Sashafm:

What about the stress of changing gears do you think, it's wise for a lady in Lagos traffic?

brightl06:

Babe, if you call simple changing gears "stress" then you are better off jumping molue daily...
You dont need a car to drive, rather you need a car to drive. And that is not available for now.

In my opinion, this not a question that you will get reliable answer from this forum ask your brothers, relatives, other car owners around you, and most importantly an experience mechanic to guide in your decision. All the best.

emerich:
Have waited 4 this for like 3 months now, just bought a manual transmission, Honda baby boy 2002, wanted auto tranny initially but had to go 4 d manual cos of it's neat exterior n interior, my friends feels it nice since am still learning to drive. It's fun though I bashed it while negotiating a bend in my gate. Tnx 4 ur inputs and encouragement as regards a manual tranny.

Sashafm:
I am about to get a car, and the option available to me is to get a manual car which is 2 million lesser or I go for the same car but the automatic version.
I am quite concerned because of the price of the car but my colleagues are advising me not to even think about the manual car because of traffic. I am of the opinion that I can learn how to drive the manual car and not get too stressed while driving.
Please I need advice from experienced drivers, is driving a manual car that terrible in Lagos?

HaroldFinch:


I recently got a 2001 model too with manual transmission and the speed is impressive. Enjoyed reading this thread.

Octaves:
Manual takes time and practice to get to a level where it's as easy as driving an automatic. But if you drive consistently, you'll get there. For me, when i'm driving manual, i dont worry about clutch or changing gears, those things happen subconsciously for me. My mind is always else where when i'm driving until an annoying road user or incident brings me back though my eyes are always on the road. That's how easy it is for me. Those talking about car stalling in the middle of the road or rolling back into cars behind you or burning clutch are just poor at driving manual. They are still learning. But if you have extra N2m, you can get the auto. But think of what that money can do for you at these Buhariferous times

Sashafm:

Thanks a lot, that's what I thought about also.

Tkayhandsome:
You hardly find manual in foreign countries. Auto everywhere.
Easy to drive. I no fit shout

Tkayhandsome:
I can never drive a manual car again. Urgraded since to Auto

godwinkessi:


Pls what's the model of this ur car. The interior caught me

precasino:

Lol @ d saying * yam leg*. Well i own a manual recently. My first ride, mot by choice tho. It was much cleaner and cheaper. I think is quite aiit., i bet it improves IQ as well cuz u have to calculate i think. Only disadvantage is traffic. Really terrible and i live in benin city. So to avoid yam leg/thigh strain. U should opt for automatic cuz lagos traffic is terrible.
Ama look out now if am growing yam leg now#lol, Thanks for d heads up.

redcliff:


I don mark your age. Better no insult Nybody for here o!

nurey:
If you buying for pleasure it's worth it, if you buying for price you will regret it. Driving a manual in Lagos traffic isn't easy, you are not only concentrating you are also calculating
Clutch, change gear to move quickly depress gear to quickly brake, notice that most traffic hits of bumper to bumper it's mostly manual slamming into others.

Manual breaking record back to back

9icetoo:

I've been hit from the rear thrice. the cars had all bee autos. absent minded drivers who forgot their cars were in drive or slept off being the wheel in traffic.
I drive a manual and don't even know when i change gears. its like second nature. my hand just moves without a tot going into it.

9icetoo:

I've been hit from the rear thrice. the cars had all bee autos. absent minded drivers who forgot their cars were in drive or slept off being the wheel in traffic.
I drive a manual and don't even know when i change gears. its like second nature. my hand just moves without a tot going into it.

9icetoo:

I've been hit from the rear thrice. the cars had all bee autos. absent minded drivers who forgot their cars were in drive or slept off being the wheel in traffic.
I drive a manual and don't even know when i change gears. its like second nature. my hand just moves without a tot going into it.

emerich:

Dats nice, baby boy of manual transmission is not common, I appreciate the reception I get when my car is parked due it's rare nature, the speed is really impressive and runs smoothly. I got mine 4 #650,000 though fairly used, still feels it's expensive though, how much did u buy urs?

HaroldFinch:


just a hundred k more. it was sent in from Canada, used for a few months by the dealer before I got it. its true that its not easy to come by. after reading reviews about the auto transmission and timing belt issues with the auto, I decided to go for manual. Fuel consumption is also very low even with the A/c on. with my fast driving, I go about 470/500 km with full tank (a/c on)

Sashafm:

Thanks a lot, that's what I thought about also.

DukeNija:


Don't spend an extra 2M to buy an automatic transmission.
Although an AMT car would be more ideal than a MNT car, but the cost difference is too much.
You will eventually get used to the manual and it would feel normal.
Just assume you had no choice e.g it was a gift. Simple.
Paying almost 5m for a new Kia Rio in this economy is not a wise decision.

LadyMercedes:
Seems like a lot of physical and mental work. I don't have strength to be shifting gears. Automatic does all the work for you. I can't imagine driving a car with manual transmission in Lagos traffic... Gear 1, neutral, gear 1, gear 2, neutral... Kill me now!

sultaan:



I have one here you can shift and if it comes at a low price I bet you will gladly jump into one without looking at an Audi tt.

The pleasure of going through the gears, the growl will make all those imaginary pains vamoose. Today's manuals buttery

I bet a used one of this is almost the same price of the Auto OP in looking at (excluding shipping and duty), So with the key in you pocket jump in, or walk away?

I HATE Manual Transmission, but I'd gladly take that Mustang off your hands. What d'you say?

Sashafm:

What about the stress of changing gears do you think, it's wise for a lady in Lagos traffic?

revolt:
with thus your statement you clearly don't know how to drive manual . The only time u probably drove a manual was in driving school ( those clumsy teachers, that don't even know the tricks of up shifting or down shifting .).

kendraloops:


hello sir. your post caught my attention. I want to know if it's OK to downshift from say like gear 5 to neutral and then gear 1. does it have any negative effect on the clutch or something?
summary.... must I downshift the same way I went up I. e from 5 to 4 to 3 to 2 to 1?
still a learner though and I get quite confused with this aspect. thanks sir.

nurey:


No you dont need to downshift in that order, there is a sync between driver and car which enables you to determine what gear to use. The RPM i change gear is 3 and the earliest is around 2.2 depending on what i am doing.

depending on the speed of the car after you slow down and about to takeoff, that is what will determine the gear you will take off on, i dont expect a good driver to take off at gear 4 or 5 when the speed is just 40km/h and the rpm is 1500. So when slowing down and you change gear from 5 to any lower gear immediately has no effect on the gear. (will not damage anything)

but when you are around 80km/h, and you disengage the gear (clutching down) and re=engage gear 1 at same speed the car will go to a state called engine braking (rev jumps up and engine makes loud continuous sound and car begins to slow down), engine braking is ok as long as you dont always let the rpm jump to or close to the red zone

kendraloops:


OK, thanks a lot though I still have a lot to learn as I barely understood your reply, lol. it was quite technical for me. I understand some points though especially the last paragraph, explains quite a lot I experience.
thanks once again.

nurey:


ok lets take it one at a time. its perfectly safe to switch from gear 5 straight to any lower gear of your choice, its the current car speed that will determine whether engine will be affected or not. example if you are doing 80km/h in gear 5 and you decelerate to 20km/h and you intend to cruise or accelerate again, it is safe to switch from gear 5 straight to gear 2 you dont necessarily have to switch to 4 then switch to 3 then switch to 2. Nod your head if you got this

kendraloops:


Ehen! this is much better, been nodding since, lol. my driving school Instructor was the one who filled my head with downshifting the way you came up and it affects me a lot so I ditched it and tried doing things my way, was just worried if I was doing it wrongly but now I know I'm not. thanks for the clarification.

but I guess same can't be said for upshifting right? from 1 to neutral to 3 to neutral to 5 is a no abi?