What type of transmission do you prefer?
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That is what I learned on. A little yellow ford pinto :yikes: 
Learned on a manual but with our winter and offroad conditions I stick to automatics.
Frequent downshifting to save the brakes tends to heat up the clutch packs and/or fluid in most standard manuals, high performance and sport cars address the heat issue. If you do most of your own maintenence its easier to replace brake pads and shoes than rebuilding a clutch.
Frequent downshifting to save the brakes tends to heat up the clutch packs and/or fluid in most standard manuals, high performance and sport cars address the heat issue. If you do most of your own maintenence its easier to replace brake pads and shoes than rebuilding a clutch.
Shifty cars.. much more amusing although I still don't like some hills. The direct connection between the engine and wheels is great for efficiency too.
My friend tried to learn on her parents manual, it was a disaster. Too much taskloading. Between remembering to watch for cars as she pulled out, the clutch and gears were too much. She should be able to do it now, I might even let her try on my jeep.... maybe.
I think the Toyota MR2 had a real clutch on its paddle shifters too. A real rally car does not have synchros... which makes it harder to drive on the street. Even the STI and Evo are toned down for street use.
My friend tried to learn on her parents manual, it was a disaster. Too much taskloading. Between remembering to watch for cars as she pulled out, the clutch and gears were too much. She should be able to do it now, I might even let her try on my jeep.... maybe.
I think the Toyota MR2 had a real clutch on its paddle shifters too. A real rally car does not have synchros... which makes it harder to drive on the street. Even the STI and Evo are toned down for street use.
You're correct, the MR2 does have an electrohydraulically controlled manual, so it does have a clutch, no clutch pedal though.
You're right about the rally cars too, they don't have synchros, but they don't have manuals either, at least not H-pattern manuals. They have sequential shifters similar to a motorcycle, most of them have a lever that you pull back to upshift and push forward to downshift, some have a ring on the front and pack of the steering wheel that you hit to up and downshift.
The Subaru Impreza WRC actually does have an H-pattern manual, but it's electronically controlled again, but it has the advantage of being able to shift directly into first or reverse gear in the event of a spin, whereas the other cars have to shift into every gear on the way down.
Hehe, sorry for the long post, huge rally fan here.
You're right about the rally cars too, they don't have synchros, but they don't have manuals either, at least not H-pattern manuals. They have sequential shifters similar to a motorcycle, most of them have a lever that you pull back to upshift and push forward to downshift, some have a ring on the front and pack of the steering wheel that you hit to up and downshift.
The Subaru Impreza WRC actually does have an H-pattern manual, but it's electronically controlled again, but it has the advantage of being able to shift directly into first or reverse gear in the event of a spin, whereas the other cars have to shift into every gear on the way down.
Hehe, sorry for the long post, huge rally fan here.
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