Hi just a bit of background. I grew up in Canada on a farm so have exposure to driving manuals from pick up trucks with four on the floor and three on the tree plus tractors with more than enough gears. So I have been driving a 1996 golf auto with an 01M gearbox. I have had more than enough problems with it and after it failed the last MOT I looked for cheap parts but sadly the cost of new or even used parts was too much. By chance I happened to pick up a 1.6 CL mk3 manual transmission for cheaper than repairing my old golf. I took it for a drive and found that the clutch is quite sensitive. What I mean by this is that there isn't much leeway when pulling away in first, you really got to time it quite right. Is this normal for this model? I have driven Opels, Mazdas, Fords, Fiats and even a Lada with manual transmissions and they all vary to the degree of leeway you get starting off in first. I find the golf to be quite fickle. Is this the norm?
