How does MS3's clutch point compare to that of other vehicles?

[Nliiitend1]

speaking of heel toeing, its quite difficult to do it on this car since center tunnel gets in the way of right leg/calf.

Just use the sides of your feet...

 

[MS3Pilot]

Hit the gas and brake at the same time with your foot, it's not hard and "heel toe" shifts are not usually "heel toe anyway".

PS. My buddy who has an STI stalled my car 3 times the first time he drove it, then drove it like he owned it...like I said, every stick takes a few minutes to get used to and then almost anyone can drive it fine.

 

[Ajburr]

I learned on a friend's old civic hatch, had around 5-6 hours of seat time when I test drove my speed3, I probably still looked like a noob test driving it but I didn't stall or anything .

 

[ras]

Have also owned the car for several months, it is not the easiest car to drive. I at first thought it was me not driving a manual in a few years, had a buddy take it for a ride and he had problems with it also. He drives a Civic SI. Called the the dealer about the notchiness, and was told i wasn't the only one that complained about it. Love driving it though, but have driven smoother ones through the years.

 

[Sergius64]

Hey guys, OP here. This is the result of all my bitchin:

So if you live around Carlsbad and see me driving around, please don't pull up to close to me on stop lights and intersections. I still stall 15% of the time, and most of the rest of the time the car ends up jumping of the line and goes hopping for a bit.

 

[Saskatchewan17]

Haha, congrats on the purchase man! Trust me you get much much much better. It becomes automatic, you shift down and up and work the clutch without even thinking about it after a while.

 

[Nliiitend1]

Congrats on the new car! (thumb)

 

[happy and angry]

Like I've said before, you'll get better at the physical muscle memory side of driving stick pretty quick, it's the other stuff you need to pick up at some point. You ever need advice or a little learnin' on rev matching downshifts or keeping it in gear in corners or how to take advantage of some of the perks of a manual in traffic, don't be afraid to ask.

Congrats on the sweet ride, man.

 

[DaleNixon]

Master engine braking to the point where the guy behind you wonders if your brake lights even work!