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Hi everyone
I went out and bought a 2014 Forester with a 6-spd manual over the weekend and have a question regarding clutch usage.
Before the Forester I had an Xterra with a manual. I noticed that it's a bit easier to start off from a stop in the Xterra than with the Forester. I could engage the clutch with engine speed pretty close to idle and it would take off nice and smoothly. With the Forester it seems like I need to give it a bit more juice (~1-1.5k rpm) to get it started smoothly, otherwise it starts lugging and rubberbanding.
Is this pretty normal with this engine/transmission setup? Obviously, I'd like to maximize clutch life here.
Other than that, loving my new ride so far! Thanks
I went out and bought a 2014 Forester with a 6-spd manual over the weekend and have a question regarding clutch usage.
Before the Forester I had an Xterra with a manual. I noticed that it's a bit easier to start off from a stop in the Xterra than with the Forester. I could engage the clutch with engine speed pretty close to idle and it would take off nice and smoothly. With the Forester it seems like I need to give it a bit more juice (~1-1.5k rpm) to get it started smoothly, otherwise it starts lugging and rubberbanding.
Is this pretty normal with this engine/transmission setup? Obviously, I'd like to maximize clutch life here.
Other than that, loving my new ride so far! Thanks