How To Drive a Manual Transmission Car

How To Drive a Manual Transmission Car

Why Drive a Stick Shift Car?

Why Drive a Stick Shift Car?

Getting Oriented to a Stick Shift Car

Getting Oriented to a Stick Shift Car

Turning on the Engine of a Stick Shift Car

Turning on the Engine of a Stick Shift Car

Gear Shifting in a Stick Shift Car

Gear Shifting in a Stick Shift Car

How to Get Moving in a Stick Shift Car

How to Get Moving in a Stick Shift Car

Slowing Down and Downshifting in a Stick Shift Car

Slowing Down and Downshifting in a Stick Shift Car

Turning Corners, Rolling Stops, Stop-and-Go Driving in a Stick Shift Car

Turning Corners, Rolling Stops, Stop-and-Go Driving in a Stick Shift Car

Driving Uphill in a Stick Shift Car

Driving Uphill in a Stick Shift Car

Turning Off the Engine and Parking a Stick Shift Car

Turning Off the Engine and Parking a Stick Shift Car

What To Avoid When Driving a Stick Shift Car

What To Avoid When Driving a Stick Shift Car

Overview of How to Drive Stick Shift

Overview of How to Drive Stick Shift

How To Drive a Manual Transmission Car

How To Drive a Manual Transmission Car

How to Improve Gas Mileage

How to Improve Gas Mileage

Improving Gas Mileage - Tires

Improving Gas Mileage - Tires

Improving Gas Mileage - Wheel Alignment

Improving Gas Mileage - Wheel Alignment

Improving Gas Mileage - Clean Air Filter

Improving Gas Mileage - Clean Air Filter

Improving Gas Mileage - Fuel Injection and Spark Plugs

Improving Gas Mileage - Fuel Injection and Spark Plugs

Improving Gas Mileage - Things to Do While Driving

Improving Gas Mileage - Things to Do While Driving

Improving Gas Mileage When Driving

Improving Gas Mileage When Driving

Improving Gas Mileage - Changing How You Drive

Improving Gas Mileage - Changing How You Drive

Improving Gas Mileage - Vehicle Maintenance

Improving Gas Mileage - Vehicle Maintenance

Improving Gas Mileage - Advance Planning

Improving Gas Mileage - Advance Planning

Improving Gas Mileage - Gas Saving Extras

Improving Gas Mileage - Gas Saving Extras

Improving Gas Mileage - What Determines Gas Prices

Improving Gas Mileage - What Determines Gas Prices

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Jumi Kim

Co-founder, President, CEO, Capital Dream Cars

www.capitaldreamcars.com  

703-785-9357

Jumi is a founding member, president and CEO of Capital Dream Cars— Washington, DC’s premier exotic car rental company as featured in The Washington Post, Goss’ Garage, and SpeedTV.com. The business was inspired by a hobby and a need. Apart from owning her own exotic cars, Jumi would travel to Formula One races with friends and family—to Montreal twice for the Canadian Grand Prix and to Indianapolis for the United States Grand Prix—but when she looked to rent a Ferrari locally, her search came up dry. So, after much pioneering determination, she and two business partners launched Capital Dream Cars in March 2006 to fulfill the “dream car” dreams of Capital Area car enthusiasts like them. Growing up, Jumi always enjoyed driving, but it wasn’t until she learned to drive stick about 15 years ago and bought her first stick vehicle—a little green Acura Integra GS-R that still takes up a spot in her garage (and still runs great at nearly 200k miles!)—that she understood driving on a whole different level, not just as a way of getting from here to there. And perhaps it was her own small way of rebelling against the gender stereotype that girls can’t drive, let alone drive stick. Although she doesn’t presume to be a great technical driver, she enjoys driving fun cars and sharing her enthusiasm with others, which is, after all, what car enthusiasm is all about.

How to Get Moving in a Stick Shift Car

Car expert Jumi Kim demonstrates how to get moving in a stick shift car.

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Hi, I am Jumi of Capital Dream Cars. I have been showing you how to drive a manual transmission car and now, we are onto the very exciting step of actually moving and shifting some gears. My foot is on the brake right, now we are idling. Now, we are going to get moving. So, we are going to put our left foot on the clutch, put our gear in first, foot on the brake, left foot on the clutch, now you move your foot off the brake to the accelerator and as you give it gas, let out the clutch and we start moving. Once the tachometer reads between 2000-2,500 rpms press the clutch, shift into second gear and then repeat the same process for third and onwards. If you want more power and acceleration you can wait until the rpms are higher before shifting into a higher gear but you should know that your fuel economy will decrease if you do so. Now, that I have shown you how to actually shift gears, let us move on to how to slow down and downshift in your manual transmission car.

How to Wash a Car

How to Wash a Car

Car Washing - Preparing Your Car

Car Washing - Preparing Your Car

Washing Your Car

Washing Your Car

Car Washing - Rinsing Your Car

Car Washing - Rinsing Your Car

Car Washing - How to Dry Your Car

Car Washing - How to Dry Your Car

Car Washing - How to Vaccum and Clean Your Car's Interior

Car Washing - How to Vaccum and Clean Your Car's Interior

Car Washing - Clean Your Car's Windows and Dress the Tires

Car Washing - Clean Your Car's Windows and Dress the Tires

Car Detailing - Exterior

Car Detailing - Exterior

Car Detailing - Seats and Carpets

Car Detailing - Seats and Carpets

Car Detailing - Dash and Console

Car Detailing - Dash and Console