reverse to 1st

[poloplayer]

When you guys change gears from reverse to first, do you keep pushing down, move it back to the middle, release back up, and then push it to first? Or do you just slide it straight to first?

[SoVeReIgN]

Pull towards 2nd until it goes down enough to slip out of reverse and just flip it across. Feels like a natural motion to me!


Didnt think there was much else to it ?

[Glide_GTI]

Pull towards 2nd until it goes down enough to slip out of reverse and just flip it across. Feels like a natural motion to me!


Didnt think there was much else to it ?

what he said

[shaneth]

yep i concur

[poloplayer]

Ah awesome, i asked because ive never driven a car where I had to push down for reverse

[dodgey GTI]

My wife had an original '63 VW Beetle and even that had the same "push" to reverse trick! VW were on to a good thing back then so they never changed it. Wish I could get a DSG though. Have had MkV GTi Golfs as company cars and fell in love with the DSG. Silly Porsche for shelving the idea so close to completion, made the parent company's job easy!

Still, I admit manual for REAL driver's though. Poloplayer, follow your instinct, I had the same problem double clutching 1st to 2nd while gunning it,but you learn all the idiosynchroses of the car quickly and yes, they are rather forgiving. Enjoy!

[SoVeReIgN]

I had the same problem double clutching 1st to 2nd while gunning it

Why would you do this

[Wand Weaver]

Still, I admit manual for REAL driver's though. Poloplayer, follow your instinct, I had the same problem double clutching 1st to 2nd while gunning it

Why exactly would you double-clutch on an upshift? I can't see the logic behind the practice. Given that you're moving to a longer ratio - you should inherently be matching revs and gearbox speed anyway as long as you don't spend too long between gears.

[dodgey GTI]

That i suppose is my problem, had the same thing with the s2000. Need to double clutch so it doesn't grab. It keeps grinding gears if I am too slow in getting it into 2nd. Engine speed is obviously coming down below wheel speed and therefore grinding.
What should I be doing instead?

[Wand Weaver]

It keeps grinding gears if I am too slow in getting it into 2nd. Engine speed is obviously coming down below wheel speed and therefore grinding.
What should I be doing instead?

Whoa - I've never actually had that problem before - and worst case scenario, the synchromesh should certainly be taking care of that. Is this happening every time?

Are you putting the clutch all the way down? I've noticed in some cars - you can change gears without crunching or causing damage without putting the clutch ALL the way down (since the friction point is much higher up) - not so in the Polo.

I can't see anything that I do on upshifts that most people wouldn't do driving a manual. Stick clutch in, shift lever, slip clutch on the way out...