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How hard are you pressing the clutch that it gives you knee pain?

I did my first 10 years of driving in a manual and when you get a hang of the gearbox you barely need the clutch at all. Just a light tap, barely disengage anything.

Nowadays the sequential dogbox in my motorcycle is my fav. Similar to what rally cars use. You only need the clutch when stopping, otherwise you can just jam between gears with a light flick of the throttle to relieve tension. No electronics.

Wish nonracing cars came with that option. I think some 90’s supercars have it.



Crawling along below 1st gear speed, probably. This is not only hard on your knee, but also on the clutch.


You always need the clutch to start/stop, though.




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