although u can still rev match it & downshift to 1st h:

 

yea, i do that all the time...give it 4k rpms, slip into 1st, power out. no big deal if you do it right.

 

haha yeah

 

i'm actually in the habit of rev-matching and double clutching all my downshifts. my old 88 jetta liked it, and i just got used to driving that way. it's kind of a moot point on most newer cars, but hey, what the hell.

 

You only need to double clutch in older cars and semi trucks. You watch too much Fast and Furious.

 

nah, my old jetta just shifted smoother when i did. i got in the habit. when i shift without double clutching i don't know what to do with the extra time.

 

sounds pretty stupid to me!

Blow it up! :thumbup:

 

oh i bought that car for $500, drove it for a year, replaced the timing belt, radiator, and pedal carriage myself, then sold it for $800. good little car.

 

pedal carriage? So you broke a pedal? I thought I was the only one who ever did that.

 

nope. my clutch pedal fell off while i was driving. that was fun. i hose-clamped it to the brake pedal just so i could barely start from a stop. i rev-matched clutchless shifting all the way home, and coasted through the parking lot of my complex, made a u turn right into my spot. wild ride.