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Originally Posted by Roadster4Us
Don't sweat it. Even experienced manual drivers sometimes need a bit of time to get the feel of a new clutch as they have different release points and may require different rev points for a smooth start.
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Liar liar liar, experienced drivers get the feel of the clutch the moment they touch it, they squeeze it once and they know how to get to the winning spot
As Roadster4Us pointed out, don't sweat it and keep working on the clutch feel. Just relax and try not to be too self conscious about your feet are doing. clutch handling is just like dancing, you don't have to see what your feet are doing, just feel what they are doing and you'll get it.
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Originally Posted by Vaughanabe13
Ahh. I know I definitely wasn't getting up to 2k, I was probably closer to 1k or maybe even less, although I wasn't really looking at the tach. My guess is you guys hit the nail on the head that I was releasing too fast and not giving it enough throttle.
It didn't help that the guy giving me the test drive was basically a douche and offered zero feedback to me (he knew I was a novice manual driver). Oh well.
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Careful there, that's not a hard set number, if you are on a 0 degree angle surface with no resistance, 1k or even 1.5k might suffice. If you are going down a hill from a stop, 1st will likely not be needed, you might want to let the car roll then engage in 2nd gear or even 3rd gear based on your speed and surround traffic. If you are going up the hill from a stop, you might need a slightly higher rev. All depends on the situation and how you work the clutch. The salesman job is not to give you feedback on your driving. He won't risk losing a sale because he told you that you probably needed more practice handling manual transmission (If anything I would be glad that the dealership let me test drive a manual transmission car though I was still learning
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