[Healeys] [O/T] Manuals

[Richard Mayor]

Just watched another series (“The Tourist”) where the guy does not know how to drive a stick.  But the girl does. The bottom line is:  If you cannot drive a stick then you are not a real car guy. 


Richard Mayor
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> On Mar 6, 2024, at 4:01 PM, HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Being able to drive a stick is a life-skill worth having, especially if you're a bank robber trying to hijack a getaway vehicle.  https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/malden-carjacking-victim-says-stick-shift-saved-her-baby/ <https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/malden-carjacking-victim-says-stick-shift-saved-her-baby/>
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> Rick Neville aka HealeyRick
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> On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 8:18 AM Richard Collins via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>> wrote:
> A good one; of course in the UK, they don't have the quantity of car thieves we do in the States. So the advantage of the manual at least here in the States is that few thieves know how to drive a stick.  Maybe we stick owners should get an insurance discount ?
> lol
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> 
> Regards,
> Richard C
> BN7 440
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> I love Brit humor almost as much as I love their old cars.
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> https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/04/drivers-manual-gearboxes-dvla-automatic-cars <https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/04/drivers-manual-gearboxes-dvla-automatic-cars>
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