Bassists Who Drive Manual Club! - Page 21

JimmyM · #**401** 12-22-2012, 02:54 PM

I drove nothing but manual until I was 30. I can still do it, but I'd never buy another one

eb3mike · #**402** 12-22-2012, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by msaone

Sorry but being from Detroit, I find it funny all you guys proving how manly you are driving that Toyota and suburu stuff.

Detroit? My condolences. The 2000 F 150 does have 140K on it, but it's auto. The last classic american car I owned was a 1964 GTO 4 speed. Sold it in 1974 for $350 and bought a brand new Malibu Classic. Lasted 75k before I got tired of the trips to the dealer.

bassist4dalord · #**403** 12-22-2012, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by eb3mike

Nope... Right foot 1 down and three up. Left hand clutch. Have to be careful jumping on friends Harleys.

Boy, do I feel dumb. I saw "Firebird" and thought Pontiac Firebird. Hahaha. Anyway, let's keep this thread about people with an appreciation for being in control of their vehicle more than they can in an automatic. I don't appreciate the brand bashing and that sort of stuff.

That being said, I was raised in Metro Detroit and I drive a Toyota. It's a great car! Automakers in the US are really putting out some fantastic new cars.

Stewie26 · #**404** 12-23-2012, 01:20 PM

One of my hobbies is older sports cars. Here is my 1973 Opel GT, made in Germany by General Motors. 1.9 liter engine with 4 speed. Not a good gig car but great for Sunday drives.

Jazzdogg · #**405** 12-23-2012, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Stewie26

One of my hobbies is older sports cars. Here is my 1973 Opel GT, made in Germany by General Motors. 1.9 liter engine with 4 speed. Not a good gig car but great for Sunday drives.

Thanks for the memories. My swimming coach in high school had one of those, same color, but a few years earlier. A bunch of us picked it up and placed it on a small patio surrounded by a low hedge and waited in the background so we could enjoy seeing the expression on his face. If you drive a small, lightweight, car, it may be inadvisable to upset a group of motivated high school students.

Back on topic: I drove a manual transmission for 35 years, including 20 years as a commuter in Los Angeles. But, bought a car with an automatic when I hit 50, and have only regretted the decision while driving on twisty roads that harken back to the "exciting" drives of my youth; does the phrase, "limits of adhesion" ring a bell.

fdeck · #**406** 12-23-2012, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by msaone

Sorry but being from Detroit, I find it funny all you guys proving how manly you are driving that Toyota and suburu stuff.

I grew up in a suburb of Detroit, and still remember having to wait until the spring to find the sockets that I'd dropped in the slush while trying to keep my Dodge working through the winter.

bassist4dalord · #**407** 12-23-2012, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JimmyM

I drove nothing but manual until I was 30. I can still do it, but I'd never buy another one

Why is that? Just curious.

Flyingfrets · #**408** 12-24-2012, 04:06 AM

Hadn't owned a manual in 27 years. Used to driving sports/sportier cars (300Z, 'Vette, 3000GT, Avenger, etc.). Oddly, none were available with a manual.

The '95 Avenger, which I tried to keep in showroom condition as long as possible, but the clearcoat started peeling and mechanically, it got to be too much to stay on top of finally crapped out in June.

Bought a 5-speed G5. Black on charcoal. Decent enough looking, but between the 4-cylinder and the 5-speed, I'm averaging about 40 MPG. Seriously beats the 16 I was getting with the Avenger, or the 14 in the 'vette! Lots of fun on back roads too...

northernmonkey · #**409** 12-24-2012, 04:12 AM

From England. It's unusual for anyone to drive an auto here.

Last time I was over the otherside of the atlantic, I hired a mustang for the week. The auto-box was god awful. Every time I tried to accelerate, it stopped for a second while it changed gear. Suprised I didnt end up with whiplash by the end of the week.

Give me my manual Beemer everytime

Johnny StingRay · #**410** 12-24-2012, 07:45 AM

2003 Ford Escape with 5-speed manual. "Inherited" it from my wife when some idiot 18 year old made a left turn just 30 feet in front of me when I was going 50 and I t-boned his sorry butt! Wasted my Ford Ranger, but I splattered his Silverado! My 82 year old father was with me and neither one of us was hurt. So the money from my totaled Ranger went to buy a used Chrysler Town & Country van. My wife drives that and that's how I ended up with the Escape.
All jokes and sexual innuendo aside, I taught my wife how to drive a manual way back in 1982 and she was very adept at working the stick.
I miss my Ranger, but it is fun driving a stick shift again.

tjnkoo · #**411** 12-24-2012, 09:26 PM

I'm 18 and have an old 76' VW Bus. All stock, exterior repainted in original yellow. Westfalia camper with pop top and such. I come from a family that always has had vintage VW's in one form or another, so I suppose it was fate that 'The Breadloaf Mobile' would fall into my hands. Its an effort to keep up as a daily driver but its a labor of love. 4 speed, nowadays running 60-70 horsepower. When I tell friends I drive a stick it's not quite what they expect, haha.

walterw · #**412** 12-25-2012, 12:12 AM

oh god! too many childhood memories of trips from VA to florida for summer vacation with the family, days of sitting in the back of the VW camper van sweating while listening to that little engine scream at 60 mph.

3506string · #**413** 12-25-2012, 09:22 AM

It never ceases to surprise me how many of my peers not only don't know how to drive a stick but know nothing at all about them. "I didn't know this was a stick", "How do you know when to shift", "Is it hard to drive". My favorite was when I was around 17 and giving a football team mate a ride home. We decided to hit up a drive through. My legs were tired so every time we stopped up pulled up the E-brake. Finally he asks "Why do you keep putting on your emergency brake, why don't you just put it in park?" I responded "This car doesn't have park". He smiled and shook his head as to say this piece of junk.

thejames · #**414** 12-25-2012, 12:10 PM

I'll take a number, please. Currently piloting an '04 Dodge Ram 2500 HD short-bed club-cab 4x4 with a Cummins diesel and six on the floor. Oh, also my "scooter", a '12 Honda Rebel 250. Cheaper to drive than the Ram. Past rides: a '96 Jeep Cherokee, a '71 VW Bus, several VW Bugs, an '88 VW Fox wagon, and a '66 IHC Scout with an inline 4. "Family" vehicles, i.e. owned and operated by my wife: an '08 Jeep Wrangler, and an '01 Miata. Every one of them a manual. Only car I ever owned that had an automatic trans was a '72 Plymouth Scamp with a 318. But I was young then.

Bigfoot414 · #**415** 12-25-2012, 05:55 PM

This is my ride: a 1994 Volvo 440

90 BHP
5 speed manual
cost me around $200

Works just fine

BayStateBass · #**416** 12-26-2012, 01:45 PM

Here is my toy (summer) car, kinda breezed thru this thread and didn't see anyone else with one;

2012 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed manual with Super Track Pack.

Very nice car, I can fit my bass, amp stand, my 210 combo, and all my other stuff in the trunk, believe it or not.

BassAgent · #**417** 12-26-2012, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigfoot414

This is my ride: a 1994 Volvo 440

90 BHP
5 speed manual
cost me around $200

Works just fine

Now thát is a good car.

Technotitclan · #**418** 12-26-2012, 03:22 PM

OOO I'll join! 03 Mazda Protege 5 spd. Tiny car but still holds my 410 1150 amp and 2 basses.

Raymeous · #**419** 12-26-2012, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by greggster59

With regards to automatic: That's not driving, it's steering.

^ totally agree.

I'm currently driving the first automatic I've ever owned, and I still find myself reaching for the "shifter" at every corner 6 years later.

Man I miss my first car (1970 Plymouth Duster) although I don't miss the 3 on the tree part.

Technotitclan · #**420** 12-26-2012, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Raymeous

^ totally agree.

I'm currently driving the first automatic I've ever owned, and I still find myself reaching for the "shifter" at every corner 6 years later.

Man I miss my first car (1970 Plymouth Duster) although I don't miss the 3 on the tree part.

A fishing buddy of mine had a cousin with a filled in rock quarry on the property that he was renting a house on. On the way back he took me to this old broken down small barn on the property. tells me to look inside. an orange Duster. I sneak inside to get a better look. Everything is MINT. No chips, no cracks in the vinyl and get this....... Drum roll ........ 89 miles! not 89k, 89!. Old lady that owns it wouldn't sell to my friend. Even offered her 30k. wont take it. She said the barn can collapse on it but she wont sell it.