As above really, I always thought gear boxes in new cars had a modern technology which meant it was not needed. But I know someone who still does it in a modern car and wonderd if there was any need to?

Cheers, Benni.

 

No, it's not really necessary given all modern cars have syncro boxes.

Imagine trying to teach your average 17y/o Sharon the art of matching revs to gears when downchanging

My Dad taught me when I was learning to drive, and I prefer to double clutch all downchanges, rather than feel the resistance of the syncro. It's no hassle at all when you're doing it out of habit

 

Had to practice this as I had a renault years ago!!, kept snapping clutch cables so carried a spare after fisrt few snaps.
I never did this double declutch stuff though just used, take out of gear and blip throttle if changing down or up and catch the cogs with gentle pressure worked 100% perfect all the time no grindiong whatsoever, hardest part was starting off and stopping, had to start in gear on stater poor thing.
Considering what the clutch does how can it make any difference pressing it twice /
tabetha

 

at the sharons

we had to learn all this malarky when i went for my coach and class 2 tests, but in a modenr car i don't think it's neccesary

 

Its not just clutching twice, its the blip of the throttle in neutral that does it

Keeps the layshaft spinning

clutch, shift to neutral, blip throttle, clutch, into gear. SMOOOOTHLY DOES IT

 

I learnt to do it, just for fun, has come in quite useful a few times! Driving Dans's old RS turbo out of a town when the clutch quadrant snapped was fun lol.

 

and on the down sift its easier on the box and doesn't unsettle the balance of the car either

 

Thats the whole point

 

as i found to my cost at silverstone a few years back brake, brake, brake, turn, oops