Car thread

[$trinick]

In my dad's Versa, due to lack of power, the gas has to go in faster then the clutch is released. Kind of difficult. I kind of have to have the clutch in, tap the gas to rev a bit, let the clutch out, and then move forward.

I mean, it's not like I was driving an SRT Viper. I would recommend against tapping in the gas with the clutch in because all you're going to do is damage the clutch and buck that way. You have to be smooth with it, just press in the gas faster and release the clutch slower if you want. Release the clutch as slowly as you need to to ensure you don't stall. It'll slip but you'll get a feel for the engagement point it pretty fast.

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[XR-7]

I mean, it's not like I was driving an SRT Viper. I would recommend against tapping in the gas with the clutch in because all you're going to do is damage the clutch and buck that way. You have to be smooth with it, just press in the gas faster and release the clutch slower if you want. Release the clutch as slowly as you need to to ensure you don't stall. It'll slip but you'll get a feel for the engagement point it pretty fast.

When the gas is tapped with the clutch in, it just revs.  The car doesn't even move or really even vibrate.  Might be too little power.  Specs say 109hp which might not be enough to do much (if it is a bad habit though, it'd be best to stop).

[Feep]

forget you guys for making me login to reply to this thread.

my current subaru liberty 1992 (great for QLD Australian roads because windy as forget and the AWD is beautiful, but the transmission is dead and stuck in 3rd gear)

upgrading/downgrading to a hyundai 2006 elantra

fyi they're not stuff cars considering the fact that my family is very traditional and i'm buying these cars myself with my own money from working part time.

it's the normal in australia to get your manual license. you can't drive a manual legally without one.
i'm not entirely sure how to give advice on driving a manual as it's all very much like riding a bicycle. experimentation is the best way to learn. i haven't stalled more than once in the past 3 months so i'd say i'm pretty decent at driving a manual.

[HellHound]

I'm going to be driving in two years. What cars should I consider then?

[Otis Da HousKat]

When the gas is tapped with the clutch in, it just revs.  The car doesn't even move or really even vibrate.  Might be too little power.  Specs say 109hp which might not be enough to do much (if it is a bad habit though, it'd be best to stop).

Well that's what supposed to happen when you have the clutch pedal pushed all the way in. It's physically disconnecting the engine output from the transmission so hitting the gas will just make the engine spin faster without transmitting any of that power. As others have said you just need to experiment.

I learned to drive manual transmission trucks when I was like 10, but I've never actually driven a manual sedan or anything. My first road vehicle was a 1991 F-150. It was an old town truck so it was cheap as possible and didn't even have a tachometer.

I'm going to be driving in two years. What cars should I consider then?

One with two wheels on the drive axle and at least one on the non-driven one for stability.

[e-maxx]

I wasn't patting myself on the back, I was just contributing to the conversation about learning stick.

oh lol i was talking about the performance driving part

[Georges]

One with two wheels on the drive axle and at least one on the non-driven one for stability.

[dorkdotdan]

Hey guys how about a 5 Series from the 1980s?

[Georges]

that's beautiful! :D But a 3 series is better. :P I love the 1980s- early 1990s BMWs, they're so awesome. :P

[XR-7]

Well that's what supposed to happen when you have the clutch pedal pushed all the way in. It's physically disconnecting the engine output from the transmission so hitting the gas will just make the engine spin faster without transmitting any of that power. As others have said you just need to experiment.

I learned to drive manual transmission trucks when I was like 10, but I've never actually driven a manual sedan or anything. My first road vehicle was a 1991 F-150. It was an old town truck so it was cheap as possible and didn't even have a tachometer.

With me, I just need to give the gas a very little tap, like barely anything at all.  I let the clutch out so the 1st gear partly catches and then I give it more power to get moving.

And my dad's Versa was my second manual transmission.  I've also driven my dad's Focus a couple times.

Yeah Otis.  That's stability :D

[$trinick]

When the gas is tapped with the clutch in, it just revs.  The car doesn't even move or really even vibrate.  Might be too little power.  Specs say 109hp which might not be enough to do much (if it is a bad habit though, it'd be best to stop).

No, lol. That's what's supposed to happen as Otis said. I was saying you'll buck and damage the clutch because if your engine is spinning much faster than the clutch it'll cause a lot of slippage which will result in bucking when it does grip and grinding when it doesn't. You don't want the engine to be spinning faster than the clutch by a large amount, which is why I recommended slowly releasing the clutch so that it grips more slowly and speeds up to the speed of the engine by the time you've fully engaged it.

With me, I just need to give the gas a very little tap, like barely anything at all.  I let the clutch out so the 1st gear partly catches and then I give it more power to get moving.

You shouldn't have to do that every time you shift gears or get going from a stand still. You literally only have to be smooth with it. Power is pretty much irrelevant, what matters is RPM and load. You need to slowly press down the gas pedal to keep the RPM above 1k as you release the clutch and add more load to the engine.

[Alyx Vance]

I personally have never managed to get a clutch to go the way I want, I have horrible timing with my feet.
Then again my dad tried to teach me at 2:30 in the morning how to drive it, hasn't let me try to drive a manual since (93' Honda 5 speed, forgot what the exact model it was) I want to say it was a civic but if you look up '93 Honda civic' you get a ton of hatchbacks.

[XR-7]

You shouldn't have to do that every time you shift gears or get going from a stand still. You literally only have to be smooth with it. Power is pretty much irrelevant, what matters is RPM and load. You need to slowly press down the gas pedal to keep the RPM above 1k as you release the clutch and add more load to the engine.

This is what I was originally doing. My timing just sucks bad due to different speeds for my legs. RPM was usually around 2k-2.5k. Of course, watching the rpm just made it harder. Any lower and I wouldn't be able to get to the gas before the car died. Any higher and the car would buck and lurch a lot and would require more gas to make it quit.

[Twerky]

Stick shifting is the way to go

[Night Fox]

I'd kill myself before I'd buy a manual for everyday driving