Funny, I don't remember shifting my cars at all. It's automatic. And yes
the car is a manual.

The daughter, learning to drive in my Ferd 5 speed, has a better
appreciation of my driving skills.

At least if she wrecks the Ferd, it wasn't a Vanagon.

tim in san jose

On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> I, too, find that I wouldn't have an automatic transmission, most
> especially in a vehicle that ventures off the Interstates and city
> streets.  Just yesterday I self-started my 84 5sp by pushing it by the door
> post and hopping in to pop the clutch.  A minor delay as opposed to a major
> production getting AAA to come (nearest AAA is over 50 miles away) I also
> like being able to modulate the way it gets going by how I release the
> clutch, and to choose a proper gear, to anticipate a driving situation I
> can see, but some automatic shifter would mess up....like an un-asked for
> shift when cornering on slick roads, or trying to rock out of a semi-stuck
> situation.
> So far I don't find shifting my own gears is too much work, the better
> functionality certainly is worthwhile, in my world....if I commuted in LA
> daily, then I might consider an automatic...
>

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