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Originally Posted by stugray
See theres one thing that bugs me. you "double clutch" into 1st?
I was always taught to never downshift to 1st except at a complete stop.
So why would you need to double clutch at a stop?  |
I almost never encounter a situation in which I need to downshift into first gear. The few times I do need it, I'm going so slowly that it slips right in. I can't imagine why anyone would need to double clutch into first. For the new drivers among us, that just sounds like a recipe for over-rev.
One of the cars I learned how to drive in was a 1970 MG Midget. That car does not have a synchronized first gear, so you MUST be sitting at a complete stop to put it in first. That's why people used to be taught not to shift into first while moving, because many cars didn't have synchros on first.