Locals know better, but tourists don't. It's extremely common to see people riding their brakes down mountain roads out west. It's similar to the Moraine Sweep at Road America, if you don't downshift, you'll have some very unhappy brakes.
FC, It wasn't any RX-7 but the Turbo II, far as I remembered, Cousin upgraded the turbo along with a few other goodies, so engine was pushing about 260-ish HP. I only stalled 3 times while first learning it in the parking lot, that was because I was letting off the clutch too fast.
Oh my damn that is absolutely fantastic. I remember now one of your older posts, IIRC your cousin ended up trading in the turbo 2 right?
No real point in learning, a lot of cars over here have been auto only for decades, and it's actually hard to find a car with a manual transmission that isn't sporty, FWD, an econobox, or a truck and even then your options are still limited to mostly older cars.
Yeah, he would've kept the car had not the "accident" happened he says jokingly, but yeah he regretted selling it and should've kept it, but considering the wife pressured him to buy something bigger, wasn't much he could do.
yeah i watched some shitty 240p of someone in their garage pressing a clutch pedal and that made me understand it
I'm just getting out of school now, my tolerance for people is a bit impaired... Ah well I get to take some stress out on backroads at least
Why are you always mad at people trying to enjoy their stay on the forums. Perhaps you should grow up and become more tolerable for people instead of getting on them 24/7.
Well this thread got derailed quickly... OT: I just got my learner licence in Australia and since all the cars my family owns are manuals (Suzuki Grand Vitara, Grand Vitara XL-7, 1970 Jaguar XJ6) I won't be driving an auto anytime soon. I've driven automatic single speed utility vehicles and frankly it's extremely boring.
It means to change gearbox to low-range, and, yes, I am a manual peasant, as I belive it allows me to not constantly shift between 2-3 gear while driving, cause that is annoying and really bizarre when it happens
depends on the car, a big diesel saloon deserves an automatic. but a fun little hatchback with a high revving engine should have a manual
honest opinion, it should be illegal to drive without knowledge of driving manual. Right now nothing in US law prevents a person learning to drive nothing but auto, getting their license, going out and buying a v8 mustang in stick and plowing through a crowd of people. Or getting behind the wheel of a big heavy SUV and plowing through a crowd of people. Or a junction. Can nobody see why the US drivers licensing system is so poor? To me it seems outright dangerous, and not just that, completely daft to have people on the road that dont have any concept of how to drive a car properly. A surgeon doesnt qualify for surgery based on being able to stitch a minor wound.
1982 F-100 3 speed 300ci i6 (originally column shift, if you know where i can get the linkage, let me know) and 2002 ford ZX5 focus 5 speed 4 banger
It's pretty scary how bad our licensing system is. There isn't any training on how to handle emergency maneuvers, driving in snow, and a lot of other important driving skills. The behind the wheel driving part is pretty bad as well. It doesn't accurately portray real world driving, and the driver-ed car only obstructs traffic because its always at or below the speed limit
