5 Things you shouldnt do in a manual car

JARblue · 02-11-2016, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Tigger

But I still say if you 100k then you've been granny shiftin' that bitch way too much.

I may very well get over 100K miles out my stock clutch, but for the life of me I can't get 8K miles on a set of rear tires

Dirk McGurck · 02-11-2016, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MB370Z

You know what? This will decimate all, after, you put about fifteen grand in it or more. If we have to, overnight parts from Japan.

I said a 10 second car, not a 10 minute car!

Tigger · 02-11-2016, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I may very well get over 100K miles out my stock clutch, but for the life of me I can't get 8K miles on a set of rear tires

I thought my PSS rears would be toast by now. 11k on those and still good. Might even last through Zdayz. lol

kenchan · 02-11-2016, 08:49 PM

one of 5 things u shouldnt do in a MT car is to not eat tacos while driving.

lettuce and shredded cheeze all over the place..

not dat i would know.

Tigger · 02-12-2016, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

one of 5 things u shouldnt do in a MT car is to not eat tacos while driving.

lettuce and shredded cheeze all over the place..

not dat i would know.

That's something you just shouldn't do in any car!

Leingod · 02-12-2016, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

one of 5 things u shouldnt do in a MT car is to not eat tacos while driving.

lettuce and shredded cheeze all over the place..

not dat i would know.

Amateur. The amount of Taco Hell eaten has given me the ability to juggle both soft and hard tacos while down shifting without rev matching and triple clutching.

ayrton88 · 02-12-2016, 07:33 AM

I don't know how true it is, but a high end car salesman told me some rich guy that wasn't experienced driving a stick, bought a Ferrari back in the '80s, and blew out his clutch on his way home after purchasing the car. Maybe that's why modern Ferrari's have floppy paddle shifters.

kenchan · 02-12-2016, 07:36 AM

i think those brands got sick and tired of non-car guys dat cant drive stick faking up acceleration times and losing to honda fits while merging lanes.

darkphantom · 02-19-2016, 04:30 PM

Yikes, I've been doing the #4 a bit....nice throaty burble when I'm in 6th at 2k RPM

Tigger · 02-19-2016, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ayrton88

I don't know how true it is, but a high end car salesman told me some rich guy that wasn't experienced driving a stick, bought a Ferrari back in the '80s, and blew out his clutch on his way home after purchasing the car. Maybe that's why modern Ferrari's have floppy paddle shifters.

I'm quite sure it is very true. Youtube videos all over the place to prove it too. The time to learn to drive stick is not on a $400k car. But hey. If they're rich enough to buy the car then they should have enough fir the $20k bill for clutch replacement.

NISMO IX · 02-19-2016, 09:42 PM

Some paddle shifters still have clutches, but can work like an auto without the "clutch peddle".

Spstone · 02-20-2016, 08:04 PM

I hold the car with the clutch hills all the time. Can't say I have ever had to replace a clutch "prematurely."

Tigger · 02-21-2016, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by NISMO IX

Some paddle shifters still have clutches, but can work like an auto without the "clutch peddle".

Generally speaking, unless it doesn't have a transmission, all cars have clutches. Autos have clutch packs. Manuals have your standard clutch. DCTs, DSGs, PDKs...etc have your automated dual clutch setup.

02-11-2016, 08:49 PM	#49 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	one of 5 things u shouldnt do in a MT car is to not eat tacos while driving. lettuce and shredded cheeze all over the place.. not dat i would know. VABAM, Tigger, somms and 3 others like this.

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darkphantom Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 425 Drives: 13 Z34 PW M6 Rep Power: 243	Yikes, I've been doing the #4 a bit....nice throaty burble when I'm in 6th at 2k RPM __________________ '13 PW M6 \| Takeda \| ARK GRiP V2 \| H&R

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	i think those brands got sick and tired of non-car guys dat cant drive stick faking up acceleration times and losing to honda fits while merging lanes.

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Spstone Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Wilmington, nc Posts: 354 Drives: 14 370Z Nismo 6MT PW Rep Power: 10	I hold the car with the clutch hills all the time. Can't say I have ever had to replace a clutch "prematurely."