So my car has this retarded pedal setup. The gas pedal is right next to the transmission tunnel and it's a bit lower than the brake pedal so it's almost impossible to move your foot around to blip the throttle properly. Is my car retarded or am I retarded?
>>27629459Skill issues.As you can see, all pedals are on your side of the transmission tunnel, actually ideal for heel toe
>>27629459Z3M?
>>27629463I get it, you've never sat behind the wheel of a manual car. Understandable for an american, but please fuck off regardless>>27629471regular e36, they have the same pedals as picrel
>>27629459skill issue retard
>>27629459With bmws you either have to roll your foot to blip the throttle or get aluminum pedals that add more surface area to the left side of the gas pedal.
>>27629459My pedal setup in my F30 BMW was very similar and it was one of the easiest forMe to heel toe. Mostly because the throttle pedal goes all the way to the ground so your heel and reach it. In my Honda fit it was so hard because the throttle pedal was the same shape as the brake and didn’t extend to the ground.
>>27629459All you need to do is to add a block of wood/plastic to extend the throttle pedal and it would be perfect for heel and toe.
>>27629459Time to learn left foot braking
>>27629609>left foot brakibghow do I downshift then retard? grow a third leg for the clutch?
>>27629459Yeah, that's pretty tight. I'm guessing you're pretty careful about what shoes you wear. Smallest cars I ever drove were my cousin's Fiat X1/9 and a gen1 Audi TT that I rented - with size 13 shoes, I had a hell of a time. Cutting the pedals and giving them an offset is pretty easy, but you've got nowhere to go. The damned footwell is too small. Maybe clip the right edge off the brake pedal and try to remove some interference.
>>27629459Just bend the shank of your brake pedal in towards the gas pedal so they're closer. Makes it way easier to just roll your foot. Did that on my 944 track car and it works great.
leave it to bmw to fuck something so simple up.do you have big man feet or little girly feet? if the former, rather than trying to literally use your heel, pivot on your heel and rotate your ankle to use the ball of your foot to blip the gas while still being able to hold the brake pedal. I wear a size 13 and that's what I have to do for every manual vehicle I drive.
>>27629459nobody actually does heel and toe, it's a meme.
'Heel and toe' boy racing in retardedyou are retarded
>>27629459you are retarded, i used to have an e36 and it was finenow i have a race car and figured out what it actually means to heel-toe (it's not about being smooth and gentle)
>>27629520> You are able to drive all types of manual transmission cars, ill assume you have never driven one and insult you because I haven't mastered it.
You could try driving a car with a modern transmission
Your pedals are fine. In a situation where you'd actually heel and toe, you'd be pressing your brake pedal far down enough to have it line up with the gas. Sounds like you're trying to heel-toe on the streets while braking lightly.
>>27629695you cannot reach the pedal with your cock?sorry bro, ngmi.....
>>27630029>invented in 1921>"modern"
my brake pedal is far too sensitive for me to able to heel toe
>>27629459You are retarded. Brake with big toe, blip with rolling your ankle/pinky toe side.
>>27629459the further you are from the doors, the better your survivability in a side impact. So BMW compromises its seating position in order to improve safety. You could try an aftermarket seat & mount to move the seating position a bit.>>27629543I find pedal covers like this tacky so I would never do them. Not aware of anything that moves the pedal position, but the seating position in my BMW was annoying (your feet and body are angled so you feel contorted while driving)
>>27629459Car could be retarded. In my S10 I use the heel on the brake and toe on the gas because it fits better. If it works it works
Anyone know where to source a nice floor mount pedal with a strong hinge? I need to upgrade from my home depot gate hinge pedal. Best I've found so far is this aftermarket Datsun pedal.
>>27629459unless you're on a track, you don't need to heel toe. Just drive the fucking car.
>>27635666for what car?
Skill issueMy pedals look like this and I’ve never had a problem
>>27636465But heel toe is part of driving the car? You are kind to your syncros, aren't you anon?
>>27629459You could easily do it with the side of your foot. Just press in brake pedal with left side of your foot and gas pedal with right side. This is how most people actually heel toe, despite it being called "heel toe".
>>27636496Track car. I'm bolting it to the floor so it can be anything.
>>27636539I rev match, but I don't heel toe. even driving 8/10s on the road doesn't require heel toe.
>>27635637>but the seating position in my BMW was annoying (your feet and body are angled so you feel contorted while driving)My e60 is like this and it's fucking annoying, and it's also a cunt to heel toe. I can only push the gas pedal in far enough with my heel to get a 500rpm blip. No wonder pedal commanders are so popular, drive by wire is aids.
>>27632008Bro your car uses *gears*? And *wheels*? What kind of caveman backwater are you stuck in?