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After not driving manual Zs for some time, I went back to the old standby for starting on a hill. Pull on the hand brake, let the clutch out until

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Old 07-16-2010, 11:47 AM   #1 (permalink)
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After not driving manual Zs for some time, I went back to the old standby for starting on a hill. Pull on the hand brake, let the clutch out until it starts to take affect and release the hand brake.
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After not driving manual Zs for some time, I went back to the old standby for starting on a hill. Pull on the hand brake, let the clutch out until it starts to take affect and release the hand brake.
I agree...this works just fine to get started on a hill.

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After not driving manual Zs for some time, I went back to the old standby for starting on a hill. Pull on the hand brake, let the clutch out until it starts to take affect and release the hand brake.
That's the only way to go when a $120K Jag or something is sitting 12" from your rear bumper at a light on a hill-top.
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