Trabant Gears, How to Use them - Basic

[@benjaminomnes5592]

Thanks, my ‘new’ car is a trabant

[@classiccarholidays9813]

Congratulations!

[@wbo6840]

What did you pay for it? I want one but they are expensive here in the US

[@666dynomax]

almost opposite to the old 50s ford 3 on the tree with reverse toward yourself and up and first toward yourself and down... the trabant you didnt mention but you have to be on the gas in first through 3rd

[@Igoreuss]

Yep, trabant only had a freewheel on the fourth gear so you needed to constantly hold gas on all other to avoid engine wear

[@cristianmarinescu425]

Thx for the video now I can go places.

[@classiccarholidays9813]

Happy to have helped!

[@dienik512]

how do you put it in H?

[@jaggass]

Does it have a clutch?

[@classiccarholidays9813]

Yes Michael, it has a clutch :)

[@Dorfnase]

lol

[@phantomcorsair8476]

This one does have a clutch, but a few Trabbis had the "Hycomat" transmission, which came with a centrifugal clutch I believe.

[@henryseidel5469]

@@phantomcorsair8476 Indeed, that's right. They were made for diabled people.

[@phantomcorsair8476]

@@henryseidel5469 What a interesting design the trabant is, tailfins of the fifties, engine like a snowmobile, front wheel drive like a Toronado. And best of all, OH SO CUTE;)

[@aleksandrasc7987]

Is it automatic transmission?

[@classiccarholidays9813]

No, regular manual transmission

[@aleksandrasc7987]

@@classiccarholidays9813 ok

[@caprice6825]

Anyone else here cuz of amazing race 32? They didn't know how to shift into reverse. Now I know!

[@classiccarholidays9813]

Glad to have been of assistance!

[@gregmenego2200]

Sometimes mine won't engage 4th.....just revs

[@classiccarholidays9813]

Yes, we have had that problem on occasion Greg with a couple of our Trabies. I'm afraid our chosen solution was to remove the gearbox and rebuild it. ...But we are a business, with client safety very much front of mind. Hopefully you can find a less intrusive way around the problem.

[@gregmenego2200]

@@classiccarholidays9813 Has it not got something to do with the free wheeling in 4 when not excelerating down a hill?

[@classiccarholidays9813]

I'll check with our mechanics, but believe it to be unrelated Greg.

[@gregmenego2200]

@@classiccarholidays9813 Thanks.......appreciate it. Did some research. ...could b oil related. Old or thin oil cld b the issue.....any other advice will b great.

[@gizzymoee]

My P50 is different it’s in and up for reverse. I think the rest is the same but it runs like shit and I can figure out why so never use it.

[@AlexsTheCat]

And i thought shifting 18 trans on semi truck was hardest this looks even more complicated

[@alefra746]

You forgot the reverse gear

[@eggswung6911]

Seems pretty easy

[@lethalsparkz9328]

Love this car , the French name , the French look , shii this bitch even shift gears in French 😮‍💨

[@dangaming2698]

its a german car

[@Mrpublicimagelimited]

Does it have a self-destruct capability? I'd put it on a 30 second countdown and walk away before I'd drive this piece of dogshit 😂😂