I bought an NSU RO 80 from the factory in 1970. The gear lever had a switch that opened the clutch. Gears could be changed very fast. It was also quite a fast car. On the autobahns I was able to do about 120 mph without much trouble. The top speed was supposed to be 117 mph but some of them could do much more. I was a lot younger. The engine gave out after about 30 000 miles and was changed under warranty. The next one gave out after another 20 000 and was again changed under warranty. It went on like this for a while before I changed it for a BMW. The Wankel engine is a brilliant design. The seals are difficult to make and don't last long. The car was years ahead of its time -- not just the engine, the whole concept. But after a while I lost interest in cars. As long as they run and don't fall apart I'm happy now.
Don P. J. Alling wrote: > The Volkswagen beetle with semi-automatic gear box. Had an electronic > clutch mechanism, (if you put enough force on the stick shift the clutch > disengaged,. you could do it on the highway intentionally by hitting it > with your knee), and a two speed (forward) one reverse gear box. The > standard VW gearbox was nearly indestructible, (they would survive long > after the rest of the car wore out or rusted away), the semi-auto was not... > > William Robb wrote: > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John Francis" >> Subject: Re: K100D SR >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Do they put Tiptronics into Porsches? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> As a matter of fact that's the only place you find one - >>> >>> >>> >> Ah. >> I thought I had seen a Volkswagon with a Tiptronic once. it was many (30 or >> so) years ago. >> >> William Robb >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- Dr E D F Williams www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ 41660 TOIVAKKA – Finland - +358400706616 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
