"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On 6/12/2014 10:58 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 6/12/2014 10:24 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>>> On 6/12/2014 2:08 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> They'd ban stick shifts, too, if that was the problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> Not nearly the same thing... once learned driving stick is like riding
>>>>> a bicycle or swimming, requires no more consious thought than
>>>>> breathing... takes more consious thought to urinate than drive stick.
>>>>> You obviously don't drive stick.
>>>>
>>>> SIGH.
>>>>
>>>> I can drive a stick better than an automatic. I never did
>>>> get used to an automatic, and it's no fun to drive.
>>>>
>>>> nancy
>>>
>>> The experience you get depends a lot on the car and engine. My VW
>>> Scirocco
>>> with 4 speed was just wonderful. The Subaru with a 5 speed I used to
>>> have
>>> was the most unpleasant car to drive. I recently test drove a small
>>> Suzuki
>>> automobile with a standard. My left leg started cramping up half way on
>>> the drive. These days, the most important consideration for me is an AC
>>> that works. That's all I care about! :-)
>>
>> Cramp in your leg, because of the clutch? I had that problem when I
>> started to drive my manual car. I had to put the seat further back or I
>> got cramp. It a bit too far back for me and I don't get the clutch
>> fully depressed which can cause a bit of a problem. Is that what you
>> meant?
>>
>
> I have a left leg that's a little "funny." You can call me a gimp - I
> don't mind.

Why in the world would I call you names because you have a bad leg????? If
you expect that you are talking to the wrong person

To tell you the truth, I shouldn't be able to drive a
> standard with my leg. Somehow I do it and I'm not even sure how I'm able
> to. Anyway, my leg cramped up at the thigh. I agree with your analysis - I
> may have had the seat a little too far forward. That car was too damn
> small!

Aye, does that to me too. I have long legs and soon get cramped up in too
small a space.


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