#4506236 - 02/05/20 01:47 PM
Re: Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
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I also always wondered since many people don't know how to drive stick and I live in Chicago, what would happen if I get carjacked? I'd be like, "OK, hope you know how to drive a stick!" They'd most likely be out of luck and run off or shoot me, one or the other.
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#4506242 - 02/05/20 02:44 PM
Re: Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
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#4506362 - 02/06/20 03:39 AM
Re: Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
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1994 FXLRC Did all the customizing myself. Lots of subtle stuff. Lowered, different tank that we changed from a dual cap to single, wide front forks, different bars and risers, cut fenders, custom wheels, special saddle bags that took some time to find the right fabricator, etc. Designed and prepped the paint, but a buddy did the actual spray. Added some black to the clear coat for a couple coats to tone down the bright colors. Took several times to get the stars laid out properly so that they weren’t just a jumble. Put a lot of miles on her. Just sold it a couple months ago. I see it when I go to the buyers hangar. I miss her, but it was time.
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#4506377 - 02/06/20 05:37 AM
Re: Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
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#4507071 - 02/11/20 03:55 PM
Re: Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
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Yeah, the overall trend is very clear. Manual transmission cars will continue to be more and more a niche product for the general consumer market as time goes on.
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#4507282 - 02/13/20 08:05 PM
Re: Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
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oldgrognard thanks for the pictures! "Did all the customizing myself." Nice Really Nice!
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#4513704 - 03/31/20 12:33 PM
Re: Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
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Yeah I love owning an old car. I know it's a cliche, but you CAN actually work on them. It's OBDII, but other than that, as simple as it gets. I plan to hold onto it indefinitely.
Mine doesn't even have a radio or A/C anymore. Power windows and power steering though. But if those ever go, switching them to unpowered is not very difficult.
My Mustang has no AC, no heat, no power steering, no computerized anything, no radio, no rear seat, still uses a carburetor and of coarse a manual transmission. Kids today like to make fun of it until they muster the courage to actually meet me at a drag strip where 99% of them get schooled.
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#4513731 - 03/31/20 04:09 PM
Re: Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
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Yeah I love owning an old car. I know it's a cliche, but you CAN actually work on them. It's OBDII, but other than that, as simple as it gets. I plan to hold onto it indefinitely.
Mine doesn't even have a radio or A/C anymore. Power windows and power steering though. But if those ever go, switching them to unpowered is not very difficult.
My Mustang has no AC, no heat, no power steering, no computerized anything, no radio, no rear seat, still uses a carburetor and of coarse a manual transmission. Kids today like to make fun of it until they muster the courage to actually meet me at a drag strip where 99% of them get schooled. What model/year Mustang is it?
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#4513965 - 04/01/20 06:04 PM
Re: Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
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Yeah I love owning an old car. I know it's a cliche, but you CAN actually work on them. It's OBDII, but other than that, as simple as it gets. I plan to hold onto it indefinitely.
Mine doesn't even have a radio or A/C anymore. Power windows and power steering though. But if those ever go, switching them to unpowered is not very difficult.
My Mustang has no AC, no heat, no power steering, no computerized anything, no radio, no rear seat, still uses a carburetor and of coarse a manual transmission. Kids today like to make fun of it until they muster the courage to actually meet me at a drag strip where 99% of them get schooled. What model/year Mustang is it? 82 GT
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#4521812 - 05/21/20 07:34 PM
Re: Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
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Still drive my 1987 Volkswagen Vanagon
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#4522369 - 05/25/20 10:09 PM
Re: Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
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My daily driver is an old Civic with a manual, and our two fun cars are manuals as well: an S2000 and a Type R. I love both cars, but like a couple of you have already mentioned with respect to your cars, switching back and forth between the S2000 and the Type R is surprisingly hard for the first couple of minutes. The clutch engagement points are really different, as are the gas petal responses--in part because while the Type R's inputs are mediated by way of the car's computers, with the S2000, the links are purely mechanical. The feel is so different between the two cars that I finally had to buy soft-soled driving shoes, which help facilitate more granular control over the S2000's clutch and gas pedal. And I had to do that even though we've owned the S2000 since 2003. Sad but true I suspect that if I jumped into my old RX7 I'd have the same problem. The GLI's clutch is so much different from older cars. It is almost too easy to drive a clutch now. I actually have to work to stall the thing out. Rev limiting is great and I like the hill hold feature in some of the inner town driving in places like Tacoma though. I still need to teach my son how to drive the thing. Then again, he probably would want to borrow it if I did.
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