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I can't actually say I hated the shifting in my 1980 Ford Courier but it was the sloppiest piece of sh1t ever. Sometimes I would forget to use the clutch but it didn't really matter because you could just move the stick around and put it somewhere in the vicinity of where it was supposed to be and call it good and the truck would keep moving forward. It made it much easier to drive home after long sessions playing pool at the bar...
Melting the throwout bearing carrier 1200 miles from home on Dead tour in my 1972 Chevy LUV was fun. Had to turn it off as it was coasting up to a traffic light or stop sign then turn the key again and hope it didn't flood out because your foot was on the gas pretty hard to get it going again. Had a similar issue when the shifting fork snapped on my 79 Ford Fiesta Sport 300 miles from home. Got both of them home and only had to replace the bad part not the whole clutch.
Ahh the things we dealt with when we were young and just accepted. :shrug:
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