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- Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:55 am
- Forum: Manual Driving Tips
- Topic: Upshifting Technique Question
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10227
Re: Upshifting Technique Question
I float out clutch in with most of my shifts on my Jeep. Just seems to be a habit I've unconsciously gotten into from driving a big truck more than my personal vehicle. It does seem to be pretty smooth most of the time though.
- Thu Dec 25, 2014 5:12 pm
- Forum: New Member Introductions
- Topic: Hello from Toronto! New manual driver.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6643
Re: Hello from Toronto! New manual driver.
What everyone else has said plus I'll add taking those turns at intersections parking lots etc my usual mo is to slow down to what I need staying in the higher gear. It takes a lot slower speed than you'd think to stall in higher gears you just have no chance in hell of getting decent acceleration i...
- Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:31 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Post your Current mileage
- Replies: 948
- Views: 108921
Re: Post your Current mileage
That was the point. She's about as noob as you get.AHTOXA wrote:
I'm pretty sure that's how most people drive, once they get past a few months or a few thousand miles of noob experience.
- Sat Oct 04, 2014 2:55 pm
- Forum: Manual Driving Tips
- Topic: jerky upshifting question?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 10238
Re: jerky upshifting question?
I know that's right. I've found myself numerous times having a conversation driving laughing so hard I was almost in tears and still somehow did what I had to do.
Never far young Jedi, hours and miles behind the wheel will get you there.
Never far young Jedi, hours and miles behind the wheel will get you there.
- Sat Oct 04, 2014 10:38 am
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Post your Current mileage
- Replies: 948
- Views: 108921
Re: Post your Current mileage
My wife learned maybe enough to get me to the hospital with a broken leg and still doesn't understand how I know when to shift even with music cranked. Mostly feel no looking at the tach really.ClutchDisc wrote:I've never had a tach... I learned by feel and sound. I don't really ever want a tach either.
- Thu Oct 02, 2014 2:40 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Post your Current mileage
- Replies: 948
- Views: 108921
Re: Post your Current mileage
See that kids.....no tachmtheis wrote:This was from three weeks ago in the Tercel (and still on the original clutch).
- Sun Sep 28, 2014 3:04 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Post your Current mileage
- Replies: 948
- Views: 108921
Re: Post your Current mileage
Just passed 140,000 km whatever that is in miles.
- Sun Sep 28, 2014 12:55 pm
- Forum: Manual Driving Tips
- Topic: Accidentally (sort of) downshifting 2-1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5340
Re: Accidentally (sort of) downshifting 2-1
I can't really remember not knowing because I started learning about 8 or 9 years old and have barely owned an automatic. It's always interesting to read these threads.
- Tue Sep 02, 2014 12:38 pm
- Forum: The Photo and Video Gallery
- Topic: My first tattoo
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5689
Re: My first tattoo
^^^^
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- Tue Aug 26, 2014 11:18 am
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Autonomous cruise control
- Replies: 103
- Views: 42896
- Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:53 am
- Forum: Tranny Talk
- Topic: VW diesel news items
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2290
Re: VW diesel news items
Let's hope so. It'd be quite sad to see manuals go the way of the dodo.
- Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:33 am
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Manitoba Homestead Act
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1976
Re: Manitoba Homestead Act
You don't have to go to Detroit to see it. I work with a guy like that.
- Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:02 am
- Forum: The Photo and Video Gallery
- Topic: In the year 2025, if transmissions still survive,....
- Replies: 40
- Views: 15711
Re: In the year 2025, if transmissions still survive,....
That's gotta be pretty dangerous around there. From what I have seen of Detroit they are pretty good for driving bumper to bumper as fast as they can hold it in the road.....whether the car falls apart or not.
- Sun Apr 06, 2014 10:22 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
- Replies: 55902
- Views: 3271267
Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
Your money is cool but its it magnetic? I hauled this random gov out of my pocket with my checkpoint earlier.
- Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:15 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: They've taken all the fun out of driving!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4626
Re: They've taken all the fun out of driving!
I don't get the tech hate. Not at all. I can understand people wanting simplicity. I can understand not wanting to bother with some of the "extras" like auto climate control versus standard knobs or auto adjusting seats or whatever... But I don't really understand the people that want the...