goldKing
Senior Member
- First Name
- Kash
- Joined
- Dec 13, 2018
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- 16
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- Location
- Orange County, CA
- Vehicle(s)
- Honda Civic Type R 2018
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- #1
Hello everyone! Im new to these forums and have purchased my first car ever!
My whole life I had a shitty car with broken windows and a driver side door I couldnt open so I finally got enough money to get this car and I feel like its the best choice iv made!
I have a son and this seems like a good family car too and later I can give it to him!
So yes..I bought the car and didnt know how to drive manual.
The guys at the dealership showed me how to drive manual for 3 hours and I practiced for 2 more hours and drove it home yesterday.
I can say im doing a decent job of shifting but I know I can do it alot smoother.
Areas of Problem & Questions
1. Every time I come to a red light I switch to neutral (even if im 2rd, 3rd, 4th gear) and come to a full stop. Then when the light is green I switch to 1st gear and have a really hard time switching correctly..the car always jerks heavily and im not sure why...If I recall when it happened this morning I let go of the clutch alot more then I pressed the gas and thats when it jerked so I pressed the clutch back in more and was able to make it speed it. (I really need help in this area)
2. If im driving for example on 4th gear going 40 mph and I see a light coming up...should I just clutch/break while on the same gear and when I'm fully stopped switch to neutral?
3. When this car is parked and need to reverse... it seems that I dont need the gas and I can just use the clutch to back up (also use to slow or fasten the backup?) Is this the correct way of doing it?
4. How soon should I switch to 2nd from 1st?
The above are all the pain areas im having with this car! If you guys can help me I would really appreciate it and thank you!
Also if anyone lives in Orange County let me know we can meet up!
My whole life I had a shitty car with broken windows and a driver side door I couldnt open so I finally got enough money to get this car and I feel like its the best choice iv made!
I have a son and this seems like a good family car too and later I can give it to him!
So yes..I bought the car and didnt know how to drive manual.
The guys at the dealership showed me how to drive manual for 3 hours and I practiced for 2 more hours and drove it home yesterday.
I can say im doing a decent job of shifting but I know I can do it alot smoother.
Areas of Problem & Questions
1. Every time I come to a red light I switch to neutral (even if im 2rd, 3rd, 4th gear) and come to a full stop. Then when the light is green I switch to 1st gear and have a really hard time switching correctly..the car always jerks heavily and im not sure why...If I recall when it happened this morning I let go of the clutch alot more then I pressed the gas and thats when it jerked so I pressed the clutch back in more and was able to make it speed it. (I really need help in this area)
2. If im driving for example on 4th gear going 40 mph and I see a light coming up...should I just clutch/break while on the same gear and when I'm fully stopped switch to neutral?
3. When this car is parked and need to reverse... it seems that I dont need the gas and I can just use the clutch to back up (also use to slow or fasten the backup?) Is this the correct way of doing it?
4. How soon should I switch to 2nd from 1st?
The above are all the pain areas im having with this car! If you guys can help me I would really appreciate it and thank you!
Also if anyone lives in Orange County let me know we can meet up!
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