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   meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 17:44:16 JST meso
   i kind of burned the clutch yesterday i wonder how bad that is
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     meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 17:55:35 JST meso

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     @condret nervousness
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     Hildegunst von Mythenmetz of programming (condret@shitposter.world)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 17:55:36 JST Hildegunst von Mythenmetz of programming

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     @meso why did you do that
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     meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 17:57:18 JST meso

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     @condret very steep uphill intersection, car died on me 4 times before i pushed the throttle on half pressed clutch and it started smoking 💀 managed to react to it all without causing an accident or panicking though, never had the car died on me uphill before
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     Hildegunst von Mythenmetz of programming (condret@shitposter.world)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 18:08:38 JST Hildegunst von Mythenmetz of programming

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     @meso probably driving school taught you the wrong way of using a clutch
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     meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 18:09:18 JST meso

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     @condret they didnt teach me anything i just drove, bulgarian auto schools hit different
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     Hildegunst von Mythenmetz of programming (condret@shitposter.world)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 18:10:38 JST Hildegunst von Mythenmetz of programming

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     @meso most people don't know that cars from driving schools are often setup to run at higher rpm in idle. that is so that during driving lessons it is easier to drive, but it comes at the cost of worse fuel economy. when i got my license my dad's mini died all the time when i was driving for at least 4 days, because they taught me using the clutch incorrectly
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     meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 18:11:09 JST meso

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     @condret how did you correctly use the clutch instead?
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     meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 18:11:23 JST meso

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     @condret different amount of pressure to it or is there a trick to it?
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     meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 18:13:09 JST meso

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     @condret i learned how to drive on a diesel golf, instructor told me it starts moving even without throttle on half clutch because it's a diesel
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     Hildegunst von Mythenmetz of programming (condret@shitposter.world)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 18:50:42 JST Hildegunst von Mythenmetz of programming

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     @meso yeah, with diesel you can do that
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     Hildegunst von Mythenmetz of programming (condret@shitposter.world)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 18:50:46 JST Hildegunst von Mythenmetz of programming

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     @meso befor you start releasing the clutch you give the gas pedal a short slight touch to build up some momentum. if you start driving uphill you lean a bit more into it. immidiately you release the clutch to the point where it starts to get grip. then you give it some throttle just so that you're around 1700-1800 rpm (depends on the car). you try to keep that rpm while you release the clutch further until it is fully released.
     
     Getting the timing correct can be a bit tricky at the beginning.
     
     you may not need to do it this way on newer cars as they often slighly increase the rpm when then driver releases the clutch and the engine runs at idle.
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     Hildegunst von Mythenmetz of programming (condret@shitposter.world)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 19:02:57 JST Hildegunst von Mythenmetz of programming

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     @meso i think i might have told you wrong rpm numbers, but you get the idea. i'd say uphill you want it to be around idle rpm + 200, otherwise idle rpm + 100 rpm to be on the safe side.
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