How does this guy not mention the synchros? That’s by far the biggest problem with skipping gears when downshifting. You can rev match all you want, but if you’re dropping 6th to 3rd, you’re gonna have a hell of a time trying to mash that stick in gear while the cones on the synchros are trying to get your layshaft up…

Right. But double-clutching when downshifting is not about giving the synchros time to adjust; it’s about using the engine/clutch to bring the layshaft up to the necessary (much higher) speed it must be at in the lower gear, rather than making the synchros do the work.

These guys (Car Bros) are great. They’ve been making solid parodies of F&F/street racing/etc. since over 10 years ago when they made Street Racing Chronicles. Here’s a recent Gymkhana video:

The seeing your fiancé only every several weeks and trying to get him to schedule the recall sounded really familiar. My fiancée also lives in a different city and can’t take her car in on weekdays due to work/school, so almost identical situation. Ended up finally finding a Toyota dealer that would replace her…