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2006 C350 Sport 6MT, 2000 BMW 323ci
2006 C350 sport sedan with 6 speed right here.
its very hard to heel and toe in this car! the brake pedal is way too high! foot parking brake sucks too. it is faster than a 330i tho. reason i got it? i was working at mercedes and got it for 5500 below invoice thru the depp (dealer employee purchase program) -12.25% msrp plus 3500(mb employee additional off). mercedes employees are way spoiled...ask your service advisor! now i'm working at bmw. i'm trading it in for the up coming bmw 335i twin turbo coupe. sorry guys, i'm a bimmer guy at heart.
its very hard to heel and toe in this car! the brake pedal is way too high! foot parking brake sucks too. it is faster than a 330i tho. reason i got it? i was working at mercedes and got it for 5500 below invoice thru the depp (dealer employee purchase program) -12.25% msrp plus 3500(mb employee additional off). mercedes employees are way spoiled...ask your service advisor! now i'm working at bmw. i'm trading it in for the up coming bmw 335i twin turbo coupe. sorry guys, i'm a bimmer guy at heart.
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its very hard to heel and toe in this car! the brake pedal is way too high! foot parking brake sucks too. it is faster than a 330i tho. reason i got it? i was working at mercedes and got it for 5500 below invoice thru the depp (dealer employee purchase program) -12.25% msrp plus 3500(mb employee additional off). mercedes employees are way spoiled...ask your service advisor! now i'm working at bmw. i'm trading it in for the up coming bmw 335i twin turbo coupe. sorry guys, i'm a bimmer guy at heart.
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2006 C350 Sport 6MT, 2000 BMW 323ci
Originally Posted by r3v1ls
Heal/Toe is pretty difficult in the C-Class but it is possible. It took me a couple of month of practice but i'm able to Heal/Toe nearly perfectly. Instead of actually using your heal and toe just use the sides of your foot. The brake and gas pedal are fairly close together so it's pretty simple once you get the timing down.
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"02" C230K Coupe
Originally Posted by jac1502
can someone explain "heel toe" to me
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'05 C230SS 6MT, 1966 Triumph TR4a IRS, Shelby Cobra 427 Supercharged
Originally Posted by Usmc2k
"Heel Toe" is used n drifting..... it is where u have ur foot on the gas and brake pedal at the same time so when u enter a drift u wont lose acceleration while u use ur brake...... Hope this helps
Heel-Toe is actually used to brake hard and match the revs at the same time for a downshift when entering a turn so that you are always acclerating or braking, and never coasting. For instance... Comming up to a turn, you threashold brake and while you are doing that you heel toe the gas pedal to get the revs up for the lower gear you want to go into. Slip it in to gear, and when its time to come off the brakes and mash the throttle, you are alreday in the right gear and just nail it and goooooooooooo!
Oh yeah...
Im checkity checkin myself, befo' I reckit wreck myslef... 6Speepder!
I actually do do heel toe literally, toes on the brake, and heel on the gas, its the only way I can do it with my driving position and physical dimensions!
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Originally Posted by Capt Nemo o2
Err...
Heel-Toe is actually used to brake hard and match the revs at the same time for a downshift when entering a turn so that you are always acclerating or braking, and never coasting. For instance... Comming up to a turn, you threashold brake and while you are doing that you heel toe the gas pedal to get the revs up for the lower gear you want to go into. Slip it in to gear, and when its time to come off the brakes and mash the throttle, you are alreday in the right gear and just nail it and goooooooooooo!
Oh yeah...
Im checkity checkin myself, befo' I reckit wreck myslef... 6Speepder!
I actually do do heel toe literally, toes on the brake, and heel on the gas, its the only way I can do it with my driving position and physical dimensions!
Heel-Toe is actually used to brake hard and match the revs at the same time for a downshift when entering a turn so that you are always acclerating or braking, and never coasting. For instance... Comming up to a turn, you threashold brake and while you are doing that you heel toe the gas pedal to get the revs up for the lower gear you want to go into. Slip it in to gear, and when its time to come off the brakes and mash the throttle, you are alreday in the right gear and just nail it and goooooooooooo!
Oh yeah...
Im checkity checkin myself, befo' I reckit wreck myslef... 6Speepder!
I actually do do heel toe literally, toes on the brake, and heel on the gas, its the only way I can do it with my driving position and physical dimensions!
