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Originally Posted by boredom.is.me
Driving the car will kill the clutch in the long run. Just use sense. If you are doing 0-10, first is a good place. But if traffic continues rolling, you can take second all the way down to about 7-8 with out issue.
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Originally Posted by FR-S Matt
Automatics just make you lose a lot of thrill with the car. Take it on a windy road, where you have to brake, accelerate, downshift for power up hills. It's a ton of fun compared to flipping paddles on a steering wheel. Not to mention working the clutch is really fun as well. Even in traffic, I have no problems with a manual. Even from a dead stop, I'm able to take off from second gear without riding\burning the clutch at all. First gear is extremely short. Long term damage? Not at all, just normal wear and tear on a clutch. Second gear isn't jerky at all in bumper to bumper traffic.
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car has sufficient torque to "light up" from second. generally speaking,1st gear gets the car moving forward from a dead stop.it's all it's really good for!
with sufficient torque down low, car will "pull a dead horse" in second!