Another potential "advantage" of knowing how to drive a stick shift?
01-30-13, 11:00 AM
#1
Another potential "advantage" of knowing how to drive a stick shift?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-Corvette.html
'I had to tell him four different times to push in the clutch!'
Carjacking victim escapes because gang of thieves couldn’t drive his stick shift Corvette
'I had to tell him four different times to push in the clutch!'
Carjacking victim escapes because gang of thieves couldn’t drive his stick shift Corvette
01-30-13, 11:35 AM
#3
Lexus Fanatic
Not all carjackers are as dumb as those idiots that tried to take that Corvette.
01-30-13, 11:37 AM
#4
Lexus Fanatic
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-Corvette.html
'I had to tell him four different times to push in the clutch!'
Carjacking victim escapes because gang of thieves couldn’t drive his stick shift Corvette
'I had to tell him four different times to push in the clutch!'
Carjacking victim escapes because gang of thieves couldn’t drive his stick shift Corvette
01-30-13, 12:49 PM
#5
Super Moderator
When I was a student , I was shopping at a 7-11 when I put my car keys on the counter while getting coins to pay , and l went outside with the snacks I bought ( not leaving immediately) , but soon I realized I left my keys inside , but when I went back in , a few minutes later , they were gone , and when I asked the sales clerk , nobody reported picking them up ... So I had to phone friends for a ride back home to get the spare keys .
A few days later after midnight , I was woke up by the police at my apartment , saying some native Indian was seen trying to steal my car , but apparently can't drive stick shift , so the car was rammed to the wall in the garage at verylow speed , somebody actually saw it and called the police , reporting the thief running away from the car after it hit the wall , there was no visible damage , and the keys I lost were left on the ignition ......
A few days later after midnight , I was woke up by the police at my apartment , saying some native Indian was seen trying to steal my car , but apparently can't drive stick shift , so the car was rammed to the wall in the garage at verylow speed , somebody actually saw it and called the police , reporting the thief running away from the car after it hit the wall , there was no visible damage , and the keys I lost were left on the ignition ......
Last edited by Gojirra99; 01-30-13 at 12:54 PM.
01-30-13, 02:03 PM
#7
I believe it!! Perhaps those with manual transmission cars should get an additional discount on insurance? Like some do for ABS or an alarm.
Seems having a manual tranny on your car makes for a pretty good theft deterrent! Well at least when it comes to the car being driven off!
Seems having a manual tranny on your car makes for a pretty good theft deterrent! Well at least when it comes to the car being driven off!
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01-31-13, 09:35 AM
#8
Lexus Fanatic
When I was a student , I was shopping at a 7-11 when I put my car keys on the counter while getting coins to pay , and l went outside with the snacks I bought ( not leaving immediately) , but soon I realized I left my keys inside , but when I went back in , a few minutes later , they were gone , and when I asked the sales clerk , nobody reported picking them up ... So I had to phone friends for a ride back home to get the spare keys .
A few days later after midnight , I was woke up by the police at my apartment , saying some native Indian was seen trying to steal my car , but apparently can't drive stick shift , so the car was rammed to the wall in the garage at verylow speed , somebody actually saw it and called the police , reporting the thief running away from the car after it hit the wall , there was no visible damage , and the keys I lost were left on the ignition ......
A few days later after midnight , I was woke up by the police at my apartment , saying some native Indian was seen trying to steal my car , but apparently can't drive stick shift , so the car was rammed to the wall in the garage at verylow speed , somebody actually saw it and called the police , reporting the thief running away from the car after it hit the wall , there was no visible damage , and the keys I lost were left on the ignition ......
That shady group, though, doesn't necessarily refer to those that typically wait at 7-11 stores for employers to come by and offer them daily jobs. Those people (many of them immigrants) are just looking for a day's work, nothing else.
Last edited by mmarshall; 01-31-13 at 09:40 AM.
01-31-13, 10:30 AM
#10
Lexus Fanatic
You must live in a low-traffic environment (or, of course, have memories of one). Ever-Increasing traffic congestion and stop/go driving is the main reasons that traditional three-pedal manuals have been on the wane. There just isn't a huge market for them any more, outside of some of the auto press and enthusiasts.
01-31-13, 10:42 AM
#11
Lexus Fanatic
I miss driving a manual also. I lived in LA and commuted 38 miles each way to work with a manual. When you get used it there is no issue at all. Like anything else your body and muscled adapt . I miss feeling like I was driving the car as opposed to being driven
01-31-13, 02:00 PM
#12
Lexus Fanatic
I can't imagine anyone wanting a three-pedal manual in SoCal gridlock, unless you happen to have a particular daily commuting-route that somehow avoided the worst of that region's notorious gridlock.(And I'm not just pointing fingers at that region either.....the D.C. area, where I myself live, is rapidly approaching the level of SoCal's traffic problems......and is already worse than L.A. in some criteria)
Last edited by mmarshall; 01-31-13 at 02:03 PM.
01-31-13, 09:41 PM
#13
Lexus Test Driver
We have moderate traffic here in the St. George area. Not nearly as bad as LA, not as bad as Vegas or Salt Lake either. I've never seen bumper to bumper on the freeway(we don't have a belt loop). The population of the St. George area is probably 130,000. The only problem is the high number of students and old folks on the road. Lots of scary drivers.
Also, I'm only 23 and still in relatively good shape.
Also, I'm only 23 and still in relatively good shape.
02-01-13, 12:32 AM
#15
pretty much. to me it's like people watching tv and complain about reaching over for the remote and ask for voice recognition instead. i have driven quite a few stick shift the past years and i get through traffic pretty much every single day. i have no problem and i still enjoy it a lot.