Stick shift yaaaugh

[OTG-ZR2]

Originally Posted by AW607

Never really got the hang of that haha
I always just went the conventional way and rolling down and up, for me it's all about quick footwork from the brakes to gas

It's something you should know how to do.

What if your on a steep hill, person pulls up too close behind you.... can't risk rolling back so use e-brake to hold you.

[xerograv]

I shift out to neutral when I'm in light traffic, but heavy/rush hour, I always downshift, and occasionally heal toe, I find it depends on the car, and how long you've had it for. But I feel ya about the mazda, I used to drive my roomies mazda 3, and heal/toe'ing was an absolute nightmare.

A note about the hill thing, it's funny, I was 17 and on a date, had only been driving my stick mustang for a month, and stalled out on the "hill" at the mcdicks drivethru, I was utterly petrified, and I could not for the life of me get up the damned thing without panicking, but that day, I learned about the ebrake trick.

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I rev match when slowing down from a high gear
I only heel-toe on a down shift if i need to make a sudden stop, or when Im driving along and need to slow down asap to make a turn (this only happens when my passenger tells me to turn here at the last moment).
i am never in neutral when the car is in motion