Just bought a 2008 Hatchback Manual Tranny and it shifts really strange

[Idahotom]

I've learned, especially when stopped at a busy intersection on a hill, to turn the radio down. It helps me anyway as the thing is so quiet and the clutch action so tricky, or maybe it's that electronic throttle, or all of the above..... No big deal, a small price to pay for such a great little rig, I've gotten used to it. Driving it the short distance from my place to the nearby ski area while wearing my snowboarding boots gets real interesting, but still workable.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Idahotom

nearby ski area

*sigh*.....pretty much no such thing in Texas (unless you live in or near El Paso), but this is still a great state in so many other ways .

[way way norcal]

Originally Posted by Idahotom

I've learned, especially when stopped at a busy intersection on a hill, to turn the radio down. It helps me anyway as the thing is so quiet and the clutch action so tricky, or maybe it's that electronic throttle, or all of the above..... No big deal, a small price to pay for such a great little rig, I've gotten used to it. Driving it the short distance from my place to the nearby ski area while wearing my snowboarding boots gets real interesting, but still workable.

EXACCCTTLYY...what I do! I stalled mine a few times in bad traffic. Once in San Francisco. Not good.
I am getting the hang of it. Slowly

[BLKHILLSGUY]

Originally Posted by Idahotom

I've learned, especially when stopped at a busy intersection on a hill, to turn the radio down. It helps me anyway as the thing is so quiet and the clutch action so tricky, or maybe it's that electronic throttle, or all of the above..... No big deal, a small price to pay for such a great little rig, I've gotten used to it. Driving it the short distance from my place to the nearby ski area while wearing my snowboarding boots gets real interesting, but still workable.

Good advice. I often like the radio off when I'm driving. I like to listen to the sound of the engine. Usually around town. Interstate I use the radio or Bluetooth.