Newbie Manual Driving Help Needed

[Necric]

Originally Posted by fatherfork

For those of you who do not like the clutch engagement point and have not already adjusted the pedal, check out this thread: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8040

I highly recommend doing this, it makes it much simpler.

[daiheadjai]

Originally Posted by Suberman

Canadians are North Americans. Not sure about how many Mexicans can drive stick, though.

Manual transmissions are rapidly being rendered obsolete except as a historical curiosity, like pushrod valve trains ....

Yeah. IIRC, the poster I quoted applied that to Americans (which I assume to be the "south of the 49th" or Alaskan/Hawaiian variety.

[Jaywest717]

Originally Posted by Suberman

This doesn't work on anything more than a gentle slope. You may think it works but it doesn't. I agree with Frost, use the handbrake, that's why it is a handbrake.

In many countries you would fail your driving test using the "inertia" method.

Your car ALWAYS rolls backwards it is just a matter of how far. Try this inertia technique in winter and prepare to touch up the paint on your rear bumper a lot.

I'm not trying to start an argument or to disagree with what you're saying, but I drive this car during rush hour traffic every single day and I have put over 2,000 miles on it. So, when I say that I can start the car on a "moderate slope" without having to use the handbrake, with my car barely going backwards, I am telling you the truth.

When on a moderate slope and stuck in heavy traffic and I'm in 1st gear, after pressing the brake and clutch, engaging the handbrake, releasing the brake and then releasing the clutch and handbrake while pressing on the gas for literally the 30th time in a row, I tried to find an easier (quicker) way to manage this. I'm getting a really good feel for this car now.

But I agree, it would be foolish to drive in that manner during rainy, snowy, or icy conditions.

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by Jaywest717

I'm not trying to start an argument or to disagree with what you're saying, but I drive this car during rush hour traffic every single day and I have put over 2,000 miles on it. So, when I say that I can start the car on a "moderate slope" without having to use the handbrake, with my car barely going backwards, I am telling you the truth.

When on a moderate slope and stuck in heavy traffic and I'm in 1st gear, after pressing the brake and clutch, engaging the handbrake, releasing the brake and then releasing the clutch and handbrake while pressing on the gas for literally the 30th time in a row, I tried to find an easier (quicker) way to manage this. I'm getting a really good feel for this car now.

But I agree, it would be foolish to drive in that manner during rainy, snowy, or icy conditions.

As someone with over 18,000 miles commuting on this car and ~15,000 on my truck commuting in some of the worst traffic in the country the issue is not what you're doing but rather how you're describing it.

"Moderate slope" could be anything from 1 degree to 10 depending on your definition, short of posting a video of what you're doing someone will always say you're wrong with this method. I imagine you're speaking of grades where you would roll back at a speed < 5 mph max if you were in neutral for a significant difference.

The people saying you are wrong are probably doing exactly what you do, you're fast enough on the clutch that you don't need a handbrake and the grade is not steep enough to present a danger.

Let it go, nobody is going to call the 'internet driving police' and you'll find out soon enough whether or not you're prematurely wearing the clutch.

[Suberman]

Exactly.

[dnieves]

Originally Posted by Teclis

Well when you live in a place, with mostly turns, and mountains ect, and almost no highways, manual is perfect for fun

So "catching up" not for me, I have driven some AT, and I find it boring, ofc I can see that it's great when living in a city, with lot of trafic ect. but out here, no way

But eitherway you North Americans are lucky, with the price for an FRS Here in Norway the GT86 starts at 76K dollars..

Cheers

I thought that was a typo, but I priced a base GT86 in Norway (456,500.00 NOK) and it came out to $74,252.39 USD!!?!?!! How much do you guys make annually as the cheapest Toyota is the base Yaris (169,700.00 NOK) which comes out to $27,602.70 USD (here it's $14.430). I bet the price of a gallon (liter) of gas (petrol) is astronomical (no doughnuts!).







Try this out: http://themoneyconverter.com/USD/NOK.aspx

[Teclis]

Originally Posted by dnieves

I thought that was a typo, but I priced a base GT86 in Norway (456,500.00 NOK) and it came out to $74,252.39 USD!!?!?!! How much do you guys make annually as the cheapest Toyota is the base Yaris (169,700.00 NOK) which comes out to $27,602.70 USD (here it's $14.430). I bet the price of a gallon (liter) of gas (petrol) is astronomical (no doughnuts!).







Try this out: http://themoneyconverter.com/USD/NOK.aspx

Yeah, if I did that correctly it is about 9.25 dollars for 1 gallon, we use liters here in Norway And EVERYTHING in Norway is expensive.. the "general" yearly wage in Norway is about: 46K dollars, some have a lot less, some got more