Is there such thing as an impossible hill?

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Re: Is there such thing as an impossible hill?

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Shadow wrote:
six wrote:Well, technically, there is such a thing as an impossible hill... it's called a wall.

Up, but not over:

Well, technically, there is such a thing as an impossible hill... it's called a cliff.
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Re: Is there such thing as an impossible hill?

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six wrote:Well, technically, there is such a thing as an impossible hill... it's called a cliff.
Lies, I can totally drive down a cliff. It's the landing that's the bi#&%.
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Re: Is there such thing as an impossible hill?

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with newer cars, most have anti-roll back feature that holds the car for about 3 seconds so it's not that bad.
but i can imagine how challenging it would be tackling a steep hill in a car that does not have this kind of feature.

the real challenge for me is going reverse on a hill.
i feel like i am frying up my clutch every time i go reverse on a hill. it can't be avoided :x
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Re: Is there such thing as an impossible hill?

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kayubassist wrote:the real challenge for me is going reverse on a hill.
i feel like i am frying up my clutch every time i go reverse on a hill. it can't be avoided :x
I feel ya. I feel bad for my clutch most times in reverse in parking lots because of the stupidly slow nature of how I pull out. Having a small car means I go very slowly because people won't see me coming from behind big trucks/SUVs/whatever. This means I have to clutch out/in very often in reverse since my reverse idle speed is more than 2 mph..
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I'm kind of partial to grinding, myself. :lol: :mrgreen:
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Re: Is there such thing as an impossible hill?

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I still have manual bathmophobia and have yet to conquer it. Then again I live in an area that's relatively flat so I guess it's no really big deal. I suppose I could get good at the "get to friction point then stab gas and pray."
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Re: Is there such thing as an impossible hill?

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tankinbeans wrote:I still have manual bathmophobia and have yet to conquer it. Then again I live in an area that's relatively flat so I guess it's no really big deal. I suppose I could get good at the "get to friction point then stab gas and pray."
Heh, I was super worried about hills when I started. Then I lived in WV and the whole area is mountains. So I have no real fear of hills anymore. *shrug*
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tankinbeans wrote:I still have manual bathmophobia and have yet to conquer it. Then again I live in an area that's relatively flat so I guess it's no really big deal. I suppose I could get good at the "get to friction point then stab gas and pray."
It's those steep steep hill, but thats what I am going to do the next time I come to a hill like this.
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tankinbeans wrote:I still have manual bathmophobia and have yet to conquer it. Then again I live in an area that's relatively flat so I guess it's no really big deal. I suppose I could get good at the "get to friction point then stab gas and pray."
Heh, I was super worried about hills when I started. Then I lived in WV and the whole area is mountains. So I have no real fear of hills anymore. *shrug*
I have as well, going to school that was on a hill, and the exit ramp being a hill off the light I got accustomed to pretty steep hills...these types I just had no practice with whatsoever...
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Re: Is there such thing as an impossible hill?

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I take pride in the fact that I've had less rollback than automatics on some very steep hills. There are a few around here that are nearly vertical. Have to give it a lot of throttle and slip the clutch a little more, and careful of it just sitting there and doing a burnout. I haven't really feared a hill in years :lol:.
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I didn't learn about the parking brake hill start till after I encountered my first couple hills, so I learned fairly quickly on my own. That said I had a lot of trouble the other weekend in Tallahassee. I knew there were hills but I'm like its still in Florida, can't be too bad. Well the hills right around the capital are ridiculous and I had 4 passengers and a full trunk!! I really had to crank the parking brake to keep from rolling back, and I knew I was slipping the clutch a lot on high revs but I managed ok.
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Re: Is there such thing as an impossible hill?

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stickicivi wrote:I didn't learn about the parking brake hill start till after I encountered my first couple hills, so I learned fairly quickly on my own. That said I had a lot of trouble the other weekend in Tallahassee. I knew there were hills but I'm like its still in Florida, can't be too bad. Well the hills right around the capital are ridiculous and I had 4 passengers and a full trunk!! I really had to crank the parking brake to keep from rolling back, and I knew I was slipping the clutch a lot on high revs but I managed ok.
i thought it was flat around the panhandle and hilly in the middle of florida (near orlando etc.)?? of course i've never seen the panhandle (dad lives near clearwater) so what do i know? :lol: :roll: :)
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Re: Is there such thing as an impossible hill?

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There's always a hill somewhere. Even in super flat Michigan, you can find hills that give new drivers fits.

Just send them to West Virginia for a couple of months. They'll come back professional hill drivers. :lol: :lol:
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Re: Is there such thing as an impossible hill?

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SonicHKS wrote:I haven't really feared a hill in years :lol:.
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Re: Is there such thing as an impossible hill?

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Squint wrote:There's always a hill somewhere. Even in super flat Michigan, you can find hills that give new drivers fits.

Just send them to West Virginia for a couple of months. They'll come back professional hill drivers. :lol: :lol:
I miss me some WV mountain roads
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