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Liberty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 5:22 am That windshield wiper washer thingy on the right, where the shifter oughta be is what confuses the bejabbers out of me.

I learned to drive a bulldozer before driving a car. Mastering three clutches, was a lot easier than figuring out that windshield thingy.

I can't figure out what you're talking about.

Bitter Clinger wrote: ↑Tue Aug 07, 2018 1:02 pm

Pawpaw wrote: ↑Tue Aug 07, 2018 11:58 am

RSX11 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 07, 2018 11:43 am I took my project car to the muffler shop and wanted to leave it for them to work on, and pick it up later. I had to sit there and wait while they did the work, since none of the young people working there could drive a four speed and get it in and out of the shop, and on and off the lift. I need to find a shop with REAL mechanics

If you can't drive a stick, you''re not a real mechanic.

If you can't heel and toe, you're not a real sports car driver

If you can't heel and toe, you can't really drive a stick.

RSX11 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 07, 2018 11:43 am I took my project car to the muffler shop and wanted to leave it for them to work on, and pick it up later. I had to sit there and wait while they did the work, since none of the young people working there could drive a four speed and get it in and out of the shop, and on and off the lift. I need to find a shop with REAL mechanics

If you can't drive a stick, you''re not a real mechanic.

When I was in the Air Force, a very good friend was complaining that his wife wanted to learn to drive his '60-something Mustang with a 289. Every attempt ended in a fight.

I told him I could teach her in my '82 Dodge van (short wheelbase with a 225 six cylinder stick). That heavy vehicle with a long-stroking six was very easy to learn.

With just her and I in the van, it only took about 15 minutes to get her going. We spent the next 30 minutes cruising around Kelley AFB. Halfway through, she looked at me with a big grin and declared, "This is fun!"

The next time I saw my friend he was complaining that he couldn't get the Mustang away from her.

I recently went through the full monty, teaching my now 19-year-old grandson to drive.

Once he got his learner's permit, I taught him to drive my pickup (Dodge diesel automatic). During that process, he found a car he just had to have (Saturn SC2 5-speed). The car sat in our driveway while I finished teaching him to drive an automatic. He finally took the test in my pickup and got his driver's license. Then we could insure and register his car and the fun began.

Teaching him to drive a stick was certainly an experience. I had fairly well forgotten how hard it is when you're just starting to learn. He never thought he'd be able to handle the multi-tasking that is required. When I'd tell him that it would all become second nature and require very little conscious thought, he would look at me like I had three heads.

We both survived the adventure and he's pretty good at it now.

Now he just laughs when I refer to his "Millenial Anti-Theft Device".