Who learned to drive on the most Jalop car?

"whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU" (whiskey-business) 03/09/2015 at 08:46 • Filed to: None

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I would like to be the first submission. I learned to drive in a gold-on-beige 2007 Chrysler Town and Country. So it can only get better from here.

Sweet Trav > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 08:47

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1986 Monte Carlo Super Sport

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 08:49

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'88 Tercel - 5 doors, carbureted, manual transmission, much rust. Jaloper, but also soon to be beaten, I'm sure.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Sweet Trav 03/09/2015 at 08:49

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I learned to drive in an 84 Pontiac Grand Prix.

Took my driver's test in a 1993 Dodge Grand Caravan.

Learned to drive stick in a 68 Mustang.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Sweet Trav 03/09/2015 at 08:49

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I guess that makes a good bit of sense given your name :P That's a pretty awesome way to start!

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 03/09/2015 at 08:50

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For some reason I find these cars oddly appealing, and I respect the 5-speed tremendously. I had to go out of my way to teach myself stick.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 08:50

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Several cars for me actually.

Citroën CX 25 GTi Turbo, Volvo 740 Turbo, VW Golf Mk1 GTi, Opel Kadett Sedan (rwd model), Nissan Cherry, Mercedes Benz W121.

buford-t-justice > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 08:50

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First car I drove a manual trans, was a '72 bug

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 08:51

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Me too, to be honest. Have you seen All Cars Go To Heaven? As soon as they saw the craigslist ad for an old Tercel, I knew that that was going to be the car with a soul they found.

Anon > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 08:52

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2010 Lexus ES 350, my mom's car at the time.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/09/2015 at 08:53

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I'm very jealous. Can I have the Volvo, the GTI, the Kadett, and the Cherry?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 08:53

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'86 Toyota Camry, with a manual!

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 03/09/2015 at 08:53

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It has an infinite amount of soul, despite their reputation for a complete lack of guts.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 08:53

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1993 Geo Metro-3 cylinders of fury, manual transmission, 2door hatch, and 45mpg...i kind of want one again

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/09/2015 at 08:54

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How does it feel to ride an elderly unicorn?

t_s > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 08:54

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1963 Fiat 500D (she of the backwards-facing doors). Remarkably unpleasant.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Anon 03/09/2015 at 08:54

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The van was my mom's car as well, I guess your mom has better taste in vehicles.

NoahthePorscheGuy > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 08:55

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b7 Audi S4 avant (auto)

But then I learned a good amount in a Prius so they balance out...

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 03/09/2015 at 08:55

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My first daily was a Chevy (formerly Geo) Prizm and despite its complete lack of anything interesting, I loved it. Got like 35mpg, the only thing that ever broke was emissions, and it handled fantastically for such a shitbox.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > t_s 03/09/2015 at 08:56

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But still quite jalop?

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 08:56

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I only have the Cherry now.. and I won't ever sell that, it was the last car my grandfather bought new. :)

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 08:57

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Ha! I don't think it was that rare for them to be manual back then, and it was only ~8 years old when I got it. Saw a very well-kept one like it a couple weeks ago. A survivor!

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > NoahthePorscheGuy 03/09/2015 at 08:57

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Was going to say extremely jealous, but the Prius must have sucked the fun out of driving a bit. . .

Snuze: Needs another Swede > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 08:57

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I learned to drive in Junior, the 1986 GMC S-15 pickup. It was the family truck we used around the house for yard work and stuff. It had been totaled 3 times when I got it, each time my dad bought it off the insurance company and fixed it back up. It rode on a set of Chevelle Ralleye wheels that were literally worth more than the truck itself. We also swapped in a pair of bucket seats and center console out of a Blazer. It has the high output 2.8L V6 that made a whooping 125HP (when new... after 3 totals and 186k miles it was probably more like 100HP). It would go 0-60... that's it, I don't know how long it took, it was just a miracle that it could do 60. I once got it up to 83MPH, throttle pegged, downhill, with a tailwind. The speedo went up to 85. But the truck would continually improve it's power to weight ratio because rusty shit would always fall off of it. One time I hit a pothole and got a new cat-back exhaust, because everything from the cat on back fell off!

OPPOsaurus WRX > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 08:58

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98 4 runner and T100

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/09/2015 at 08:58

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Can't even imagine a time that the typical eldermobile would be common with a manual. But that's pretty awesome you learned on a stick.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 08:58

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1967 Land Rover Series IIa 109. No power steering, 4 speed crash box and drum brakes.

E. Julius > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 08:58

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2008 Impala, 2008 Mazda 3, 2007 Saab 9-5. Pretty meh.

imTired™thatisall, Global Socialite > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:00

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1980 chevy caprice classic wagon, fake wood paneling and everything.

The Magic Rev Matching 4Runner > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:00

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79 Volvo 242 GT. 4 speed with little electric overdrive switch, no muffler, an orange stripe in the seats and dash and a Mexican flag badge on the grill (There was a story there).

And occasionally a tan 96 Tacoma with one green fender and a silver hood (three kids learned to drive in this), with a five speed, a bench seat that was essentially ruined and it was always loaded full to the brim with too many tools for its load capacity.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Snuze: Needs another Swede 03/09/2015 at 09:00

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Might be the best story yet! I can't stop laughing. The first car I bought took part in what I like to call active weight reduction, my entire exhaust system rusted out after the manifold and ended up being removed while the replacement was in the mail.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/09/2015 at 09:00

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Very nice, both are admirably awesome Japanese trucks.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 03/09/2015 at 09:01

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I'm sure it was a peach to learn on haha.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > E. Julius 03/09/2015 at 09:01

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Both the Mazda and the Saab are pretty sweet, not as meh as you might think!

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:02

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yea they were loveable shitboxes for some reason...mine met its fate when i decided putting 900lbs of people in it and hitting the brakes a tad hard was a good idea...the front right a-arm snapped right off

Joe6pack > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:02

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1977 Dodge Aspen Station Wagon, 318 v8 auto, yellow with fake woodgrain.

Sweet Trav > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:03

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Still have it too.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:05

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2004 Buick Park Avenue Ultra. That's supercharged for you non Buick-philes. And according to the FP those are fully functional portholes.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:05

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I leaned to drive vintage John Deere tractors and shitty motorcycles first, but my mom taught me to drive cars on public roads in a 1989 Audi 100 Quattro (manual). Thats not bad, eh?

mr2gud2u > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:05

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I learned in moms 505 STX, and dads 900 turbo. The 505 was actually a very nice car. The 900 was pretty minimalist on the inside. What do I win?

Joe6pack > Sweet Trav 03/09/2015 at 09:05

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Hey, that's the car i got my senior year of high school. Mine was silver without t-tops.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:06

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Red manual diesel wagon! How much more jalop could you get (besides it being brown)?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:08

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Manuals were cheaper/more efficient/the base option, not to mention more fun and the best way to use the power of an anemic 4-banger. Automatics have only recently become "standard" equipment (and more efficient and faster). I've owned a manual ever since - my left leg would feel left out otherwise - and I'm definitely planning to make my kids' first car a manual, so they can learn by experience/necessity like I did.

OPPOsaurus WRX > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:08

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the T100 was really nice. It was originally ordered by the owner of the dealership and the guy ended up not wanting it so it was driven for like a month and then my father got it for an amazing price. the 4runner lived the unfortunate life of a soccer mom-mobile.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > E. Julius 03/09/2015 at 09:09

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Love my '05 Mazda 3s manual hatch.

Margin Of Error > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:12

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I learned to drive on my stepdad's 2001 Hyundai XG300

he still have the car.

jariten1781 > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:12

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Learned on shitty farm trucks (manuals and autos). Don't really remember models, they were all 70s trucks since the nicer 80s ones were claimed by my grandpa and uncles. Started going field to field around the time I was in kindergarten. About 8 or 9 when I was allowed to go to town. Then around 13 or so I stopped having to go out to the farm and didn't drive for a couple years. My license 'learning' was done on a rusty beaten to shit '88 Suburban which I parallel parked like a boss on my test (which really wasn't much of a test).

thebigbossyboss > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:15

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I learned to drive stick on this here 4.6L V8.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > The Magic Rev Matching 4Runner 03/09/2015 at 09:15

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Dude, the 242 GT is one of the most iconic Volvos ever made, Volvo needed an answer to Saabs turbo, and FAST.. A 242 GT is one of my dream cars.

Picture for them who don't know what it looks like..

Velour Buick > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:16

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A 1972 Ford LTD. Except his was dark green. It had paint chips all over that had been touched up with the wrong green so it look speckled!! Parallel parking this thing go me license, the instructor said "if you parallel park this thing I'll give you your license". It's 18' long.

Clown Shoe Pilot > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:16

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Learned to drive in a 1985 BMW 528e (auto) and driver's ed in a late 80s Chevy Cavalier.

Learned to drive stick in my uncle's restored WW2 Willys jeep.

twochevrons > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:17

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1976 Triumph 2500TC. A pretty jalop car in its own right, made more so by the fact that by the time I started driving it, it had close to 300,000km and 30 years under its belt.

Dual SU carburettors feeding a lovely 2.5 litre inline six, sending power through a four speed manual transmission and Laycock overdrive, to an independently-sprung rear end. No power steering, power windows or A/C, and only a broken AM radio and the lovely straight-six bark for a soundtrack. With slight sporting pretensions (in its time, the 2500 filled a market niche similar to that of the BMW 5-series today), it was actually quite a lot of fun to drive, and was definitely a deciding factor in my taste for large but sporty cars.

Of course, it would have been more jalop if it had been the station wagon version – my grandparents bought one of those new in 1968, and my grandmother still drives it!

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:17

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'88 Pontiac 6000 STE. Maroon over gray, lots of buttons inside. Learned to drive a stick shortly thereafter on a '94 Camaro Z28.

t_s > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:17

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You could say so, however that would be doing a disservice to other cars, much more deserving of the Jalop moniker.

It was really, heroically, awful.

Twinpowermeansoneturbo > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:20

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2004 Mazdaspeed MX-5

The Magic Rev Matching 4Runner > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/09/2015 at 09:21

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Oh yeah, my buddy and I thrashed that thing through the hills of Malibu through highschool. It's a genuinely fun little (not so much) car. I've never driven a base model, and I'm sure the auto takes away half it's soul, but that GT was arguably pretty quick.

Plus proof from Bathurst!!:

Nonster > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:21

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I learned in my older brother's 1984 Jeep CJ-7 when I was about 13. It was rusted to hell and drove like a dump truck and the clutch was really freakin heavy, but it was sooo much fun.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > The Magic Rev Matching 4Runner 03/09/2015 at 09:23

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The 240 IS a small car compared to the average American car at that time though?

Sn210 > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:24

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I learned in a Plymouth Kcar in a field, a Ford Escort Pony and Hyundai Excel around an ATV track, and a YJ Wrangler on the street

KirkyV > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:24

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2012 Citroen DS3. Manual, diesel and French, so probably fairly Jalop.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:25

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Nice! Active weight reduction is awesome on older cars. We had lots of rust flaking off the truck, especially the door sills and cab corners.

After I had stopped driving the truck full time, the gas gauge and gas tank both broke. It developed a leak in the tank so you couldn't put more than 1/2 tank in it. But the needle on the gauge would stop around 3/8 of a tank and just hang there.

Junior also had a crappy radio, the volume control didn't work well, sometimes you'd turn it up and it would get quieter, sometimes you'd turn it down and it would get louder, so we'd just turn it off half the time. Well the dog was riding with my dad once and fell asleep on the seat. He had to swerve to miss an object and she rolled off the seat and bashed the radio with her head. The power button broke off with the radio on and we couldn't get it back in. So we were stuck with the radio on and it's wonky volume control. Eventually we figured out a lollipop stem was just long enough to stick in there and manipulate the internals, but you had to be careful because the dog would eat the lollipop, so we started keeping a supply of them in the console.

pantaloonfan > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:26

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1986 Mazda 626LX, with the "Air Swing" oscillating center vents, and a five speed manual. I loved that car, I still remember it fondly... my folks bought it new, and we drove across country and back in it, camping for four weeks with my parents, my sister and I.

I get why that football player had his restored to mint condition... it was a very ordinary car, but after years of Fiats that broke down, Volvos that broke down, and an Audi that broke down, my parents had gotten sick of s**t that broke down... it never gave a hint of failure until it needed a head gasket around 15 years into its life.

The Magic Rev Matching 4Runner > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/09/2015 at 09:27

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Sure, compared to a Caddy, but for what it was it was massive.

newsmctado > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:27

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1983 Bronco II with "3 on the tree" manual transmission.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > The Magic Rev Matching 4Runner 03/09/2015 at 09:27

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That's true.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:28

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I learned to drive in an 84 Pontiac Grand Prix.

Took my driver's test in a 1993 Dodge Grand Caravan.

Learned to drive stick in a 68 Mustang.

Milky > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:40

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Yea they're pretty Jalop.

(but black)

(but with the Yukon grill)

There are so many damn model/trim/body styles I actually cannot find an exact photo of either on google. Kind of messed up.

Your Mother is Stoichiometric > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:42

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1992 Geo Tracker 1.6L SOHC 5M RWD. Special ordered with no back seat, no radio, etc. It was almost literally 4 wheels, 2 seats, and an engine. It was my grandfathers, and was used for dump runs and running around Shelter Island NY - perfect island car.

But it had a cable clutch, manual steering, and a safety rating lower than a Tata Nano. This made for quite a....learning experience. My younger brother ended up with it as his first car, and also learned how to drive in it. He beat it mercilessly for several years before handing it down to my stepbrother, who did the same.

That little car/truck thing has been airborne, sideways, pulled wheelies (people-standing-on-the-back-bumper induced wheelies), and even hauled a dirtbike to the track occasionally (remove the passenger seat and top, back fender out the P/S window and handlebars out the roof).

Great little beater to learn how to drive with.

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:43

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One of these, but darker blue. Woodgrain and all!

Manuel, like this one:

MIATAAAA > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:48

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Boom.

TotallyThatStupid > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:48

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1985 Audi 5000S, in the late-80s. Not a bad car at the time, but oh my was it slow. And because nostalgia is a damn funny thing, I really kind of want another one., but an 86-88 non-turbo quattro.

PWRandSPD > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:52

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1986 Ford Bronco II

(Not the one pictured, but identical with added brush guard and fog lights and the largest tires that would fit without a lift)

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 09:53

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Learned to drive in a 2001 Chevrolet Venture, so a similar mini-van adventure. However, I learned to drive manual in my Miata on the way home from buying it which is a lot more jalop!

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 03/09/2015 at 09:53

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I would love to re-shell a WRX STI as a Tercel. Ulimate sleeper.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/09/2015 at 09:55

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Every time I get in an automatic car, I put my left foot on the brake and get really confused why it feels so odd. And I have only been driving manual for a few months now. I imagine spending years on manual would make that feeling even weirder if you don't frequently drive automatics.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/09/2015 at 10:01

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I drive my wife's car enough (and now the old 4x4 I picked up before winter) that I'm fairly used to driving an automatic, but the spot where I always go for the clutch is on a freeway off-ramp. 20+ years of muscle memory is a hard thing to suppress!

mazda616 > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 10:02

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A green '97 F-150 2WD V8. When I was 15, my papaw would take me over to where he grew up in Indiana and let me drive around. What I drove on weren't really considered roads - they were long ass gravel driveways that went through cornfields in the Ohio River valley area of extreme southern Indiana. The only thing those roads see are tractors during harvest season. So, the only thing I'd have crashed into is a corn stalk. I learned a lot and it was good to figure out how to comfortably drive with no one else around. By the time I got my permit and was ready to drive on highways, I was already very comfortable with driving.

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 10:03

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2014 Nissan Altima base ish model with a CVT

2013 Nissan Rouge with the rattle box CVT.

Aaron M - MasoFiST > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 10:20

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I learned to drive stick on a 1991 Toyota Celica. There are some things that no sane person should do in a 130hp econo-coupe.

Incidentally, do you know that the Celicas of that year were speed limited to 112mph to match their tire ratings?

E. Julius > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 10:24

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You know, you're right! The Mazda was definitely fun. Wish it were a stick! The Saab was cool but I really only drove it like three times before the engine sludged up and seized : /

E. Julius > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/09/2015 at 10:26

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I've never driven one of their manuals, I'd love to try one someday. Fun little cars for sure, about as jalop as you could get in that segment at the time.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Aaron M - MasoFiST 03/09/2015 at 10:34

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Hmm... I guess that makes sense for the speed limiter, but you're a madman for doing it!

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you 03/09/2015 at 10:35

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Ewwww I'm so sorry about the CVTs. . .

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > mazda616 03/09/2015 at 10:35

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That thing sounds like a hoot to learn on!

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/09/2015 at 10:36

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Mazda master race! I had a trial by fire in learning to drive my RX7 on the way back from buying it.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > PWRandSPD 03/09/2015 at 10:37

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Its a shame it wasn't OJ-spec.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > TotallyThatStupid 03/09/2015 at 10:37

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Nothing wrong with slow, as long as you don't drive it that way.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > MIATAAAA 03/09/2015 at 10:39

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A mid-engined rocketship to be sure.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Milky 03/09/2015 at 10:40

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But are they manual? That is the real question.

Aaron M - MasoFiST > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 10:40

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17 year old me may or may not have had a narrow view of his own mortality.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 03/09/2015 at 10:41

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Grand Prix Cool

Caravan Seriously Uncool

68 Mustang Sub-Zero

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 10:42

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Crunching, lots of crunching. Also a very tired clutch leg lol.

Tohru > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 10:43

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'80 F150 with a 351 Windsor swap and a stick, '96 Camaro V6, '97 E150 conversion van, '92 Caprice Classic. Took my driving test in a '92 Chevy K2500.

TotallyThatStupid > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 10:44

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Oh, I didn't.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > E. Julius 03/09/2015 at 10:46

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Flogged mine every day for 7 years and 90k miles. Would still have it today if my wife had been okay with me pairing it with a little RWD sports car.

Nibbles > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 10:48

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learned to drive in a 1992 Crown Vic LX. Learned to drive stick in a 1987 Toyota 2wd pickup, SR-5 Turbo.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Tohru 03/09/2015 at 10:48

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Hearing eagles screaming freedom right now.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Nibbles 03/09/2015 at 10:49

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Oh man, those Toyota trucks seem awesome. How was it to learn stick on?

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 03/09/2015 at 10:50

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I understand. I think I stalled the 7 more than a dozen times, although once on the highway I was fine :P Low torque life.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Aaron M - MasoFiST 03/09/2015 at 10:51

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Every 17 year-old is this way. I am 18 and can confirm.

Milky > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 03/09/2015 at 10:51

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As with probably 99% of these trucks, thats a big no. But I learned manual on my dad's work truck (something like this).

None of them are Jalop, but I can't fault my parents. They are all good basic transportation in a place where it snows a lot.