Does downshifting reduce fuel milage?
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From: New Orleans, Louisiana
Year: 1996
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Originally Posted by Kyle 4x4 4life
Totally agree...first ride i ever drove was an old international pickup with a 4 speed....crazy thing is, i now work construction and one of my bosses is 30 some years old and STILL does not know how to drive a stick.
Sorry for the hijack OP.
Sorry for the hijack OP.
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From: some small town oregon
Year: 1989
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Originally Posted by hal93
Wow. That I a shame. Everyone should know hot to drive a stick. I got to a prepy private school an I am thinly kid with a crappy jeep with a stick shift and when I tell them it's a stick they look at me like I am a rocket scientist.
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Originally Posted by odgreen89on35s
You should turn off spell fix on your phone lol... Just givin ya crap lol
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Originally Posted by hal93
I have it on and I don't use it when I'm on the forum. Only when I use big WORDS so I don t sownd stewpidd. Lol
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Originally Posted by odgreen89on35s
Lol!
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You dont really need a clutch to drive a manual either. I had my slave go out a while back and have to drive 45 miles to school without a clutch. Just have to rev match each gear to upshift, I've never driven a semi but I'm sure its the same. To start off from stops I just put it in 1st and start the motor.
I've been fighting my gf to teach her to drive a manual. She's just stubborn and well a woman
I've been fighting my gf to teach her to drive a manual. She's just stubborn and well a woman
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From: South Dakota
Year: 1992
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You dont really need a clutch to drive a manual either. I had my slave go out a while back and have to drive 45 miles to school without a clutch. Just have to rev match each gear to upshift, I've never driven a semi but I'm sure its the same. To start off from stops I just put it in 1st and start the motor.
I've been fighting my gf to teach her to drive a manual. She's just stubborn and well a woman
I've been fighting my gf to teach her to drive a manual. She's just stubborn and well a woman
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From: Milwaukee, WI
Year: 1987
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You dont really need a clutch to drive a manual either. I had my slave go out a while back and have to drive 45 miles to school without a clutch. Just have to rev match each gear to upshift, I've never driven a semi but I'm sure its the same. To start off from stops I just put it in 1st and start the motor.
I've been fighting my gf to teach her to drive a manual. She's just stubborn and well a woman
I've been fighting my gf to teach her to drive a manual. She's just stubborn and well a woman
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From: Ohio
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You dont really need a clutch to drive a manual either. I had my slave go out a while back and have to drive 45 miles to school without a clutch. Just have to rev match each gear to upshift, I've never driven a semi but I'm sure its the same. To start off from stops I just put it in 1st and start the motor.
I had to do that when my bike's clutch cable snapped... But a sequential box is easier to shift without a clutch. Never tried it with a car.
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