STICK SHIFT questions please answer!: )?

Question 1
STICK SHIFT questions please answer!: )?...  okay so ive always driven an automatic, but recently bought a 5 speed 2001 golf. ive driven a stick shift cj7 (jeep) but this golf is different! everytime im in first gear starting to go, its like the engine is reving soo much. im switching my feet from the clutch to the gas pretty well, sometimes i do get scared i will stall and push the clutch back down but i seems like the engine rawrs and i have to put it in second gear asap! is that normal? just curious. any suggestions on how to change gears more smothly? thank you!

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1)   Make sure that you are travelling in the right gear for the right speed. 1st gear 0-10 mph, 2nd gear 10-20 mph, 3rd gear 20-30 mph, 4th gear 30-40 mph, 5th/6th gear 40+ mph!....I have been driving for 15 1/2 years - trust me - I am correct. Concentrate on right speed - right gear and you shan't go wrong. R.P.M has nothing to do with gear selection as every car differs when it comes to this!.... - kbcying

2)   Make sure it goes like this, 1st gear 0-10 mph, 2nd gear 10-20 mph, 3rd gear 20-30 mph, 4th gear 30-40 mph, 5th/6th gear 40+ mph. And its the same with my aunts mini cooper, it just means you gotta do a little less clutch and when you chift gears let off the clutch softly, but not to slow. Good luck, i hope this helps dude, - Corey

3)   kbcying's answer is wrong. The gear you switch to depends on the RPMs. If you are pushing the gas hard, then yes you will need to shift faster, so try starting slower and you will shift slower and your start shouldn't be so rocky. And always remember to let out of the clutch all the way. If you don't it WILL result in either a blown head gasket, cracked head, or cracked engine. This happened to my friend. Good luck with driving and glad to hear someone finally got a cool car. - Dave-TransAm

4)   Pushing the clutch back in if you think it is going to stall is good.

Getting into 2nd quickly is good. First gear wastes a lot of gas.

But it sounds like you may be giving it too much gas while you slip the clutch in 1st gear.
Go to an empty parking lot and practice just letting the clutch out in 1st gear.
See how little gas you can use, if you do it slowly enough.
Then see how much gas you need if you are in a hurry.
Both are necessary sometimes, and you need to have a feel for each.
After a half hour of this, you will have the habit down and do much better. - Motorhead

5)   I have a 2003 wolfsburg edition jetta 1.8t, and i've also noticed the low gear ratio. If you've drivin on the highway you'll notice your cars rpms are at almost 3,000 at around 70mph. And in first gear especially if yours is turbo'd you'll notice after your turbo begins spooling your rpms will rise pretty quickly if your not used to it. I've drove sticks my whole life but it even took me a couple days of getting used to the low gears with the turbo'd motor. - Chris

6)   You just need a little practice. Modern stick shift cars don't stall as easy. It might be a good idea to find a quiet stretch of road and put the clutch down, move into 1st gear and slowly lift the clutch WITHOUT pressing the gas pedal at all, just so you can see how easy it is to stall. The other thing you could do is look at the rev counter when the engine is on and not in gear, then look to. See where the rev needle rises to when you change gear. You don't need much pressure on the gas at all. Its just going to take a little time to get used to. - mr.abc

7)   This is a question of clutch control and not speed as other people have said. The truth is that the clutch and the gas pedal don't work together in tandem, but as an independent dance.

Exercise:
If you hold your right foot at a constant amount of revs, and then slowly pull your foot off the clutch as slowly as you possibly can, you should start to feel a point where is begins to "bite".
When the clutch is fully to the floor, you can wiggle the gearstick anywhere you like, but the control starts to happen when you slowly pull back your left foot.

Try counting to 20 and pulling back your left foot. The car itself will tell you if it wants more gas. Basically the whole point is to train control into your left foot. This will work for every gear. - Rollo


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Question 2
IS THE JETTA GLS TDI AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL TRANSMISSION ?...  

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1)   You can get it either way. - Kenny

2)   They have been and continue to be available with either a manual or automatic transmission, though the ones that I've seen in California have almost always been with the manual transmission.
Inspite of the automatic transmission being the most popular choice on most VW that I've seen, over the past twenty-five years+, I've only seen two automatic diesel Jetta's here at the dealership here in California. - a car nut

3)   It is available in both, but the smart choice is manuel, VWS auto trans are very very i mean very unreliable after a couple of years. - Ben Elledge


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Question 3
where can i customize the interior on my vw beetle at?...  any websites. like the interior and the dash n stuff.?

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1)   Use your own creativity and stop copying others. - crude dude telling it like it is

2)   to buy stuff, try jbugs:

http://www.jbugs.com/

For advice and info, try the Samba:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/ - Jason

3)   well im assuming that your talking about a new beetle. if you are you can get some interior parts from www.mjmautohaus.com. you can check out http://forums.vwvortex.com/forumdisplay.php?5-New-Beetle-New-Beetle-Convertible. - nin_luver_2002


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Question 4
Can you get aircon in the old VW Beetle?...  I want an old VW Bug and I just wanna know if you can buy an aftermarket A/C unit. And is there a heater and normal fan standard? Are they bad? And What kind of fuel economy could you get, like 20mpg? Less? Thanks

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1)   Fuel economy was never particularly high with VW bugs, except in contrast to what Detroit iron was doing in the day. 25 mpg should be possible, maybe more if the engine is kept tuned.

After-market A/C units should be available from the JC Whitney people, who sell almost ANYTHING you could ever need for old VWs. They never work very well, but it's better than NO A/C! And it WILL reduce your mileage, possibly by as much as 20%.

Good luck! - Bryce

2)   VW actually offered an AC unit in some of its bugs, but the problem was that it took a lot of power.

Remember, the stock engine only cranked out between 36 and 55 HP depending upon the engine. The compressor took about 2 hp to run and the fan motor took a bit to so even at just the 2 hp, the AC alone was sucking about 4% of the maximum engine power.

On hot days in City traffic there was a large loss in efficiency and economy and nobody really bought them and they were discontinued.

After market AC units were available but they were just as bad. Better to plan on using those windwings.. they actually work pretty good at forcing a breeze into the car. As an extra, put in pop-out rear windows and you will keep it fairly cool except on really hot days.

Heater: The bug has a good heater except in areas with snowfall and subzero temps. The air cooled engine becomes too efficient in those conditions and the engine never really warms up. Great fuel efficiency but you will need to have a plug in heater for those climates. In moderate areas the heater will toast you just fine. There is no fan per se... the engine fan pumps the cooling air over a heat exchanger and you regulate the temp by a lever.. works fine excpet in the snow (as noted). If you want more air power there are add-on kids to increase the air flow.

Gas mileage.. a well tuned engine, running around 1700 cc with a single carb. should get you between 26 and 28 miles per gallon.

any more questions? The bug is a nice little car and unique in that whatever you spend on it today, you will get it back tomorrow since the value is going up. A well restored bug will bring you between 3 and $5k depending upon the engine and the year. - ca_surveyor

3)   A/C was available as a dealer installed option. The units worked very well although they tended to drag the engine down when operating. Cruising was fine, acceleration suffered. Units are still available for old Beetles and are much more efficient these days, with rotary compressors and all.
Old bugs had heaters of a sort, depending on air circulating around the exhaust manifolds. Later models had a circulating fan.
Gas mileage on A/C-equipped Beetles was certainly more than 20MPG. I owned a '71 Super Beetle with A/C and it got decent mileage, especially on the road and that was with an old style recip compressor. - Arthur O


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Question 5
what is the diffrence golf tdi, golf gt tdi, golf gt and what fuel is for each of them?...  

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1)   Anything with a "d" in it VW is a diesel. - D

2)   they both diesel. .i had gt tdi golf and write on the back just tdi but in lockbook write gt tdi high power ,120 horse power - ariyan m

3)   the difference between the golf tdi and the golf gt tdi is just standard options, and bhp, and they both take diesel. the golf gt is just like the gt tdi only the motor is not diesel, it just takes normal unleaded. - nin_luver_2002


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