what bad habits do you have when driving a standard?

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Nov 3, 2003 | 09:43 PM

gababa

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what bad habits do you have when driving a standard?

right now, umm, i have a bad habit of taking it out of gear without pressing the clutch, engine braking when i dont need to, not much else i guess

Nov 3, 2003 | 09:46 PM

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What a coincidence! Those two habits just kicked in for me too! Did you know it's possible to switch gears not even using the clutch? Just takes about 5 mins to do so without grinding gears...never tried it, and never wanna haha.

Nov 3, 2003 | 09:47 PM

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I jiggle the stick and it annoys passengers. :exnbp:

Nov 3, 2003 | 09:47 PM

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Originally posted by Patman015
What a coincidence! Those two habits just kicked in for me too! Did you know it's possible to switch gears not even using the clutch? Just takes about 5 mins to do so without grinding gears...never tried it, and never wanna haha.

i used to do it all the time when i drove my saab. never really cared about that car. if you do it right, you can do it really fast, but i see no reason to really

Nov 3, 2003 | 09:48 PM

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I jiggle the stick and it annoys passengers. :exnbp:

i like to slap mine to make sure its out of gear when im coming to a stop :lmfao:

passengers do hate it, yep

Nov 3, 2003 | 09:50 PM

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Nov 3, 2003 | 09:52 PM

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When I shift fast I pull it out of gear before pressing the clutch in...it's fine to do that.

I have a bad habit of shifting into first gear while the car is still moving and coming to a stop.

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