Shifting without the clutch

[SAV912]

Originally Posted by mark293

No need to call me names. Lazy I am not. I was just curious if this technique was used by anyone else. BTW, using this technique my F350 had 576,000 miles on it before I gave it away to a gentleman in the church who needed a reliable daily driver. I hope your Yaris last at least half as long. Ill continue to do what I want and you all can continue your childish ways. Thanks and have a great day.

How the hell is it CHILDISH to use a car the way it was suppose to be used?

If not using the clutch pedal was smoother or more economical or faster or, hell, brought magical baby unicorns back from extinction, then there wouldn't be a clutch pedal in the car. It was easier on a damn F350 because that's a work truck with some meaningful torque to it.

Don't walk onto these forums and immediately start throwing boulders in your glass house because everyone else here shut you down with your clutchless shifting.

-SAV

[thebarber]

Originally Posted by SAV912

How the hell is it CHILDISH to use a car the way it was suppose to be used?

If not using the clutch pedal was smoother or more economical or faster or, hell, brought magical baby unicorns back from extinction, then there wouldn't be a clutch pedal in the car. It was easier on a damn F350 because that's a work truck with some meaningful torque to it.

Don't walk onto these forums and immediately start throwing boulders in your glass house because everyone else here shut you down for being an idiot with your clutchless shifting.

-SAV

lol

unicorns are extinct and therefore actually exisited?

and who's slinging boulders now, mr 26 posts...?

[SAV912]

Originally Posted by thebarber

lol

unicorns are extinct and therefore actually exisited?

and who's slinging boulders now, mr 26 posts...?

Yep. I saw them in my dreams.

Come now, good sir, low post counts does not mean a lack of knowledge. I've lurked for a few years now. What was that saying about being thought a fool, rather than opening your mouth so everyone KNEW you were a fool?

-SAV

[mark293]

[QUOTE=SAV912;482078]How the hell is it CHILDISH to use a car the way it was suppose to be used?

If not using the clutch pedal was smoother or more economical or faster or, hell, brought magical baby unicorns back from extinction, then there wouldn't be a clutch pedal in the car. It was easier on a damn F350 because that's a work truck with some meaningful torque to it.

Don't walk onto these forums and immediately start throwing boulders in your glass house because everyone else here shut you down with your clutchless shifting.

Then maybe this is not the forum for me. I was under the impression that this forum was a place where useful ideas and opinions could be expressed without fear of abuse regarding our beloved Yaris. Im sorry you do not agree with my shifting technique and Im not holding a gun to your head to follow in my footsteps. All I was asking was if anyone else employed this technique. It looks like some do and some dont. Fine by me.

Dont walk in here....damn f350...unicorns? It is quite possible sir that the reason I do not have 500 posts is because my Yaris is trouble free and I have finer things to do then spend my unaccounted for time on an econobox forum. But good luck to you.

[SAV912]

Originally Posted by mark293

Dont walk in here....damn f350...unicorns? It is quite possible sir that the reason I do not have 500 posts is because my Yaris is trouble free and I have finer things to do then spend my unaccounted for time on an econobox forum. But good luck to you.

Maybe that is possible. I'm right behind you in that case, as this would be my 28th post, so I've got quite a ways to go before I get to 500. But just for you, Pumpkin, I'll do my best.

My Yaris is trouble free as well and the only problem I've had with it was something I did myself. Cracking the front bumper running over a tractor gator on I95. But I hardly consider that the car's fault.

FWIW, I've tried clutchless shifting in my Yaris and found it to be cumbersome and shaky, at best. Awful grinding noises at worst. I used to be perfectly capable of clutchless shifting on my old Mark III Jetta. And I had to be. The clutch cable on that hunk of shit snapped. Twice.

If you can do it, fantastic. More power to you. It's a carefully executed art, albeit one that I don't care to perfect at the cost of my transmission's synchros. Since I got a moderator to step in though, I do apologize for my harsh first post. I still firmly believe unicorns once existed though.

-SAV