ladies + clutch

jorukavi · 10-05-2009, 02:33 PM

Sometimes will i'm driving, thinking...

I have 6.5 feet, more than 220 lbs... and have problem with knee and clutch.

What is with ladies that drive TSX.

MR.CL7 · 10-05-2009, 05:45 PM

if i understand what i think i understand,

then, you have a weak Knee!!

Phisigbrotha · 10-05-2009, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MR.CL7

if i understand what i think i understand,

then, you have a weak Knee!!

The TSX clutch has a light feel from what i remember when i test drove one.

Im 6'2 180, so you theoretically should have stronger legs. Even when i drove a crx with a ACT performance clutch less than two weeks after major surgery on my left knee it wasn't all that bad.

Maybe time to hit the gym.

CalgaryTSX · 10-05-2009, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Phisigbrotha

Maybe time to hit the gym.

lol.... and get off the couch!! Just kidding!

The TSX has an extremely light clutch. It's very small since the TSX engine puts out so little torque....
My wife who is, 5' 3", 120lbs, has always driven cars with manual transmissions.
She daily drives our 6 speed manual TSX with no issues at all.

She can also drive my 5 speed manual trans 5.0L GT & the aftermarket clutch in that car is extremely stiff..
Even I cannot hold it to the floor for the wait at a traffic light.

Our 2004 Dodge Cummins diesel truck has the stock clutch.. It's pretty light but the pedal throw is very long.
My wife can & has driven it but her legs are a little short for the clutch pedal !

...Joe

ricky rooster · 10-06-2009, 12:04 AM

my gf drives my fine she is 105lbs

jorukavi · 10-06-2009, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Phisigbrotha

Maybe time to hit the gym.

I think i'm fine

Sorry I forgot that all roads that you have r like highways :P Do you need clutch more than 10 times per 100 miles? :P

Carbon · 10-06-2009, 03:50 AM

^^^^ You are hairy like animal!

jorukavi · 10-06-2009, 03:56 AM

Genetics

how is you knee

Carbon · 10-06-2009, 04:12 AM

Im not a girl. And my car is auto but when I test drove a MT tsx I was fine. I'm 5'8 165 lbs.

samxeyeam · 10-06-2009, 05:08 AM

i think the MT on the TSX is one of the easiest to drive... The engagement point is pretty obvious unlike other cars...

jorukavi · 10-06-2009, 06:27 AM

I forgot that in US, a lot of cars are AT.

As the only automatic (seq) that I drove was bmw (e46) m3 csl with something called SMG and for daily use I drive 5-6 diferent cars with MT, sentence like "i think the MT on the TSX is one of the easiest to drive..." I would disagree with.

audioserf · 10-06-2009, 10:57 AM

TSX is an extremely light clutch. My 94 Infiniti G20 had a stiffer one (stock)...

ians · 10-06-2009, 11:25 AM

My wife who only 95lbs has been driven the TSX with high heel for the past 5 yr for daily city commute 70km every day and never complain the clutch and the MT tranny on the TSX even I have SSK put on.

griffojm · 10-06-2009, 06:07 PM

I have a manual TSX, and its the easiest manual car I have ever driven. I think the clutch weight is perfect.

I test drove a new 2010 Camaro SS, and it had such a light clutch that I almost put my foot through the floor while stepping on it. It reminded me of my sister's old Honda Civic, and not of a 426 hp sports car.

Luwin1026 · 10-06-2009, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jorukavi

"i think the MT on the TSX is one of the easiest to drive..." I would disagree with.

If you're complaining about the clutch on the TSX, I guess maybe that upgrade to the Porsche is not in your near future. Or even a BMW, for that matter. The TSX is not the lightest clutch around, but it's a far cry from being stiff and hard to modulate.