OK? Rear Plate Message
 

The first concern of my new BRZ is ditching the rear license plate frame that advertises the Honda car dealership I bought it from. Attempting to think of a message that would fit well, I'm thinking of :

DRIVING MANUAL

LEAVE AMPLE ROOM


Would anybody find this funny? I am thinking this is practical because certain people leave no room for error when parking on a hill. Might give me some leeway half the time.

Also thinking of a certain Gandalf quote. :D

Follow your heart

I'd find it funny that the person driving the car couldn't drive a manual well and needs a ton of space.

Caution wide turns would also be good!

:laughabove:

It's hard when you're parked facing the top of the hill ~35° angle and a car is barely a smartphone length behind you, especially when I'm still getting the hang of the car.

If its really bad use the handbrake to hold the car until the clutch grabs.

Wouldn't help. By the time they're close enough to notice what it says, they're already too close.

Don't think about it. Just get off the break, blip the gas, and feather the clutch. I always do the same motion at the same speed whether I'm on a hill or not. Even if the car behind you looks to be really close in your mirror, you probably have at least 2ft of space. If you can't manage it in 2ft... find a steep hill and practice I guess. I'm more embarrassed if I accidentally rev too high and make a lot of noise as I set off, rather than rolling back a bit. I see that all the time. They're so afraid of stalling, it sounds like they're at 2.5k as they get going. :clap:

Best thing to do when taking off on a hill is to use the ebrake to hold the car until the clutch starts to grab. It is also useful when you want a very responsive take off. Hold the ebrake, slightly engage the clutch so the car moves just a bit, fully disengage the clutch, off the ebrake, take off when ready.

This thread is for license plate frame, not how to drive manual in a hill.
I'd rather put something like: watch out, im low.

CAUTION!
OFTEN SIDEWAYS

I have seen window stickers that you could use temporarily. IMO totally worth it if you are learning, don't be embarrassed about what some ass thinks about it.

Thanks guys. So far I've been okay. I'm just worried that one day I'm going to make a slight mistake and crash into the car behind me. I still have a week or two before my license plates come in so I still have time to ponder.

"Cowboys butts make me nuts"

Use the e brake on hills. Why would you happen to make a mistake one day? It's not a hard concept.

When ever you can find a hill to practice on, it takes time to master it. I remember I was nervous on hills for months in my first manual.

Parking Brake if you must, but it's really not hard to not roll back.. slide your foot off the brake to hit the gas as you let out the clutch.

e-brake on hill. Plain and simple.

As for plate frame, I'd personally go with just a thin frame w/o anything on it.

The license plates came in a little early today. I decided to go with frame-less plates on front and back. Looks good. The front has an extra plastic front with the same plastic design and color, so the front bumper doesn't have any drill holes.

What did you get for a plate?

Just a standard California license plate. I'm still deciding whether to get a custom or not.

You should have obtained a plate from another state, California is the worst.

Well I....I live in California. So....

I was kidding.

LOL

People still use license plate frames with silly saying on them?

No need for parking brake on hill once you master the brake, feathering of the throttle and clutch engagement point/slip. I used to roll back a bit in the beginning when I was first learning to drive a stick (20 y/o). Fifteen years later, I barely roll back if at all. ☺️

<diner napkin> Backdoor Beauty? </diner napkin>

I CANT DRIVE STICK
YOLO

my front plate is a euro plate that spells "move over" but its backwards so when im behind you in your mirror it reads move over correctly and my rear license plate frame says " i swear to god its stock" lol