Durrrr... You can absolutely learn the proper technique from YouTube and then practice on the actual car to get the muscle memory. There is a specific placement of your hand in each gear that nearly eliminates the chance of shifting into the wrong gear.
Unfortunately, rev match doesn't prevent a 5 to 3 downshift (ask me how I know). Over revving with the light load of deceleration is not as bad as over revving under full throttle, though maybe I think that to relieve myself of the guilt.
no, it won't help at all.
Ha! I don’t care what snobs think. Auto rev match is quicker and more consistent than I could ever be. ? For street use, it’s a great convenience feature. On the track or “other times,” where I’m testing my skill, I’d turn it off.
I can see how in some cases it can be awkward. Maybe you’re talking about a specific situation, but you don’t down-shift and leave it in gear when going around a corner?
what do the "ranges" mean? Is that revs over the rev limit?It's always a risk. People who have actually done serious damage to their cars ALL thought they were master manual drivers as well, and I'm of the mind that it happens more often than people think.
I'm not sure about Honda dealers; anytime I've expected anything from them I've been disappointed. But from my Porsche days, you can ask the dealer to run a "DME report". I think that terminology is specific to the Bosch ECU in VAG products, but it looks a little something like this:
It is a 100% necessary procedure when buying any used Porsche manual. Basically, anything over a range 3 is sketch, range 5 and 6 are pretty much just walk away. Perhaps there is a Honda equivalent.
There is one sure way to eliminate the risk.
