Anyone else accidently started your car in 3rd gear?
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Anyone else accidently started your car in 3rd gear?
I have no idea how I did this other than just not paying attention. But on more than one occasion the last two days I've started my car in 3rd gear. I think I was nervous because everytime I did it I was on a hill and I've never owned a manual before. The car has 46k miles and I've only had it a week and half but when you're learning like me you treat the clutch pretty bad. Anyone else accidently started their car in 3rd or another gear that wasn't first? Also about what mileage should I expect to change my clutch?
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Here's a suggestion. You can pull the parking brake to prevent from sliding back. Put it into first, ease the clutch and when you feel the car start to move drop the e-brake and you'll be on your way. You will put wear on the synchro and clutch when you start in the wrong gear.
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Here's a suggestion. You can pull the parking brake to prevent from sliding back. Put it into first, ease the clutch and when you feel the car start to move drop the e-brake and you'll be on your way. You will put wear on the synchro and clutch when you start in the wrong gear.
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Sometimes for sh*ts n' giggles I'd throw my car into 4th from a stop and get it to go. Practice the whole gas/clutch balance :P its actually pretty fun.
No, I don't do this all the time. Once every 9 moons. lol
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Alright now I don't feel so bad. I've never started a car from stop in a gear different than first ever but after reading the comments I feel better. Yeah it's bad for the clutch but it won't kill it if I only do it a few times. I'll probably replace the clutch next year or the year after anyways because it will probably be time to do it by then. I'll probably upgrade the clutch as well.
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I haven't driven stick for as long as davidv, but I've tried to get rolling in 3rd and 2nd. In a lot of Hondas you can easily start out in 2nd because of how short the gears are. As a matter of fact, my brother had a 69 GTO and when he was on street tires he rarely even used 1st gear
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Skipping gears doesn't necessarily wear on synchros either; it's rpm dependent. I've started in 1,2 and 3 that I recall.
As for wrong gear selections while moving? While drifting I shifted into 4th out of habit while lining up for a drift and tried to drift for an entire lap like that and couldn't figure out what was wrong >.< My friend was running video inside the car at the time...
As for wrong gear selections while moving? While drifting I shifted into 4th out of habit while lining up for a drift and tried to drift for an entire lap like that and couldn't figure out what was wrong >.< My friend was running video inside the car at the time...
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Usually on hills that aren't ridiculously steep you can let the clutch out enough so that the idle will be providing enough gas so that when you take your foot off the brake you don't go anywhere. At least I guess that's why it happens, I haven't been driving a manual long either.....
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Usually on hills that aren't ridiculously steep you can let the clutch out enough so that the idle will be providing enough gas so that when you take your foot off the brake you don't go anywhere. At least I guess that's why it happens, I haven't been driving a manual long either.....
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Ive started out in 1-4 , 2nd is simple. It happens from time to time.