Alright, so it has been about a week since I bought my FR-S. This is my very
first manual transmission car, and I am in the learning process. I think I've exhausted my resources on lessons (online), and would absolutely appreciate some advice from fellow FR-S drivers. Here it goes...
1) I'm having the
most issues with slowing down and approaching/finishing a turn. Say I'm going 45mph, and need to slow down for a right-hand turn. What I've been doing is, from 5th, pushing in the clutch and apply the brakes and shifting into 2nd. Once I actually turn, I let the clutch out slowly and give some throttle to smooth out the turn. How do I downshift into 2nd and turn smoothly without having the clutch in DURING the turn? The way I'm currently doing it doesn't seem like the most efficient way.
2) I tend to ride the clutch a little when reversing to slowly back up. What's a more efficient way to reverse? Are the procedures different on an uphill driveway?
3) How do you go over speed bumps properly?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to hurt my car
