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04-15-2009, 01:22 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2008 3 door LB Join Date: Apr 2009
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Its been 1.5 weeks since i started driving the yaris and driving stick...
and I am proud to say.... I have not stalled out in 3 days....even in bumper to bumper city traffic on a slight uphill incline. I have an 08 3dr hatch in meteorite metallic and I love it. The clutch made me nervous every time id be at a stoplight with a lot of people behind me for the first few days. I used to drive an 06 Ford Ranger with an auto transmission. Going from the truck to the yaris was interesting...being blown all over on the highway was fun... Here is my old truck... Ill see about getting pics of the yaris tomorrow. btw...1st post |
04-15-2009, 01:33 AM | #2 |
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Congrats on the Yaris. I considered a manual when I bought mine but I was too scared, haha. I have only driven manual once and it didn't go well.
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04-15-2009, 02:00 AM | #3 | |
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I must have burnt the clutch 2 or 3 times in the first week too >.< |
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04-15-2009, 06:25 AM | #4 |
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I guess everybody knows the old trick of setting the parking brake if you're stopped on a slope to keep from rolling backward, then letting it off as you start to let the clutch out? When you get used to it, you don't need the parking brake anymore.
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04-15-2009, 06:39 AM | #5 |
thats a great way to learn, Ill still do it if the incline is really steep.
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04-15-2009, 03:04 PM | #6 | |
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I just have one irritation when driving. When on a minor incline (not needing to use the handbrake trick) and someone pulls right up to my rear bumper...how am i supposed to engage and not roll back into the car behind me ?? its annoying sometimes... and every time someone does it...its usually some girl with huge sunglasses on and usually on the phone . |
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04-15-2009, 03:10 PM | #7 | |
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great looking truck, BTW and welcome to the forum |
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04-15-2009, 03:11 PM | #8 |
i still stall out like this morning pulling into work parking spot.....
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04-15-2009, 03:12 PM | #9 |
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I still do it. Some of our San Francisco hills are really, really steep.
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04-15-2009, 03:15 PM | #10 | |
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04-15-2009, 03:20 PM | #11 |
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hah...yeah i guess its something ill have to get used to =(. Thanks for the compliments on the truck! Thing was my life...but im starting to like the yaris a lot more.
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04-15-2009, 03:45 PM | #12 | |
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04-15-2009, 03:48 PM | #13 | |
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2 completely different vehicles! Keep using that e-brake uphill until you feel more confident, it's better than riding the clutch I think. See other threads on this forum about the clutch. You're not alone |
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04-15-2009, 03:50 PM | #14 |
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So do I. Here in Incline Village there is an intersection with a long light on a steep grade, and it's a rather tight spot so folks tend to pull up close on your tail. So close that I don't trust the throttle lag and use the parking brake to get going.
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04-15-2009, 05:39 PM | #15 |
Drives: 2008 3 door LB Join Date: Apr 2009
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Thanks for the input guys. On friday ill get some pics of the car freshly washed and waxed. I actually used to be a car wash freak with my truck...
wax on... wax off Hopefully i can get some shine with the meteorite metallic paint. |
04-15-2009, 05:43 PM | #16 |
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I'm sure you can!
By the way, what do you use to reformat your pictures so they fit in the forum? |
04-15-2009, 05:47 PM | #17 | |
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Oh yeah...I host my pics on photobucket, they also have an option to auto resize the pics for avatars, forum posts, blog posts and etc etc. The option is right there when you load the pics up. |
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04-15-2009, 07:40 PM | #18 |
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just a tip....wax in straight lines. Meteorite gets a very good shine when you apply sealant using an OB.
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