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6 speed manual take off

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by AlexDirte, Jan 9, 2016.

  1. Jan 9, 2016 at 7:14 PM
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    AlexDirte

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    Guys with the 6 speed manual, Do you take off in 1st or 2nd for everyday driving?
     
  2. Jan 9, 2016 at 7:18 PM
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    YotaLife406

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    1st from complete stop
     
  3. Jan 9, 2016 at 7:28 PM
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    Wilds1

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  4. Jan 9, 2016 at 7:29 PM
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    forty2

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    Same. No point in intentionally wearing the clutch aggressively for no beneficial reason.
     
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  5. Jan 9, 2016 at 7:38 PM
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    Only reason I see starting in second would be if I was in 2wd and I kept spinning out my tires in first......but in that situation I usually put it in 4wd and 1st
     
  6. Jan 9, 2016 at 7:47 PM
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    friendlywithbears

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    Second is a little too high on this truck to consistently use it. Even on a decline I find first more often is better to start. Conversely, first is a really short gear so it took me a bit of getting used to and gaining the right muscle memory to know which is best instinctively.

    Always useful in deeper snow or ice though.
     
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  7. Jan 10, 2016 at 6:44 AM
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    highwhey

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    Like someone else already mentioned, 1st from a complete stop or 3-4moh MAX. If I'm already rolling at 8mph, I'm putting it in 2nd bc it will buckle in 1st.
     
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  8. Jan 10, 2016 at 11:21 AM
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    crepr12

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    1st also
     
  9. Jan 10, 2016 at 11:58 AM
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    AFMurse2014

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    1st. First is taller in this truck than my ranger, so I have to get used to it.

    I have, mistakenly, taken off in 3rd however, from a complete stop and wheels at full lock. It did it, and I didn't need to rev and drop lol.
     
  10. Jan 10, 2016 at 12:02 PM
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