Don't think that that would work while pulling a boat out

What? Most likely he barely had the clutch down. It’s just that moving very slow while revving high means your clutch is getting burned. Doesn’t matter whether he’s got it down

yes, try to move quickly from the stop and let go totally of the clutch as soon as you can.

Some people are of the opinion that just because a car is manual means you can't tow with it . If you know your engagement point in 1st gear then there is no need to depress the clutch once maintaining that speed.

You're basically saying that you abused a Golf MK2?

Great question. You need to rev enough to get the car moving and release the clutch at the earliest opportunity. What this guy is doing is "riding" or "slipping" the clutch which means its not fully engaged and is spinning aggressively against the plates. It's a bit like driving with the brakes on. It is difficult to get a boat out on a steep slope carefully, however but the driver would have been better starting a bit quicker to stop burning the clutch.

hugbunny Great, thanks!

Also, to avoid rolling back into the water, one should use the handbrake in order to be able to lift the foot off the brake pedal without the car moving. Then find the friction point of the clutch, give some gas while releasing the handbrake gradually. Once the car is moving, release the clutch all the way making sure not to stall the vehicle. Keep in mind that taking off uphill does require you to give more gas, but not a lot more. Just keep an eye on the rpm.

133col A lot of modern diesels have an 'anti-stall' feature. You can just lift the clutch and it'll keep the revs at around 1000rpm and just plod along (as long as the hill isn't too steep). The latest Land Rover Defender has this feature (ideal for towing up steep hills), but I was also surprised that a basic Fiesta diesel also has the same feature.

+André Højgaard Smith although you could do that i would do it a little differently. I would e brake and rev to 3.5 or 5 (not sure what engine that car has. 4 cyl to 5, 6 to 3.5) and then release the clutch slightly faster than normal to just get that initial movement forward, then you can creep up the hill instead of a fast and furious start. now granted my method would cause a little grind, it wouldnt be that significant imo.

This is not in the US. The steering wheel is on the wrong side and check out the license plate. That is not a U.S license plate.

Aka Hill start assist

he could do that with the E-brake poor driving exp i guess

Daniel Donchev hehe true

or just use the hand brake...

@@Francois_Dupont 🤣

I agree I think people are unaware sometimes of the mechanics going on. My last car 280,000 miles I had it 10 years, 110,000 miles never had to change it. Never pressure the clutch but I also don't drag boats about lol

A torque converter?

Brand new clutch would end up same way. Just stupid driver, and poor car

a a agree. Maybe better spin the tires but never clutch. So much weight pulling it backwards and the clutch need to compensate that. Sure a little bit of throttle and clutch halfway helps a lot to decrease the lifetime drastically haha

vai de mata

No littlehampton

it is a manual i can tell you.

DSG could do that, they're crap. A torque converter automatic is way better.

It's a 6-Gear Manual. At this time DSG was not available for this type of Passats.

In passat B5, B5.5 there isn't DSG. Only 5 and6manual and 5 triptonic.

Hahahah nerver heard such a shit before. DSG is much better than a torque converter Automatik. The Shift time is DSG is like 100x faster than with old converter....

No

same can happen with DSG when you have the small engine with dry clutch. But VW clutches never been very durable. Towing a heavy trailer on a T5 uphill on a traffic light was horrible.