Mine was a 1975 Datsun B210 "Honey Bee". It was one of our driver's education cars in high school. From there, I moved on to a 1974 Chevy Vega. Woo.
I learned it on a 5-speed manual (it was geared for performance not fuel economy)
I have a 2004 Honda Accord with a 4 banger and a 5 speed manual transmission. When the car is cold (or relatively cold), shifting between 1st and 2nd gears is a pretty bad experience. It grinds, and you have to get it just right. I usually have to shift at a lower RPM to shift smoothly, and find myself getting honked at when I first take my car out in the morning.
After the car warms up, it's much better. I can shift into 2nd gear at a higher RPM and not inconvenience everyone behind me nearly as much. But when the car is cold, good luck. I'd argue that you need at least 10 minutes of driving before the transmission starts to feel less stiff.
Is this a skill issue, or just a nuance of a 22 old car that I have to live with?
I have a Jetta S love it but I’m thinking of an upgrade. Leaning toward a GLI but is there things about Mazda 3 , civic si and similar priced cars that I should consider ? The gli just screams a lot for money and fun with luxury . Fun with still being economical with mileage and a daily driver is important. So in that sense not leaning toward the rally hot hatches as much(plus significantly more expensive seems like for wrx and the like?)
RWD not really feasible since I live in an area can have bad winters…
Anyhow hope those details can let you all know what I’m looking for and steer opinions appropriately.
Recently bought a 95 s10 it’s got the 4.3l with a 5 speed stick, any ideas or experiences? My plan wil be to probably drop the trans and change synchronizers but before I need to do that I’d like some ideas
Manual transmission. Why did my 2013 Mustang GT’s manual transmission suddenly stop engaging from one day to the next? None of the gears go in, not even reverse. Some people are telling me it’s the clutch, but honestly it was fine the day before, I had no issues at all. It just happened today and I don’t understand why.
Por qué de un día para otro la transmisión manual de mi Mustang GT 2013 dejó de engranar,no entró ningún cambio ni reversa,nada,me dicen que el clouch pero ese la verdad estaba bien justo un día antes no tenía ningún problema,solo justo hoy me pasó eso y no entiendo
