when it's time to go, clutch in, put it in first, blip the throttle, get off the brake and resume driving. The extra couple hundred rpms eliminate that "oh noes, the car is rolling backwards" feeling and the stall of when the momentum shifts from reverse to forwards.


when i think back... i think the hills are more mental than anything else. I mean, you feel the car rolling back, and it may feel like you're moving very far/fast, but you've still got time. Just stay in control.

But I was never smooth with the e-brake method and didn't want the "training wheels."

 

I think it works better with FWD. Since the drive wheels are the wheels that the e-brake clams down on, it's awkward.

 

yea, I drive the car fine but then whenever I'm on a hill and I feel the car moving back at all I start freaking out thinking im going to go crashing into the person behind me. I know its a mental thing and it definetly gets to me because when im on that hill I literally stop everything and start telling myself this is a hill and that I really need to focus. Hopefully i'll be able to master it soon so I dont have to think about it so much.

 

practice ... no need for e-brake at all once you get good. release brake & blip throttle at same time, catch the car & engage clutch promptly .... practice and it becomes a natural moment of performance anxiety every time you start from a steep grade.....

 

 

I'm sorry but this e-brake thing is ridiculous. Get to the top of the hill and put the car in neutral or 1st which ever you prefer, and put your foot on the brake. Watch the traffic lights in the opposite direction and be ready for when they start to change, signaling that it's almost your turn. Gently ease out the clutch (maybe 3/8ths or half way) with your foot still on the brake. At this point you need to be moving both the clutch and the brake. Keep slowly releasing the clutch and slowly start releasing the brake until you feel the clutch engage. When you feel the clutch engage you're not going to go backward. You just half to remember to keep enough pressure on the brake so you don't start rolling back while your trying to find the engage point on the clutch. Give it some gas and go.

 

[QUOTE=Nate03,Aug 18 2007, 07:42 PM] no need for e-brake at all once

 

Thats what Im saying... wear out the clutch prematurely?

What the **** are you all talking about, if you are STOPPED at a light use your FOOT brake.
When its time to go, let the clutch out to the engagement point and you wont roll backwards, you might have to give it a bit of gas to help the clutch hold it but by then you are ready to go forward anyways.

EVERY clutch/car has a different engagement point... LEARN WHERE IT IS, and then you can drive manual easily.

 

Uhhhh....yes. You see when you are stopped and you put your foot on the brake the car doesn't go anywhere.

When you're at a stop light where is your right foot?

 

On a decent incline, I always use the ebrake. Reasons:
1) easier on the clutch
2) safer when the roads are slick like when in rain
3) I just find it easier and more relaxing, I don't have to rush to get my foot from the brake to the gas. Most of the times I stop on a hill, I just put the ebrake up and let it hold me up there, then when I anticipate the light to change or I need to move, I'll put the clutch in and shift into first and keep my foot on the gas and my right hand on the ebrake lever. Not hard at all.
4) I really hate when the car shutters cuz you're not giving it enough gas, so I try to avoid this as much as possible. Too many variables with our cars like heat soak for instance.
5) I don't want to be that fool who stalls and all the other stick drivers behind me now gotta slam on their brakes.