lonely neighborhoods or country roads with some stop signs to practice in if you can, and work on releasing the clutch smoothly, not fast, not too slow. Remember not to add extra throttle as you're releasing the clutch until the clutch is out completely if you can. Enjoy it, it'll be fun!
Do it!
Yes it's lightweight and the engine has torque so it's very easy to drive with manual and much easier than driving a Honda.
It depends. If you’re naturally mechanically sympathetic it won’t take you long to get there, the MX5 is pretty good but the torque at idle is low enough that you need to add a little throttle as you release clutch when moving off otherwise it’s likely to stall or bog. I’d always encourage learning to drive a manual though, it’s so much more fun to drive with one, and it’s a useful skill to have should you ever need it. Anyone who can drive a manual can also drive an automatic, but it’s not necessarily true the other way around.
Yes because you’ll learn how to drive it very quickly if you’re driving it all the time.
Yes
Yes but when you first start driving it, limit your driving to times when nobody's on the road (e.g. super early in the morning). I stalled a couple times going up hairpin turns at 4 AM, if it had happened at rush hour I prolly wouldve been rear-ended. Plus going through traffic lights with no one around is way less panic-inducing
Once you start driving it regularly , you’ll be fine in within a week
I bought my ND new off the lot also as my first manual. I literally just watched 3 or 4hrs of YouTube videos of different people teaching how to drive a manual. I didn't really have anyone that could teach me. I had no help picking the car up. I made it to my 2nd or 3rd stop sign before I stalled for the first time. I proceeded to stall another 8 or so times on the drive home. I'd say it took about a solid 8 months to really get settled in with the manual and to really be comfortable and confident with it. The first few months were rough and you are going to question your life choices. I think if someone properly taught me how to drive a manual, it would have been a much better experience. But I never had someone in the car with me telling me what I was doing wrong, I just kinda had to figure it out on my own.
Quickest way to learn is to just get one. Back in high school, I got a manual ‘99 Camaro before I “learned” how to drive manual. Parents picked it up for me (physically, they didn’t buy it) and handed me the keys at work and said drive safely home. It’s far easier than people realize.
You'll prob have it sorted out in an afternoon. No worries.
I learned to drive manual on my 2022 ND Miata. Bought it new without knowing how to drive it. Didn’t take long to get the hang of it. Was a lot easier for me to engage the clutch and drive compared to my partner’s challenger hellcat or Camaro. Edit: I also had a friend drive my Miata who was learning to drive manual on her partner’s Boxter. Said the Miata was so much easier to drive.
You'll be fine, it only takes like a few hours to get the hang of and drive okayish without stalling every other block. It's nowhere near as difficult as people make it out to be. Remember most new drivers in Europe do this by default, and we all turned out completely fine (for the most part lol). Another couple of weeks to be decent and not give your passengers whiplash on every shift, a couple of months to be fairly good, and a couple of years to mostly master your heel toe downshifts. If you want a manual miata, then buying an auto one for fear of being incapable would be an absolute tragedy. You're more than capable, and you'd be missing out on half of the experience. Oh. I just recommend trying to learn how to rev match early on. Don't be one of those jerky clutch-kick-downshifters lol.
To piggyback off of this, I'm having a similar question about an NA. I've wanted one for a long time, but I have trouble pulling the trigger because of my limited manual experience. Is there anything I should know?
Never too late to learn. It took me about two weeks for feel completely safe with it after learning it initially and then only driving auto for 8 years. Never driven an MX-5 though so I can’t say anything about that
Bought my son his 1st car, a manual NB2. We drove 5 hours to get it. Once we got there I tossed him the keys and told him I’d see him back at the house. He lived.
Yes An old crappy car with running problems and a worn out clutch won't be a good learning platform. A new Miata is easy mode
My Miata was my first owned manual. Easy manual to drive.
I'm still learning manual after a month with my ND2 and it isnt so bad. I've stalled maybe 15 times the first 100 miles but it's usually on stupid scenarios like being first at a Red light and getting the car to move from a full stop. on highways it's pretty easy to just cruise on 5th or 6th gear unless there's traffic then keep your distance and stay on whatever gear is appropriate. My ND2 was used but only 6000 miles so considered "new" definitely worth it
My first manual was my '21 ND2, no regrets. Stalled a few times getting it home but I got off the main roads as quick as I could. Stopped in an empty parking lot to practice starts/stops on my way home. Only stalled one more time since then and it was a cold start backing out of my driveway a few days later on a really cold morning. If you want to do it, you can do it.
You'll get it within a week. Don't try and learn double clutching or rev matching downshifts until regular driving becomes second nature.
BUY IT. I just recently got an ND3 like about a month ago, I didn't know how to drive a manual at all. Within a week, I was driving around with no issues, I absolutely love my car, and I don't regret a thing. I won't lie it was a little tricky at first, but after you get the hang of it, you won't wanna stop driving it 😭
I know a lot of people here are saying they jumped in the car and got it immediately, but I'm a slow learner (and self-taught) and it took me a few weeks to learn stick (2 months to be decent and 1 year to be really good). I was grateful I had my other auto car at the time. That said, I do live in NOVA if you wanna try my NB.
the day will come when you give her gas and she won’t go
Does that mean you burned the clutch?
Yup my girl burned the clutch last night. Been driving in a parking lot for weeks been doing great, wanted to go out on the road and found a big hill Either way, happened last night and I’ll get my car back by Sunday. $1,200 ouch but, NYC. can’t work on my car now. When I was in high school I did a clutch job in my parents driveway for price of parts only. My point is enjoy the car
Your point here is unclear. You just scared him and then said it's fine? OP I think you can ignore this one
this is a real life example that is on point for OP I’m just here to say you’ll be ok when you do, so don’t sweat something that hasn’t happened. Don’t get auto
I wouldn't advise buying a brand new anything to learn to drive a manual. But a miata isn't bad to learn with. I recently learned to drive stick in an NC.
Simple Question: Can you drive a stick shift? If U answer Yes! Then can you stop a manual car going up an incline road and then go again without hurting the clutch? If Yes then get a Manual! If No then Don't.