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Can you drive a stick shift? Who taught you? [message #31716]

Wed, 03 May 2006 14:09

pimple

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Location: USA
Registered: March 2006
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Greetings-

I just spent the weekend teaching my almost 16 year old pseudo-grand kid how to handle a 5 speed.

Of course the clunky old Accord wasn't cool enough, it had to be the sports car, and as a doting old fart - I allowed him.

I live way out in the flat lands, we could have seen an oncoming car miles away, so that wasn't an issue (and the cops still all have gumball machines on their roofs).

The first thing I noticed was that all the x-box/playstation skills in the world don't seem to help that much when it comes to 3 little peddles. It was nerve racking but fun, and I know he was thrilled - when we changed places to drive home he was blushing as he got out of the driver's seat, and I then noticed the bulge in his sweats! Oh to be a boy!

My first experience was when I picked up my new $2,200.00 Ford at the dealer and had to drive home in rush-hour traffic. My father spare the time to teach me, and an automatic cost $500 extra. I had driven a tractor, so I sorta knew, but there is a difference between an open field and a three lane road.

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Simon

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		Can you drive a stick shift? Who taught you? By: pimple on Wed, 03 May 2006 14:09
		Yes; my instructor (obviously) By: Deeej on Wed, 03 May 2006 14:23
		Re: Yes; my instructor (obviously) By: pimple on Wed, 03 May 2006 15:19
		Clutch By: Deeej on Wed, 03 May 2006 16:17
		Re: Yes; my instructor (obviously) By: electroken on Thu, 04 May 2006 02:38
		Driving in the UK By: pimple on Thu, 04 May 2006 03:01
		Re: Can you drive a stick shift? Who taught you? By: timmy on Wed, 03 May 2006 16:38
		Re: Can you drive a stick shift? Who taught you? By: pimple on Wed, 03 May 2006 18:13
		Agreed By: Deeej on Wed, 03 May 2006 21:42
		Re: Agreed By: Deeej on Thu, 04 May 2006 08:57
		Re: Can you drive a stick shift? Who taught you? By: Nigel on Wed, 03 May 2006 23:21
		Re: Can you drive a stick shift? Who taught you? By: marc on Wed, 03 May 2006 20:56
		No hills here By: pimple on Wed, 03 May 2006 21:40
		I had a good experience in a parking lot..... By: Handyman on Thu, 04 May 2006 00:13
		Deeej is right about the 'macho' bit! By: cossie on Thu, 04 May 2006 01:13
		Re: Deeej is right about the 'macho' bit! By: marc on Thu, 04 May 2006 01:16
		Re: Deeej is right about the 'macho' bit! By: timmy on Thu, 04 May 2006 08:28

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