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Originally Posted by vmichael
Thanks to everyone for the replies! I've been taking her out every night, for practice, and found myself on Duboce tonight when I got stuck on an incline; I'll try to describe it in as few words as possible: incline, high revs, clutch, panic, e-brake, very bad smell that lingered. That smell is haunting me- did I destroy the clutch? I don't regret choosing standard over automatic, but I've never had to think so much about driving. Thanks again for the replies!
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Your clutch is probably fine. Good for you going for the gusto. I lived in SF at a couple of different points totaling about 11 years and yes, drove a stick.
Fmarshall hit the nail on the head. Use the parking brake when starting from an uphill stop is a big help. Also, if you come to an uphill red light with one or more cars in front of you, allow a little extra room between you and the car in front of you (or let the car in front get ahead when the light turns green). That extra space will make your take off easier.
Congratulations on the new car and have fun getting it out of the urban environment and onto the twisties.