Defrost
Moderator - CPSTI Emeritus
So... I'm terribly embarrassed to admit this, but I'm having trouble driving my car. It's a stick. I learned how to drive on a stick, and both my first vehicles (trucks) were sticks, and I prefer to drive a stick.
However, I've never in my life driven a "new" stick. When I got the car and the clutch felt "tight," I figured I'd just get used to it.
Well, I haven't. I can't seem to figure the stupid thing out. And I drive a LOT (40K miles in 20 months ), so it must be something I've just never considered - clearly, I'm missing something.
Here's the problem - when I shift and don't rattle the entire car (keep moving smoothly), I'm "leaning" on the clutch. This is mostly a problem when shifting from 1st to 2nd. It sometimes makes a whining protest when I do this, so I know it's not good.
But when I try to avoid the whining protest, I either peel out or rattle my brains. I can't seem to find the "sweet spot," yk?
Help?
However, I've never in my life driven a "new" stick. When I got the car and the clutch felt "tight," I figured I'd just get used to it.
Well, I haven't. I can't seem to figure the stupid thing out. And I drive a LOT (40K miles in 20 months ), so it must be something I've just never considered - clearly, I'm missing something.
Here's the problem - when I shift and don't rattle the entire car (keep moving smoothly), I'm "leaning" on the clutch. This is mostly a problem when shifting from 1st to 2nd. It sometimes makes a whining protest when I do this, so I know it's not good.
But when I try to avoid the whining protest, I either peel out or rattle my brains. I can't seem to find the "sweet spot," yk?
Help?