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One of my friends does the clutchless shifting in his Civic, with varying results.
My main problem is that all of my stick driving is done in small spurts in a variety of cars in the parking lot, all have different clutch feelings and throttle response. This just gets me messed up. I'll go from driving a costomer's '88 RX-7 to a new Subaru Baja Turbo and they act completely different. I a lot of times take preventative measures to insure I won't stall or burnout. Our car wash at the dealership has a sloped approach and you have to come to a stop to type in the code and then get into the car wash. In stick cars I will stop perpendicular to the slope, get out of the car and type in the code(or I type it in before I even get into the car to begin with, but sometimes other people beat me to the car wash) and then just drive straight in. It works a lot better than the risky slope launch.
I am currently looking for another Mazda for myself and it'll be a stick. The people that can drive sticks the best are the people who have stick cars to drive, every day, in various conditions and environments.
My main problem is that all of my stick driving is done in small spurts in a variety of cars in the parking lot, all have different clutch feelings and throttle response. This just gets me messed up. I'll go from driving a costomer's '88 RX-7 to a new Subaru Baja Turbo and they act completely different. I a lot of times take preventative measures to insure I won't stall or burnout. Our car wash at the dealership has a sloped approach and you have to come to a stop to type in the code and then get into the car wash. In stick cars I will stop perpendicular to the slope, get out of the car and type in the code(or I type it in before I even get into the car to begin with, but sometimes other people beat me to the car wash) and then just drive straight in. It works a lot better than the risky slope launch.
I am currently looking for another Mazda for myself and it'll be a stick. The people that can drive sticks the best are the people who have stick cars to drive, every day, in various conditions and environments.
