To my surprise, I hear that many people want to learn how to drive manual in a car. I think that's awesome. Its an important skill that simply gives you the freedom of not being restricted by a lack confidence with the style of car. Renting a car? Getting a stick shift could save some money. Need to borrow a friends manual car? Now you can. Even in one-off scenarios, being the only sober friend in the group 

The two main problems I hear is a lack of a manual car or lack of teacher. As a firm believer in saving the stick, I want to provide both of these to anyone who is willing to simply invest the time in learning. 

The car will be provided by me, the teacher. It is a 2010 Mazda Mazda3 Sedan, and old car that is perfect for learning manual. It is forgiving and will allow you to make mistakes without worrying about damaging the car too badly. You must have a valid driver's license to take these lessons. 

Just email me at cladumbrella@gmail.com to set up a time. 

Prices are $50/Hour and we provide and cover:

-Car

-Gas

-Teacher

-Any wear/tear to the car (transmission, tires, etc)

-Insurance

Over the course of however many lessons, you will come to learn the following list of actions/ motions in a stick shift car (ranked in order and difficulty): 

-Basic mechanical concepts of a manual transmission

-The H Pattern on a stick shift

-Using a clutch (3rd pedal)

-Bringing the car into motion from standstill

-Upshifting/ downshifting

-Starting on an uphill (handbrake)

-Starting on an uphill (no handbrake)

-Floating the car for 10 seconds uphill. 

These are what I consider the essentials to driving a stick shift, and knowing how to do these actions will make you capable of handling every regular driving scenario in a manual car. There are more advanced concepts (like heel-toe shifting) that are not covered simply because they are 'extra credit' and not essential to every day manual driving.