You Know What Really Grinds My Gears? Now with 3x more gears...

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

No way, man. Even the most gutless POS becomes way more fun to drive with a stick shift.

Preach.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

No way, man. Even the most gutless POS becomes way more fun to drive with a stick shift.

Years back in University I was repairing my car and I needed something to drive for a few days, I drove a manual Ford Probe and Pontiac Sunfire.

Two of arguably the worst cars ever to put rubber to road.

But they were manuals, so going from my automatic daily to those for a little bit was a blast!

Hell...during 'The Great Calamity of ought 13' I drove a VW Westfalia as a daily driver for nearly a month, that thing had the weight of a tank and the horsepower of a terminally ill mule but with a stick it was still fun to tool around town in!

[bigtmac19]

Ha - I used to own a Westfalia that was a stick shift. It had no power, but was a blast to drive.

[Fuzz]

I drove a Hino and that thing was not fun no matter what the transmission. What a miserable beast.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by bigtmac19

Ha - I used to own a Westfalia that was a stick shift. It had no power, but was a blast to drive.

Oh they were brutal right? Merging onto the highway you had to stay on the shoulder as you rowed through the gears just trying to get up to something resembling the speed of traffic!

And the huge floor shifter was so cool! That and the fact that it had a Bus steering wheel, it made you feel like you were driving something so much bigger!

[Cappy]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

Has anyone done this and care to share their experience?

Hey Fisher is it patially due to razor burn? My skin is sensitive to everything, and I can’t use cartridge type blades. I switched to a straight razor and made a huge difference. I do it more like every other day.

You should look into buying an alum block. Essentially it is a brick that you wipe your neck with after shaving. It will sting for a minute on the areas that are sensitive but it is super helpful in alleviating any razor burn or cuts.

They are cheap and last forever:

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[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

No way, man. Even the most gutless POS becomes way more fun to drive with a stick shift.

Says a person that never had to drive something like a Dodge Daytona Turbo Z (I'm dating myself here) that had a manual transmission that was like moving a stick through a crammed bucket of bolts or a Mustang with a bad MT82 transmission. I would rather have a good automatic transmission than a bad manual transmission anytime as nothing ruins a sporty car more than a manual transmission that's not reliable shifting through gears.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Says a person that never had to drive something like a Dodge Daytona Turbo Z (I'm dating myself here) that had a manual transmission that was like moving a stick through a crammed bucket of bolts or a Mustang with a bad MT82 transmission. I would rather have a good automatic transmission than a bad manual transmission anytime as nothing ruins a sporty car more than a manual transmission that's not reliable shifting through gears.

I mean, walking to work in brand new dress shoes one size too small is better than driving a Chrysler product from the 80s.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Locke

Years back in University I was repairing my car and I needed something to drive for a few days, I drove a manual Ford Probe and Pontiac Sunfire.

Two of arguably the worst cars ever to put rubber to road.

But they were manuals, so going from my automatic daily to those for a little bit was a blast!

Hell...during 'The Great Calamity of ought 13' I drove a VW Westfalia as a daily driver for nearly a month, that thing had the weight of a tank and the horsepower of a terminally ill mule but with a stick it was still fun to tool around town in!

My wife had an '89 Probe 5-speed when we were in university and I always thought it was a fun car. Peppy enough, great mileage, nicely appointed. Bit of a chick car, but hey, she was/is a chick.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

I mean, walking to work in brand new dress shoes one size too small is better than driving a Chrysler product from the 80s.

When you are a student you take what you can get. I think the manual transmission in those cars was a Getrag.

[chemgear]

####ing lazy ass Canada Post mailman.

Do your ####ing job.

[Knut]

I had an 84 Toyota Diesel FJ60 Landcruiser with a stick shift when I was in High School.

My parents bought it because it was built like a brick house and could not really go over 100Km/Hr.

It was so fun to drive though and you could hear me coming from a KM away.

[The Fisher Account]

Originally Posted by Shazam

Get it lasered.

Does anyone know a man who actually lasered his face? This sounds terrifying and the chance of messing up your face really doesn't seem worth it?

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Knut

I had an 84 Toyota Diesel FJ60 Landcruiser with a stick shift when I was in High School.

My parents bought it because it was built like a brick house and could not really go over 100Km/Hr.

It was so fun to drive though and you could hear me coming from a KM away.

Oh man my friend had one of those(same year, too, I think) and had it painted with flames. You needed hearing protection to drive it to Banff.

[InglewoodFan]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Says a person that never had to drive something like a Dodge Daytona Turbo Z (I'm dating myself here) that had a manual transmission that was like moving a stick through a crammed bucket of bolts or a Mustang with a bad MT82 transmission. I would rather have a good automatic transmission than a bad manual transmission anytime as nothing ruins a sporty car more than a manual transmission that's not reliable shifting through gears.

At last, a literal gear grinder.

My current mid-life crisis ride is a rusty 2000 Jeep TJ, 4 cylinders that made 120 hp new and I'm guessing a decent amount less now. No amount of rowing gears makes it less terrifying to merge at high speed.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by chemgear

####ing lazy ass Canada Post mailman.

Do your ####ing job.

Are you posting this from work?

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by chemgear

####ing lazy ass Canada Post mailman.

Do your ####ing job.

I know right?

They are just mailing it in.

[bigtmac19]

Originally Posted by Locke

Oh they were brutal right? Merging onto the highway you had to stay on the shoulder as you rowed through the gears just trying to get up to something resembling the speed of traffic!

And the huge floor shifter was so cool! That and the fact that it had a Bus steering wheel, it made you feel like you were driving something so much bigger!

LMAO. Exactly. Gosh this made me laugh. So true. But man I loved that thing. Stupidest thing I did was selling it!

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

When you are a student you take what you can get. I think the manual transmission in those cars was a Getrag.

It is kinda funny that both of the transmissions you're complaining about are Getrag boxes.

[cam_wmh]

I've shared this before, but my first car was a 95 Corolla (not to brag), with a 3 speed auto.

I would manually shift it, and especially at stop lights flip it into neutral, so I could resemble a manual transmissioned car. Self deprecating, poserish, and shameful, but should ultimately paint a picture into how much I desired a manual.