Gareth wrote:GTR1400MAN wrote:at a left turn rather than be in the correct gear they'll feather/slip the clutch as they execute the turn.
I was thinking about this today while out on a longer practice drive; it was more than two hours in and I was feeling weary, (or lazy), approaching a tight left, had optimistically assessed I could use 2nd gear. Turned out I really needed 1st so, to avoid the car shuddering, I dropped the clutch going into the turning then picked it up after.
What I've found is that the move to a DCT car has improved my accelerator finesse no end. Jumping back into our manual car I find that the car is so much more capable than I ever gave it credit for. It will go through those slow junctions and crowded residential streets on just a sniff of fuel in 1st and 2nd gear, and that temptation to dip the clutch has been almost removed.