How hard is manual shift?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by lupe, Dec 28, 2010.

  1. Lilbit

    Lilbit Road Train Member

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    You just had to give him more ideas didn't you?:biggrin_25524::biggrin_2559:
     
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  3. Mike'

    Mike' Medium Load Member

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    Yellow button out.
     
  4. walstib

    walstib Darkstar

    Originally Posted by Lady K [​IMG]
    In school they told my husband to keep it in gear at a stop.

    Mine did too, they said 'out of gear, out of control'...Have you ever heard something so stupid?
     
  5. celticwolf

    celticwolf Road Train Member

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    What we do in school and/or training is never what we do in practice.. there were lots of things taught to me in my Paramedic classes I would never do in real life. Like starting an IV in a car while the patient was extricated is a waste of a perfectly good angio-cath..
     
  6. Kagetsu

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    I've been playing with the idea of not using the clutch. I don't get much chance at the 10 speeds. We really have three types of 7's. "Shift well" with the clutch(pick them every chance I get),,, "sticks shift" and you have to bounce and I really mean bounce the clutch just to get it out of gear every gear(hate those), and "slammer shift" clutch or not, just push till it grinds in place. (pieces of junk):biggrin_25511:
     
  7. Lady K

    Lady K Road Train Member

    Next thread we'll see is "How hard is it to be a RACE CAR DRIVER?" :biggrin_25517:
     
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  8. Lady K

    Lady K Road Train Member

    Same thing in nursing:biggrin_25525:
     
  9. Lady K

    Lady K Road Train Member

    It was his left leg though - keeping the clutch pushed in - it evidently was a very stiff clutch - LOL!
     
  10. Dionysus

    Dionysus Medium Load Member

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    I never wanted to be a truck-driver, I always wanted to be...a lumberjack.

    This will be lost on anyone who has never heard of Monty Python. I encourage you to search YouTube for the "Lumberjack Sketch". If you don't find it funny, you're already dead.
     
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  11. Lady K

    Lady K Road Train Member

    "I can't believe I ate the WHOLE thing!!" :biggrin_2559:

    Love Monty Python!!
     
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