Steve
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How many of you do this? I do it when i cant be arsed to reach for the gear stick. Changing up is easy down is not so easy, but can do it sometimes. It amuses me 
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Rob H
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
How many of you do this? I do it when i cant be arsed to reach for the gear stick. Changing up is easy down is not so easy, but can do it sometimes. It amuses me
How in fucks name can you change gear without touching the gear stick
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Shane
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob H
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
How many of you do this? I do it when i cant be arsed to reach for the gear stick. Changing up is easy down is not so easy, but can do it sometimes. It amuses me
How in fucks name can you change gear without touching the gear stick
thats wat i was thinking 
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Steve
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whoops
when i cant be arsed to clutch it 
[Edited on 24-05-2005 by Steve]
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-wylo-
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Drove my mates polo home for him when his clutch cable snapped. he didnt think it was possible, 6 miles later i'm parked in his drive  
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Edd
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never tried it,take it you can only do it at certain revs in each gear?
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xXSpUdXx
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i do at times, make a little game of it 
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stuartmitchell
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my gearbox is a bit fragile so that would definatly fook it up, can do left foot breaking now though 
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Joff
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Is that what the pedal on the left is for??
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Steve
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certian revs yes, when the gears are synchronised
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Rob H
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How do you do it anyway? Never really attempted it for fear of sounding like a goon crunching the gears .
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timrud_
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Setting off on anything but uphill, and going 1st 2nd 3rd..... etc.... is easy, but going the other way through the gears can take a couple of goes...
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willay
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob H
How do you do it anyway? Never really attempted it for fear of sounding like a goon crunching the gears .
same here, surely it cant help changing gears without using the clutch ? 
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Steve
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Originally posted by willay
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Originally posted by Rob H
How do you do it anyway? Never really attempted it for fear of sounding like a goon crunching the gears .
same here, surely it cant help changing gears without using the clutch ?
if you get it right it wont make any difference, just doing the job of the synchromesh
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willay
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if you 'get it right' being very technical today arent we?
What exactly do you need to get right? the revs?
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Steve
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the revs yesh, you dont need to force it, it will slip in easily so you wont crunch it if it dont go in easily then you know its not right, usually around 3k
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chris_uk
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most racing car drivers dont use clutch to change up a gear
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
most racing car drivers dont use clutch to change up a gear
thats because most racing cars have tiptronic gearboxes
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Edd
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
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Originally posted by chris_uk
most racing car drivers dont use clutch to change up a gear
thats because most racing cars have tiptronic gearboxes
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chris_uk
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i do wish some people would learn to understand when one is being sarcastic
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Steve
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Reepah
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
i do wish some people would learn to understand when one is being sarcastic
Yess, because we can tell by the look on your face you are being sarcastic... 
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IntaCepta
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sometimes, not purposely, I take it out of gear without depressing the clutch.
but i've never put a gear in without the clutch depressed.
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Ojc
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I experienced this a few years ago when my mate was driving my SXi, was scary. It jolts forward though.
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Steve
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not if you time it right
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