f you do blow a clutch hose, or cyl. you can always get home without a clutch. Just start the car in 1st and shift the rest of the gears without a clutch. If you have a good tranny you really don't need the clutch for up or downshifting. Try shifting without a clutch, in higher gears upshifting it is very easy, downshifting you must rev the engine to match the engine speed to the wheel speed for the gear you are shifting to.Of course, dowshifting is unnesasary wear on a tranny, and should only be done when the brakes wont do it alone. Some trannys are better than others. My girlfriends Toyota hates it. My Dodge v-10 shifts every gear. The best car I ever drove without needing a clutch was a Pugeout. My 113 is an automatic, so no comment. My other Mercedes, a U-900, 20 speed is a little picky on cluthless shifting, I did however blow the slave cyl. miles from the road and made it home taking my time shifting. My v-10 Dodge has gone through 3 slave cyl. on warranty and I drove it to the dealer every time. Just put the car in first, engage the starter. To stop shift to nuetral, then to start, shut of the engine shift to first and start the engine.
