How to drive manual?
This is my first manual car, a 03 Protege ES. I've been driving it since last September. I've encountered a few problems and I don't know if I did it right or not.
Problem 1) When I m approaching a stop sign like 3rd gear, I press on the brake and put the gear into neutral. If cars are far away, I will just put back into 2nd gear and accelerate and turn to the direction I m going. The problems is sometimes the rev goes too low, the car seems not having enough power to push forward, I m afraid it will hurt the engine. Should I stop in front of the stop sign and change into 1st gear? I think it is stupid to stop fully in front of every stop signs even there are no cars coming by.
Problem 2) What gear should I use while crusing slowly in the parking lot? If I use 1st gear, my car jerks a lot even I try to control my gas pedal carefully and I have to use the clutch a lot too. If I use 2nd gear, the rpm is too low and the engine shakes.
Problem 3) I purchased a Mazdaspeed muffler (an accesory) through a dealer and had it installed there. A week after, I notice a weird sound from my exhaust. Whenever my engine goes through 2100 revs (specificly 2100), my muffler produces a weird sound. Is it the engine problem or the muffler problem? I went to dealer last week and had it checked. The technician said the muffler is fine. He told me to wait to see if the problem is getting worse then I should go back, but it is damn annoying to hear that sound everytime I go through 2100 revs. This is my first mod to my car and I have problem already :cry:
Thanks for listening to my problems.
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