A manual transmission is a great anti-theft device.
bfl
Let me guess: more of Obama’s sons playing fast and furious?!
I parked at an offsite airport parking lot. When I returned my car was blocked and attendant could not move it, because it was a Manuel transmission. After a brief discussion he agreed to let me move it and gave me the keys. You would think that a car jockey would know how to drive one.
A family member has a manual transmission and often goes to valet parking where it’s a 50/50 chance they have to park their own car.
manual transmissions are racist
If they had done this in DC or any other democrat hellhole city they would be back on the street by now.
Some genius stole my recumbent bike but dumped it a block away because he couldn’t ride it.
I drive a 5-speed Xterra. Never worry about it for the same reason- kids can’t drive stick shifts.
One incident in Texas the carjackers freaked out after seeing the Honda Accord they were about to carjack was stick-shift, they shot and killed the driver in the presence of his wife and kids.
Three on the tree F 150. I’m guessing they cannot drive a manual w/o a clutch.
They can’t drive a manual shift nor can they read; they must be the outstanding products of the Washington DC. school system.
Carjackers deserve punishment.
Why Carjacking Is on the Rise Among Teens in America
March 1, 2022 NY Times
Sometimes along with being pistol whipped or punched to the cement as the carjacker overpowers them, many are in danger of death and some are killed.
Man charged with killing 2 people on Northwest Side was arrested after carjacking....
Lazerith Esteban Carrillo, 18, was found with same gun used in shooting, victim’s cellphone and cards. Feb.1 2023 San Antonio KSAT.
Four Memphis Carjackers Who Shot Law Enforcement ....
Department of Justice (.gov)
Jan 13, 2023
1 dead after violent carjacking leads to shooting; victim ...
KSLA
https://www.ksla.com › 2022/12/31 › 1-victim-dead-afte...
Dec 31, 2022 — A man was shot to death after armed men force him and his girlfriend out of their vehicle.
Carjacking criminals are most often Louisville’s youth
WHAS11
https://www.whas11.com › features › producers-picks
Jun 2, 2022 — Carjacking is a violent and traumatic crime,
What! He couldn’t find an app for his cellphone that would shift the transmission for him. ROTFLMAO. Rookie RAT.
Low T
I learned to drive on a standard and didn’t drive an automatic until I did the six hours mandated by drivers ed, I’ve always wondered if, in right-hand drive cars like in Britain and Japan, if the shift pattern is the same, is 1st gear up and to the left or to the right?