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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 01:30 AM
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Yes it is almost possible. today i experienced a severe ankle sprain with nearly fracture damage from playing basketball. ofcourse i dont trust anyone with my S so i decided to drive home myself. It hurt alot but i would rather take the pain than let the S take the hit.

So now, im barely able to drive and im probably riding on the clutch. too bad i dont have a beater car like others

anyone else force themself to drive the S like this?

Another reason i want to drive the S so bad is because few days ago i just put on my Amuse Dual Exhaust
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 05:20 AM
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That exact thing happened to me a couple of years ago. It was my left ankle that was sprained; I just used my heel instead of using the ankle joint to apply pressure to the clutch. Slide your foot as far up as possible and it should be a lot less painful.
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 06:09 AM
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haha, I read the subject and thought you meant driving it with one wheel spinning. LOL
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 07:42 AM
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I suppose if you third leg is long enough, you could use that.

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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 08:04 AM
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Possible if you don't have to do any hill starts . . . . If you just ease off the clutch reaaaal slow in 1st gear, you don't have to give it any gas to get rolling. Once you're moving, shifting without the clutch is tricky - but possible with some practice (on a vehicle you don't care about very much).

Or you could use a crutch for the clutch . . . heh heh
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Daemione,Apr 18 2005, 11:04 AM
Or you could use a crutch for the clutch . . . heh heh
And take both hands off the steering wheel?
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 08:32 AM
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you could of just found a stick laying around and used that. heheheh. almost as good as the crutch thing.. but i bougt you carry a crutch with you everywhere you go hehe
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 09:54 AM
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Went through the same thing a while back. I got one of these and it was remarkable how it took all the pain away. Even while driving.



Beauty part is you can take this off and on in seconds and you can't beat the support it gives
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 12:13 PM
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i might want to purchase that huge thing, but then again its too huge and would attract to much attention everywhere. Ill ust wear my splint thing and use the crutches to walk, and force myself to drive
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by S2K'ing-IN-Spokane,Apr 18 2005, 09:54 AM
Went through the same thing a while back. I got one of these and it was remarkable how it took all the pain away. Even while driving.



Beauty part is you can take this off and on in seconds and you can't beat the support it gives
And it looks good!

Sorry, I had to wear a smaller version of one of those last summer, still a little jaded.
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