Sunny Sunday

[Chris]

Ya gotta learn to coordinate the hand brake and the clutch.

When you can feel the car straining , slowly let off the handbrake , while taking your foot off the clutch and giving it more gas.

I've driven one automatic vehicle in all my life, and I didn't like it.

My hand brake doesn't work too well.  There are some very steep hills around here. 

The pedals are close enough I can press the brake and gas pedals at the same time.  You have to roll your foot off one pedal and on to the other while using the clutch to keep the car from rolling back.  I've made the mistake of over-revving the engine a few times but if I keep half an eye on the car in front and half an eye on the tach, I'm okay. 

[RobJohnson]

My hand brake doesn't work too well.  There are some very steep hills around here. 

The pedals are close enough I can press the brake and gas pedals at the same time.  You have to roll your foot off one pedal and on to the other while using the clutch to keep the car from rolling back.  I've made the mistake of over-revving the engine a few times but if I keep half an eye on the car in front and half an eye on the tach, I'm okay. 

Taking off, especially uphill can be a little bit of a trick.

You just have to find that sweet spot between easing off the clutch and giving it gas at the same time...pretty soon you wont even use the break pedal at idle!

[Celtic Rose]

My hand brake doesn't work too well.  There are some very steep hills around here. 

The pedals are close enough I can press the brake and gas pedals at the same time.  You have to roll your foot off one pedal and on to the other while using the clutch to keep the car from rolling back.  I've made the mistake of over-revving the engine a few times but if I keep half an eye on the car in front and half an eye on the tach, I'm okay. 

I'll admit that I don't enjoy driving on hills.  They kind of suck

[Chris]

I try to keep some forward inertia and plan my stops so I'm not stuck on the upside of a hill if I can help it.  And I finally got my driver seat adjusted just right.  Fits like a glove and I don't slide around in my seat anymore.

[LC EFA]

Taking off, especially uphill can be a little bit of a trick.

You just have to find that sweet spot between easing off the clutch and giving it gas at the same time...pretty soon you wont even use the break pedal at idle!

Yeah that's pretty much right...

There's lots of steep hills around here, and by steep I mean 4 wheel drive low ratio, 1st gear close to  redline to get up.

The handbrake is what I use...bring the clutch out and the RPM up until you feel it start to push against the brake , then slowly let the brake off while further pulling out the clutch and bringing up the RPM.

[Chris]

The handbrake is what I use...bring the clutch out and the RPM up until you feel it start to push against the brake , then slowly let the brake off while further pulling out the clutch and bringing up the RPM.

I must need to check mine because it doesn't work worth a damn on more than a 2° slope.

[Chris]

I'll admit that I don't enjoy driving on hills.  They kind of suck

What are you driving?

[LC EFA]

I try to keep some forward inertia and plan my stops so I'm not stuck on the upside of a hill if I can help it.  And I finally got my driver seat adjusted just right.  Fits like a glove and I don't slide around in my seat anymore.

When you can maintain position on a hill with only the clutch and accelerator, you'll have mastered driving a manual.

It happens that I stall on really steep hills every now and again, usually because I don't have enough RPM to keep the turbo spinning hard enough to give that boost the engine needs.

I stalled pulling a 16 foot boat on trailer up a pretty much unformed road, It couldn't been been much less than a 45degree incline, handbrake saved me from an expensive ride into the creek 1000 feet below.

[Celtic Rose]

What are you driving?

A mini cooper   I love driving it, but hills still scare me

[RobJohnson]

I must need to check mine because it doesn't work worth a damn on more than a 2° slope.

Be careful, as the cable could be rusty and lock your brakes up...I would make sure it works properly before trying this on the road!!!

[Chris]

Be careful, as the cable could be rusty and lock your brakes up...I would make sure it works properly before trying this on the road!!!

I rarely use it.  I know my brakes need work... new hoses and the parking brake.  I don't think that was something that Mel replaced because they feel mushy like my motorcycle does with the original brake lines, even with the new calipers I put on earlier.

[RobJohnson]

Yeah that's pretty much right...

There's lots of steep hills around here, and by steep I mean 4 wheel drive low ratio, 1st gear close to  redline to get up.

The handbrake is what I use...bring the clutch out and the RPM up until you feel it start to push against the brake , then slowly let the brake off while further pulling out the clutch and bringing up the RPM.

Wow, sounds like very steep hills. The last time I used 4WD low was in snow, never up a hill!

[Chris]

A mini cooper   I love driving it, but hills still scare me

Stick or auto?

Looks like a fun little car, but I don't get to drive many new cars.

[Celtic Rose]

Stick or auto?

Looks like a fun little car, but I don't get to drive many new cars.

Stick, which is why I'm not terrible fond of steep hills

It is very fun to drive.  :D

[Chris]

Wow, sounds like very steep hills. The last time I used 4WD low as in snow, never up a hill!

My brother has a 3-speed Chevy with an under-drive gear and a big rear end.  It doesn't like hills if you want to do more than 5mph.  The Nissan 5-speed has similar ratios as the Borg-Warner T5 and the 280ZX has a 3.90 differential.

[Chris]

Stick, which is why I'm not terrible fond of steep hills

It is very fun to drive.  :D

They are

[LC EFA]

Wow, sounds like very steep hills. The last time I used 4WD low as in snow, never up a hill!

I use 4 low regularly in soft sand , thick deep mud , and on steep hills.

Of course I will note that I do a lot of off-road driving - 20K of 40K km on my odometer was on unsealed roads and back tracks.

All the best fishing, fossicking and hunting grounds are often accessed by roads that are accessed by roads that all but the most enthusiastic adventurer will look at and say "screw this".

[RobJohnson]

I use 4 low regularly in soft sand , thick deep mud , and on steep hills.

Of course I will note that I do a lot of off-road driving - 20K of 40K km on my odometer was on unsealed roads and back tracks.

All the best fishing, fossicking and hunting grounds are often accessed by roads that are accessed by roads that all but the most enthusiastic adventurer will look at and say "screw this".

Sounds like a great place to live!