#Car Nerd Time!

If you drive a #manualTransmission #car you owe it to yourself to learn the “open palm” technique to eliminate missed shifts, especially during high-performance track driving.

The secret to never missing a shift is to NOT GRIP the shifter. If you do, bumps and jostles will easily shift the lever into the wrong position. Keep your palm open and relaxed, and be sure to apply forces ONLY in the directions that result in a proper shift.

The open palm technique involves positioning your hand in various orientations and contacting the shifter only in certain locations that always result in the correct gear selection. After some practice, this will become so natural and subtle that you’d be able to do it without a thought.

Here’s what I mean. For these examples, I assume you’re driving a left-hand-drive car (e.g. US) so you’re using your right hand to shift. I also assume a standard H pattern, not a dogleg.

ANOTHER DAY IN WHICH I VANQUISH A MAN*

* the valet parking attendant at the hotel that insisted that all cars be valet parked could not figure how to get my 70s manual car into reverse and had to pick me up in a concierge vehicle and drive me to it so I could reverse it for him

#manualtransmission #stickshiftforever

https://youtube.com/watch?v=B4HHzd4JL80&feature=share Manual transmission for the win! 😂 #genZ #manualtransmission #humor

https://www.thedrive.com/news/young-people-and-enthusiast-cars-are-saving-manual-transmissions

#cars #manualtransmission #standardtransmission #automotive

Stick shifts don’t make any sense, but they’re fun to drive. A new batch of enthusiasts may help keep them alive a little longer. #ManualTransmission #cars

https://www.wsj.com/articles/manual-transmission-stick-shift-cars-929dc155

Any #subaru #wrx owners or enthusiasts here? I’m on my third WRX, having owned a 2013 sedan, 2014 hatchback, and now a 2022 VB.

#subie ✌️
#ManualTransmission

Anyone else? 🤣 #manualtransmission #stickshift

Will the #ManualTransmission actually survive on electric vehicles? https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/manual-transmission-electric-vehicles-future-1234774864/ didn't really convincing me.

When my 2006 #MiniCooperS with a six speed manual transmission became unmaintainable during the lockdown, the best I could do was a #Subaru Impreza Sport. The #ContinuouslyVariableTransmission has horrible fake shift points and offers a manual mode via steering wheel paddles to move between them. It's just not the same 😭. Maybe it's practical for off-roading?

It's VERY important that my kids learn to drive a manual transmission. They might some day need to steal a car in Europe during the zombie apocalypse.

#autos #cars #stickshift #manualtransmission #zombies #zombiapocalypse

I love driving my #subaru #impreza 5-speed #manualtransmission while listening to #Bellbottoms by #TheJonSpencerBluesExplosion

I only wish that I could drive like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XMuUVw7TOM

EV Sales Sticking Point: People Still Want Manual Transmissions https://hackaday.com/2022/11/15/ev-sales-sticking-point-people-still-want-manual-transmissions/ #automatictransmission #manualtransmission #electrivvehicles #HackadayColumns #semi-automatic #electriccars #semi-manual #carhacks #clutch #Rants #evs

EV Sales Sticking Point: People Still Want Manual Transmissions - Call me crazy, but I’m ride or die for manual transmissions. I drove enough go-kar... - https://hackaday.com/2022/11/15/ev-sales-sticking-point-people-still-want-manual-transmissions/ #automatictransmission #manualtransmission #electrivvehicles #hackadaycolumns #semi-automatic #electriccars #semi-manual #carhacks #clutch #rants #evs

EV Sales Sticking Point: People Still Want Manual Transmissions

https://hackaday.com/2022/11/15/ev-sales-sticking-point-people-still-want-manual-transmissions/

#automatictransmission #manualtransmission #electrivvehicles #HackadayColumns #semi-automatic #electriccars #semi-manual #carhacks #clutch #Rants #evs