5 Things you shouldnt do in a manual car

mishuko

when my transmission is cold i double clutch and find it moves into the gears a lot more easily. especially the 1-2 shift..

Tigger

My mechanic switched me over to a heavy-duty synthetic truck oil. Says it is a lot better for the higher mileage cars. But now shifting into 2nd is a nightmare when cold and double-clutching is required until it warms up.

Now in reference to the video...

All these little DOs and DONTs are for the idiots that are mysteriously breaking their cars and don't know why. Other than that, cars are designed to handle the abuse of a typical driver. You aren't going to break your ******* transmission by placing your hand on the gear shifter! I don't do this because I don't find it necessary to rest my hand there. I use it to shift and that's it. But you won't break your ****. Too many super-paranoid people, I say!

RonRizz

I agree. I consistently rest my hand on the shifter. Always have. I am also guilty of resting my left foot on the clutch pedal at all times. I have owned many manual transmission vehicles, and doing these things has never been an issue for me.
Now, mind you, I am not ape-swinging on the shifter, or kick-drumming the clutch pedal, either. I am confident enough to realize that it will take more than me laying my HUGE foot on the pedal for it to even consider starting to engage, and causing issues.
(related story) I owned a 1990 chevy s-10 manual that went to the junkyard (fell asleep and hit fire hydrant) with 196,000 miles on it. My hand rested on that shifter for 7 years, and my foot was on that pedal for the same. It went down with the stock clutch and parts in it.
Like you said....paranoid

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sp911

I'm only paranoid because everyone is against me!!

mishuko

vrooooom vrooo verrrrrrrrrr... oh wait the car has a nice engine I won't need to do that.

*downshifts*

we are

JARblue

Agreed. I'm fully aware of the wear I'm causing on the car when I do any of those things.

I have done all of these things in the Z. Even on my 10 mile drive into work this morning I found myself doing most of them at one point or another. But I don't do any of them constantly. My worst offense is probably my size 12 steel toed boots pushing into the dead space at the top of my pedal throw. Which like you said, is nowhere near engaging the clutch.

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