Plenty of cheap rental cars are also manual.
Really? I've never seen a manual rental car.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - Jul 22, 2009 10:31:43 am PDT #299 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
megan walker - Jul 22, 2009 10:36:22 am PDT #300 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Man, I love the internet! Apparently stores could open on Sunday in MA as of 1983: [link]
There must have been exceptions to that because I thought that the Holyoke Mall always was open on Sundays. And I know my prep school had road trips to Faneuil Hall and Sunday was the only day we didn't have school.
Really? I've never seen a manual rental car.
I've gotten a couple just this year.
tommyrot - Jul 22, 2009 10:40:17 am PDT #301 of 30001
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Gudanov - Jul 22, 2009 10:46:37 am PDT #302 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I've gotten a couple just this year.
Well, that's just cool.
Now that I think of manual stuff, I guessing it's going to be almost impossible to avoid power steering with my next car. I really liked going from power steering to manual steering, but I don't think there have been many cars made recently that don't have power steering.
Toddson - Jul 22, 2009 10:51:55 am PDT #303 of 30001
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Speaking of things you never see any more, just recently I saw a MILKMAN delivering milk. In glass bottles. wow
Gudanov - Jul 22, 2009 10:52:29 am PDT #304 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Speaking of things you never see any more, just recently I saw a MILKMAN delivering milk. In glass bottles. wow
I'm impressed.
P.M. Marc - Jul 22, 2009 10:53:52 am PDT #305 of 30001
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Plenty of cheap rental cars are also manual. Much cheaper to fix if something breaks. Also, manual windows are sometimes considered safer because you can roll them up faster than power windows.
Including manual transmission? That seems peculiar. When I worked in the car lot at the airport, I don't think any of the agencies had manual transmissions available. Maybe one, as a speciality item, but that was about it.
In our car renting history, we've only once found a manual transmission.
megan walker - Jul 22, 2009 10:54:58 am PDT #306 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
No, I meant manual windows and locks. Thank goodness, since I don't know how to drive stick.
Vortex - Jul 22, 2009 10:58:10 am PDT #307 of 30001
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Speaking of things you never see any more, just recently I saw a MILKMAN delivering milk. In glass bottles. wow
In DC? Really? Must have been some sort of CSA thing.
-t - Jul 22, 2009 10:58:24 am PDT #308 of 30001
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Speaking of things you never see any more, just recently I saw a MILKMAN delivering milk. In glass bottles. wow
I was just thinking how convenient that would be. I do buy cream in glass bottles, but I haven't found a way to get it delivered.