si_well
Senior Member
- First Name
- Anthony
- Joined
- Nov 8, 2019
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- Location
- NE Pennsylvania
- Vehicle(s)
- 2020 Civic Si
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- #1
Hey everyone.
I was hoping to get some advice about the proper etiquette of driving a manual transmission.
My 2020 Si I purchased a few weeks ago is my first manual transmission car I've personally owned. I knew how to drive stick since the day I got my license, but I was completely self taught from driving other people's cars. It was just intuitive for me to translate what I knew from riding dirt bikes my whole life and applying the same concept of using clutch/gears to a car. Nobody ever taught me what I should or shouldn't be doing though, and that has me worried that I might be developing bad habits.
Most of my driving practices are with the wear of the clutch in mind, but I'm always looking to learn and get better at everything I do. I've been watching videos and reading some articles about general rules and do's & don'ts that were somewhat helpful but mostly just common sense stuff, so I wanted to hear from you guys.
What in your opinion are the best practices to follow when driving a manual transmission? What are some things you wish you knew about driving a manual when you first started? Are their any specific quirks with the Si, aside from rev hang, that require them to be driven differently?
Any feedback on this, or just general things specific to the Si that I should know about, would be greatly appreciated!
I was hoping to get some advice about the proper etiquette of driving a manual transmission.
My 2020 Si I purchased a few weeks ago is my first manual transmission car I've personally owned. I knew how to drive stick since the day I got my license, but I was completely self taught from driving other people's cars. It was just intuitive for me to translate what I knew from riding dirt bikes my whole life and applying the same concept of using clutch/gears to a car. Nobody ever taught me what I should or shouldn't be doing though, and that has me worried that I might be developing bad habits.
Most of my driving practices are with the wear of the clutch in mind, but I'm always looking to learn and get better at everything I do. I've been watching videos and reading some articles about general rules and do's & don'ts that were somewhat helpful but mostly just common sense stuff, so I wanted to hear from you guys.
What in your opinion are the best practices to follow when driving a manual transmission? What are some things you wish you knew about driving a manual when you first started? Are their any specific quirks with the Si, aside from rev hang, that require them to be driven differently?
Any feedback on this, or just general things specific to the Si that I should know about, would be greatly appreciated!
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