The manual transmission is one of the first and most original forms of transmission for the automobile. It truly bonds a driver to their car and it's preferred by racers everywhere. Manuals are pretty cool but their use and preference has been in steep decline for some time and many drivers don't even know how to use it (this author included). This is likely because of its complicated nature and large margin for error.
If you're someone who's been on the fence about learning or is scared to do so, check out this guide from Toyota of Orlando on how you can drive your manual Toyota car better.
Keep These in Mind When Driving Stick
Never Forget to Use the Clutch First
When driving a manual Orlando Toyota car, you're the only one who can do the shifting, no one and nothing else. This requires great timing and memory for the procedure of shifting. A key component to this process is to never, EVER, forget to use the clutch before you even touch the shift knob. This means your left foot is going to have to do something other than sit there chilling while you drive.
While a few attempts of messing this up won't have any super serious consequences for your ride, repeated mistakes can cause rapid deterioration to your clutch, gear shaft, and more. A before B and 1 before 2.
Don't Rock (& Roll)
A huge point to driving is coming to a stop. That's why we have brakes! In a manual, mastering first gear can be quite a bear, but once you do you'll feel like champion of the world. Most will let this go to their head and start trying a variety of tricks. One of them is coming to a stop at a stoplight and engaging the clutch every so often to "rock" your Toyota car back and forth.
Keeping your Orlando Toyota ride in first means you have a quicker start once the light goes green, but it can damage your transmission and its adjacent parts. Do yourself (and your ride) a favor and chill.
Keep Things in the Friendzone
Most manual Toyota car drivers forsake their right hand and keep it firmly attached to the shifter throughout their drive. While this is convenient if you have to shift frequently, at some point you gotta chill. Bring your ride to a constant gear and then ease off for a while. Let your right hand do something else and keep your shifter from getting damaged. Win win.
For the Love of God, Don't Moneyshift
While it may sound like a term you'd find in Fast and Furious, it's not. Well, maybe it is. This author isn't an expert on those movies (or are they?). Moneyshifting is a dangerous and, sometimes, deadly act one commits on a manual Orlando Toyota car when they shift to the wrong gear after reaching a peak RPM.
This damage from this can be catastrophic and most vehicles don't drive away unscathed. A great example of this, caught on camera no less, is vlogger/driver Robert Mitchell. His in cabin perspective recording, driving a Toyota GR Yaris to boot, shows the RPM gauge reach a 6,500 RPM mark where one would typically switch to 3rd gear. Instead, he downshifted back to first gear. His RPM gauge then shot well past 10,000 RPMs and the squeal from the engine was enough to make even non-gearheads uncomfortable.
Lucky for him, his GR Yaris held together, after some much needed damage control, but that's not the case for every vehicle out there. Word of advice? Shift to the right place when you need to.
Need more tips for driving your Orlando Toyota car better? Visit the dealership at 3575 Vineland Road for all our tips and tricks.
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