?uestion about 2nd to 1st shift (climbs into flame suit)
August-14th-2002, 10:57 AM
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protege5.0
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?uestion about 2nd to 1st shift (climbs into flame suit)
mostly a question out of curiousity.
i don't downshift into 1st coming up to a light. usually, i only go down to 2nd.
but i've noticed that if i'm coasting with the clutch depressed, it's difficult to throw the stick from 2nd into 1st. once the car has stopped, it pops into 1st very smoothly.
this is the first MT car i've owned so i honestly don't know if it's an issue or just a quirk or what. and like i said, i don't go down to first when slowing anyway so it's not a driveability issue, i was just curious if others cars were acting this way.
be easy on me.
i don't downshift into 1st coming up to a light. usually, i only go down to 2nd.
but i've noticed that if i'm coasting with the clutch depressed, it's difficult to throw the stick from 2nd into 1st. once the car has stopped, it pops into 1st very smoothly.
this is the first MT car i've owned so i honestly don't know if it's an issue or just a quirk or what. and like i said, i don't go down to first when slowing anyway so it's not a driveability issue, i was just curious if others cars were acting this way.
be easy on me.
August-14th-2002, 11:19 AM
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Originally posted by PseudoRealityX
the tranny is made to be very hard to put into first while the car is still moving. This is a preventive measure so that people wont accidently go into 1st gear instead of 3rd on the upshift from 2nd or the downshift from 4th. You *can* get it in with a lot of pressure, but its there so the car can tell you, "Hey! youre trying to get into 1st gear....you sure you want to???" No problems at all...its just a *saftey/convience* thing.
the tranny is made to be very hard to put into first while the car is still moving. This is a preventive measure so that people wont accidently go into 1st gear instead of 3rd on the upshift from 2nd or the downshift from 4th. You *can* get it in with a lot of pressure, but its there so the car can tell you, "Hey! youre trying to get into 1st gear....you sure you want to???" No problems at all...its just a *saftey/convience* thing.
August-14th-2002, 12:29 PM
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yes the tranny is idiot proof.. well almost, its the same with rev very difficult to push it in and you can't go from 5th to rev, you have to go 5th --> N --> R. even though mazda put these safety features in some people still manage to go from 4th to 1st instead of 3rd and blow their engine...
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August-15th-2002, 11:18 PM
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heheh I would love to see someone go from 4th to first heheheheh...and see them blow their motor...that would be jks........
i dunno i couldn't go from 4th to 1st...its a straight simple up not sidewyas hehe...
oh well some people are just idiots
well I am too...but not that much of an idiot
oh well yeah i normally go to 2nd....and pop it into first when i'm stopped....and I've also came in contact with that safety....but that was when i first start driving my '99 LX back in 1999....hehe....i learned after that one time
hahaha 5th to reverse....lol
i dunno i couldn't go from 4th to 1st...its a straight simple up not sidewyas hehe...
oh well some people are just idiots
well I am too...but not that much of an idiotoh well yeah i normally go to 2nd....and pop it into first when i'm stopped....and I've also came in contact with that safety....but that was when i first start driving my '99 LX back in 1999....hehe....i learned after that one time
hahaha 5th to reverse....lol
August-15th-2002, 11:55 PM
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yeah some people are used to driving a 6 spd and rev is far upper right and not right/down
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August-16th-2002, 04:56 PM
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Originally posted by pr5owner
yes the tranny is idiot proof.. well almost, its the same with rev very difficult to push it in and you can't go from 5th to rev, you have to go 5th --> N --> R. even though mazda put these safety features in some people still manage to go from 4th to 1st instead of 3rd and blow their engine...
yes the tranny is idiot proof.. well almost, its the same with rev very difficult to push it in and you can't go from 5th to rev, you have to go 5th --> N --> R. even though mazda put these safety features in some people still manage to go from 4th to 1st instead of 3rd and blow their engine...
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