RE: Doubleclutching etc.

["Weiss, Jeffrey" <jeffrey.weiss@domain.elided>]

Will Owen speaks of yore ant the present:
> ...And Yes, I have dry-shifted a synchro'd car: another Fiat,
> my old 128, which would always break its clutch cable at
> least five miles away from where I could replace it. NOT fun,
> nor at all easy...when the Milano blew its clutch pivot, I
> just stuck it in 2nd and drove it home that way!

I'm surprised to hear this assessment.  From what I've read
here, it appears a number of folks have "dry shifted" many cars
without too much difficulty.  As for me, I was taught by a bus
driver who only used the clutch from a stop, and I have happily
shifted a Datsun F-10, and B210 (yes, a dreaded Honeybee
version), a Fiat Spider, Alfa Spider, Fiat Ibiza (rented), Audi
A4, and numerous other rental cars I can't remember
(thankfully) - all without a clutch, albeit not routinely.
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jw
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