Modern Education

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 09/15/2020 at 23:10 • Filed to: None

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Continuing to teach our children skills they will probably  never use as an adult.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ttyymmnn 09/15/2020 at 23:20

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So many kids will be confused by this since  they’ve never see an actual shifter in a car.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ttyymmnn 09/15/2020 at 23:24

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It makes me sad a lot of kids will never know what this even is :(

pip bip - choose Corrour > ttyymmnn 09/15/2020 at 23:25

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At least someone is trying 

ttyymmnn > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/15/2020 at 23:25

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It makes me said that I may never drive another stick. 

ttyymmnn > pip bip - choose Corrour 09/15/2020 at 23:26

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Yeah, I had that thought too. That’s why I said “probably.” Hopefully it will inspire somebody. 

subexpression > ttyymmnn 09/15/2020 at 23:26

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There should be a hand crank starter installed on the other side.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 09/15/2020 at 23:27

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Had my 13  year old  son out in the field Monday evening for his second lesson in my manual Tacoma. =)

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > ttyymmnn 09/15/2020 at 23:28

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They probably think that on/off switch to the left is the transmission. 

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/15/2020 at 23:28

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That’s why I’m so disappointed that a drunk took out  my Mk IV Golf. I really wanted it to be around so I could teach my boys how to drive it. Even if they never owned a manual car, they would have a life skill. 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/15/2020 at 23:32

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Ignition on the left makes it a Porsche right? But being German shouldn’t reverse be on the top left? 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 09/15/2020 at 23:33

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That sucks...

Ask a friend, or buy a beater!

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > ttyymmnn 09/15/2020 at 23:34

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Wow our parks only have the 3- speed version. I’ve been meaning to post:

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > ttyymmnn 09/15/2020 at 23:40

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Yeah, my dad put me in a manual truck in Montana and it was not an easy truck. Once I could drive that I could drive anything. I was 12 or something, I had to put all my weight on the clutch. Buy a cheap old Chevy truck! 

daender > ttyymmnn 09/15/2020 at 23:44

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The answer is a cheap, rusty Miata that can be wrecked.

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/15/2020 at 23:44

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I have definitely considered the beater. Putting money into a backyard renovation and college first, though. 

ttyymmnn > MiniGTI - now with XJ6 09/15/2020 at 23:44

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Everything is bigger in Texas. Or so it’s said.

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 09/15/2020 at 23:47

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I’ve told my daughter that I want her to learn to drive a stick shift, and she says she’s up for it. I’m interested to see how well I can communicate it to her in words from the passenger seat. If so, then she might get some seat time in my sister’s Acura.

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 09/15/2020 at 23:51

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When I was 16, we had a 4 speed Rabbit.  I knew the theory, but lacked the repetition and feel. I finally spent an hour or so in a flat parking lot doing nothing but finding the friction point. Once I learned that, I was good to go. 

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 09/15/2020 at 23:57

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That’s the key. It’s different for every car, but once you know what to look for, you can learn any car with a little practice.

atfsgeoff > ttyymmnn 09/16/2020 at 00:17

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Still more useful knowledge than half the crap they teach in class

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/16/2020 at 08:38

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The switch goes "on, off, more on."

Mark Tucker > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/16/2020 at 10:01

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That’s exactly how I learned: at age 14, from my uncle Bill, in a 1982 Jeep CJ-8 Scrambler. He basically drove me out into the middle of a field, showed me what everything did, said “drive it back to the house when you know how,” and walked away.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Mark Tucker 09/16/2020 at 10:10

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Haha! I gave him a little more instruction than that.

But I’m a much better teacher than my dad was!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ttyymmnn 09/16/2020 at 18:38

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I’m hoping my next car after Humdrum will at least be my final ICE car and stick....EVs just aren’t dropping in price far enough for me to afford one, even on the used market here. Plus...stick = far more fun and enjoyable to me to drive...