Drivers of manual car, how do you change your gear?

[Mrmilktooth]

How do you change gears. From 1 to 2....

Juat interested to know how majority do it...


From n to 1 to n to 2 and so on...



Or from n to 1 to 2 to n to 3 and so on...


If you drove paddles, or +/_ type. Then not applicable..

[Igto]

for me, it is N to 1 to 2.

[Gnahp]

Unless it is a sequential manual gearbox, the H pattern box will go pass neutral between gears, no?

[Zxcvb]

What kind of trick question is this??

 

Normally, N -1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - (6) if have sixth gear.

 

When overtaking or "wanna play" mode, will drop from cruising gear (5) to (3) and rev it speed up acceleration.

 

 

[Kevin613]

1-2-3-4-5, i dont go neutral unless i'm having a long wait at traffic light.

[Xers007]

Unless it is a sequential manual gearbox, the H pattern box will go pass neutral between gears, no?

 

i think what he meant is to pause a while at N before shifting to other gear...

 

but when i drive manual, i will not pause at N but just shift straight to next gear..

 

[Naimed]

Too tedious to go N-1-N-2-N-3-N-4...during your daily drive to rev match/double clutch everytime you down shift. In Singapore's driving condition, just relac drive la.

[Watwheels]

Unless it is a sequential manual gearbox, the H pattern box will go pass neutral between gears, no?

 

You have to. It's designed to be so.

[Mrmilktooth]

Haha... So easy to misread my question...

 

From starting pt. Always at n.

 

When u change gear n to 1. Then do you go to n then to 2 or st from 1 to 2..

 

My dad thought me to do 1 to n to 2..

 

But I lazy to do so.. Means more time spend to change gear..

 

It does not mean letting car go to neutral...

 

 

For gears 3,4,5 all Wil pass through n ma.. If u realise.. Haha..

 

Just a though

[Albeniz]

If the car is starting from stand still, then it is in sequence from N->1->2->3->4->5

 

If the car still has some momentum, instead of going from N to 1, I go straight from N to 2.

 

During slowing down, I usually put the gear from 5 to N and then when the speed becomes significantly slower, change from N to 3, i.e. 5->N->3.

 

 

[Jamesc]

Haha... So easy to misread my question...

 

From starting pt. Always at n.

 

When u change gear n to 1. Then do you go to n then to 2 or st from 1 to 2..

 

My dad thought me to do 1 to n to 2..

 

But I lazy to do so.. Means more time spend to change gear..

 

It does not mean letting car go to neutral...

 

 

For gears 3,4,5 all Wil pass through n ma.. If u realise.. Haha..

 

Just a though

 

You dad is correct.

 

But only for very old cars from the 60s and 70s

 

when there is no synchromesh

 

or for cars that the synchromesh is spoilt.

 

For new cars with perfectly good synchromesh no need.

 

But matching engine revs to road speed is a must.

 

[Badieboy]

Of course is 1-2 la, do 1-N-2 for what? Got benefits meh?

[Jamesc]

Should ask your dad why he goes to n

 

and maybe he will tell you when he learn

 

to drive this is what he was taught.

 

 

[Mrmilktooth]

 

i think what he meant is to pause a while at N before shifting to other gear...

 

but when i drive manual, i will not pause at N but just shift straight to next gear..

 

 

you got the point!!!... not pause.. but go through the step only..

 

all gear change have to go through Pt. N ma...

 

 

[sweatdrop] im not overthinking and doing rev match upshift/ downshift..

 

even from 5 to 3 you also pass to Pt. N.. getit??..

 

so seems like most of you go from 1 to 2 sttraight since its a st line down..

 

and not 1 to N to 2.. cos need to go through 2 "Ls" not trying to confuse you ..

 

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[Mockngbrd]

It depends on your gearbox.

[Mrmilktooth]

 

You dad is correct.

 

But only for very old cars from the 60s and 70s

 

when there is no synchromesh

 

or for cars that the synchromesh is spoilt.

 

For new cars with perfectly good synchromesh no need.

 

But matching engine revs to road speed is a must.

 

 

i guess this is the best answer..

 

u must be from that era..

 

[Xers007]

 

you got the point!!!... not pause.. but go through the step only..

 

all gear change have to go through Pt. N ma...

 

 

[sweatdrop] im not overthinking and doing rev match upshift/ downshift..

 

even from 5 to 3 you also pass to Pt. N.. getit??..

 

so seems like most of you go from 1 to 2 sttraight since its a st line down..

 

and not 1 to N to 2.. cos need to go through 2 "Ls" not trying to confuse you ..

 

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I think manual gear box is something like below... even a straight line down from 1 to 2 it will pass thru N ... N is not only between 3rd and 4th gear when ur hand release the gear stick where it will spring back to...

 

 

1 3 5

NNNNNNN >>>> this space is consider N

2 4 R

Edited December 19, 2014 by Xers007

[Jamesc]

 

i guess this is the best answer..

 

u must be from that era..

 

 

Mmmm between you and me yes.

 

If there are any syts listening

 

I am a much younger man.