So i was kind enough to let a Civic si Sedan make a left turn and i end up behind him a a red

light. he takes off kinda fast and i follow and i shift into second and all i hear out my window

from his car is a horrible grinding. LOL driver phail. learn how to drive your civic. he didnt

go fast no mores after that.

 

Civic FAIL. lol

 

It happens. I saw a mustang driving all fast then heard a terrible grind when he tried to peel out. I loved it.

 

When you said gear grinder, I expected it to be a new Mustang. They have such horrible transmissions

 

haha it just makes the driver look like an idiot.

 

I don't understand how people grind gears. I learned to drive standard on this balt. I've NEVER ground a gear.

 

i can shift without using the clutch and no grinding lol well the higher gears at least. but still haha

 

I grind my gears as often as I stall my car, not that often :p

 

Yup, the 2-3 and 3-4 are ok, cant get 4-5 or the 1-2(wont try)

 

last time i stalled was when a guy cut me off on in traffic and my foot wasn't on the clutch in time. drivers that i hear grinding gears make me feel like a pro driver. its not that hard to shift lol

 

I actually grinded my gear like 20 mins ago trying ro go into 3rd, I was taking off fast and shifting fast and missed, but it was already dark out so people cant seee me.

 

Definitely one of the worst sounds in the world to hear.

 

I've done it. It happened when I got careless and let off the clutch before I moved the shifter all the way to second.

 

Aw ****. I'll be honest. I have a Tacoma (5 speed manual) - it takes long strokes of both the shifter and clutch to get that in gear compared to the 'balt. I have a Z28 (6 speed manual). It has a perf clutch that takes authority to shift and a short throw aftermarket pole of some kind (bought it with it). And then I have the 'balt.

When I switch between vehicles, I sometimes "check the gear hardness", when I either engage the clutch too quickly (when I switch from the Z28 to the 'balt), or let the clutch out too early (when I switch from the 'balt to the Taco).

Hate it when I get all shitty on the gears after changing cars......

 

13k on the cobalt, only 2 accidental gear grinds. lol. didnt put it fully in gear cuz i was being lazy.
my old civic si... countless gear grinds had a bad tranny plus it was my first manual car.

 

LOL thats what i say if i grind the gears it when someone else is in the car. works everytime.

 

Sonafabitch!!! As if - I just did it on the way home this afternoon. I was going clutchless and I forgot to blip the throttle before upshifting - "Bzzzzaaaaaaaaaaaa" - I quickly blipped and popped it in.

Now, the more I think about it, the more I think I'm going to start accidentally doing it more!

 

^^^ just checking the gear hardness

 

Are you dissing a Civic Si when you have just a regular Cobalt? :S

 

Yup. Either that, or polishing the tips of the gears.......

 

the only time i grind is once in awhile going into reverse but thats because the owner before me f'd it up i think. bought the car with almost 7k

 

Bum left knee and a lack of timing at times will do it.

 

Chronic knee pain causes me to grind here and there just bc it hurts to press the clutch in fully before shifting. lol my arm is fast. just my knee isnt faster

 

Nothing is worse than a false neutral when spanking your motorcycle... that's embarrassing, but everyone's done it lol

 

Don't hate. My car is grinding (******* F23 trans fail), and I still would race someone in a heartbeat.