Manual transmission Fan Club and BS thread (All Generations Welcome)

In gear or neutral?

 

Both

 

I became the proud parent of a MT Taco on the 12th. TRD OR DCSB

 

Welcome, you found us three pedal whores quickly! Settle in, ''tis a good place

 

Awesome, you will love it!

 

Welcome!
Get ready for a lighter wallet

Lol, cheers

 

I haven't driven stick in almost fifteen months, and I'm starting to itch.

 

Have not driven an auto since 98. Today I had to pick up a new truck for a new sales man 18 Colorado, boring auto. The dealership was laphing at me when I was stomping my left foot before starting it or stoping.

 

Or reaching for the e-brake when you park. Haha. Hit you had on the console

 

THIS! It has become second nature to pull up the e brake and put in either first or reverse (depending on orientation)

 

I punched the dash with my right hand for almost a year reaching for the E-Brake like it was my 1st or 2nd Gens, finally adjusting to the handle in this one.

 

Mine was built in California

 

Dood, fess up...that was your hand slipping off the shifter trying to muscle it into reback

 

Mea culpa, i only speak from experience of the 3rd gen...

 

I do this in my wife's rav4. Then I shut her rav4 off then go to get out and the key wont come out. Why? I left it in drive and thought it was a stick.

 

LOL, knock on wood but Reverse has been good to go for quite some time now, just hope it stays that way.

 

it will

 

Nearing 14k miles on my Taco, still loving the stick, but noticed something strange recently.

When the truck is still cold after a startup, sometimes if I release the clutch too early or not give it enough gas in 1st, the truck seems to shudder and buck pretty rapidly until the clutch is fully engaged; this entire thing lasts only 1-2 seconds before I manage to correct it. I feel like the clutch is disengaging and engaging several times during this short bucking session.

Anyone else experience this? Anything to be concerned about? Maybe I just stink at shifting? It only happens when the engine and transmission is still cold and only on the first couple 1st gear takeoffs. Once everything heats up, no bucking at all.

 

The damn thing struggles when cold. That's just a fact. Take it easy and don't race it until it's warm.