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Old 11-15-2014, 08:09 PM   #22 (permalink)
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I just would love to point out here that in almost any car, you can slowly release the clutch without feathering, or touching at all, the accelerator.

In fact, if I'm ever in a car in which I /can't/ do this, I consider it a fault worthy of diagnosis and begin working on it.

You should be able to start in 1st or 2nd and run it up to it's highest gear on flat, level ground without ever touching the accelerator.
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