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I guessed you have never driven on the "old" Pasadena freeway out here in SoCal? Freeway entrances are from a dead stop and you have 5 feet to get to 60mph. Similar situation on many northern state and southern state pkwy's here. I've been trying the recommendations on this thread, Improv...

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Shadow was my first choice, but it was already taken.

i have college friends who live in and around bellmore and massapequa, and usually go down at least once a year. i happen to be meeting up with them next weekend but in brooklyn, then in queens the next weekend. Oh cool! well - if you are ever in Nassau - i'd look forward to a meetup. Maybe you can...

What's hill descent assist? :? A feature that modulates the gears in an automatic (i.e. downshifts to an appropriate low gear) and modulates the breaks for you. So that you can easily go down steap inclines either on road or offroad. more usefull offroad however, imo. Ultimately - you don't have to...

Just curious how you're planning on shutting off Hill Hold Assist? My Mcoupe also have this Hill Hold Assist, which cannot be turned off. The Countryman may have a feature called Hill Descent Assist, which is not the same as Hill Hold Assist. If you turn of the DSC - or whatever that traction contr...

potownrob wrote:welcome to the SS!!

whereabouts on LI are you?? fond memories of driving out there, including one of the worst clutch leg workouts on the cross island

Thanks everyone! I'm from north shore Nassau - 35 mins from city. Yup traffic around here can get bad!

Your first gear should move out hard and fast once it is engaged and up to a certain RPM, say 2000 or 2500, depending on the car. When you are better at the clutch action you can move out hard from the dead stop by slipping the clutch so it is in that rpm range as you pick up speed until you can fu...

tankinbeans - thanks for the suggestion. Ya not concerned with smoothness in that situation. Ideally i'd like to floor it from the get go like in an automatic. I suppose i just have to figure out how to address the same situation in an manual without doing a "hard launch" (high rpm->clutch...

Thanks Holycow,

So on a flat road, how many RPM would you say I try first? Rev to 1500? 2000? then start letting the clutch out slow?

Hey guys, First question i'm asking since i didn't find any answers already on the forum. Background: Been driving manual for a little over a week. Live in an area with some hills. Got pretty good with launches, usually around 1k rpm and higher for hills depending on incline. I don't stall anymore o...

Hey all, Joined months ago right after i ordered my 2014 Mini Countryman All4 S, but first post. Read quite a bit on the site already. New to manual driving (about 1.5 weeks). So far things are going well, but i've got questions now that i've put theory into practice! thanks to everyone on the forum.