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Like others said, it shouldnt take much for a car to start rolling backwards while rolling downhill.
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hey just tried ur technique...reverse went off smoothly...backed out with no prob for the 1st tome...thanx alot...i stalled 2 times while i was on the road though lol...also i'm gonna take ya'll advice about practising starting off smoothly wit no gas cuz it worked pretty good
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congrats! :D so what were you doing wrong with reverse exactly?
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Mealfits wrote:hey just tried ur technique...reverse went off smoothly...backed out with no prob for the 1st tome...thanx alot...i stalled 2 times while i was on the road though lol...also i'm gonna take ya'll advice about practising starting off smoothly wit no gas cuz it worked pretty good
congratz. Just besure to not let the clutch out too much, or too fast or you'll stall ;)
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i honestly dunno...lol......but at least i been gettin better....i just need to get better at handiling my clutch.....reversing is not as much trouble as before, thanx guys
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hey why does the car tend to sometimes move backwards ater i come to a complete and start to release the clutch as i try to take off?...it's pretty scary especially if a car is behind me
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heheehehe 'cause you're on an incline ;)
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Post by jomotopia »

gravity? if it's a slight incline you should be alright. if it's a real hill try the hand brake method or binging the clutch to friction point before releasing the foot brake and going quickly from brake to gas.
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lol..i dont like that at all....made me freak out a lil lol...tommrw i'll post pics of my car 8)
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Mealfits wrote:hey why does the car tend to sometimes move backwards ater i come to a complete and start to release the clutch as i try to take off?...it's pretty scary especially if a car is behind me
:lol: Or simply because, your car was in reverse gear! :mrgreen:
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its not in reverse....i hold down clutch and brake to a complete stop.....i put it in 1st gear...then while i'm releasing the clutch and tapping on the gas it starts rollin backwards
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Mealfits wrote:its not in reverse....i hold down clutch and brake to a complete stop.....i put it in 1st gear...then while i'm releasing the clutch and tapping on the gas it starts rollin backwards
Are you sure your car is not on a slight hill?

The other option: If you're pulling out of a driveway (or similar), remember that the engine is the heaviest part of the car, so even if your car is essentially level but you're positiioned over the curb, you can still roll back. This surprised me a few times the first few months.
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Mealfits wrote:its not in reverse....i hold down clutch and brake to a complete stop.....i put it in 1st gear...then while i'm releasing the clutch and tapping on the gas it starts rollin backwards
I'm sure you are just on a slight incline. There are many inclines out there that appears flat, but are actually not.
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Sypher wrote:
Mealfits wrote:its not in reverse....i hold down clutch and brake to a complete stop.....i put it in 1st gear...then while i'm releasing the clutch and tapping on the gas it starts rollin backwards
I'm sure you are just on a slight incline. There are many inclines out there that appears flat, but are actually not.
yup :) driving a manual gets you more intouch with the terrain ;) :P
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yeah the road is full of slight inclines....So far i've been wrkin to avoid this prob...I've wrkin on gettin movin quicker....i think the problem is me releasing the clutch to quickly
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