"dwight" <tfrog93@GEEmail.com> wrote in
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> I had to laugh when the shop assistant asked if I'd mind getting my
> own car. He couldn't bring it around front, because he couldn't drive
> stick.
>
> Now this:
> http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/...62/detail.html
>
> Makes me feel a whole lot better.
>
> dwight
dwight, you'd better hope the guy who actually worked on your tranny
was familiar with manuals... ;)
"Joe" <avoidingspam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "dwight" <tfrog93@GEEmail.com> wrote in
> news:ftWdnbm8g_2DdN7eRVn-oA@comcast.com:
>
>> I had to laugh when the shop assistant asked if I'd mind getting my
>> own car. He couldn't bring it around front, because he couldn't drive
>> stick.
>>
>> Now this:
>> http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/...62/detail.html
>>
>> Makes me feel a whole lot better.
>>
>> dwight
>
> dwight, you'd better hope the guy who actually worked on your tranny
> was familiar with manuals... ;)
Picked it up last night, as a matter o' fac. I have to learn how to drive it
again, now that I can successfully start up in 1st AND have a 2nd gear. I'm
going run-about this afternoon to bond with the reworked trans.
dwight wrote:
> I had to laugh when the shop assistant asked if I'd mind getting my own car.
> He couldn't bring it around front, because he couldn't drive stick.
> Now this: http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/...62/detail.html
> Makes me feel a whole lot better.
> dwight
My daughter, who just turned 12, wants to start learning how to drive.
I live in the boonies, on a gravel road with neighbors few and far
between. She's 5'8" and looks a lot older than she actually is. Anyway,
I've decided to let her start driving on a stick-shift vehicle and when
she has that mastered, she can drive with an automatic. (Please
remember this is where traffic is almost non-existant and at slow
speeds) Anyway, the vehicle that I will be using is........ (drum roll
please) a 1950 International pickup.
Luckily she isn't at the stage yet where she cares what her friends
think, just in case one of them actually does see her drive... ;-)
I remember and old issue of the Marque, the publication of the Shelby
American Automobile club. A Hollywood production company rented a Cobra to
film an episode of Run For Your Life staring Ben Garaza. In one episode he
was driving a Cobra race car. The photos of the filming showed him sitting
in the car all suited up, only the car was sitting on a trailer. Since he
couldn't drive a stick, and had no desire to learn, they had to film the
race scenes TOWING the car.
"dwight" <tfrog93@GEEmail.com> wrote in message
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>I had to laugh when the shop assistant asked if I'd mind getting my own
>car. He couldn't bring it around front, because he couldn't drive stick.
>
> Now this: http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/...62/detail.html
>
> Makes me feel a whole lot better.
>
> dwight
>
>
On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 10:54:22 -0400, "dwight" <tfrog93@GEEmail.com>
wrote:
>I had to laugh when the shop assistant asked if I'd mind getting my own car.
>He couldn't bring it around front, because he couldn't drive stick.
>
>Now this: http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/...62/detail.html
>
>Makes me feel a whole lot better.
>
>dwight
>
Years ago, California wanted to start requiring drivers licenses to
reflect the ability of the driver. So, if you took the test with a
standard shift, you could drive auto or standard, but if you took the
test with an auto, you couldn't legally drive a standard. The reason
made sense... too many young people were taking the test in an auto
shift, and then jumping behind the wheel of a standard. The result was
a lot of accidents which could have been avoided if the driver knew
what they were doing. If your license was stamped AUTO ONLY you'd get
a ticket if you were caught driving a manual shift.
I taught my first wife how to drive a manual. She became so good she
started winning races. Found she loved the idea of driving the car
instead of the car just transporting her.
Considering that practically every driver training school
(non-specialized like racing) uses nothing but automatics... yep...
we're a dying breed... dinosaurs facing extinction.
Spike
1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok
Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior; Vintage 40
16" rims w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A gForce Radial
225/50ZR16 KDWS skins; surround sound audio-video.
Ever see the rig John and Ponce rode when filming CHIPS? Two bike
rigged together and towed, controlled by a guy who could make them
lean left or right with hydraulics.
On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 10:25:51 -0700, "Me" <wjh1@yvn.com> wrote:
>I remember and old issue of the Marque, the publication of the Shelby
>American Automobile club. A Hollywood production company rented a Cobra to
>film an episode of Run For Your Life staring Ben Garaza. In one episode he
>was driving a Cobra race car. The photos of the filming showed him sitting
>in the car all suited up, only the car was sitting on a trailer. Since he
>couldn't drive a stick, and had no desire to learn, they had to film the
>race scenes TOWING the car.
>
>
>
>"dwight" <tfrog93@GEEmail.com> wrote in message
>news:ftWdnbm8g_2DdN7eRVn-oA@comcast.com...
>>I had to laugh when the shop assistant asked if I'd mind getting my own
>>car. He couldn't bring it around front, because he couldn't drive stick.
>>
>> Now this: http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/...62/detail.html
>>
>> Makes me feel a whole lot better.
>>
>> dwight
>>
>>
>
"dwight" <tfrog93@GEEmail.com> wrote in
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> "Joe" <avoidingspam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:twS0f.56$Ra.18@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
>> "dwight" <tfrog93@GEEmail.com> wrote in
>> news:ftWdnbm8g_2DdN7eRVn-oA@comcast.com:
>>
>>> I had to laugh when the shop assistant asked if I'd mind getting my
>>> own car. He couldn't bring it around front, because he couldn't
>>> drive stick.
>>>
>>> Now this:
>>> http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/...62/detail.html
>>>
>>> Makes me feel a whole lot better.
>>>
>>> dwight
>>
>> dwight, you'd better hope the guy who actually worked on your tranny
>> was familiar with manuals... ;)
>
> Picked it up last night, as a matter o' fac. I have to learn how to
> drive it again, now that I can successfully start up in 1st AND have
> a 2nd gear. I'm going run-about this afternoon to bond with the
> reworked trans.
>
> I'll let you know!
"Joe" <avoidingspam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "dwight" <tfrog93@GEEmail.com> wrote in
> news:PpOdnQu1R5RYY97eRVn-hw@comcast.com:
>
>> "Joe" <avoidingspam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:twS0f.56$Ra.18@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
>>> "dwight" <tfrog93@GEEmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:ftWdnbm8g_2DdN7eRVn-oA@comcast.com:
>>>
>>>> I had to laugh when the shop assistant asked if I'd mind getting my
>>>> own car. He couldn't bring it around front, because he couldn't
>>>> drive stick.
>>>>
>>>> Now this:
>>>> http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/...62/detail.html
>>>>
>>>> Makes me feel a whole lot better.
>>>>
>>>> dwight
>>>
>>> dwight, you'd better hope the guy who actually worked on your tranny
>>> was familiar with manuals... ;)
>>
>> Picked it up last night, as a matter o' fac. I have to learn how to
>> drive it again, now that I can successfully start up in 1st AND have
>> a 2nd gear. I'm going run-about this afternoon to bond with the
>> reworked trans.
>>
>> I'll let you know!
>
> I'll bet you will! ;)
Of course!
I'm back from my two-hour shakedown cruise, and these guys flat-out nailed
it. The shifter is even as clunky as it was when new. They installed a new
cable and clutch plate designed to give my old left leg a break, and the new
synchros are meshin' perfectly.
It was a toss-up whether to rebuild this one or go with a brand new T5, but
the rebuild is flawless. Finally, someone who talks a good game and backs it
up with expertise. I'm going to have to fire off an email thankyou.
"Kruse" <kruse@kansas.net> wrote in message
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>
> dwight wrote:
>> I had to laugh when the shop assistant asked if I'd mind getting my own
>> car.
>> He couldn't bring it around front, because he couldn't drive stick.
>> Now this: http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/...62/detail.html
>> Makes me feel a whole lot better.
>> dwight
>
> My daughter, who just turned 12, wants to start learning how to drive.
> I live in the boonies, on a gravel road with neighbors few and far
> between. She's 5'8" and looks a lot older than she actually is. Anyway,
> I've decided to let her start driving on a stick-shift vehicle and when
> she has that mastered, she can drive with an automatic. (Please
> remember this is where traffic is almost non-existant and at slow
> speeds) Anyway, the vehicle that I will be using is........ (drum roll
> please) a 1950 International pickup.
> Luckily she isn't at the stage yet where she cares what her friends
> think, just in case one of them actually does see her drive... ;-)
That's why I bought the Princessmobile. A 1988 LX ragtop with a 4-cylinder
engine and stick. I really wanted to teach my daughter how to "drive", but
she never quite got the hang of it. Smashed the Princessmobile twice, and it
became my spare car.
She's been driving automatic ever since, and she's a good enough driver when
she doesn't have to think about what gear she's in.
The Princessmobile gave way to a 1993 GT convertible. I had never had a
droptop before, but I was hooked. I spent $3000 for the Princess Mustang,
and $6,500 for the GT (overpaid, but it was in great shape). But that $3000
put my daughter into a cute little car that was the envy of all her friends
(who were usually driving their parents' cast-off clone sedans). Hell, I
didn't think it was all that, but they sure did!
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