Tired of shifting
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Lpaters, Jan 25, 2013.
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And they work cheap!!!!!Mr Ed, ShootThis and road_runner Thank this. -
Holy shift batman! That's like a bird that is tired of his wings!
If all you want is automatics will greatly limit your career advances. You'll eventually learn shifting where it's second nature. -
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If you were in L.A. and wanted to get to Phoenix. Whats the cheapest/fastest way to get there?
Taxi cab = $500
Limousine = $800
Airplane = (last minute) $300
Buy yourself 8' of an LTL Swift truck = $100
Yep, SWIFT will haul that 200 pounds for less than Greyhound.Ghost Ryder, Eaton18 and Mr Ed Thank this. -
I have a better suggestion for all who are tired of shifting. Get a local job driving a dump truck in town.
For example. A round trip has 20 sets of lights and 4 stop signs. If your as unlucky as I am they always turn red on you. Figure I'm lucky enough to get through 8 lights when they're green. That's 12 reds + 4 stops signs = 16 full stops. 16 full stops x 12 gears (including splits) to get back up to speed. That's 192 shifts per round trip, not including any shifting where your not actually stopped (yeilds etc.). Now let's assume I make 12 trips for my day that's 2,304 shifts minimum.
5 minutes to get loaded, 2 minutes max to get dumped, so not much of a break there. And you eat while your driving 99% of the time.
Do that for a while and when you get back to a dry van you'll never complain about shifting again.Last edited: Feb 1, 2013
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Wow-you must have a TIRED knee!!!
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