So I was bouncing the clutch today on a hill...
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yea those that creep all the way up your rear bumpers sure are annoying.. then again, manual drivers that rock back and forth is kinda annoying too ![[:p]](/images/smilies/tongue.png "Stick Out Tongue [:p]")
(fun to do, annoying to watch) ^^;;
if it really concerns you tho, you can always engage the clutch halfway before stepping off the brake. instead of flooring just to avoid rolling back. just not as fun right?![[;)]](/images/smilies/wink.png "Wink [;)]")
(fun to do, annoying to watch) ^^;;if it really concerns you tho, you can always engage the clutch halfway before stepping off the brake. instead of flooring just to avoid rolling back. just not as fun right?
j2azz said:
Or if you want, learn the car real well and how to drive a standard. ![[:D]](/images/smilies/biggrin.png "Big Grin [:D]")
I'll half engage the clutch while on the brake to hit friction point. Once I let off the brake (if you know the car) you should just take right off without rolling back and not having to floor it... [driving2]
I'll half engage the clutch while on the brake to hit friction point. Once I let off the brake (if you know the car) you should just take right off without rolling back and not having to floor it... [driving2]
Plus a new clutch isnt a big deal, when it goes, its getting upgraded.
BMW-FW26 said:
Yea thats not to hard. You can catch the clutch very quick if you know how to drive it well. I love bouncing it because it scares the people behind me. Plus a new clutch isnt a big deal, when it goes, its getting upgraded.
Plus a new clutch isnt a big deal, when it goes, its getting upgraded.
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Bmw 325i 7803 said:
Do that when a $500 91' Honda is sitting behind you and they just might not get scared... but jealous and mark your bumper.... just saying, I wouldn't have the guts to do that in my 40k bimmer let alone a 50k M3.
Lots of shitty cars in NYC, lots of shitty drivers. Although NYC is flat so I don't really have to worry about that. I use the E-brake technique, my father taught it to me when I was first learning stick shift (when I had my Jetta) and I practiced it a lot on my uphill driveway. It's quite easy, just use the E-brake to hold the car and start engaging 1st gear like normal....as soon as you have clutch contact, bring the E-brake down. It sounds complicated and unnecessarily annoying, but once you learn how to do it well, it becomes very fluid and easy.
<----------------Wishes he can drive stick
<------- Wishes he had a bmw with a stick.
But yea, in NYC everytime i see a person moving back and forth I leave extra room and give em extra time. Ive seen a person slam into a another person like that, but not bad, just a tap. Its mainly taxis who tailgate or stop infront of you.. thats the main thing you need to worry about here.
<------- Wishes he had a bmw with a stick.
But yea, in NYC everytime i see a person moving back and forth I leave extra room and give em extra time. Ive seen a person slam into a another person like that, but not bad, just a tap. Its mainly taxis who tailgate or stop infront of you.. thats the main thing you need to worry about here.
Yeah, taxis do get very close in the city, but I always take my car into NYC every week-end and I have never had a roll-back problem. NYC is mostly flat and the cabbies and other drivers aren't TRYING to hit your bumper, so if it does happen it's because the stick shift driver probably let his/her car roll back too much.
When some jerk is really close to me, I'll purposely roll back till I'm really close to their car, and then I'll do a perfect take-off just to be a show-off. Once I did that and I pissed the driver off so bad that he felt it absolutely necessary to blow past me on a one lane road while giving me the finger. I found is somewhat amusing that he was driving a Bimmer as well.
I've never really had the guts to floor it and do it that way, maybe one day when I get my car back I will.
I've never really had the guts to floor it and do it that way, maybe one day when I get my car back I will.