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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian
In that situation, I would still bump in 5th, but then immediately clutch in and shift to 4th. I do it all the time. 5th gives a smoother bump, and then a second later I'm in the gear I need to tackle the hill.
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I am speaking of very remote and extremely steep incline going up mountains. I do not live far away from such mountains, and it's not uncommon to find yourself in EOC going down hill just fine and dandy and suddenly you are going up an extremely steep incline with curves. It can happen so fast you may not have time to bump start until your already going up an incline so steep you feel you are pointing to the moon. In such a case the car's speed will slow down drastically and very fast- In my car it is all but impossible to use 5th gear when trying to climb a wall that the car needs to use 2nd gear just to find the power to get to the top.
I am speaking of very large mountains that suck the life out of small engines just to reach the top. It is less common, but it is a situation in which shifting to 5th gear and slipping the clutch is simply not a good option for me, it's way to easy to kill the motor as soon as it starts and when driving up such inclines one needs to get the power from the engine back on and turning the wheels in a low gear as soon as possible. I admit, these are remote locations and dangerous places to be practicing EOC going DOWNHILL because the brakes may not last long enough- Instead I find it's better to let the engine idle and use a combination of neutral and low gears (to keep from over heating the brakes as you ride them down the mountain to keep from going 80MPH around cliffs. However, at first I was speaking of going UPHILL, so I hope I didn't confuse anyone.