"KirkyV" (KirkyV)
04/02/2014 at 21:40 • Filed to: UK, Land Rover, Defender
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"KirkyV" (KirkyV)
04/02/2014 at 21:40 • Filed to: UK, Land Rover, Defender | 1
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04:14 for Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth II, shifting gears.
lone_liberal
> KirkyV
04/02/2014 at 21:48 |
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Older generations cut their teeth on manual transmissions so they don't think it's any big deal. Good on her for sticking with it, though. My mom grew up on a farm driving everything from old International flatbeds to hay balers but she only does automatics now.
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KirkyV
> lone_liberal
04/02/2014 at 21:52 |
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In the UK, so do younger generations: you have to take your driving test in a manual to get a full licence, and the vast majority of cars are still manuals. But I thought some US-bound Jalops would get a kick out of it for the novelty—and, hey, I'll admit that even I found it pretty funny to watch the Queen just driving along.
For another bit of fun trivia, she could probably service and repair it too: she served as an army technician, working on Land Rovers, during The War.
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lone_liberal
> KirkyV
04/02/2014 at 21:59 |
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I've seen the pictures of a young Liz working in the motor pool. It's very cool.