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Your best bet is to take a couple of driving lessons. It will cost maybe $100-200 for 4-8 hours, but will save the wear and tear on your new clutch.

By the way, you should be aware that if you buy a new car with an AUTOMATIC transmission, that part on the car is covered by your warranty. However, a MANUAL transmission is controlled by you, and so the clutch assembly and manual transmission are not usually covered, as it is considered "normal wear and tear", much like brake pads. Replacing a clutch or a transmission is expensive, and may end up costing you more than the $2000 in the long run.

Driving with a manual transmission is not difficult once you get the hang of it, but if you have to drive in a lot of rush hour traffic, or live in an area that has a lot of hills, it can be a bit tiresome on the legs.

Essentially what you need to know is there are three peddles at your feet: Clutch, Brake, Gas. Usually you control the brake and gas just like a normal car (right foot) and use the left foot for the clutch.

You have to press the clutch all the way in, then starting in 1st gear, you slowly release the clutch while gradually stepping on the gas. When the clutch "catches" (or should I say starts to catch), you will press more on the gas and the car will start moving forward. When you reach a certain speed on the car (you can tell because the engine sounds like it is racing too high and the car won't be moving too fast), you need to press in the clutch again, shift into 2nd gear, then gradually release the clutch again until it catches. Repeat these steps until you reach the "comfortable cruising speed" for your area.

To slow down or stop, you can usually just brake (while holding in the clutch to prevent the car from stalling) , and then start your clutch/gas system all over again at the lower speed, or you can "downshift" by slowing down and reversing the clutch from 4th to 3rd, from 3rd to 2nd, etc.

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