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so..
It looks like I'll be driving a black/tan 535iM pretty soon instead of my 89 525iA. HARRRR
I don't know how to drive a standard lol. Its gonna be a fun week.
Major Contributor
Be sure to press the clutch before shifting speeds, and be sure to shift up before you reach the maximum rpm, and you should be fine. Release the clutch slowly, or else the drive will be jerkyOriginally Posted by misfortune
Of course, let off the throttle while you're shifting.
Good luck and enjoy.
BMW E34 528i, M52B28 + M50 manifold, Remus exhaust, ///M Parallel Spoke 18" rims
Grand Master
Every clutch has its own personality. Some are tight and finicky and if you don't let it out smoothly and with sufficient gas, it stalls. Others are loose and forgiving. Your initial finesse is no reflection on you. It is all a matter of practice and learning the car.
One practical thing is you might want to plan your routes so that you don't have to start from a dead stop on a hill in traffic. If you don't give it enough gas, it will stall and you will roll backwards. People are not accustomed to there being that many manual transmissions on the road so people don't leave room between cars. If you have someone right up your arse in that situation it is stressful. In that situation, it is better to give it too much gas and have the engine roar and look like a fool than to not give it enough and stall and roll back into someone.
Once you get the hang of it, you will never want to go back.
Dinan chip, Bilstein sports w H&R, RD sways, RD strut brace, 750 bushings, Zimmermans/MetalMasters, O.E. M Pars, Eisenmann muffler
Green Beret Special Ops
hehehe
95 E34 530I V2.37
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Grand Master
So whats your point?
Dinan chip, Bilstein sports w H&R, RD sways, RD strut brace, 750 bushings, Zimmermans/MetalMasters, O.E. M Pars, Eisenmann muffler
My 318 is stick. If I want to have a little fun, that is the car I drive. That is if I can get it away from my son.
Major Contributor
Maybe his is loose
BMW E34 528i, M52B28 + M50 manifold, Remus exhaust, ///M Parallel Spoke 18" rims
Major Contributor
[Jeff mode: ON]
A lady who wants to have a little fun with the stick... hehehe
[Jeff mode: OFF]
BMW E34 528i, M52B28 + M50 manifold, Remus exhaust, ///M Parallel Spoke 18" rims
Grand Master
Maybe his is loose
There is no maybe in that.
Dinan chip, Bilstein sports w H&R, RD sways, RD strut brace, 750 bushings, Zimmermans/MetalMasters, O.E. M Pars, Eisenmann muffler
Grand Master
[Jeff mode: ON]
A lady who wants to have a little fun with the stick... hehehe
[Jeff mode: OFF]
Interceptor--please be nice to LadyKats. She is new here. Don't scare her off. I need reinforcements.
Last edited by Gayle; 11-12-2005 at 02:08 PM.
Dinan chip, Bilstein sports w H&R, RD sways, RD strut brace, 750 bushings, Zimmermans/MetalMasters, O.E. M Pars, Eisenmann muffler
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