Neutral or Drive
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From: Guelph ontario
RE: Neutral or Drive
ORIGINAL: VB
Well, my father was the one who taught me to drive...and he drove stick for most of his life. That must be where his habit's from then.
Oh, and the damage to my car? $5500. I couldn't look at my car without crying for 3 days.
Ban huge SUVs! [:'(][/threadjack]
ORIGINAL: virgin1
That's a good practice w/a manual transmission so that you do not wear out the throw-out bearing prematurely, but an auto?
Sorry to hear about your accident though, and glad you came through it OK. Coulda' been much, MUCH worse.
ORIGINAL: VB
This is interesting, I was always taught to shift to neutral at lights longer than 30 seconds..
This is interesting, I was always taught to shift to neutral at lights longer than 30 seconds..
Sorry to hear about your accident though, and glad you came through it OK. Coulda' been much, MUCH worse.
Oh, and the damage to my car? $5500. I couldn't look at my car without crying for 3 days.
Ban huge SUVs! [:'(][/threadjack]
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From: New York, New York
RE: Neutral or Drive
ORIGINAL: jaimie08mazda3
yea my father also taught me how to drive standard. and well i never heard of switching it to neutral for like lights longer then two minutes. like why not just keep it there. sure it probably helps the clutch a bit but stilli dont know. and i feel so bad for you. if that happened to my car. i wouldnt just break down and cry. i would probably beat the guy that did it to my car. whats all damanged on it?
ORIGINAL: VB
Well, my father was the one who taught me to drive...and he drove stick for most of his life. That must be where his habit's from then.
Oh, and the damage to my car? $5500. I couldn't look at my car without crying for 3 days.
Ban huge SUVs! [:'(][/threadjack]
ORIGINAL: virgin1
That's a good practice w/a manual transmission so that you do not wear out the throw-out bearing prematurely, but an auto?
Sorry to hear about your accident though, and glad you came through it OK. Coulda' been much, MUCH worse.
ORIGINAL: VB
This is interesting, I was always taught to shift to neutral at lights longer than 30 seconds..
This is interesting, I was always taught to shift to neutral at lights longer than 30 seconds..
Sorry to hear about your accident though, and glad you came through it OK. Coulda' been much, MUCH worse.
Oh, and the damage to my car? $5500. I couldn't look at my car without crying for 3 days.
Ban huge SUVs! [:'(][/threadjack]
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...damage0001.jpg
Thank god he wasn't doing 50 when he hit me. It's hard to see all the damage from those pictures, though.
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RE: Neutral or Drive
sorry to hear VB's car damage......going back to N or D.....i find my right hand now vervous and depressed when it massages the gear ****, and my left foot is jealous about what the right foot enjoys doing...... the "manual" on the car is not the kind "manual" I am used to......Thanks for the advice, I'll keep my right hand from moving while driving, and for people in California, enjoy the good weather, and be prepared for the wild fire and/or earthquakes. (I once lived in Irvine, Calif, for about 2 years, loved the place, and enjoyed Laguna Beach)
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