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To: Gauguin who wrote (46080)	1/30/2000 9:19:00 PM
From: Crocodile	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

We have some of the nicest hilly roads around here. Farms and trees and streams and hills and sheep almost lambing and a beer can. And hardly any people. sounds like my kind of country....especially the part about the sheep and no people.. Well, anyway, I needed something to do besides think, so I decided to shift without the clutch. Is that okay? I mean, if you do it right? I reckon so...unless the wussy cars they are making these days don't like it...

To: Gauguin who wrote (46080)	1/30/2000 10:13:00 PM
From: jpmac	Respond to of 71178

Simple pleasures, aye. It's okay to shift without clutching if you time it right. It's fun. I learnt that when I was 18. I was very thrilled and it came in handy later. I had a Datsun pick-up with a clutch that was way worn so I eked it out by not using it much, just shifted without. Found out that really impresses people. But they don't want to drive with you after they realize just how bad the clutch is and the brakes suck, too. Hey, just gotta know how to work 'em.

To: Gauguin who wrote (46080)	1/31/2000 5:42:00 AM
From: Ish	Respond to of 71178

<<Well, anyway, I needed something to do besides think, so I decided to shift without the clutch. Is that okay? I mean, if you do it right?>> It's ok at the right RPMs and the right blip on the gas and the gears in sync. If you do it wrong that little grindy sound is the tune of $2k going to a mechanic. I remember driving some older vehicles that required double clutching, especially on a down shift. Clutch in, shift to neutral, clutch out to sync the tranny, clutch in and shift to the next gear.