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Originally Posted by dori.
if it was 50% then it wouldn't be a 'point' it'd be an wide area...
and you are further reinforcing my point that you don't understand how a manual works.
1) Finding when the clutch engages is the first thing you should do when you drive a stick shift car that is new to you (well aside from adjusting your seat and mirrors and all that). All it takes is you letting the clutch out without any gas. Once the car starts moving a bit, you found it. Simple.
2) Every car is DIFFERENT. My Civic takes up the pedal more gradually than my BRZ. My old FC probably had the most gradual pedal take of any car I've ever driven. Shit I even drove 2 different S2K's and they had different engagement points (probably difference between AP1 and AP2 and also mileage). Each car has its own unique engagement point that you have to find.
3) you probably don't (more like definitely...) know that even if you step on the pedal a little bit you are slightly disengaging the clutch (wow sounds just like the gas and brake!), which is why people say not to rest your foot on the clutch pedal, since you'll be causing extra wear.
It NEEDS to have a range of travel, because otherwise you'd go flying everywhere. At some point you have to have the extra control to slip the clutch into gear, for example, when parking.
4) My challenge to you, is that you drive both the manual and automatic versions of the car. Want to know how I can speak as an informed person about manuals and the difference between it and the auto? I've been driving stick for almost 9 years, and I drove the automatic FR-S (which is good imo, but I wouldn't choose it over the stick).
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I think you fail to understand what I was saying. Most of the times I can't find the engagement point because the window is so slim or it overall lacks feel period. Now you might be able to feel that point in every single manual tranny but I am not you. I love rowing gears but as It stand I will never like the clutch until they either make it easy to feel the area of engagement on every single car. And I must be crazy to most manual transmission lovers but I prefer to be more invested in turning, braking and shifting and repeating that. That's a fun time for me! With some modern auto's(DCT and FRS type auto's) I can accomplish all 3 without the clutch. You have no idea how much hate I have for the clutch. It's apart of the top 10 things I hate in the world.
Also to your first point gas and brakes have a wide area. That's why I was saying they are not alike.