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Old June 20th 04, 09:08 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Neil Williams Neil Williams is offline
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Default Gearboxes (was Routemasters in Niagara Falls)

On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 12:17:42 GMT, "Martin Underwood"
wrote:

I presume no vehicles (cars, lorries, buses) produced nowadays have
non-synchromesh gearboxes.


I doubt it, but many cars don't have a synchro on reverse (though most
do on first these days). Mine doesn't have one on reverse, and I
think that's the same of all Vauxhalls. I have heard of cars with
synchro on reverse recently, mind.

Neil

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