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Hrabia

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    1999 Corolla CSi 1.6 Manual

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  1. thanks everyone. I have been using the method as told above and find its working really well. Now I just need to get my supervising driver (mum) to shut up... any hints?
  2. Also I keep reading that the hopping can kill the clutch in a matter or days... how true is this? As soon as it hops I hit the clutch back down unless I feel the car car started to move after the second hop
  3. I think mine is a 101 But i know they have mostly the same bits. Im just worrying because she drives like a dream and even better then my Instructors 09 Levin. I have not tried the hold at the friction point for a few second method... never heard of it...:) from the little bit that i know, would holding it at the friction point for a few seconds as it grabs, essentially wear the clutch a little, but give the tranny a few moments to engage and roll the wheels a little bit? Any detail anyone can give me would be great!!! Better for me to learn now? Please keep the posts coming
  4. Hi everyone, Firstly, I just bought myself my first car. Its a 1999 Corolla CSi 1.6 sedan, with only 68k :D on the clock (Legit old driver). I could not figure out where to post this, so mods feel free to move it. So i don't know a whole lot about cars, and I have been doing my driving lessons in an Auto. I did some in a manual with my instructor, and had no problems after a little while (also a corolla), but I am having no such luck with my own. My mum used to own a 79 corolla, and can drive a manual no problem, and says my car drives just like her old one did. However, when I sit down behind the wheel, I have a HUGE problem with getting the car moving. In First gear, when I try to get the car moving, It either stalls, or hops (sometimes softly, sometimes very HARD) before finally moving of the stop. Once its moving, I have no problem with shifting up or down, re applying the clutch, accelerating, everything is smooth. But when at a stand still, I cant get her to move out of first. If the car is facing down hill, then the wheels turn and I can engage the clutch no problems even in first and start her going. Its getting the revs of the engine to transfer to the wheels when still that I cant get. Its a little Easier in reverse (any explanations why?) I have tried many methods, applying the accelerator as i release the clutch, revving the engine first to 1500 before releasing the clutch (causing bad hops, 1 or 2 before she moves), and have tried letting the clutch grab and then applying the power (just stalls). I guess I will pick it up eventually, but my mum is driving me mad screaming about how im going to destroy the car by hopping it (she is a perfect manual driver), and stalling it, and everything, and how much of a bad driver I am because of this. My question is: Assuming the clutch is in great condition (before I bought it, the tranny was perfect and the 5th gear feels like its never been used)... how much of my bad driving will the clutch take before its going to drop from the bottom of the car? In the short term, if i am hopping it say 10 - 20 times a day trying to get a feel for it, which is not improving, how much can the car and its clutch take take?? She is in really good condition, and I don't want to hurt her :(
  5. Hi everyone, I just bought myself my first car. Its a 1999 Corolla CSi 1.6 sedan, with only 68k :D on the clock (Legit old driver). Now i just gotta learn to drive it
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