downshifting?

having two cars and a healing knee are most times not a good combination for the Porsche downstairs in the garage. also puppies, puppies are a good reason not to drive the Porsche - and puppy vomit. yes. and the lingering chance that there may be puppy poo.

needless to say i drove the Saab (o'puppies) to the mobile rescue this morning, and also to the PirateBar last night for a friend's B-Day. i want to park the Cayman on the street downtown in the Mission at night, but i just can't wholly accept the theory that we need to use the Porsche as if we only had one car. just does not work that way, and although our TT was never vandalized in similar circumstances, our Cayman is still new to us - and baby her we will. if there is not a garage near by, we usually end up driving our "family" car, our "trunk."

the husband and i have been working on our downshifting - blipping the gas as we shoot her in to a lower gear for bursts of speed/passing cars/etc. for the most part i have used downshifting as a way to slow a car down, not otherwise, so it is interesting experimentation. our Saab is a manual as well, and we are able to practice even when not in Lottie, although the Saab slips in like butter and has quite the looser feel.

i need to find some way to steer and shift at the same time without moving the wheel. i always jerk it a bit, less now than before, but still. how annoying. am i not strong enough? time + practice.