I taught 3 boyfriends how to drive stick. I learned how on a '79 Volvo - that thing was a fucking tank. Steel body, cast-iron engine.
I miss driving stick - it's part of the reason I love riding my motorcycle so much.
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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.
juliana - Jul 22, 2009 11:28:28 am PDT #322 of 30001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Vortex - Jul 22, 2009 11:32:53 am PDT #323 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
. It can be a pain in stop and go traffic though.
which is largely the reason why I never learned, I live in a city. Even driving on the highway is stop and go around here.
Amy - Jul 22, 2009 11:35:41 am PDT #324 of 30001
Because books.
I would still like to learn to drive a stick. I'm sort of amazed I never did, since at least three of my friends had old Beetles when we were in high school.
Nora Deirdre - Jul 22, 2009 11:37:03 am PDT #325 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Really? I've never seen a manual rental car.
Manual transmission rentals are the norm in the UK, that's for sure. Rocking a stick shift and clutch on the left is wild!
Toddson - Jul 22, 2009 11:37:08 am PDT #326 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Vortex, the milkman was from a dairy in Maryland. Had milk and assorted dairy products and eggs. But a MILKMAN!
And I've never managed to learn how to drive a stick shift - my mother tried to teach me once on her MGB ... after about 15 minutes of grinding gears, she cried, "my baby!" (NOT referring to me) and never tried again. When she brought up the fact I've never learned to drive a manual transmission and asked me why, I said, "just naturally shiftless, I guess" ... and left her wimpering.
Gudanov - Jul 22, 2009 11:37:34 am PDT #327 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I liked driving a Beetle in high school. I didn't have one, but one of my friends did and I drove it when he was drunk.
Nora Deirdre - Jul 22, 2009 11:38:43 am PDT #328 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I had issues with learning to drive a manual, when I was taught at the age of 16... then I needed to borrow someone's car for a college interview in Vermont, and the only one I could find was standard. When I don't have much of a choice, I tend to learn right quick.
Calli - Jul 22, 2009 11:38:52 am PDT #329 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I drive stick. I learned on my dad's 82 Ford pickup (manual everything), and every other car with manual transmission has been a breeze in comparison. My car in grad school had an automatic transmission, but the three after it were all stick. It's cheaper, usually lasts longer than a slush box, and is nice for mountain driving. You can downshift on the down slopes and keep some stress off the brakes.
tommyrot - Jul 22, 2009 11:38:53 am PDT #330 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I drove a friend's Beetle once. The seat had rusted to the floor, so I couldn't move it back. I had to move my knee sideways as I lifted the clutch or else my knee would hit the dash.
It was fun, but underpowered.
Trudy Booth - Jul 22, 2009 11:40:13 am PDT #331 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Where to find milk in glass bottles
That website mooed at me. Loudly. At work. Could you put a warning on the link, Msbelle?