tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346136223430272580.post8337186011506342137..comments2023-09-22T06:39:39.043-04:00Comments on Snarkfest: Fear the Stick Shift!SnarkfestBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654521423192515080noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346136223430272580.post-17730567452642053772016-05-17T04:38:44.948-04:002016-05-17T04:38:44.948-04:00The only advice that I can give about getting a ne...The only advice that I can give about getting a new car is to look at it like getting a mortgage. It might appear painful at first, but if you clean up your credit first and do your homework, you can get faster service and be out the door paying exactly what you expected with zero surprises at the closing.<br /><br /><a href="https://fiestanissan.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/2016-nissan-rogue-in-santa-fe-agile-comfortable-and-power-packed/" rel="nofollow">Newton @ Fiesta Nissan Santa Fe</a>Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04787854006839671839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346136223430272580.post-6898841703964432692016-04-26T02:19:15.398-04:002016-04-26T02:19:15.398-04:00Learning to drive stick shift is a must if you lik... Learning to drive stick shift is a must if you like speed cause most sports cars of today rely on stick shift. Automatic makes driving so much easier and I love to get into my SUV when I want pure driving comfort. it has always been so much fun to use on vacation. Good luck with learning to drive stick.<br /><br /><a href="http://hansenadkins.blogspot.com/2016/02/perks-and-advantages-of-being-car.html" rel="nofollow">Kourtney Heard @ Hansen Adkins</a>Kourtney Heardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14222347530475084095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346136223430272580.post-50856184575813303642016-04-04T11:54:58.876-04:002016-04-04T11:54:58.876-04:00OH NO!! If it makes you feel any better, Mike, I a...OH NO!! If it makes you feel any better, Mike, I accidentally drove my old Chevy Vega (1977 AUTOMATIC) over a concrete parking barrier. How I didn't rupture the fuel tank or completely destroy the undercarriage is beyond me. SnarkfestBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654521423192515080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346136223430272580.post-30390268309945412382016-04-02T23:51:41.774-04:002016-04-02T23:51:41.774-04:00LOVE this!
Like a lot of teens, I learned to drive...LOVE this!<br />Like a lot of teens, I learned to drive in whatever had wheels and an engine.<br />My Step-father had an OLD Korea-era Willy's Jeep wagon (much like the ones seen running-around in M*A*S*H as ambulances). Luckily, someone had switched-out the old flathead engine with a 283 Chevy.<br /><br />Thing is: it was a manual. <br /><br />Sure helped me as a better driver though.<br />During our Driver's Ed course (back when many high schools still offered it AND taught parallel-parking the CORRECT way), I was the first in my group to get my license - without so much as a single scratch on the Drivers Ed car (OR parked ones!).<br /><br />Of all the vehicles i've owned since, only one was an automatic: <br />My '69 Mustang Mach I that I got just before summer of my Junior year of high school.<br /><br />Years ago I tried to teach the Wife to drive my old 1983 BMW 5-speed. <br />For my trouble, she got it high-centered on a concrete barrier and torqued the front-end alignment (like they say: "No good deed goes UNpunished."). Luckily (for everyone all around), she was able to find a good, reliable automatic to drive.GabachoMikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346136223430272580.post-1281491324022472782016-03-25T13:21:04.307-04:002016-03-25T13:21:04.307-04:00You'll have to tell me about your Mercury fire...You'll have to tell me about your Mercury fire story, Christopher!SnarkfestBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654521423192515080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346136223430272580.post-19783624111591062462016-03-25T13:17:10.992-04:002016-03-25T13:17:10.992-04:00You strike me as a 'Muscle Car' guy, Phil....You strike me as a 'Muscle Car' guy, Phil. Don't know why. SnarkfestBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654521423192515080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346136223430272580.post-21118052112017770782016-03-25T13:09:04.791-04:002016-03-25T13:09:04.791-04:00Should civilization ever collapse or should I ever...Should civilization ever collapse or should I ever be whisked away to a continent where the only way to get around is 1970's era Range Rovers I'll be in dire trouble because I do not know how to drive a stick shift. <br />And I've tried. Believe me I've tried. Each time it has not ended well. I think I radiate some kind of aura. A friend was going to teach me to drive her stick shift and as soon as I got behind the wheel the thing wouldn't even start.<br />At least I'm not the only one who's dealt with a Mercury with an explosive engine. Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10320886074658710855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346136223430272580.post-36970034163816081682016-03-25T00:13:34.522-04:002016-03-25T00:13:34.522-04:00I used to have a few cars with a stick shift in my...I used to have a few cars with a stick shift in my teens and twenties and had a blast with them. Old Mustangs. So much fun.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743646207453247092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346136223430272580.post-16764644916551049152016-03-24T21:22:02.575-04:002016-03-24T21:22:02.575-04:00Ashli, it's NEVER comfortable driving someone ...Ashli, it's NEVER comfortable driving someone else's car, ESPECIALLY with the new-fangled push-button gadgets! And don't even get me started on dealing with the gas caps!<br />SnarkfestBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654521423192515080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346136223430272580.post-14996712079016081382016-03-24T21:19:56.015-04:002016-03-24T21:19:56.015-04:00A few weeks ago I had to drive my boss'car to ...A few weeks ago I had to drive my boss'car to another store to pick something up from another store an hour away.<br /><br />First I couldn't even turn the damn thing on...stupid push button start. Then he didn't have enough gas, so it took me 15 freaking minutes to figure out how to open the gas cap.<br /><br />I know it's not exactly the same thing, but damn I love my simple not too fancy car. I also have never driven stick. I am way too uncoordinated for that.Ashlihttp://maniccupcake.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346136223430272580.post-46028888723982753252016-03-24T10:29:48.807-04:002016-03-24T10:29:48.807-04:00I don't think I've ever met anyone else wh...I don't think I've ever met anyone else who drove a Skyhawk! The Spider was bitchin'! I actually had the hawk decal that was supposed to go on the hood of the car but it was massive and I was poor and couldn't afford to pay someone to professionally put it on. Had I tried, it would've just looked ridiculous. SnarkfestBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654521423192515080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346136223430272580.post-53681704112369319992016-03-24T09:39:29.561-04:002016-03-24T09:39:29.561-04:00I am laughing out loud for real here, Teri. First,...I am laughing out loud for real here, Teri. First, my husband would be shaking his head. It's not a "stick;" it's a manual transmission! But jeez, doesn't everyone call it a stick? Most of my vehicles have been manual transmissions! And I like it that way because you can haul the freight in those babies and feel like you're actually contributing to the driving portion, you know? I prefer my manuals to be sporty little cars, though. I learned to drive a "stick" on a 1969 VW Bus. Want to talk challenging? Try that on for size. I think my Dad was right in that if I could learn to drive that, I could drive anything. My sweetest ride was a Datsun 240Z. Man, was that a sexy car! That also caught fire and became toast. My first car (not the VW, which I got to drive, but never owned), was a Buick Skyhawk...which was 100% orange. It hauled the freight, too. My BFF had its counterpart...a Monza Spider...but hers looked really cool and I think was an automatic. Hers had a big freaking spider painted not the hood and was a respectable white. In my older (cough) years, I've had automatics, mostly because that's what's available now (they were the gas guzzlers of my generation so a lot of folks didn't drive them...and that was when gas was cheap!). We've made all three of our boys be proficient in both manuals and automatics because you just never know when you might find yourself having to drive one. Ours have always gone forwards AND backwards. And I know many, many people who've had to do little tricks to get their cars to work. One of my old boyfriends had to push the car, jump in the driver's side real quick and then start the ignition to get it to go. Ah...youth!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346136223430272580.post-89714745046592753462016-03-23T13:26:26.086-04:002016-03-23T13:26:26.086-04:00Mater!! The perfect name for a truck! RIP Mater. Mater!! The perfect name for a truck! RIP Mater. SnarkfestBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654521423192515080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346136223430272580.post-72101360712285749562016-03-23T13:23:15.913-04:002016-03-23T13:23:15.913-04:00I had to learn to drive a stick when my Buick died...I had to learn to drive a stick when my Buick died. My father-in-law gave me an F150 named Mater and taught me to drive it in his driveway. Mater and I did not get along at first but I learned to love that truck and was heartbroken when it died and I had to get another car. I made sure the next one was an automatic though!!HBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959951476729156529noreply@blogger.com