ChattyCathy wrote:
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>Automatics are good in heavy traffic (saves having to keep one's foot on
>clutch pedal) - but in any other circumstances, I prefer 'stick shift'
>vehicles; I can pull off in 1st, 2nd and have even done it in 3rd gear
>occasionally <laugh>. And I also know when to change gears - don't need a
>rev counter to do it - I still have pretty good hearing...

Actually it's more about feeling the vibrations than hearing the sound
the vibrations make... driving stick is like sex, you know by what
you're feeling as you go through the gears when you're getting to that
special point of no return... wheeeeeeeeee. . . .