[s-cars] RE: clutch lockout

[Joseph Pizzimenti]

Sorry, was that over the top?
Having a Nicholson moment again...too much espresso
today.

:-)
--- Philip Mische <pmische at comcast.net> wrote:
> Joe, I think you should tell Paul how you really
> feel...honestly.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph Pizzimenti" <pizzoman at yahoo.com>
> To: "Paul Krasusky" <KrasuskyP at FirstInterBank.com>;
> <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 3:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] RE: clutch lockout
>
>
> > Crapface,
> > Once you've seen the wonders a bad rear caliper
> (or
> > two) can have on the holding ability of our
> parking
> > brake on a slight incline, you'll ALWAYS park in
> gear.
> > Our e-brakes suck, or maybe just the
> cables/calipers
> > need to get rebuilt, but I've come out to the car
> once
> > where the rear bumper was hanging off and I was
> 2mm
> > away from having a damaged trunk and rear quarter
> > panel.  And, yes, that's how my left rear corner
> lens
> > bit the dust.
> > I park in gear all the time and I have all new
> cables
> > and one new caliper.  I'll laugh when your car
> backs
> > into a wall right after you fit the Euro bumpers
> > you're so fond of.
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > Joe
> > --- Paul Krasusky <KrasuskyP at FirstInterBank.com>
> > wrote:
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> > >
> > >
> > > Joey Pondered retrofitting a clutch lockout:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Uhhh...  2 thoughts...
> > >
> > > 1) cars have neutral for a reason... use it.
> > >
> > > 2) cars have ebrakes for a reason... use it.
> > > Garages are not on slopes!
> > >
> > > Unless I'm on some sort of *dramatic incline*, I
> > > don't EVER leave ANY of my
> > > cars in gear.  Someone DOLT once left my TR3 in
> > > reverse and I kicked back
> > > into that nice MGA behind me.  I don't like the
> > > practice, like to be able to
> > > reach through doors / windows and crank away
> without
> > > worry (for the
> > > inevitable majority of the time that I'm working
> on
> > > them!).
> > >
> > > Plus, I don't like nannies telling me what I can
> and
> > > cannot do, when, and
> > > how.  No tanks.  I agree, I tend to think of it
> as a
> > > stupiddumblazywhateverlackofbetter term US
> thing.
> > >
> > > You wanna leave it in gear?  Buy an
> autoshitmatic.
> > >
> > > -Paul no more nannies for me K.
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