ATH

It probably won' help, but it's fun to watch .<ul><li><a href="http://www.teamsmr.com/movies/Footbox%20Small.wmv">http://www.teamsmr.com/movies/Footbox%20Small.wmv</a</li></ul>

FixedWing

If possible, see if you can get a modern **** box car to use for a while. These econo boxes are designed to be really easy shifting. They have big flywheels and not too much power and that power is quite stable. The cars are small and light. They can be driven without even thinking about it.

Basically, what you need to do is to build your self confidence a bit. With these cars you really need to be assertive. If you are tentative then everything becomes jerky and not smooth.

So try an econobox for a while. Then when you're comfortable with that try coming back to the Audi and playing with that.

Actually, there are some distinctive levels of performance to driving a manual car like this. Being smooth and not rushing the syncros is one thing. But when you get really good then some will start heel &amp; toe'ing and double clutching. I can't do it but some will even use a left-foot braking technique. But beware! Stay away from these advanced techniques until you can be totally smooth. Blowing a shift when you are driving these cars hard can cause damage and even a crash.

Good luck!

Stephen

chicagoland s4

very different from what i was driving before? yeah its not quite the same as a honda accord...

S4_Cinci (I S'edTFA)

the new car warranty. This is not the same as CPO. It is only for the original owner of a new car, IIRC. Thus your clutch is 99.9% likely to not be covered under any warranty whatsoever.

k04/rs6north

2nd: if you can't upshift smoothly - DO NOT DOWNSHIFT to slow - you're killing the expensive parts

Horio

I wish I could make it look that easy.