http://www.ehow.com/guide_7-http://www.ehow.com/guide_7-cars.html.htmlwww.ehow.comhttp://www.ehow.com/how_3234_drive-car-with.htmlLearning to drive a stick shift isn't easy for most people, but with time and practice it becomes second nature. You never know when the skills to drive a car with manual transmission may be required, renting a car on a European vacation could be one. Getting a job as a valet attendant is another. These pointers will get you started in the right direction. Published on 3/24/2000http://www.ehow.com/tips_3234.htmlManual is the standard for almost every country on the continent of Europe. But I am all for the automatic transmission.<br/><br/>Video is doubtful on to 'how'.http://www.ehow.com/tips_3234.htmlThis is a bad video. Step 11 tells you to step slowly on the gas but the video shows someone stepping on the brake. That's incredibly stupid!http://www.ehow.com/tips_3234.htmlIT HELPED ME WELLhttp://www.ehow.com/tips_3234.htmlthrough heel to toe downshifts*http://www.ehow.com/tips_3234.htmlThis is awful, I drive a manual car, I was lucky to be taught by one of the best instructors in the country (UK). Releasing the hand-brake and applying the foot brake is bad practice, It is not safe on a un-level road. That is the brake pedal that she is calling the accelerator. Modern manual instruction in the UK is to slow down in the current gear, it is safe as it keeps both hands on the wheel, then to apply the clutch at around 20, or just before the car would start to labor. Slowing down in gear is taught for cornering. Double downshifting/upshift is taught as Block changing, up or down it is perfectly safe. 2-4, 3-5 and 4-2 are very handy shifts. Block shifting to or from 1st is not good practice. Block changes are handy and keep both hands on the wheel for longer. As you get more experienced you get to know the cars gearing, clutch... And you can improve your driving through h...http://www.ehow.com/tips_3234.htmlThis article on the manual transmission would be helpful if you guys ever run into some troubles: http://www.garage411.com/ManualTransmissionhttp://www.ehow.com/tips_3234.htmli always wanted to learn driving a car... this helped me ;-)http://www.ehow.com/tips_3234.htmlive noticed in the film when going to 2nd gear, it shows the person pressing onto the brake pedal when they should be pressing on gas. (from 1:48 -1:55) plus, i also noticed that the pedals are very worn out ad not very exemplory when teaching first time drivers of manual shift stick.http://www.ehow.com/tips_3234.htmlYikes! those pedals are worn out yo! And the gas pedal .. no pad at all. Be careful!http://www.ehow.com/tips_3234.htmloh man those pads are worn and the gas pedal pad is nonexistant.