Should I teach stick-shift with my new yaris?

[Loren]

The Yaris clutch is anything but binary. It begins to release really low, but isn't completely released until very near the top of travel. Veeeeery analog. A "binary" clutch is either off or on, going from disengaged to completely engaged in less than 1" of travel.

Seriously, like I said above, if you teach your student to feel the initial engagement point and work with it, they won't have any problems. Doesn't take a lot of throttle to launch a Yaris, just good clutch control. And if you don't have enough skill to get a Yaris rolling without touching the gas pedal (not saying you need to drive that way all the time, just that you should have the skill and understanding to do so), you have no business teaching anyone else.

[Zaphod]

Originally Posted by Loren

The Yaris clutch is anything but binary. It begins to release really low, but isn't completely released until very near the top of travel. Veeeeery analog. A "binary" clutch is either off or on, going from disengaged to completely engaged in less than 1" of travel.

That was exactly what I meant when I described it as feeling binary. Honestly I didn't even know it was a common description for a clutch, I was just grasping for words there.

It just seems very binary compared to the F150, pinto and TJ. I've even stopped wearing boots with the bugger until I get used to it.