need to learn how to drive auto.
 

Ive been driving stick nearly all my life, anyone have any videos or advise on how to drive the 7at the best ( exciting ) way possible for when the need arises? thanks.

pull the paddles when it is time to shift. Be in D not R for best results.

Those are good points , I concur with this wise man.

I do have to add though, even thought I've only driven the 7AT for about 20 miles I found it best to shift at redline :tiphat:

Do you live under power lines?

eat paint chips as a kid

left foot on gas pedal and right foot on brake pedal for best results.

Hahahahahahahahaha....why?

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I must admit that I am getting used to and love the down shift ability whilst in D. So far I am mastering that technique.

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Funny you mention the redline. I was in D and a couple times floored the gas pedal, noticed the red limiter blink twice.

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Cruising, I usually upshift just after 2K; higher, natch, if accelerating briskly.

The gears seem to be matched to MPH quite a bit -- I find 4th will automatically downshift at low speeds and below 2K, where as, say, 3rd and 5th are far more forgiving.

A lot of it is just getting used to what speed vs RPM vs gear for downshifts -- when coming to a stop, if fairly quickly, I will skip 4th entirely and just actuate two shifts so I'm rolling to a stop in 3, then blip to 2, and then 1 at under 5 mph.

Alternatively, you could let the ECU handle down shifts and you just control up until it feels more natural.

Note that the ECU learns your shifting habits, so it may feel a bit quirky in D for a few days after rowing through the gears manually.

also recommend letting the car downshift for you when coming to a stop. Likes to fight you if you are manually downshifting 2 - 1.

I normally don't down shift past 3rd manually. In fact come to think about it I never do. As you mentioned I let the car do that bit. Downshift 3rd is sweet spot for engine braking normally for me.

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it frees up one of your hands so you can fap while you drive :tup:

The first few days i had mine i couldnt avoid running 1st up to 4-5k before shifting just in casual driving. I got alot of wtf looks when i went slow into 2nd and 3rd. Now just cruising i will shift into 2nd at 5mph. So smooth

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Must confess never tried that.

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Driving an auto is easy... just hand over your testicles and get behind the wheel.:tiphat:

Thighs too big for that one.

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Try not to rest your left foot on the brake pedal while driving.

If you can, don't use your left foot at all. You should be only using your right foot.

Never do bro. Left feet is redundant.

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Why is that? I've been driving automatics two-footed for over 40 years.

apparently it's faster reaction time using one foot vs two according to something that I think I read/heard somewhere.

I've heard that a LOT. Even had a license examiner threaten to fail me over it. But, so far, I haven't seen/heard anything from what I would consider a reliable source - it's all "I heard/read it somewhere."

I have a hard time believing that someone can lift their right foot off the accelerator, move it over to the brake pedal, and then press the brake, faster than someone can lift-right-foot-press-left-foot. Not really reaction time but the time involved getting one foot from point A to point B.

But I could be wrong. I would be very interested to see any data one way or the other. Not that I'm going to change my habits after all these years, but I'd like to know.

Plenty of professional drivers left foot brake.

If you are driving aggressively:

1-2-3 Redline
4-5 6000rpm
6-7 useless.

Will the wheels chirp then when doing the above? To be honest I have yet chirped the wheels on this auto.

just stick in D and step on the pedal. any grandma can drive AT.

i'm having trouble deciding if i want to be serious or not in this thread.....hmmm lol

yep... i might need to put the op on the ignore list. :icon17:

i want to help but theres so much to joke about lol

Using one foot has nothing to do with speed. It just prevents you from accidentally riding the brake when you're not braking or riding the gas when you're braking.

Yea that whole "never use your left foot" is a load a ... I am always using my left foot ... wait, oh yea, I have a 6MT.

Look at some of the NASCAR in-car foot action. Some of those guys are trailbraking into corners with their left foot. And they have clutch pedals. But they tend to be amongst the more spirited drivers.

For instance

Nascar, Sears Point 2008, Montoya under pressure, pedal cam - YouTube

ha.....you guys and driving with both legs.

i use all three.

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And that ladies and gentlemen is why guys are better at math. Girls can count to 20, guys can count to 21.
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You must be driving like you're scared of the car...

I chirp with VDC on.
With VDC OFF, wheel spin is insane unless I control it with the throttle.

Just be careful bro. Don't want to hear you drove yourself in a ditch or hurt someone. Try this in a closed environment.

this is Mr.FPenvy's Z....

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try put the gear in "R" for Race-Mode.

for sure you will disappear from the crowd in no time.

If one is no more coordinated than that, maybe one shouldn't be driving at all.

I drive an automatic with 2 feet also. The reaction time argument is nothing short of BS. I react quicker with 2 feet than with one foot. If a person isn't coordinated enough to realize that the left pedal is to brake and the right is to accelerate, then why are they driving? I also hate having to pivot my foot if I'm only driving with one foot as opposed to using both feet. As I'm driving I notice that driving with 2 feet is second nature to me, and I can't drive with one due to the hesitation to switch from pedal to pedal.

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