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- From: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: Stick VS Auto.
- Date: 18 Nov 1992 06:34:26 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- References: <BxvsMK.MGv@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
- Reply-To: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
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- In a previous article, mshar@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Mike Mshar) says:
-
- >> mjarvi@vipunen.hut.fi (Mikko I J{rvi) writes:
- >
- >> If a completely normal human doesnt learn how to drive whit stick in
- >> 15 min. he/she is an IDIOT. So what is the problem in US of A ??
- >>
- >> P.S Am I the only one who is annoyed from the lack of engine brakeing while
- >> driveing automatic?
- >
- >Well, did you ever try using the D2 and D1 positions on an automatic?? It
- >appears not. If you shift into low gear at 40 mph or so, believe me, you
- >will get all the engine braking you need.
- >
- >As to learning stick, yes it is simple. I learned in a 1982 Chevy half ton
- >with a COLUMN shift and mechanical clutch. Even with these incredibly
-
- WHOA!!..i took my first column shift spin in a 68 ford....geez!..only stalled
- it twice..couldn't find the damn friction point!..but..after a block, i was
- shifting like a Pro(well..ok..good enuff to drive in traffic!)..i kinda regret
- not buying it...had a cammed out 302, 4barrel, stick(i'dda dropped the ol'
- column thing REAL quick!) nice interior..real nice truck..the man who owned
- it claimed to be able to top the speedo at any time...that was 120..(though
- this doesn't mean it'd do 120, the speedo claimed it'd top that)....black..
- it was a sweet truck..too bad it got shit for mpg, and i needed that!..*sigh*
- DREW
- >unmanagable items, it still only took me about a day to learn how to drive
- >the thing well. That is why it sometimes annoys me when people brag about
- >how they are such good drivers because they can drive a manual. Especially
- >if that manual has a nice, easy to shift five speed and a feather-touch
- >hydraulic clutch. When they can manipulate a column shift three speed in
- >heavy traffic, then they can brag. :-)
- >
- >Mike
- >--
- >| Michael G. Mshar | My Life-Long Goal: To keep common sense |
- >| mmshar@mn.ecn.purdue.edu | alive and keep the idiots from taking over.|
- >| mshar@mentor.cc.purdue.edu | \\President, Nice Guys Anonymous// |
- >|____>>> United States Steel, Mechanical Engineer, Technical Services <<<____|
- >
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