It's something very frustrating for me

I've owned stick shift cars for the past 6-7 years (focus, mustang, g35c) and it seems like ive always had this problem i just cant get the hang of taking off when stopped somewhere slanted...

Do I just need to practice by going somewhere uphill n keep doing it over n over, I basically havent practiced because there isnt much uphill and the few times i do have that issue it just makes me nervous lol i know its dumb

Anyways, theres 2 methods of taking off from an uphill stop:

1- Use the handbrake method and put it in 1st gear and slowly bring down the handbrake and take off

2- Switch quickly from brake to gas while taking off and making sure you dont over-rev the crap out of it

Which method do you guys use? Any pointers?

Thanks

 

2, i just roll back a little bit when the car behind me is coming up, they see this and stop shorter to give me room.

now when it snows i might have a bigger problem with it, but its kinda natural at this point. I can roll back ~ 2-3 inches at the sharpest inclines.

 

I have never had to use an e-brake to get moving while on a hill, but maybe because I live in Seattle area and we have hills everywhere, I got used to it real quick. Just learn to do it without the E-brake man, practice.

 

So basically just practice huh

 

age and driving experience please!

really you shouldn't move backwards more than an inch or 2, or at all for that matter. I don't suggest option 1, seems pointless and harmful. Just switch over to the gas quickly, you'll get the hang of it eventually.

 

With the right amount of gas and clutch you won't roll back, it just requires more gas than moving on a flat surface. You sound like my wife when I was teaching her to drive a 4 speed MT....
Gary

 

I do a smokey burn out then throw litter on the ground.

 

ill bet most people on here will disagree with this but the few times i come across these situations i just ride the clutch a bit. bring the clutch out a bit and release the brake and give it a little gas and you wont even roll back. again if this happens on regular occasions i wouldnt recommend it

 

#2
Don't think too much!

 

just practice using method #1 until your used to where the engagment point is.

after you find it, its just a matter of giving more gas then normal.

 

My method:

On hills, I push in the clutch while my right foot is on the brake. Then I begin to release the clutch to the point of engagement. Right before I hit that point, I move my right foot from the brake to the gas pedal. Usually by the time I start giving it gas, the clutch is already already starting to grab, so the car has little to no roll back. Once you get moving, let off the clutch and go on your merry way. Rolling back is natural, as long as you don't roll back too much. As long as you're not rolling back more than a few inches and/or not stalling the car, you're fine.

I just wish more motorists knew that people out there still drive manual transmissions and would quit stopping inches short of my rear bumper on an incline.

 

You wouldn't be having that problem if you had an AUTOMATIC

 

fixed

 

Just find a deserted hill one night.. and keep practicing.
For a while i was actually gassing a little, just enough to keep me standstill on the hill, then slowly you get used to the feel of the gas brake and clutch

 

When I'm taking off on a steep incline I tend to release my clutch until right before the engagement point and then move my feet from the brake to the gas. You'll roll back a little bit but it's not bad. I've never had to use the handbrake doing this method.