H I L L S !!??!???
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Re: H I L L S !!??!???
The hills in S.F. was the #2 reason why I am not getting the 6MT. My wife is the first. I drove my manual Prelude there and I couldn't even enjoy the scenery from concentrating so damn hard to keep from backing into people behind me. Sometimes even in automatics I've felt like I was going to roll backwards. Some the hills near Fishermans wharf/Chinatown feel like you are damn near looking up vertical at the sky. Then some genius decides to put up a stop light right at the crest of the hill and make you hold it for 3 minutes.............
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First of all, the E-brake technique is easy as pie. At first it seems like unnecessary work but as you do it more and more, it gets a lot easier. Secondly, the hand-brake on the G sucks. When I first got my G, the hand brake would barely hold the car in place...I had to have the dealership tighten it because it just wasn't even holding the car on a hill. Even after they tightened it the hand-brake still sucks compared to the way it is SUPPOSED to work. The hand-brake should only require a few clicks before it holds the car tight as ***** on a hill....with the G, you have to pull it all the way up and even then it's not stable on steep hills.
My point is that, unfortuantely with this car, the E-brake technique will never be as easy as it should be but it's certainly worth doing if you prefer it over the brake pedal technique that was previous discussed.
Another thing I'd like to say is that when you engage the clutch below 1,200rpm's (in 1st), it causes absolutely no wear to the clutch at all so as long as you do the brake pedal technique smoothly where you have the clutch holding the car for like a second or two, it doesn't do anything.
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MrElussive
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My point is that, unfortuantely with this car, the E-brake technique will never be as easy as it should be but it's certainly worth doing if you prefer it over the brake pedal technique that was previous discussed.
Another thing I'd like to say is that when you engage the clutch below 1,200rpm's (in 1st), it causes absolutely no wear to the clutch at all so as long as you do the brake pedal technique smoothly where you have the clutch holding the car for like a second or two, it doesn't do anything.
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MrElussive
03 G35C 6MT
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Re: H I L L S !!??!???
wow thanks ballin for posting this. it answered my question as well, but i need one more answer. how do i start up on a downhill. can i use this clutch and foot brake method as well? also, is it bad for the car to let go of the clutch to try to get the friction point while pressing the foot brake down?
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Re: H I L L S !!??!???
going downhill, u can just let your car roll, and engage it in first gear whenever....easier than starting on a flat surface.
u wouldnt need to do that uphill method for the downhill method.
u wouldnt need to do that uphill method for the downhill method.
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