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Originally Posted by Stuckinda60s
Well, yeah, it does ring a bell. What's your point? I didn't think I threw any challenges your way. I think you might just be a little too sensitive and take things too seriously.
It's not a question of manhood, at all. Does yours feel threatened? Most things said in here have been in a humorous vein.
Some people like to do things for themselves and/or to be challenged. Some prefer to remove the challenge, concentrate on other factors and let the car do the driving. That doesn't reflect on either party, does it? It's all a matter of personal preference and shouldn't be a negative for either party.
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The post was a question, you can answer it yes or no. There is a
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Another one that thinks somehow that a stickshift in your car adds 4 inches to your manhood? It doesn't 
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"STUCK IN THE SIXTIES"IS A PHRASE, it is in no way a reference to a member here that decided to take that phrase and use it as their screen name. The phrase was around long before PY was. It also has a
? Question mark after it and a yes or no is a sufficient answer. The point was, that if you never change with the times, you get passed up.
You think I take it too seriously?
BTW, Goat Whore is the one that mentioned anyone that didn't want to change U joints was a girl:
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What a bunch if girls, can't change u joints at 50? Wow.
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I can shift a manual transmission fine, I drove semi truck from 2004-2010. It is no challenge to move my left leg and my right arm in a coordinated manner thousands of times in one day. Most times I float shifted it so the l didn't use the clutch while moving.
I can speed shift a muncie or a T 10 as fast as most anyone, but I can't beat an automatic for speed and consistency.
After driving a semi with a 10 speed for 12 hours 5-6 days a week I have no interest whatsoever in shifting my own personal car on the 36 mile drive home. I have probably shifted a manual transmission as much if not more times than most people on this board, in all kinds of equipment on and off road vehicles. It is monotonous and something I have done too much of and find unnecessary to enjoy in my own personal vehicles. May I suggest that all the manual transmission proponents get a job driving truck, and you'll get your fill of shifting a manual transmission.
I lost my need to manually change gears around 1973 after owning and building a 69 GTO street racer, with a T 400 switch pitch convertor with a Trans Go reprogramming kit. 4.33 gears, headers, roller cam, and, recalibrated Q Jet, distributor, and Ram Air. The T 400 took the punishment and just came back for more. No driveline failures as my previous 4 speed GTO and Firebirds had, I was sold on performance automatics.
If that's not enough information for anyone about my aversion to owning stick cars I apologize. I'm done posting on the subject, I have 2 projects in my garage awaiting completion that won't get done bantering about automatics and stick cars. BTW, these 2 projects will both have automatic transmissions.