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      03-23-2009, 10:30 AM   #81
jeremyc74
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Drives: '08 135i Montego/Terra
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Evansville, IN

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Originally Posted by bmwzone View Post
Exactly. I shift without the clutch on my cars/motorcycles with ease. Heck, an old Mustang 5.0 I had broke a clutch cable and once we pushed the car I shifted without the clutch 5 miles to the dealer. Just never stopped.

It can be done, but I'm going to tell you right now that the 135i doesn't like it much. The retaining popits that hold the car in gear are pretty stiff (which is where the "notchyness in the transmission comes from) and it's very hard to feel when it's ready to come out of gear without putting a considerable amount of pressure on it. Same thing when going back into gear.
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