Clutch or automatic

[RFS62]

I graduated from the Falcon to this one...

[westofyou]

[TeamCasey]

Automatic

I had to drive TB's stick shift from New York. She had the flu. She pulled over behind a gas station and said, "I can't drive anymore." I got a 5 minute lesson and got us home. I can't believe I didn't wipe out all the Teamsters that day. It was horrible, torrential rain. I pulled over close to home and told TB she had to get us to the house, I was afraid I'd drive through it.

[wally post]

i once had a dodge with the slant six. it had a three on a tree (!). fun tranny.
My wife and I have always had manual transmissions - I think the manual truly helps you feel the road and control the curves more. But just got a snazzy european-made wagon with a 6 speed. I'm thrilled to have the auto. - the car drives like a slot is in the road!

[SunDeck]

The only thing missing in this pic is the duct tape holding the front quarter on. My brother called it the Ragavee.

[GIK]

That Vega is horrifying. My Dad's first new car was a '74 and he sold it before the engine blew.

[GIK]

Get back to me in a few years when you have two kids in car seats in the back screaming for the bottle and pacifier that they threw and are now rolling under your feet and you're at a stop light on a hill.

Maybe so, and my fiance won't drive a standard, but I won't give in!

Well, maybe.

[SunDeck]

That Vega is horrifying. My Dad's first new car was a '74 and he sold it before the engine blew.

I can't remember if my brother sold his or just pushed it into the Ohio.
Then again, I didn't do much better on my first vehicle purchase, a 1971 Datsun 1600 pickup.

[pedro]

I had a soccer coach who had a vega like that. He looked like Al Franken and you could see through the floor of the car. We used to have great fun dropping things out onto the road on the way to/from games.

[RedsBaron]

I graduated from the Falcon to this one...

Nice wheels.

[SunDeck]

I had a soccer coach who had a vega like that. He looked like Al Franken and you could see through the floor of the car. We used to have great fun dropping things out onto the road on the way to/from games.

The seat posts of my brother's fell through the floor boards. He had the gangsta lean before Snoopdog was out of diapers.

And I think the quarter panel rusted off before the original tires wore out. It was the beginning of a long slide for GM.

Hey, did your Scirocco leave a trail of oil behind it like my rabbit did? I used to put $5.00 of gas and a quart of oil in that poc every week. But that German handling was something!

[RedFanAlways1966]

I graduated from the Falcon to this one...

Wow. My first car was a red 1968 Camaro. Mine wasn't an SS version though... just the norm with a 327. I still kick myself for not hanging onto it!

[Red Leader]

My first two cars were manual transmission, a 85 Toyota MR2, and a 90 Chevy Blazer. After I sold my Blazer with 145K miles on it, I bought a Nissan Altima that was automatic. I hated it. The car was stolen last year, and I bought a 5 speed Honda CR-V. I like it a lot, although this is the first car I've had where I use my cell phone a lot. Talking on the phone and shifting is not a very fun combination. Most times I just let it roll to voice mail, but sometimes the call is unavoidable, so I'll just throw the phone down, shift, and then pick the phone back up.

[Yachtzee]

My first two cars were manual transmission, a 85 Toyota MR2, and a 90 Chevy Blazer. After I sold my Blazer with 145K miles on it, I bought a Nissan Altima that was automatic. I hated it. The car was stolen last year, and I bought a 5 speed Honda CR-V. I like it a lot, although this is the first car I've had where I use my cell phone a lot. Talking on the phone and shifting is not a very fun combination. Most times I just let it roll to voice mail, but sometimes the call is unavoidable, so I'll just throw the phone down, shift, and then pick the phone back up.

A hands-free headset for your cell phone does wonders. I have a 5-speed Toyota Camry SE. I had the cell phone issues until I got a new cell phone. They actually gave me the car charger and the hands-free set with the phone.

[pedro]

Hey, did your Scirocco leave a trail of oil behind it like my rabbit did? I used to put $5.00 of gas and a quart of oil in that poc every week. But that German handling was something!

Not really, but I did seel the 77 one to this guy from WV. I asked what he was going to do with it and he said that they raced Scirroco's on dirt tracks in WV. I thought that was a cool ending to my car. It did handle great.