How hard is it to learn?

To drive a 5-6 speed manual. I've tried driving one twice to see how it was but its been a few years back.

How many of you can drive a 5 speed? Do you like them better than automatic? Would you suggest I learn how to drive one? Reasoning for asking would be every vibe or matrix that I find at a decent price that I actually like its a damn manual... So i'm starting to wonder if it's time to get over it and learn.

It took me about a week to get it down. It's just going from a complete stop to 1st gear that's the hardest. I practiced a lot in my driveway going back and forth. Lol

Quoting k-La:" It took me about a week to get it down. It's just going from a complete stop to 1st gear that's the hardest. I practiced a lot in my driveway going back and forth. Lol"

Mainly what scares me is stopping on a hill and trying to shift. Thats where i got stuck. But then again i should not have been on a hill my first time driving one hahaha. My sister... Sometimes I wondered about her judgment.

Quoting I'mOnFire:" To drive a 5-6 speed manual. I've tried driving one twice to see how it was but its been a few years ... [snip!] ... at a decent price that I actually like its a damn manual... So i'm starting to wonder if it's time to get over it and learn. "

Me personally I think every girl should know how to drive a manuel
its easy once you adjust to it
usually just takes one good session to learn with ask the dealer or whoever owns the car to teach you about driving it most dealerships will strange as it seems but its good to learn

It's not so hard. Takes a bit of coordination with the clutch and the gas and shifting, but once you get the hang of it, piece of cake.

I prefer stick shifts myself. It's not that hard to learn but I think the hardest part about learning is when you first take off in 1st gear. After a while you get a feel for it and it's just second nature. It's funny, my husband doesn't know how to drive stick but I do. He keeps asking me to teach him lol.

I can drive a manual. I had a manual car for over a year until recently.

My brother and SO taught me how to do it. It took me about 4 days to get it down. The worst part was having to stop on a upwards hill at a red light with cars behind me. I would always roll backwards, but I got better at it.

Quoting Minion:" I can drive a manual. I had a manual car for over a year until recently. My brother and SO taught me ... [snip!] ... was having to stop on a upwards hill at a red light with cars behind me. I would always roll backwards, but I got better at it."

This! Stopping on a hill when freakin people behind you don't allow enough room. I drove one in Sweden for a year and was never worried because *most* people have standard there and so they allow room and time for everyone to get going. But in USA so many people have no clue and are bad drivers anyway. Also, over there, the lights always went to yellow BEFORE and after green, to give you time to start shifting. I loved that.

I say the hardest parts are when you need to do a lot of stop and go (rush hour), starting from complete stop, and hills. but once you are used to it every day don't really think about it as much. nowadays I only drive DH's occasionally so it's a little more stressful since not used to it daily.

Quoting Minion:" I can drive a manual. I had a manual car for over a year until recently. My brother and SO taught me ... [snip!] ... was having to stop on a upwards hill at a red light with cars behind me. I would always roll backwards, but I got better at it."

See like i said i've tried it twice a few years ago and the part that got me was the hill. People definitely do not give you enough space but hey, they tell you you're suppose to drive so many feet behind a car and give it space for that reason. So if you roll into them their at fault. Unless of course you just let the baby roll a distance haha. My mom and sister told me they would teach me. They both have stick shift trucks. I think every one in general should know how to drive a standard. I'm ready to learn  

My first car blew a head gasket, so my mom gave me an extra car lying around. Was a 5 speed that I had never driven before. My best friend took me to the middle of a hill, parked, and said "chinese fire drill!" I cried trying to learn, but I learned within a day or two ha ha ha

Quoting Man. Bear. Pig.:" My first car blew a head gasket, so my mom gave me an extra car lying around. Was a 5 speed that I had ... [snip!] ... middle of a hill, parked, and said "chinese fire drill!" I cried trying to learn, but I learned within a day or two ha ha ha"

Hahahaha. This is too funny. When I got stuck on a hill I just started freaking the hell out. It could have something to do with us being on gravel (which I hate regardless of the type of car) and it was on a mountain! So yeah it traumatized me a bit.

So far it seems no one has said it was hard to learn. I called my mom, she said she was going to help me learn