Do heavy boots impact your driving with manual transmissions.

[OAITW r.2.0]

I notice the difference.

[rzemanfl]

1. I haven't worn boots or driven a stick since 1996

when I moved to Florida.

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Then you can't possibly comment on this existential question that NoMe people might experience. nt

[rzemanfl]

4. I used to drive a stick in my Sorels (never tied) when I went ice fishing.

So there's that, I suppose. Yes it was harder than regular shoes.

[OAITW r.2.0]

6. My point, eactly!

[safeinOhio]

3. Takes a few minutes and

I’m good to go.

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. Me too, sorta.

But going from sneakers to Bean Boots....it takes some readjustment.

[safeinOhio]

9. Clutch and break peddles are

real close together in my 2002 6 speed SLK. Not bad in my 1960 Dodge 100.

[OAITW r.2.0]

12. Nailed it.

Not getting fetched up is the problem, exactly.

[flor-de-jasmim]

7. Yes, depends on thickness of sole and height/flexibility of boots.

[KT2000]

8. Well, my father had a lead foot

after my mother passed and he was the sole driver, my brother and I got him some crepe soled shoes. It didn't help, he still drove like someone was going to steal the road before he got there.

[Kali]

10. any shoe impacts my driving or even my walking

prefer bare feets

[WheelWalker]

11. Heavy boots useful in my past experience

when driving one of these...

[OAITW r.2.0]

13. Makes sense. But you always drove with the boots, no?

I am talking sneaks to boots.

[WheelWalker]

16. Quite true.

[fierywoman]

14. I notice more problems with flip-flops.

[gibraltar72]

15. Have you ever seen what most racers wear? More like ballet slippers.

[sinkingfeeling]

17. I have 3 standard shift cars now and have only driven 1 automatic in my life.

The hardest shoes to drive in, without a doubt: 3 inch heels.

[OAITW r.2.0]

18. Ha!! Forgot about that!

I can't imagine driving a manual with high heals. Worse than boots, I would think. Just too weird. I think I'd drive barefoot if I was confronted with that choice.

[Mopar151]

19. Ihave an uncle who can speed shift a John Deere

Tobin can drive for hours without using the clutch, with a 13 speed Roadranger.
He could drive my full provenance ProShifted, A833 Drag racing transmission from here to LA without grinding a gear, at road speed. Don Carlton could carry the front wheels through 3 shifts in the same style trans, In the famed Motown Missle.

I tried one on a test day at Loudon (road course), under ideal shoes, pedals, and an exquisite clutch, with a stout W2 340. Maybe God could shift it,or Bill Rutan. If I missed a demi step in "footbox ballet", the mayhem was more than I wanted to manage on Mt. Washington! I sweated liquid sodium until Liberty Gear MADE a new, OE style, synchromesh input shaft,from an old ProShift one. I got it in my hand in time to put it in the transmission, help my "crew" swing it in, and load the car. I may have grabbed a shower before the train rolled out. Liberty ate the airfreight bill, because awesome.
No single answer exists. Uncle Tiny and I take a size 14 boot, Tobin ain't a midget. Before I had racing shoes, a Herman "Soft Sole" workboot worked best, 'cuz you didn't have to ducttape the laces. Chuck Taylors dissolve from all the things that happen in a race car.

[OAITW r.2.0]

20. You obviously bring a hi-level tech perspective to a low tech dilemma!

But, maybe a comment on this.....

I had a pretty thorough rebuild on my clutch last year (Linkage, throwout and clutch bearings,etc). 2007 VW Passat, 2.0T, 6 Spd, 115K

I had an odd failure with the clutch a couple of days ago. Pedal to floor, no return. That's what I fixed last year~ This time, I was able to recover by moving the pedal back up to it's proper position and it sorta reacts OK. But it's not in the mode where I feel comfortable with the expected clutch/gear performance.

The problem happened when I was wearing my Maine Winter Show Boots...

[Mopar151]

21. A Subaru footbox and size 14's

Is like demonic possession, at random intervals. I drove a Saab 99EMS in Sorels all winter, but the trick was to use my big toe to operate the throttle.

[Mopar151]

22. Something in the clutch master ??

Sounds like an infinitesimal hydraulic posession.