Re: Transmissions, Double Clutching, I'm a better driver than you, ad nauseum

["John Paradiso" <johnp@domain.elided>]

Mad at my Spider? Nah, how could I be?

Just venting, mostly because I was stuck indoors on a beautiful day when I
could be out practicing double clutching!

John Paradiso
92 Spider (crunch) Veloce

----- Original Message -----
From: "dion fields" <noid@domain.elided>
To: "alfa digest" <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 8:46 PM
Subject: RE : Transmissions, Double Clutching, I'm a better driver than you,
ad nauseum


> John,
>
> please don't be mad at your spider.
>
> i dont know what year your spider is, but you must
> realize that its gearbox was designed back before
> many auto makers even knew what synchromesh
> was.  back in the 50's, alfa's gearboxes were a revelation
> in easy shifting.  your eclipse is a modern japanese
> appliance mobile and was built long after many of
> today's technologies were mastered.  but even
> the synchros in modern cars do wear out.  every
> japanese, german, british, and italian car that i have
> owned, and built before '82, has had weak 2nd gear
> synchros.
>
> the fun of driving a classic alfa, or any classic, includes
> the mastering of its idiosyncrasies. even if your spider
> is a '90, it is still pretty much a '66 giulia underneath,
> which is not far removed from a '50's giulietta. so
> even if it is fairly new, it is classic at heart and deserves
> to be respected in those terms.
>
> have fun and welcome to the club !
>
> --dion fields
> --EDGE disegno industriale
> --73 gtv ( same gearbox as you, and enjoying double clutching)
>
>
>
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