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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370 Before using the paddles.. He should move the stick to the left so the auto doesnt auto-downshift for him. Yup...

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Old 05-11-2015, 12:08 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Before using the paddles.. He should move the stick to the left so the auto doesnt auto-downshift for him.
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Before using the paddles.. He should move the stick to the left so the auto doesnt auto-downshift for him.
That was a good bit of advice, works like a charm.
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he floored it to get around a slow driver, car downshifts by itself, he downshifts again with the paddle shifter not expecting the car to downshift on its own and bounces off the rev limiter.

Thanks for the translation
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he floored it to get around a slow driver, car downshifts by itself, he downshifts again with the paddle shifter not expecting the car to downshift on its own and bounces off the rev limiter.
thank you... this makes much more sense. now i know what everyone is talking about
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Bloody automatics confuse me!
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My left foot just hulk smashed into that foot rest thingie on the far left. I turn the car flintstone style and use my shoe to stop my left wheel from it going through the wheel well looking for the clutch.
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lol I just got back from a 1 week road trip in my MT Z! Got into the company truck this morning to head back to work and couldn't find the clutch!
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lol I just got back from a 1 week road trip in my MT Z! Got into the company truck this morning to head back to work and couldn't find the clutch!
yah, i accidentally step on the brake pedal real hard with my left foot while driving AT cars...
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yah, i accidentally step on the brake pedal real hard with my left foot while driving AT cars...
have you ever smashed your left foot on the foot-rest then pull the shifter from "D" to 2nd meanwhile doing a heel-toe with your right foot??

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have you ever smashed your left foot on the foot-rest then pull the shifter from "D" to 2nd meanwhile doing a heel-toe with your right foot??

no, but i did step on the dead pedal while pushing the start button and nothing happened.
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I've hit the parking break on Toyota and lexus cars thinking it's a clutch and having it swing up and skin my shin....
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I've hit the parking break on Toyota and lexus cars thinking it's a clutch and having it swing up and skin my shin....
ive never had that happen... that lever is pretty high up vs other pedals.
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ive never had that happen... that lever is pretty high up vs other pedals.
yea it was more of a step down trying to push the clutch and the edge of my shoe caught a bit of the parking break and caused it to fling up.

felt like metal vs shin and my shin wasn't the winner
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