how long did it takes you to perfect manual trans?

[homeforsummer]

Except when a car is right on my ass and I am stopped on a hill. That is scary for EVERBODY. I don't care who you are!

Unless you learned to drive in the UK, where everyone is taught how to do a hill start using the handbrake.

The only time a hill start has ever made me sweat was when I was driving a MkII Jaguar with an insufficient handbrake and a really high biting point to the clutch. But correctly-timed, it's not difficult to pull away even on steep hills without rolling back an inch.

 

[Rage Racer]

From the very start of my learning to drive. I was learning on a manual and passed the tests on it. But the reality of today is that I only drive AT cars after getting my license.

 

[kolio]

Unless you learned to drive in the UK, where everyone is taught how to do a hill start using the handbrake.

The only time a hill start has ever made me sweat was when I was driving a MkII Jaguar with an insufficient handbrake and a really high biting point to the clutch. But correctly-timed, it's not difficult to pull away even on steep hills without rolling back an inch.

I have not been taught that way. But I have been taught to learn my biting point. If the hill/slope is steep enough, just get close to your bite right before releasing foot brake and apllying throttle. This way you burn clutch if you just sit at the bite.

As for not so steep hills or slopes, I usually let the clutch out to bite point in which the truck does roll forward nor backward.

 

[homeforsummer]

I have not been taught that way. But I have been taught to learn my biting point. If the hill/slope is steep enough, just get close to your bite right before releasing foot brake and apllying throttle. This way you burn clutch if you just sit at the bite.

As for not so steep hills or slopes, I usually let the clutch out to bite point in which the truck does roll forward nor backward.

Differences in tuition might have something to do with cultural differences. The sort of cars that people learn to drive in and buy as their first cars in the UK don't really have enough torque to hold themselves on hills at idle on the biting point - you'd quickly stall, and then probably roll backwards as you dip the clutch in a vain attempt to stop the car stalling.

Hence the handbrake method. You can hold it on that and release the brake simultaneously as you feed in the gas and feed out the clutch. All works very smoothly once you've got the knack. And as hinted at before, done correctly the car won't roll a single inch backwards.

Though again, I can also imagine that being slightly less easy in a land where many vehicles came with foot-operated parking brakes. Bit more difficult unless you have two left feet.

 

[kolio]

Differences in tuition might have something to do with cultural differences. The sort of cars that people learn to drive in and buy as their first cars in the UK don't really have enough torque to hold themselves on hills at idle on the biting point - you'd quickly stall, and then probably roll backwards as you dip the clutch in a vain attempt to stop the car stalling.

Hence the handbrake method. You can hold it on that and release the brake simultaneously as you feed in the gas and feed out the clutch. All works very smoothly once you've got the knack. And as hinted at before, done correctly the car won't roll a single inch backwards.

Though again, I can also imagine that being slightly less easy in a land where many vehicles came with foot-operated parking brakes. Bit more difficult unless you have two left feet.

Yup, I drive a truck with a parking brake (foot operated). Too bad the cable snapped about 2 years ago and I still haven't replaced.

That seems like it would be quite tricky/uncomfortable to do though.

 

[Heldenzeit]

Holy thread bump.

Driving around town didn't take too long to master, maybe a week or so. Driving smoothly at speed on a racetrack is something else. Sometimes you don't blip the throttle enough on heel-toe, and sometimes you don't let the clutch out quick enough. I'm still learning!

 

[kolio]

Holy thread bump.

Driving around town didn't take too long to master, maybe a week or so. Driving smoothly at speed on a racetrack is something else. Sometimes you don't blip the throttle enough on heel-toe, and sometimes you don't let the clutch out quick enough. I'm still learning!

Better than making a new thread.