Speaking Of Cursive Writing! 😇
Jun 27, 2019 19:40:01 #
Just how many of the yung'uns today could use this today efficiently. Tis just like cursive writing (or will be soon)
LittleRed (Ron)
LittleRed (Ron)
Jun 27, 2019 19:42:36 #
Hamltnblue
Loc: Springfield PA
They tell the truth for sure.
Haven't personally seen Reverse on the right.
All those I've driven are to the left and up.
Haven't personally seen Reverse on the right.
All those I've driven are to the left and up.
Jun 27, 2019 20:01:49 #
Some inner-city punks tried to carjack a guy here with a newer Porsche that was a stick and didn't have a clue how to drive it. Say-la-vie say the old folks, you never can tell. chase
Jun 27, 2019 20:21:22 #
I had to special order my truck (2005) to get the optional 6 speed
manual transmission. It's not even available on the new models.
manual transmission. It's not even available on the new models.
Jun 27, 2019 21:14:04 #
Hamltnblue wrote:
They tell the truth for sure.
Haven't personally seen Reverse on the right.
All those I've driven are to the left and up.
Haven't personally seen Reverse on the right.
All those I've driven are to the left and up.
VW bugs were fun for reverse.
Push DOWN on the stick, but I can't remember if it was left-fwd or left-back.
My '73 Opel Manta Rally was <interlocked> left and fwd. Boy do I miss that car!
Jun 27, 2019 21:19:56 #
Longshadow wrote:
VW bugs were fun for reverse.
Push DOWN on the stick, but I can't remember if it was left-fwd or left-back.
My '73 Opel Manta Rally was <interlocked> left and fwd. Boy do I miss that car!
Push DOWN on the stick, but I can't remember if it was left-fwd or left-back.
My '73 Opel Manta Rally was <interlocked> left and fwd. Boy do I miss that car!
Down and right back if I remember correctly from my '67 bug.
Jun 27, 2019 21:32:38 #
JR45 wrote:
Down and right back if I remember correctly from my '67 bug.
Thanks - wasn't my car, only drove it a few times. circa 1973
Jun 27, 2019 21:56:06 #
therwol
Loc: USA
LittleRed wrote:
Just how many of the yung'uns today could use this today efficiently. Tis just like cursive writing (or will be soon)
LittleRed (Ron)
LittleRed (Ron)
I put 3/4 million miles on standard shift cars in my lifetime. (I'm 67, so I don't think this is addressed to me. I'm just throwing it out.) My 35 year old son drives a standard shift Toyota. I have to say honestly that I don't miss shifting manually. I'd always have trouble on visits to San Francisco, smelling the clutch burning on steep hills if I had to stop. (You don't have to tell me about double clutching. I know and couldn't master it.) Every standard shift car I owned went through at least 2-3 clutches over the life of the car, and I'd get stuck somewhere when one failed.
Standard shift cars are still prevalent in Europe. We rent a car when we go to England, and last year, we specified an automatic. When we got to the airport in Newcastle, Enterprise had a big lot of cars and only two with automatics. You do see more and more people over buying automatics over time.
Jun 28, 2019 07:11:33 #
therwol wrote:
I put 3/4 million miles on standard shift cars in ... (show quote)
The rub comes when you drive a stick in the UK or Ireland it takes a while to shift with the other hand.
Jun 28, 2019 07:20:44 #
traderjohn wrote:
The rub comes when you drive a stick in the UK or Ireland it takes a while to shift with the other hand.
I'll really bet it would!!!
Jun 28, 2019 07:41:54 #
Right! "Standard" is now automatic. Very often the automatic version gets better mileage.
Jun 28, 2019 08:28:34 #
Jun 28, 2019 08:58:53 #
Hamltnblue wrote:
They tell the truth for sure.
Haven't personally seen Reverse on the right.
All those I've driven are to the left and up.
Haven't personally seen Reverse on the right.
All those I've driven are to the left and up.
I had a 4 speed Austin, reverse was up and to the right, PIA to find the first day driving that car.
Jun 28, 2019 09:20:27 #
berchman
Loc: South Central PA
Longshadow wrote:
I'll really bet it would!!!
I'll really bet it would!!!
To my surprise, when I got into my rented car in Scotland, I had no trouble whatsoever adapting to shifting with my left hand.
Jun 28, 2019 09:28:47 #
berchman wrote:
To my surprise, when I got into my rented car in Scotland, I had no trouble whatsoever adapting to shifting with my left hand.
I am so right handed, I would!
Being ambidextrous would work much better.
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