I absolutely love DIB. But I'm going to be extremely cautious with this car, just because it's my first real car doesn't mean I haven't been driving a beater the last 2 years! Not that it can compare to this beast in anyway. What I'm saying is, I can handle it!
Haha I'll do my best, I'll probably feel your pain too just like most people have and still will. ThanksI've hit 3rd instead of 5th a few times when going like 50-55. Definitely not something that's recommended. To me, the 4>5 shift is tricky and I still make sure to pay attention and visually ensure I shifted into 5th and not 3rd. Maybe it's because I have long legs and sit kinda far back, so the 5th gear is more of a reach than the others. 5>6 is easy, just keep pressure towards the right side as you slide it backwards.
Funny. When I was driving it home, I stalled it in the right turn lane at a stop light. I was about 6 cars back in a lane that only held about 8 cars. And it was rush hour, so there were like 15 cars behind me that were turning but were still in the regular straight lane. So cars in front of me creep up, I try to and stall. I restart it, try to creep, stall. Finally crept up one car length... then cars in front of me creep up more (they're turning right on red), so I decide to wait because I'm thinking I'll just creep when there's only one car left ahead of me. Finally the time comes, I go to creep and stall. Start getting nervous, then the honking starts behind me. So it makes me even more nervous, and I keep stalling. Light is now green... then red again. People are going around me, and honking, and pointing to the sky with their middle fingers for some reason (I didn't see anything up there...). Did all of that through another green > red light rotation. Finally got past the stupid intersection and I was on a two lane highway for the next 20 miles.
My girlfriend sat next to me the whole time in total silence (and terror). She later admitted that she was starting to get anxiety because I was so nervous.
Point is... it's gonna happen. Just make the best of it and ignore all of the assholes around you
That's not worthy of an apology. When you get to the friction zone (where the clutch engages) it will turn against the static inertia of the drivetrain and wheels/tires. This will correspond with a drop in engine RPM as the flywheel speed is inclined to match road speed.
If your own personal 'foot timing' is off a bit that day, or something distracts you at precisely the wrong time, or you hop immediately between vehicles with vastly different-feeling clutches and you're in a hurry . . . it can and will happen.
Is it easier to start in 2nd? I have not tried that, didn't know if that was damaging to the clutch or transmission.
Starting in 2nd gear may save a shift but even though the 5.0 is a fairly torquey engine, this still requires slipping the clutch a bit more.
