6MT and the Neutral Jiggle

[Killed by Death]

I miss the little things like wiggling my stick sometimes

Think I'll come back from the dark side and order it next time

[F80Moe]

I do and luv how the car blips doing it

[pomsaeng]

I find it odd that people don't "jiggle"...thought that was standard and good practice

[antdizzle]

I do the jiggle and wiggle all the time! Lol. It scared me at first when I took it out of gear and heard the rev match in N.

[BMWjunkie]

I've always done it in manuals, very useful on older cars with vague shifters. New cars...it just feels good! :

[jzmundy]

Oh thank God. I'm not alone.

[Brosef]

with a big, sloppy gearbox with long throws (like my old Jeep), I used to do it. but with tighter transmissions like the F80's, I don't feel compelled to jiggle it at all in neutral

[brianeck]

Originally Posted by gatorfast

Same here, dont understand the need to jiggle as the shifter snaps into place and centers perfectly.

Seems like many on here though are indicating that they picked up the habit from watching someone else drive stick and/or teaching them.

That's the whole point of the jiggle. . . The F8x platform (and a lot of other newer MT BMWs) snap wonderfully back to the center position. A lot of other older cars don't do that, so the habit comes from older gear shift mechanics.

[chetrickerman]

I do it every time I drive the car.

[Iceman1]

I tend to do it most of the time in my S2K... probably will in my M3 as well when it gets here.. it's not really a jiggle per say, but just a flick to the left coming to neutral from the higher gears... maybe it's just a mental reaffirmation of the gear (or lack of gear) I'm in and giving myself permission to pick a gear of my choice while the car coasts!

[geroz1]

Same here and love the blip lol

[katit]

OMG. Can't stand it when people do that!! This shifter you can tell which gear it's on by touchin it

[Aaaaaaaaa]

Tried engaging the rev match by doing the jiggle in to the lower gear gate. It's pretty funny. I think I'm going to do it all the time now lol

[M3GymNut]

I do the jiggle every single time I'm at a stop before I put it in 1st before I start accelerating.

[gatorfast]

Originally Posted by pomsaeng

I find it odd that people don't "jiggle"...thought that was standard and good practice

What would it be good practice to unnecessarily jiggle the shift lever

[M3Fahrer]

If you jiggle it more than twice, then you're just playing with it.

[ec126]

I just flick it to the left once. I jiggle my stick in my dd (RSX-S). The F82 feels much more precise compared to my DD.

[SROC3]

before starting the car I always "jiggle it....juuust a little bit." (That's a song btw

approaching stoplights - I jiggle once into neutral before releasing the clutch.

[Negtvions]

You're probably jiggling it too hard man... Be gentle with that stick...



Also I second that quote above:

"Save the Manuals"

I don't care about faster lap/shift times...

I care about a greater sense (subjective) of driving involvement!

[Negtvions]

Also, just leave the throttle in Sport Plus... no accidental rev match

[Aaaaaaaaa]

Originally Posted by Negtvions

Also, just leave the throttle in Sport Plus... no accidental rev match

I cannot be smooth in Sport Plus for the life of me

[kumori04]

Originally Posted by gatorfast

Same here, dont understand the need to jiggle as the shifter snaps into place and centers perfectly.

Seems like many on here though are indicating that they picked up the habit from watching someone else drive stick and/or teaching them.

Yup! My dad used to always do it on his old Mazda truck. When I started driving my first manual, I just couldn't help doing it myself. Just seemed like what you're supposed to do.