Then later that evening I decided to get some supper at a fast food place since its been ages since Ive ate out. YIKES talk about traffic nightmare. I think it was my first experience in heavy heavy rush hour traffic. And although I didn't stall or anything nasty like that, I did get honked at twice, (The reason was becuase I was doing a left turn at a green light, no arrow, AND on a hill <_< That was the first time I ever did a hill start while watching 3 lanes of heavy traffic. Talk about freaky)
Regardless it sorta made my confidence as a standard trans driver go WAY down. . .and made me anxious for todays drive. (Even in an automatic, my confidence as a driver goes WAY down when I get honked at =/
But I did fine <_< Did a bunch of cool 'surprise' downshifts becuase some old guy cut me off. . and even those wont jerky - so I'm wonder if I just had an off day? Maybe becuase I was tired, hungry, and the stress of heavy rush our in an unfamilar part of the city got to me?
Either way, Im about to hit 200 miles on my car, and I'm loving it. I love the way the Honda engine sounds reving too when you really give it gas and shift later to get more power =D Something an automatic can't really do.
Also, for any honda drivers out there - Ive read that my engine (H22) is more of a 'high rev' engine. . .I often see myself cruising at 2.5K, and shifting within 3-4K. (sometimes even 4.5 if If Im in first and need to pick up speed quickly so Grandma behind me doesn't honk)
The engine doesn't sound stressed when I do this - infact it sounds 'normal' like its suppose to be revved that high. Any tips or info you could give me? Again, I'm just worrying about any damage I might be causing to my car
Anyway - thanks for all your help! This place really helped me get a grip on my car real fast
