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Post #350,903
by drook
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11/19/11 1:59:35 AM
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New I"m happy for you
You like clutchless shifting, and you're good at it. I don't mind using the clutch, and of all the manuals I've owned I've never had to replace a clutch. Looks like we're each happy with our own driving.
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Drew
Post #350,905
by pwhysall
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11/19/11 2:21:17 AM
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New People who change gear without using the clutch are...
(a) in a tiny, tiny minority
(b) inevitably still going to make some alarming grunching noises when they don't quite hit the spot; no-one's perfect
Post #350,906
by Steve Lowe
11/19/11 3:05:53 AM
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New (c) they're driving a semi
Post #350,907
by crazy
11/19/11 6:03:10 AM
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New Or mildly retarded
Really, that's the word.

My brother's best friend (neighbor 3 doors down) since he was a little kid ended up with a volkswagon beetle (in 1979). The guy is mildly retarded, which makes for great "best friend" material. Nicest guy in the world, but dumb enough to annoy constantly unless you partition out that area of your brain while talking to him.

Grind it until you find it was his standard method of shifting.

Post #350,914
by folkert
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11/19/11 8:25:10 AM
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New ...
c) People that use the clutch inevitably still going to make some alarming grunching noises when they don't quite hit the spot; no-one's perfect
Post #350,960
by pwhysall
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11/21/11 3:40:16 AM
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New Re: ...
Shrug.

If I miss a gear, I dip the clutch again, no harm done other than feeling a bit daft.

If you miss a gear, it's metal-to-metal contact in the gearbox.

Still, if it works for you, that's cool.
Post #350,976
by folkert
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11/21/11 11:05:57 AM
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New Re: ...
I haven't ground a gear *not* using the clutch either... it I miss a shift, it doesn't sound like you think. It sound just like when you miss a gear. There is metal to metal contact when you miss a gear as well.

Especially with these modern manual transmissions.

You guys are just daft.
     IWECar++ - (pwhysall) - (51) - Nov. 14, 2011, 02:40:18 PM EST
         I wonder ... - (drook) - (49) - Nov. 14, 2011, 02:55:52 PM EST
             Re: I wonder ... - (pwhysall) - (46) - Nov. 14, 2011, 03:03:30 PM EST
                 Re: I wonder ... - (lincoln) - (7) - Nov. 14, 2011, 04:16:23 PM EST
                     Re: I wonder ... - (pwhysall) - (4) - Nov. 14, 2011, 04:27:13 PM EST
                         If you're willing to do it - (lincoln) - (3) - Nov. 14, 2011, 05:24:03 PM EST
                             Agreed - (crazy) - Nov. 14, 2011, 05:27:17 PM EST
                             Re: If you're willing to do it - (pwhysall) - (1) - Nov. 14, 2011, 07:48:15 PM EST
                                 automatic transmission? - (rcareaga) - Nov. 15, 2011, 01:10:00 AM EST
                     I did for years. - (static) - Nov. 14, 2011, 06:55:38 PM EST
                     did it for years, unless you are in San fran its fine -NT - (boxley) - Nov. 14, 2011, 09:04:45 PM EST
                 Demur on 1.) - (Ashton) - (37) - Nov. 17, 2011, 03:26:58 PM EST
                     The climate forcings are complicated.... - (Another Scott) - Nov. 17, 2011, 07:21:41 PM EST
                     Re: Demur on 1.) - (pwhysall) - (35) - Nov. 18, 2011, 04:51:52 AM EST
                         As US mileage limits increase, trannys will get better. - (Another Scott) - (34) - Nov. 18, 2011, 07:39:55 AM EST
                             Re: As US mileage limits increase, trannys will get better. - (pwhysall) - (33) - Nov. 18, 2011, 07:48:37 AM EST
                                 Some of us do. ;-) - (Another Scott) - (2) - Nov. 18, 2011, 08:11:00 AM EST
                                     Re: Some of us do. ;-) - (pwhysall) - Nov. 18, 2011, 08:23:11 AM EST
                                     Re: Some of us do. ;-) - (pwhysall) - Nov. 18, 2011, 08:28:22 AM EST
                                 On the numbers... - (Another Scott) - (29) - Nov. 18, 2011, 10:27:38 AM EST
                                     Re: On the numbers... - (pwhysall) - (15) - Nov. 18, 2011, 10:39:48 AM EST
                                         Clutch replacements and drivers. - (static) - Nov. 18, 2011, 06:28:30 PM EST
                                         I'm assuming the machine can shift better than me. - (Another Scott) - (13) - Nov. 18, 2011, 08:20:45 PM EST
                                             I use the clutch for startup from being stopped only. - (folkert) - (12) - Nov. 18, 2011, 08:22:29 PM EST
                                                 Bike? Car? Both? - (Another Scott) - (10) - Nov. 18, 2011, 08:36:56 PM EST
                                                     Upshifting, yes; down, no - (drook) - (8) - Nov. 18, 2011, 10:25:08 PM EST
                                                         You are... - (folkert) - (7) - Nov. 19, 2011, 01:36:37 AM EST
                                                             I"m happy for you - (drook) - (6) - Nov. 19, 2011, 01:59:35 AM EST
                                                                 People who change gear without using the clutch are... - (pwhysall) - (5) - Nov. 19, 2011, 02:21:17 AM EST
                                                                     (c) they're driving a semi -NT - (Steve Lowe) - Nov. 19, 2011, 03:05:53 AM EST
                                                                     Or mildly retarded - (crazy) - Nov. 19, 2011, 06:03:10 AM EST
                                                                     ... - (folkert) - (2) - Nov. 19, 2011, 08:25:10 AM EST
                                                                         Re: ... - (pwhysall) - (1) - Nov. 21, 2011, 03:40:16 AM EST
                                                                             Re: ... - (folkert) - Nov. 21, 2011, 11:05:57 AM EST
                                                     Well, obviously... - (folkert) - Nov. 19, 2011, 01:41:43 AM EST
                                                 yes, years ago I even offered crc to teach his kid to do it - (boxley) - Nov. 19, 2011, 07:39:59 AM EST
                                     Re: On the numbers... - (pwhysall) - (12) - Nov. 21, 2011, 03:39:00 AM EST
                                         Nice. -NT - (Another Scott) - (10) - Nov. 21, 2011, 08:36:40 AM EST
                                             remember that is about 38mpg US still good tho -NT - (boxley) - (9) - Nov. 21, 2011, 09:09:35 AM EST
                                                 How is 55.4 MPG == 38 MPG...? -NT - (malraux) - (6) - Nov. 21, 2011, 09:49:26 AM EST
                                                     Miles are shorter in the U.K. - (drook) - (1) - Nov. 21, 2011, 09:57:12 AM EST
                                                         No, UK gallons are larger. -NT - (static) - Nov. 21, 2011, 06:59:33 PM EST
                                                     It's not - it's 46.13 US according to this... - (crazy) - Nov. 21, 2011, 11:27:50 AM EST
                                                     they get an extra litre per gallon of gas -NT - (boxley) - (2) - Nov. 21, 2011, 05:24:41 PM EST
                                                         Re: they get an extra litre per gallon of gas - (pwhysall) - (1) - Nov. 22, 2011, 02:39:31 AM EST
                                                             It's tiny *because* it's imported from China -NT - (drook) - Nov. 22, 2011, 05:02:50 AM EST
                                                 MPG == MILES PER GALLON... - (folkert) - (1) - Nov. 21, 2011, 11:07:46 AM EST
                                                     Re: MPG == MILES PER GALLON... - (pwhysall) - Nov. 21, 2011, 12:44:26 PM EST
                                         Re: On the numbers... - (pwhysall) - Nov. 21, 2011, 12:45:57 PM EST
             Optimisn, perhaps. - (static) - (1) - Nov. 14, 2011, 03:26:37 PM EST
                 Much more complex than I thought - (drook) - Nov. 14, 2011, 04:03:10 PM EST
         Neat. You and Ashton should swap stories. -NT - (Another Scott) - Nov. 14, 2011, 06:10:28 PM EST

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