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waremark wrote:If at a mini roundabout the first exit is the one at 12 o clock, I intend to take that exit, and there is a vehicle approaching from 12 o clock, I would give a left signal on approach.

I do this; it seems courteous.

Most drivers indicate left before the exit that's before the one they intend to take, because they are so thick they can only see things from their own point of view. After all, if they know what they mean why doesn't everyone else ...

But that's an awful lot of gear changing between 3rd and 4th on a normal country road where your speed varies between 30 and 50. Cars with diesel engines tend to require more gear changes. That's spectacularly irritating when I'm aware of the fact a petrol engine probably could handle being in 4th ...

We love the Yeti, it's a fantastic car, so versatile. But it's a lot worse on fuel than it should be (struggles to average more than 40ish MPG, against quoted 60 MPG and predicted real-world figures of about 50ish MPG) Quoted 60 mpg is never meant as what you should expect in actual use; it's simpl...

Because recent learners seem to be focused too much on economy, I think one very useful skill is being able to accelerate firmly - this necessarily includes changing gears at higher engine speeds. It's particularly useful when joining busy main roads, roundabouts, or a grade-separated roads.

Roughly, how many that weren't on the other place?

l'm a little shocked by the implication in your post that you drove your car for some time with no clutch What implication? First time it happened (ball at end of cable, a third of the way into a 60 mile journey) I coasted across a small roundabout and parked in a bus-stop. I waited for the manufac...

The clutch pedal is unlikely to break, however I've had cars with a cable-operated clutch ... in one case the ball on the end of the cable broke off, and in another case the bracket to which the outer part of the cable was mounted broke off. I've also had cars with a hydraulic operated clutch in whi...

Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:

TheInsanity1234 wrote:Well, that explains why the Yeti won't start the engine unless you've depressed the clutch

No, it's just a very common interlock to stop you starting the car in gear.

... which could be exceedingly useful in some circumstances.

What is supposed to be good about the DMF? Modern turbo-diesel engines have relatively huge spikes of power at low engine speeds; the DMF is designed to prevent damage to the drive-train from the engine. I understand the main causes of failure are not depressing the clutch when starting or stopping...