Q: My car has no bite and I can't set off.

asked by on January 09, 2017

When trying to set the car has no bite. It is staying at 10rpm on the dash when the clutch is full down. I then slot it into first and as I bring my foot up on the clutch it drops the revs and stalls. There is no bite and I am unable to set off.

My car has 49000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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