On Thursday, June 12, 2014 10:46:13 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
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> > On 6/12/2014 10:58 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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> >> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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> >>> On 6/12/2014 10:24 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
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> >>>> On 6/12/2014 2:08 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
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> >>>>> Nancy Young wrote:
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> >>>>>> They'd ban stick shifts, too, if that was the problem.
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> >>>>> Not nearly the same thing... once learned driving stick is like riding
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> >>>>> a bicycle or swimming, requires no more consious thought than
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> >>>>> breathing... takes more consious thought to urinate than drive stick.
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> >>>>> You obviously don't drive stick.
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> >>>> SIGH.
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> >>>> I can drive a stick better than an automatic. I never did
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> >>>> get used to an automatic, and it's no fun to drive.
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> >>>> nancy
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> >>> The experience you get depends a lot on the car and engine. My VW
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> >>> Scirocco
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> >>> with 4 speed was just wonderful. The Subaru with a 5 speed I used to
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> >>> have
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> >>> was the most unpleasant car to drive. I recently test drove a small
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> >>> Suzuki
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> >>> automobile with a standard. My left leg started cramping up half way on
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> >>> the drive. These days, the most important consideration for me is an AC
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> >>> that works. That's all I care about! :-)
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> >> Cramp in your leg, because of the clutch? I had that problem when I
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> >> started to drive my manual car. I had to put the seat further back or I
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> >> got cramp. It a bit too far back for me and I don't get the clutch
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> >> fully depressed which can cause a bit of a problem. Is that what you
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> >> meant?
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> > I have a left leg that's a little "funny." You can call me a gimp - I
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> > don't mind.
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> Why in the world would I call you names because you have a bad leg????? If
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> you expect that you are talking to the wrong person
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> To tell you the truth, I shouldn't be able to drive a
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> > standard with my leg. Somehow I do it and I'm not even sure how I'm able
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> > to. Anyway, my leg cramped up at the thigh. I agree with your analysis - I
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> > may have had the seat a little too far forward. That car was too damn
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> > small!
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> Aye, does that to me too. I have long legs and soon get cramped up in too
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I'm with you there. Some cars have footwells that actually feel like really narrow wells. My brother-in-law used to drive with a medium sized dog who liked to lay down in the driver's footwell. That blows my mind, man.

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