What is the hardest thing about learning to drive a manual car?
The hardest thing to learn regarding the standard transmission is to use the clutch properly meaning to move upwards smoothly to just before engagement before pushing on the accelerator. Often, new learners will pull the clutch too fast or too far causing the car to stall, or will go too slowly or too jerky. Once you figure out the engaging point, you’ll be all set. Passenger cars in the US have syncromesh manual transmissions. If it were a big truck, or select foreign car, you’d have to learn to double-clutch which would be a whole new set of issues entirely. It’s a peice of cake really.
