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perryair · 04-27-2016, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Dreamzqt

Hey everyone bought this on Saturday and learned to drive stick on it on Sunday! First car was a 2006 acura RSX (automatic) I've been loving this thing since

I have some questions about driving stick

1. Do you guys down shift and engine break when you see a red light or just coast in neutral?

2. How do you go about 'creeping' or 'crawling' through SLOW moving traffic?

any tips welcome!

also any cool stuff you learned about the car you can throw my way?

congrats! white is a great color on brz's.

1) if you're a 'veteran' stick driver i might trust myself to coast but if you're not an old timer with the stick i'd downshift all the way (or most of the way). reason being that if you're even in a panic situation where you have gone into neutral but *really* find yourself needing to get into gear and scoot out of a situation - human nature's panic mode might make it harder to find yourself back into a gear. personally, i downshift... but ymmv

2) first gear, feathering the clutch you can creep at about 3-4 mph. its not too bad - you'll get used to it.

GTHachiRoku · 04-27-2016, 03:49 PM

Welcome to the master race!

SeratoBeats · 04-27-2016, 04:01 PM

I alternate between downshifting and coasting in neutral to the red light

If there's plenty of time to down shift it all the way to the red il downshift. If there's heavier traffic and I have to come to a stop sooner I'll probably downshift 1-2 gears depending on if I was in 6th 5th or 4th and then just neutral the rest of the way

I think alternating and keeping things fresh is the best way imo

Traffic · 04-27-2016, 05:33 PM

Congrats on the new ride!

Atticus808 · 04-27-2016, 05:37 PM

does anyone find downshifting from 3-2 is a bit more difficult on this car?

turtlefeeder · 04-28-2016, 05:34 PM

congratulations on the car !!
I usually slow down while in gear till about 100 meter mark while on the break. when I reach that 100 meter mark I just throw it into neutral and just on brakes.

in traffic... usually leave it in first gear and roll about 2-5 mph because the engine won't stall also I leave like 1 or 2 car of space in front just to roll and apply has break when needed (still keep 1 or 2 car space)

have fun!! in traffic... xD

kch · 04-28-2016, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Atticus808

does anyone find downshifting from 3-2 is a bit more difficult on this car?

when cold, yes. also, switching to motul 75w90 gear oil helped smooth out that 3-2 shift.

kodos78 · 04-28-2016, 06:11 PM

Congrats! I'm also a new owner, these are some great cars.

Atticus808 · 04-28-2016, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by kch

when cold, yes. also, switching to motul 75w90 gear oil helped smooth out that 3-2 shift.

ah. should try that out. thanks

VTEC · 04-28-2016, 06:30 PM

I love to downshift when I'm slowing down. Sounds so damn good with an N1 exhaust. But at night, near residential areas I just coast in neutral until I come to a stop

Ethereal05 · 04-28-2016, 08:56 PM

Congrats!

04-28-2016, 06:30 PM	#24
VTEC Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: Toronto, CA Posts: 141 Thanks: 21 Thanked 101 Times in 67 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I love to downshift when I'm slowing down. Sounds so damn good with an N1 exhaust. But at night, near residential areas I just coast in neutral until I come to a stop __________________ Instagram: @racecar_4life

04-27-2016, 03:49 PM	#16
GTHachiRoku Big in Japan Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: turBRZ Location: North Metro Atlanta, GA Posts: 602 Thanks: 217 Thanked 210 Times in 135 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Welcome to the master race!

04-27-2016, 04:01 PM	#17
SeratoBeats Herbie The Love Bug Join Date: Apr 2016 Drives: BRaz Location: Ohio Posts: 82 Thanks: 23 Thanked 45 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I alternate between downshifting and coasting in neutral to the red light If there's plenty of time to down shift it all the way to the red il downshift. If there's heavier traffic and I have to come to a stop sooner I'll probably downshift 1-2 gears depending on if I was in 6th 5th or 4th and then just neutral the rest of the way I think alternating and keeping things fresh is the best way imo

04-27-2016, 05:33 PM	#18
Traffic Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: 2016 BRZ Limited Automatic Location: NY Posts: 48 Thanks: 73 Thanked 26 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Congrats on the new ride!

04-27-2016, 05:37 PM	#19
Atticus808 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Splash Mountain Location: Disneyland Posts: 1,057 Thanks: 940 Thanked 2,337 Times in 918 Posts Mentioned: 24 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	does anyone find downshifting from 3-2 is a bit more difficult on this car?

04-28-2016, 05:34 PM	#20
turtlefeeder Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Drives: UltraMFrS Location: OC Posts: 701 Thanks: 204 Thanked 135 Times in 100 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	congratulations on the car !! I usually slow down while in gear till about 100 meter mark while on the break. when I reach that 100 meter mark I just throw it into neutral and just on brakes. in traffic... usually leave it in first gear and roll about 2-5 mph because the engine won't stall also I leave like 1 or 2 car of space in front just to roll and apply has break when needed (still keep 1 or 2 car space) have fun!! in traffic... xD

04-28-2016, 06:11 PM	#22
kodos78 Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Drives: Subaru BRZ Location: Texas Posts: 25 Thanks: 33 Thanked 27 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Congrats! I'm also a new owner, these are some great cars.

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