On 6/15/2014 2:47 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Jun 2014 22:48:25 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 6/12/2014 4:50 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> My wife likes standard transmissions but I would not say that she is
>>> good with them. She would rev the engine and let the clutch out slower.
>>> Whenever I heard that I could picture the friction plates wearing. She
>>> had to replace the clutch in every standard transmission car she ever
>>> had. I have never had to replace a clutch in any of my cars, trucks or
>>> motorcycles.
>>
>> I recently had to have the clutch replaced in my car. Apparently I'm
>> pretty good with a clutch since that's the only *major* mechanical
>> problem the car has had in 12 years.
>>
> You live in flatland, Jill. That's not hard to do.
>
>
Not everyone lives in San Francisco. I've driven that car across
several states, more than once. Lots of stop and go driving, too. I
know how to handle a clutch without burning it out quickly.

Jill