Clutch control
Finding the friction point, moving off smoothly, and stopping without stalling. Most of a first manual lesson is this.
In your own manual car
Manual driving lessons in your own car
Clutch control, gear changes and hill starts, taught in your own manual vehicle across Adelaide’s north‑eastern suburbs. Same price as automatic lessons: $115 an hour, $170 for ninety minutes.
Read this before booking
Manual lessons cost exactly what automatic lessons cost. The one difference is the car:
- You need access to a manual car. Stacey’s Suzuki Swift is an automatic, so it is not used for these lessons. The car, its registration and its insurance are yours to arrange.
- Test day is in your car too. If you are working towards a manual licence, the car you sit the test in has to be your own manual vehicle rather than Stacey’s.
Your car needs to be registered, roadworthy and insured. If you are unsure whether it is suitable, describe it when you call.
What we work on
Changing gears
Up and down through the gears, matching the gear to the speed, and what to do when you pick the wrong one.
Hill starts
Handbrake starts on a slope, which is the part most self-taught learners never get comfortable with.
Stopping and starting in traffic
Creeping in queues, at lights, and at give-way lines without rolling back or stalling.
Who this suits
- You already hold an automatic licence and want to drive a manual.
- The family car is a manual and you need to be able to drive it.
- A parent has been teaching you and the clutch is where it keeps going wrong.
- A job or a farm vehicle requires manual.
Lesson details
- Vehicle
- Your own manual vehicle
- Length
- 60 or 90 minutes
- Price
- The same as automatic: $115 for 60 minutes, $170 for 90 minutes
- Packages
- Ask about the five-lesson packages when you book
- Test day
- In your own manual vehicle. Stacey’s car is an automatic, so it cannot be used for a manual test
- Area
- Adelaide’s north-eastern suburbs
Prefer not to deal with gears at all? See automatic driving lessons in Stacey’s car.
Ask about manual lessons
Call and describe your car and what you are aiming for. Stacey will tell you honestly whether this is the right fit.