converting manual to automatic transmission - click and go kit

[wildlingsonthemove]

hello! we have just got our camper and as it’s a manual, and we both have knee/hip issues, we had a friend tell us he converted his with a click and go kit.
has anyone done this and where do you buy the kit and have it fitted - no way we can do this as we would be so concerned about it going terribly wrong!

 

[Just smiffy]

Why didn't you buy an automatic in the first place, having the disabilities you mention?

Even now it might be better, quicker and cheaper to "swap" for an auto, m/h prices are pretty stable at the moment.

Oh and

Terry, I’ve been on the look out for another van for nearly two years now around the 20-25k mark, there’s plenty out there for 20k but and it a big but put automatic in the search and the equivalent van for 20k will be 25k+ for an auto and hardly any choice, I have no choice but an auto…

" The cost of the system fitted is (either with gear lever or foot switch) £1395 + vat"

Autoclutch

If you are registered disabled you won’t pay vat on adaptions

Aeons ago Ford turned out a small car with that system. My Dad bought it nearly new and very cheap because of the two pedal control system. Whilst he bought it with the intention of converting it to manual he ran it for a couple of months as it was. He found it easy to use. The "button" on that version was a close to zero travel microswitch that was part of the gear knob. Resting a hand on it disengaged the clutch so gear changes were pretty natural whether your left foot performed a mid air dance or not.

Your right…
The autoclutch system really is easy to drive, I had it fitted to my first camper which I only had for a month before the police took it away because it was stolen (that’s another story).. unbeknown to me it was still classed as a manual so I wasn’t legal to drive it anyway… I used to drive manuals before my accident and after 38yrs of driving an auto it only took me a day or two to get used to driving a manual again, as stated above you just put your hand on the gear nob to change gear and the button is just there and does it’s job, I swear I could feel my left leg pushing the clucth.. it is so easy and if I could I would definitely get one again as I would be able to drive any vehicle I wanted..

 

[JockandRita]

I regularly drove an MAN TG Series unit, with a similar system known as "Comfort Shift".
I took to it very easily on my first drive out with it.



Cheers,

Jock.

 

[wildlingsonthemove]

Why didn't you buy an automatic in the first place, having the disabilities you mention?

Even now it might be better, quicker and cheaper to "swap" for an auto, m/h prices are pretty stable at the moment.

Oh and

couldn’t afford or find an auto