Few Questions

[Clarkey]

alright i had a read up, and im gonna try explain it, tell me if im right k

Ok the clutch on a mechanical vehicle is a rotating mechanism that is continually engaged/disengaged from the fly wheel which is connected to the engine. Once fully depressed, the clutch disk seperates from the engine, allowing your wheels to move freely without any control from the engine.

So it would be dangerous to coast left or right turns, you must first connect the clutch to the fly wheel so that the engine can control your car depending on the gear you are in. If you give too much gas while the clutch is disengaged the disk will be spinning too fast for the fly wheel's engine speed, which will cause a jerky start once its engaged.

In autocars, the clutch is always fully engaged however, and the brake pedal disengages it to change your gear.

Am i right?

your stuff about the manuals is basically correct.

An autobox is literally nothing like a manual though, frankly they are too complicated for a mere mortal to understand. All you really need to know is that there is no clutch and the pedals simply do slower and faster

 

[EvilDreams]

It really bugs me when I'm a passenger and someone (usually a woman ) is stopped at a roundabout or something, pulls out in first, but keeps it in first all the way round the roundabout. I feel the car's pain.. and it's jerky as well.

I made that mistake when picking up my MX5, I was used to autos and gutless polos....went round a roundabout in first and it was like being kicked repeatedly in the back of the head....

 

[RareEntitee]

your stuff about the manuals is basically correct.

An autobox is literally nothing like a manual though, frankly they are too complicated for a mere mortal to understand. All you really need to know is that there is no clutch and the pedals simply do slower and faster

lol i just read back what i wrote and its not making any sense to me again....god damn it. Grrrr