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Date:         Sat, 14 Dec 2002 15:23:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Ben McCafferty <ben@VOLKSCAFE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ben McCafferty <ben@VOLKSCAFE.COM>
Subject:      Re: neutral at stop lights
Comments: To: Mick Kalber <redhotlava@HAWAII.RR.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <0c5d01c2a3aa$3aaa43c0$0300a8c0@hawaii.rr.com>
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Not to mention your throw out bearing. bmc :) Ben McCafferty ben@volkscafe.com

Volks Cafe 1823 Soquel Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95062 831-426-1244 http://www.volkscafe.com

> From: Mick Kalber <redhotlava@HAWAII.RR.COM> > Reply-To: Mick Kalber <redhotlava@HAWAII.RR.COM> > Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 09:51:41 -1000 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: neutral at stop lights > > I have always shifted into neutral at a stoplight in all my manual > transmission vw's... it's a hold over from the old T2 days when I was taught > that holding in the clutch would wear out the clutch cable faster (they wore > out fast enough asit was). so the habit was established long ago and I > still do it. no problem slipping her into first when the light changes or > just before. I think you'd have to be pretty inept to fumble around with > the stick long enough to seriously hold up traffic. > > Mick Kalber > Tropical Visions Video, Inc. > 62 Halaulani Place > Hilo, Hawaii 96720 > 808-935-5557 > 808-935-0066 (fax) > redhotlava@hawaii.rr.com > http://www.volcanoscapes.com/


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