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Old 08-30-2012, 09:29 PM   #1
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Thanks for watching. You are right i never talked about lifting off the gas as you upshift. I think having the camera at pedal level shows all my foot movements. Also about the RPM to shift at varies from person to person. I could shift at 2k but i find 3k the sweet spot for the Miata.
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Old 08-30-2012, 09:40 PM   #2
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Thanks for watching. You are right i never talked about lifting off the gas as you upshift. I think having the camera at pedal level shows all my foot movements. Also about the RPM to shift at varies from person to person. I could shift at 2k but i find 3k the sweet spot for the Miata.
My comments are not a criticism .. just pointing out that a newbie unless they are told what to do, may not catch everything that is going on. So it is our job to help them along, and your video does a fantastic job showing someone how to drive a standard.

I have been driving a stick for 30 years so for me it is just natural (as I am sure driving a stick is for you), thus making every little thing hard to portray on a video as to us at this point it just comes naturally.

Yes .. the point you shift will definitely vary from car to car so what may work on your car may not work for someone else. I personally think that someone learning how to drive a standard has to decide when to shift for them. For my Yaris .. I find that 2500 is just about right.
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Old 09-01-2012, 10:40 PM   #3
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Thanks for watching. You are right i never talked about lifting off the gas as you upshift. I think having the camera at pedal level shows all my foot movements. Also about the RPM to shift at varies from person to person. I could shift at 2k but i find 3k the sweet spot for the Miata.
I think when a person shifts depends in large part on what their overall motivation is. With some previous cars, performance was a motivating factor and I tried to shift at the optimal point on the torque curve. With the Yaris, better fuel economy is a motivating factor re when to shift. Judging from his posts, I would guess that Edmscan is also motivated by better fuel economy re choosing when to shift. I also go by the engine sound as my Yaris doesn't have a tachometer. The car I had before my Yaris didn't have a tachometer either.
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Old 09-02-2012, 03:02 PM   #4
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Nice video. Very good instructions. I still remember when my older brother teaches me how to drive our manual car back in the 80's when I was still 14 years old. It took me 1 week to master it. Brings back memories.
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