re: clutch techniques

["John Y. Hung" <jhung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, yes!  I've done this for years with my manual trans cars.  My wife
does the same thing in the VW Vanagon.  She finds that she can drive around
town in 3rd gear most of the time... from 10 mph up to 45 mph.  The van has
140,000+ miles on it, only 1 clutch job.  My Audi 5000 is the same way.

John Hung
Auburn, AL


Paul Kunz wrote:
>   Fortunately for me, my daily commute does not yet have a
>stop-and-go situtation.   But I do have these stop signs on my route
>to the freeway.   Here again, I time my approach so the cars ahead of
>me can make their full stop and take off while I'm traveling at
>a slowly decreasing speed to need only one clutch operation.   With
>only one car ahead of me, this timing is rather easy.   With two cars,
>its more difficult, but possible.
>
>   Has anyone else tried these techniques?

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