>Why did I have to feel so insecure?
manual cars are the most insecure kind of cars for novices, they're unpredictable and distract you from the road conditions (only thing that matters legally)
Some quick little tips from someone who hates driving manual:
- focus on cars in front and on your sides, forget about cars behind you (if they hit you it's their fault and they had to pay)
- don't even bother about downshift when going to a stop, just brake until car starts to shake and press clutch to avoid stalling.
- to avoid grind, take your time and press clutch to the bottom until gear it's correctly selected, then release clutch smoothly ... if for some reason it starts to grind, press clutch to the bottom and release it slowly
- to avoid stalling just take your time with the clutch and learn to feel the bite point, when you feel it (car begins to shake) apply trhottle slowly
manuals are distracting, insecure and unreliable, but if you learn to drive them well, you'll save a lot of money until you can get a nice decent hydraulic (traditional) automatic.