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Originally Posted by elenien
Hm... it shouldn't be jerky... using the handbreak should be very smooth. Let out the clutch slowly while applying a little gas until the car start to pull slightly, release handbreak, and start as normal. If anything, I'd think it would be hard on the handbreak...
I've driven manuals for 13 years, but I'm really appreciating all the different comments and techniques mentioned (here and elsewhere). I feel like I've gotten a bit lazy in recent years and have picked up some bad habits along the way... especially driving alone in the car. There is nothing like a passenger to highlight how smooth your shifting isn't.
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Badly blended sentence. I meant the way people take their foot off the brake, begin to roll backward, lay on the gas and then try to catch the car with the clutch. That part is jerky.
The handbrake just seems like an unnecessary step to me.