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Originally Posted by Jaywest717
I'm not trying to start an argument or to disagree with what you're saying, but I drive this car during rush hour traffic every single day and I have put over 2,000 miles on it. So, when I say that I can start the car on a "moderate slope" without having to use the handbrake, with my car barely going backwards, I am telling you the truth.
When on a moderate slope and stuck in heavy traffic and I'm in 1st gear, after pressing the brake and clutch, engaging the handbrake, releasing the brake and then releasing the clutch and handbrake while pressing on the gas for literally the 30th time in a row, I tried to find an easier (quicker) way to manage this. I'm getting a really good feel for this car now.
But I agree, it would be foolish to drive in that manner during rainy, snowy, or icy conditions.
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As someone with over 18,000 miles commuting on this car and ~15,000 on my truck commuting in some of the worst traffic in the country the issue is not what you're doing but rather how you're describing it.
"Moderate slope" could be anything from 1 degree to 10 depending on your definition, short of posting a video of what you're doing someone will always say you're wrong with this method. I imagine you're speaking of grades where you would roll back at a speed < 5 mph max if you were in neutral for a significant difference.
The people saying you are wrong are probably doing exactly what you do, you're fast enough on the clutch that you don't need a handbrake and the grade is not steep enough to present a danger.
Let it go, nobody is going to call the 'internet driving police' and you'll find out soon enough whether or not you're prematurely wearing the clutch.
