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Old 08-26-2018, 08:34 PM   #73
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Originally Posted by rvoll View Post
Ride quality includes "jerkiness" while shifting. Smoother shifts also improve "ride quality". Yes, you can shift a manual smoothly -- we all know how to do that. However, that's not the way most of us actually drive a manual
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No. If you're jerking while shifting, you don't know how to drive your car.
You just think you do, based on watching ricer movies.


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Originally Posted by rvoll View Post
For me, when I start getting jolts over expansion joints, the car is too firm and lacks any good ride quality. When tracking a car, I don't really care about ride quality -- but that is a completely different purpose
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No. Ride quality is a non-issue on a perfectly paved track.
The car can have fixed a solid suspension, and you'd barely even notice.
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