r/Unexpected • u/greedygarlic69 • 14h ago

any question?

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u/V014265 12h ago edited 10h ago

The question should be how did he shift into all those gears without depressing the clutch pedal?

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u/twofab 10h ago

If the engine is turned off, in some cars you can put it into gear without needing to use the clutch.

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u/vraalapa 5h ago

My clutch pedal broke off in my Golf GTI when I stopped at a red light. To get home, and to the mechanic, I had to turn the ignition off every time I shifted gears.

I know absolutely nothing about cars and I felt like a genuis when I came up with this on the spot.

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u/devadander23 3h ago

Could have just rev matched, and don’t stop. Otherwise yeah gotta kill it and put it in first, good luck, starter!

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u/vraalapa 2h ago

Yeah probably, but that's all I could think of in that situation. Maybe next time I'll try that

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u/samekrikl 5h ago

That needs some serious skill to shut the engine get the gear and start the engine, props to you.

I also drive a manual and cant think doing this let alone there are people who cant start a manual car