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[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

I couldn't get the double clutching timing right, and my instructor was a cunt who got on my nerves the whole day of training. Also because they're a gated gearbox, you're supposed to follow the H pattern and not cut desire paths.

[–] Swe_expat@mastodonsweden.se 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

@SaneMartigan @gnu
I was brought up on track driving and old 911s — they demand a certain driving style: rev-matching, always keeping the revs up. That eliminated the need for double clutching.

[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

In Australia, you've got to show double clutching to pass the non-synchronised driving test.

[–] Swe_expat@mastodonsweden.se 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

@SaneMartigan
Impressive — unsynchronized gearboxes are no longer manufactured, in the EU will it soon be nearly impossible to get a driver’s license for a manual transmission.
I need to reallocate 🙏

[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 1 points 3 hours ago

They're going out of fashion here too but it means there's a heap of cheap old trucks available. With our housing cost issues, I've been daydreaming about building a house-truck of sorts.