Does pops know best?

USAF_troop · 01-07-2013, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Read T

Resting your hand on the shifter shouldn't be bad for the car. However, it takes 1 hand off the steering wheel - which is how you control the car, and how the car gives feedback to you. I always keep two hands on the wheel for safety reasons. Not to mention, I'm not sure what would happen if you had one hand at 12:00 and the airbag deployed. Arm to the face.

Agree 100%

ayrton88 · 01-07-2013, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by HArturo319

Resting your hand on the shifter when driving, pushes the shift forks against the slider and wears out those parts faster. It's best to use your arm rest not your shifter. Makes sense to me, got this info from ZCSD. It may apply more to older cars but I believe it may still apply to today's technology. Also, as an owner of the DE and HR versions, I remember my shifter "nudging" me in gratitude when I drove the girls spiritly =) I think it's natural for the Z to give you actual feed back when driving which is one of the things I love about this car.

That's it! I was wrong about the throwout bearing...it was the forks that I was thinking of. My memory worries me.

1slow370 · 01-09-2013, 12:22 AM

in some transmissions you will kill the forks and sliders not sure if it apllies to the z but i dont think so. My old swift was like that, sister drove it for a week and liked to push on the shifter all the time and it was done.

DEpointfive0 · 01-09-2013, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by livethefunk

you guys have been really helpful. Thanks for the feedback!

Lol, I wasn't. I'm sorry!

But I'm glad the others were!!!

Their helpfulness keeps me coming back to the forum

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