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I thought I was a newbie and couldn't drive it properly so I practiced and finally got the hang of it!

FIRSTLY


THIS is what I noticed:

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Depressing the clutch fully there is ALOT of "useless" length.

from * ----------F

this length is extremely deeper than MOST manuals I have driven in the past 6 months. FROM an 1990 NO BRAND car to JEEPS to CELICA to PICK UP TRUCKS.

This is how my legs look

right foot ************0-----
left foot clutching 0----------



2)

there is a SLIGHT DIP from

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This little DIP is quite annoying because my foot gets caught meaning i cannot fully release the CLUTCH if i was PARKING or GOING ON 1st GEAR.

Well, how does my foot get caught? I measured it and right at an angle \ that little curved dip PERFECTLY pervents my ankle from tilting and releasing it fully. (what LUCK)



There is a solution which is to NOT FULLY depress the clutch when i change gear!... BUT my mechanic told me that it kills the clutch badly if I did that.


SOOO in the end, does anyone have any tips

I AM Driving properly BUT you really gotta see why I am having the problem, it is a factor of both the length of my leg and size of my foot. 8 1/2 shoe size.

SO FAR, I can drive ANY OTHER CAR that's a manual except MINE. hahaha

 
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unlike canada east we dont use the ot: sign. and u already posted this in canada east too.

 
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oh ok......[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG] Get an automatic

 
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Then don't shift.
Drive around all day in first . J/K

Not to attack you or anything, but just put up with it until you get a new car. I hate VW clutches, so I don't buy VW manuals. 'Nuff said

 
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lol, this is funny, eh, get an auto and stop whining, eh,....or you can always adapt eh?

joel, eh

 
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Make sure you have the right shoes, I can't shift well in sandels my size 12 gets caught sometimes. Also you could get a racing clutch if they make one for our cars, it would not have the wasted lenght, but I think they don't last as long

 
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Spider883


YA!. i usually post in 2 forums. ONE for my neighbours and one for the board.



2k1KonigCivic

not whining, just trying to find a better way to improve driving =) AND I BET because no one said anything about it. THAT"S WHY HONDA is still making these wierd clutches that CAN be much improved.

YES, first mod i would definitely want to make is a Racing clutch. BUT i'm not even sure if that's available.

 
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You think the Civic clutch has a long travel, go test drive a Volkswagen. It takes forever to catch.
Why not try moving the seat up.

 
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sheesh get a damn phone book to sit on or nail a wood block to your left shoe. something, expend your extra energy on clutching rather than b|tching about clutching.

 
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You'll eventually learn where the engagement point is and will adapt to the shorter length, I did.

 
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Solution: ACT clutch

 
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Invest in some Adidas or Puma indoor soccer shoes. You will never complain about ANYTHING having to do with feet again.

 
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I'm terrible at driving clutch, and I got really discouraged the first time I tried. Suprise, it was VW.

 
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I FULLY AGREE!!! the clucth in our cars sucks, i learned how to drive on my car the first day i bought it, i had to drive it to work, the reverse is hard as hell to engage, and yes their is useless clutch, i dunno but i just realy dont like the way it is, i wasnt able to test drive any car with clucth cuz i didnt know how to so i had to buy it. ONe

 
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IMHO, the car feels very similar to the VW. I drove a VW (which has a lot more power), and loved the way the car felt and when I got in my CIVIC I was like OH YEAH!!! I don't know...our clutches weren't meant for fast shifting or racing on them.