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How do you drive in Manual Mode?
12-11-2008 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='743155' date='Dec 11 2008, 08:58 PM
Are you saying that the clutches on automatic cars will have trouble or that the clutches on manual cars will have trouble?
12-12-2008 | 06:52 AM
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From: Originally from Koeln, Deutschland. Enjoying it in Bonita Springs, Florida Now :)
Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='743187' date='Dec 11 2008, 02:33 PM
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12-12-2008 | 06:59 AM
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From: Originally from Koeln, Deutschland. Enjoying it in Bonita Springs, Florida Now :)
Originally Posted by Krozi' post='743861' date='Dec 12 2008, 10:52 AM
Well every transmission has a clutch manual or automatic.
12-12-2008 | 08:23 AM
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I can't speak for the step, but with the SAT the electronics handle the throttle blips for downshifts etc such that to do anything other than #2 in the poll would not only be silly but would be counterproductive.
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