How many gears you got???

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Got a manual transmission vehicle? Whatcha got?

3 speed
0
No votes
4 speed
1
4%
5 speed
12
52%
6 speed
10
43%
7 speed
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 23

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Squint
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Re: How many gears you got???

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daleadbull wrote:I'm comfortable for the most part but occasionally have some jerky shifts mostly because the revs drop at different rates in my car depending on the situation. :evil: I'm also still not where I'd like to be in terms of launching especially launching quickly. Overall I feel like I'm an average or above average manual driver tho since I can rev match and heel-toe etc., and I doubt majority of the manual driving population can do that or even know what those things mean.
Yeah, jerky shifts happen to the best of us because of car changes, weather, lack of attention, etc...

I choose not to heel-toe since I don't have any reason to do so. At some point I might go practice, but I don't have the time nor the reason to do so. However, I do know what they are and knowing is half the battle.
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'11 Ford Fiesta Hatchback SE 5MT
'14 Giant Escape City 24MT
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Re: How many gears you got???

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Squint wrote: knowing is half the battle.
Killing is the other half.

Or maybe this:
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Squint
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Re: How many gears you got???

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theholycow wrote:
Squint wrote: knowing is half the battle.
Killing is the other half.

Or maybe this:
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Well done!

I was going to link this picture but it was blocked here at work at the first two places that I found it using Google. :roll: :lol: :lol:
'15 Mazda 3 iSport Hatch 6MT
'11 Ford Fiesta Hatchback SE 5MT
'14 Giant Escape City 24MT
'97 Honda Civic EX 4AT - Retired @ 184,001 mi

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Re: How many gears you got???

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AHTOXA wrote:I botch a shift occasionally as well, and we all do, we are not robots; happens once in a great while.
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