Easy jobs made harder than they need to be.....

That one works on mine, and much better than the Passat that went before it.

In fact, the auto lights and auto wipers work well too - its just the bulbs are a pig to change

 

I learnt to do Hill starts from my driving instructor, [when driving lessons were 17 shillings and sixpence.....75p to those who've never had the pleasure of a sterling pound of 240 pennies which bought more than the present pound of 100 pence does today]. He was a Justice of the Peace, a chain smoker, and told me when taking my test that he'd had 9 pupils pass in succession and should I fail, as I would be the tenth, and ever come up in front of him he'd have me "inside" even if it was for loitering!! So I always paid attention to his instructions when learning to reverse down a one car wide country track, or doing hill starts I owe that man a lot!!!

 

Of course you should!!,............just avoid hills!!

 

Absolutely agree - the worry is that drivers learning now are increasingly less likely to be able to learn simply due to modern car design

 

Especially going downwards!!!

 

I consider myself fortunate enough to have gained experience in a number of vehicles from those with crash boxes and hydraulic drum brakes all round, to pneumocyclic boxes, auto boxes, tiptronic boxes, PAS, no PAS (hell, I have even dragged a Decker fitted with PAS back home with a total hydraulic failure so no PAS on a rack designed not to work without it!)

The net result for me is that I am able to cope with various things from failed hydraulics to clutch failures even through to air system failures which necessitate constant increased engine revs even under braking to prevent spring brakes from slamming on. If it's got wheels and a engine, I will give it a go