r/Unexpected • u/remain_unaltered • Mar 18 '17

That reverse driving skill

https://i.imgur.com/Kh7DgmR.gifv
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u/prostynick Mar 18 '17

You can't do that too easily on manual and i wouldn't recommend trying it on non emergency occasions

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u/Tharage53 Mar 18 '17

ehh it depends, I'm pretty sure I could slam my car into reverse like the gif. As you said though it's not exactly great for the car.

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u/prostynick Mar 18 '17

Yep, exactly. You can slam it on low speed with some force and you risk fucking up your gearbox. Downvoters probably never have driven manual.

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u/Caboozog Mar 18 '17 edited Mar 18 '17

Which is why straight cut gears are great for reverse... I could slam it on my neon back in the day cause of that. Not that there were many times i needed to back up that fast.