[Southcross]

I've had wondered in the past about clutch vs neutral coasting on the early VWs (pre-mid 90s)... later are hydraulic clutch, early are a "metal on metal"... or more correctly a "spinning metal on spinning metal" disengagement... there is a thread on one of the VW based forums where the release rod punched THROUGH the release plate. No clutch coasting for me, except short distances.