Driving A Manual Car Again.

[icyfroth]

Panelbeater rings me up this morning, asks me if I can drive a manual gear shift.

I says yeah but I haven't driven one in years.

He says well I can't get an auto courtesy car til tomorrow but if you want to take the manual you can bring your car in today.

I say ok.

I managed to drive it out of the yard without bunny-hopping it lol. Stalled it a cpl times at the lights. Paranoid about any hill starts, scared of rolling back.

But I got used to it by the time I drove home. 🙂 Some things you never forget. Like riding a bike.

[nicnacs_4u]

Icy no luck on a bike but can still drive a manual car. .

[rabbitearbandicoot]

I have driven autos for 20 years. Got in a manual (discourtesy car) the other day - like riding a bike - never forget - much prefer them actually. 

[joz*garage]

"Like riding a bike."

"- like riding a bike -"

exactly 

[softail-joanie]

I prefer standard shift over autos for two reasons, one, they make me feel like I'm actually part of the driving process, and two, less chance of fluid leaks with no transmission lines going up to the raditor.

When I drive an auto, I keep reaching for a shifter and trying to find the clutch pedal with my left foot. if you ain't shiftin, you aint drivin.

[polksaladallie]

Use the clutch when stopping on a hill, same principle as used in an automatic.  No handbrake use at all.  It's called slipping the clutch.

Edit.  This is not directed to you, Joanie.

[2106greencat]

I used to do that polks, then a mechanic friend of mine told me not to coz it can wear the out clutch quicker or something, handbrake hill starts ever since. LOL

[2106greencat]

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@softail-joanie wrote:

I prefer standard shift over autos for two reasons, one, they make me feel like I'm actually part of the driving process, and two, less chance of fluid leaks with no transmission lines going up to the raditor.

When I drive an auto, I keep reaching for a shifter and trying to find the clutch pedal with my left foot. if you ain't shiftin, you aint drivin.

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Over here in Oz a shifter is a spanner kind of thing, so your post made me giggle. Thinking of an old clunker that needed tightening up on the way LOL

[softail-joanie]

Use the clutch when stopping on a hill, same principle as used in an automatic.  No handbrake use at all.  It's called slipping the clutch.

Yeah, keep doing that and it won't be long before the clutch starts slipping on it's own when you don't want it to.

Over here in Oz a shifter is a spanner kind of thing, so your post made me giggle. Thinking of an old clunker that needed tightening up on the way LOL

Probibly have the steering wheel on the right side of the car, like a mail jeep over here.

[2106greencat]

Probibly have the steering wheel on the right side of the car

LOL - over here we call the steering wheel 'the big circle'.

Just kidding

[polksaladallie]

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@2106greencat wrote:

I used to do that polks, then a mechanic friend of mine told me not to coz it can wear the out clutch quicker or something, handbrake hill starts ever since. LOL

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I was told not to use the handbrake for the same reason, it will damage it earlier.

I drive an automatic, and never use the handbrake on a hill.  Too much trouble.