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03-25-2009, 06:57 AM
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Re: 16 yr old learning the manual transmission
In about 1985 I pulled into a Nissan dealership by the PIT airport to pick up a part for my buddies Datsun pickup, I was driving my 72 Camaro, immediately a salesman descended on me telling me I needed to drive a Z car (Nissan) and I would never want to drive that old Camaro again! So off we went, he drove it out of the lot and tryed to impress me with the car's power. When I got behind the wheel I was taking it easy when he said " you need to jump on it hard to see how great this car is" So next stop sign I pulled out real easy again when he said it again, so I nailed it and when I got to about 6k rpm I pulled second...notice I did not say I let off the gas (it did bark the tires pretty good)...needless to say he didn't have much to say the rest of the way back to the lot. And of course I didn't buy it!!! Moral of the story, never tell a kid to "give it some gas"
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03-25-2009, 07:42 AM
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Re: 16 yr old learning the manual transmission
I don't wanna get anybody in trouble (or grounded) but it looks to me he's a little more familiar with that '65 Chevelle than Dad thinks! Like maybe after Dad goes to work or something!
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03-25-2009, 07:18 PM
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Re: 16 yr old learning the manual transmission
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I don't wanna get anybody in trouble (or grounded) but it looks to me he's a little more familiar with that '65 Chevelle than Dad thinks! Like maybe after Dad goes to work or something! [/ QUOTE ]   
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Don't mistake education for intelligence. I worked with educated people. I socialize with intelligent people.
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03-25-2009, 10:48 PM
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Re: 16 yr old learning the manual transmission
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[ QUOTE ] I don't wanna get anybody in trouble (or grounded) but it looks to me he's a little more familiar with that '65 Chevelle than Dad thinks! Like maybe after Dad goes to work or something! [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ]  no way!! that's just his third time out, about 30 mins each time. Trust me, I take every precaution (locked garage + club) in case the kid is like me!!   
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#9
03-26-2009, 12:46 AM
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Re: 16 yr old learning the manual transmission
I never had anything that cool to learn a manual trans on!!! Mine had manual steering and manual brakes, but it just so happened to be in a '52 Ford stake bed with a Flatty that burned more oil than gas!!!! Of course, I was 8 when I was learning and my biggest obstacles were rock outcroppings and cows!!! As I grew up, the funnest truck we had was a '61 Ford F-100 4x4 with a 3 on-the-tree! Used to make that straight 6 scream then nail 2nd. Again, never had anything cool like that to learn on!!!!
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Snarl softly and carry a big stick! 1969 Hurst/Olds 13.26 @ 103.12 Pure Stock Rusty Small
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