I guess "floating" is the term I was looking for. I have found that the 230's gear box goes into gear quite nicely at times w/o the clutch if the revs of the engine are matched to the tranny just right. I find that driving in traffic is much less tiring while driving a manual if I can float the gears and not use the clutch so often.

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012