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[-] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 51 points 1 month ago

Far left pedal is the clutch, not a second "break"

[-] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 month ago

No, that's the anti-theft device.

[-] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 1 month ago
[-] rabber@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Unfortunately driving manual is fading away everywhere

[-] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

BMW was even pushing customers to stop ordering manuals a few years back, so they could just focus on automatics.

[-] rabber@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah I literally spent 3 years looking for an n55 335i msport manual. And that was almost 10 years ago. Never selling this car lol

[-] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

As someone who prefers not to drive where possible, and in a country where manual for regular cars is not common, why do people think manual is so great?

Gives you some more control on your gears, sure. But heck, the only time I ever, ever need it is going up or down very steep hills - for which there are low gear settings on most cars which you can switch on for those moments.

For most people, it's just a massive waste of time to learn, when an engineered solution already exists and presumably doesn't add significant enough cost to be worth not having it (I assume, because of the lack of demand, here).

Is it just, for the "love of driving"? Okay fair enough, but that's your hobby then, not sure why we need to like it also

In any case, do enlighten me because I don't get it haha

[-] marius@feddit.org 12 points 1 month ago

No, it's just a foot rest

[-] BossDj@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago

I'm on mobile and could be wrong, but this picture looks like it's an automatic and that's a foot rest, not a clutch (nearly all Fords have a large plate like that in that spot to rest your left foot)

[-] mephiska@fedia.io 9 points 1 month ago

It's generally called the dead pedal and yes, it's basically a footrest for your left foot. This meme is just awful and misspelled brake.

[-] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Ahh you know I think you're right

[-] Trollception@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That looks like a dead pedal (foot rest), not a clutch pedal. Normally only the gas pedal has a full pedal face on it. A clutch pedal normally looks like a brake pedal.

Edit: Eh someone already said this but I agree with them.

[-] SpermHowitzer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

If you use it wrong enough then “break” becomes the proper spelling.

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