u/MajorBarracuda8094

I have come to the realization that manuals aren't as inferior to autos as l first thought. The fact that they need to put in modes to override the computer to stay in certain gears has me thinking. Things that we can do,like change gears whenever, needs a mode. I have also seen where computers don't know where you are so gears maybe inconsistent. Tiptronic was made to get some control over the car as in a manual but your asking not controlling. If they made it that the car shuts down similar to stalling to protect the engine , then it would be similar but it's not as simple. This is from my uneducated stance, just a hypothesis.

I feel like there hasn't been any real improvements to manuals and they abandoned it for automatics for convenience. It's easy to drive, even a kid with no knowledge can drive them (damn a 11 year old kid took and crashed a neighbour's car). There is also the fact that autos can pull loads better. I am still at crossroads here since the heavy duty trucks in my country are manual, with some goods trucks (light duty Izuzu) automatics. Our roads are rough and unpaved for the most part and filled with uneven terrain (practically rurual) so l wonder how the truck drivers fair.

What if someone solved the manual thing in traffic? Would you come back? What if there was a system for dual clutch, not dct transmittion, but one you can use at lower gears instead of your foot. I've noticed 3 on the tree mounting on the steering column and tractors ability to change gears without the clutch (ik it's more on the auto side). I'm wondering if it can be done? Yet again by time l do this, manuals may be completely extinct but worth a try.

Again this is a hypothesis, something that can be proven right or wrong. I haven't started my research as yet so ignorance may be found. That do you guys think? Comments calling me a complete idiot are as welcomed as any. Thanks to this community, l was able to fill in the gaps on mastering manual transmission, so l know l can post this here without worry.

My area has roads riddled with potholes and have unpaved roads. It's a rural part so these things are expected. What l want are more tips on maneuvering them.

I know that l can gear down and go into a pothole and depending on the speed, can go off in 2nd gear. But do l wait for a complete stop to go into 1st or as my front goes down?

What other time can l go into 1st on the move? The other day, my dad reminded me to go into first when going up hill into a pothole. I shifted to 1st just before it shut off and was successful (finally).

Any tips on reversing uphill on rough roads (like gravel or dirt). And reversing tips in general as l'm still learning. I am sometimes cannot tell whether my tires are straightened or not.

Some other tips would be nice too. I am confident going uphill and hill starting as that's how l started out driving

Oh and thank you guys for helping me to know how to brake properly. Now l just need to know when to use both brake and clutch and when to use brake then clutch and alternately.

My stops are abrupt. My dad has taught me brake and clutch and that l can stop at any speed. My stops however are far from smooth because l don't want the pickup to start shaking. I'm so confused really. The other day l tried partial clutch then brake then full clutch and the stop was prefect but that's not the proper way and just might be wearing out the clutch

I usually stop in 2nd gear, rarely 3rd gear and 1st gear in certain situations.

In my country, it's rare to have a female driver that is confident on the road. (don't ask my why such an outdated mentality exists but l guess you have to blame the women holding traffic and the guys who think they're top notch for that). It's even rarer for a woman to be a 'skilled ' driver much less a manual one. My mom has been driving way before l was born and she ticks all the boxes.

I remember a few years ago, in my early teens, my mum and l were coming from a church located on the hill. She was driving a manual Hiace , the low top narrow ones, and it is a relatively low van. She was turning in the middle road and got stuck in a ditch on the slope.l don't know why that happened but she probably had a lot on her mind at the time. I don't 't know how many years l have to be able to pull it off but she did. This amazing woman rocked the vehicle back and forth (think of the bouncing bmw cars but doing it with going in gear and out) and got us out there. Something like that a auto couldn't have gotten out of that if it didn't have the "bouncy" mode; probably needed something to pull it too. It also helped that it was an awd. Wasn't interested in manual back then but that there still amazed me.

Edit from draft: I made this without realizing it was mother's day lol

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I know it's supposed to do offroading kind of awd? My dad has used it a couple of times whenever l was stuck. It's a 2006 Toyota Hilux d-4d . My dad isn't going to teach me to use it or at least tell me how to; at least for now . It's Japanese version if l'm correct? Cars in my country are rarely from America, except for the few RAM1500 l have seen among others.

P.S Don't mind the picture quality, my dad leaves very early, so l had to turn on flash to take the pic on a tablet's camera before he leaves. Also the vehicle isn't as dirty as shown here since the guy has OCD for his vehicles.