newbie with a 5-sp
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newbie with a 5-sp
I m a beginner at driving a stick. While I was practicing on my 2003 wrx with 16000(bought it used), i stalled the cars a few times (caused the jerking motion) and grinded the gears twice. I was wondering how tough are our clutches and how often does it need replacing.. About how much is it to get it replaced? It was a bad move to learn on a wrx but i had no other choices. Hope someone can help out a newbie here. THanks in advance.
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i agree with your comment "It was a bad move to learn on a wrx "... i learned on a '00 2.5RS and it was a b*tch to learn. after i got the hang of the Impreza, i drove a '03 VW Jetta, and that clutch was so damn easy compared to the Impreza! oh well. a trick i have learned that you may already know is during shifting, you dont need to put the clutch all the way to the floor to shift every gear. usually just need to get it down half or 2/3 of the way down before you can shift with no problems. plus, instead of taking my foot away from the gas pedal when i shift, i keep it basically on the gas pedal (not giving gas, but still touching the gas pedal) and tap it after getting in gear. drivin a little better now.
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Originally posted by bigsexyy81
i agree with your comment "It was a bad move to learn on a wrx "... i learned on a '00 2.5RS and it was a b*tch to learn. after i got the hang of the Impreza, i drove a '03 VW Jetta, and that clutch was so damn easy compared to the Impreza! oh well. a trick i have learned that you may already know is during shifting, you dont need to put the clutch all the way to the floor to shift every gear. usually just need to get it down half or 2/3 of the way down before you can shift with no problems. plus, instead of taking my foot away from the gas pedal when i shift, i keep it basically on the gas pedal (not giving gas, but still touching the gas pedal) and tap it after getting in gear. drivin a little better now.
i agree with your comment "It was a bad move to learn on a wrx "... i learned on a '00 2.5RS and it was a b*tch to learn. after i got the hang of the Impreza, i drove a '03 VW Jetta, and that clutch was so damn easy compared to the Impreza! oh well. a trick i have learned that you may already know is during shifting, you dont need to put the clutch all the way to the floor to shift every gear. usually just need to get it down half or 2/3 of the way down before you can shift with no problems. plus, instead of taking my foot away from the gas pedal when i shift, i keep it basically on the gas pedal (not giving gas, but still touching the gas pedal) and tap it after getting in gear. drivin a little better now.
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