Stupid question: What is "missing a shift?"

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Oct 12, 2002

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Stupid question: What is "missing a shift?"

Like if you say you missed a shift or something. I have an auto, and when I've driven manuals I've never done this (knock on wood). if you miss 2nd does it mean you shifted from 1st into 4th or something?

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to shift from first into 4th is a miss shift yes you heard right

Oct 12, 2002

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Doesn't "missing a shift" mean you depress the clutch too late or let off the clutch too early, causing you to grind gears?? I don't see how some one could just accidentally "miss" a gear (i.e. going from 1st to 4th) or whatever, unless you really suck at shifting.

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[hr]Originally posted by: rycebrnr909
Doesn't "missing a shift" mean you depress the clutch too late or let off the clutch too early, causing you to grind gears?? I don't see how some one could just accidentally "miss" a gear (i.e. going from 1st to 4th) or whatever, unless you really suck at shifting.[hr]

Yeah.... this is what I thought too... When your feet and your hand aren't working in sync and you don't get it gear before your left foot comes up.

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lol.....its more common on 6 speeds cuz the gears are like a lot closer together an its real easy to hit the wrong gear especially when yer racin an tryin to do it fast

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I've gone from 3rd to 2nd before. I felt like a jackass. So I have misshifted before.

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i like goin about 80 on the interstate and goin from 5th to 1st. its a load of fun. try it.[IMG]i/expressions/demon.gif[/IMG]

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i like goin about 80 on the interstate and goin from 5th to 1st. its a load of fun. try it.[IMG]i/expressions/demon.gif[/IMG][hr]

I hope u are just messing around man because that is serious transmisson problem!