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<blockquote data-quote="Dereks" data-source="post: 1040894" data-attributes="member: 43421"><p>RM86- You shouldn't really have any problems with the road test, take it slow and easy, watch your mirrors, stay a little under the speed limit, and try not to stall. If you're not really comfortable with the truck, just do a couple practice laps around the parking lot and tell your road test sup you just wanna get a feel for the clutch- they wont mind a bit. And driving the manual really isn't that tough; it'll all come right back to you, and the clutch and gears are so sloppy you don't need to be perfect, just slam the clutch all the way in and smack that stick around. The toughest part for me was just finding the gears; you gotta get it right in the notch of course, but there's SO much play you fiddle around for a minute trying to find it. </p><p></p><p>Regardless, you will do fine. Like I said, take it slow and easy, they just wanna see you're a SAFE driver, they really don't care if you can drive that rig like mario andretti. My previous job, I was a car appraiser for CarMax in a pretty wealthy area, and drove peoples high end cars; ferrari, lambos, porsches you name it. Learned how to drive a ton of super touchy clutches and gearboxes, and with these trucks, it didn't even matter, they're their own challenge.</p><p></p><p>Good Luck, and have fun!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dereks, post: 1040894, member: 43421"] RM86- You shouldn't really have any problems with the road test, take it slow and easy, watch your mirrors, stay a little under the speed limit, and try not to stall. If you're not really comfortable with the truck, just do a couple practice laps around the parking lot and tell your road test sup you just wanna get a feel for the clutch- they wont mind a bit. And driving the manual really isn't that tough; it'll all come right back to you, and the clutch and gears are so sloppy you don't need to be perfect, just slam the clutch all the way in and smack that stick around. The toughest part for me was just finding the gears; you gotta get it right in the notch of course, but there's SO much play you fiddle around for a minute trying to find it. Regardless, you will do fine. Like I said, take it slow and easy, they just wanna see you're a SAFE driver, they really don't care if you can drive that rig like mario andretti. My previous job, I was a car appraiser for CarMax in a pretty wealthy area, and drove peoples high end cars; ferrari, lambos, porsches you name it. Learned how to drive a ton of super touchy clutches and gearboxes, and with these trucks, it didn't even matter, they're their own challenge. Good Luck, and have fun! [/QUOTE]
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