It made I smile

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Samray · #1 Post by **Samray** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:52 am

Driving a stick shift correctly is one of the most rewarding aspects of driving fast. If you are new to it, don't be discouraged by what initially seems extremely complicated. In England, 17-year-old girls are driving on the road with ease using a stick shift, and while they may not have mastered the art of heel-and-toe, I think it proves a point that with practice, you too can be mixing it up with the big girls.

... and the comments made I lol.
http://jalopnik.com/5923247/how-to-driv ... dium=email

BikerGran · #2 Post by **BikerGran** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:13 pm

Can't find your comments sam but yes, made me smile too! I remember teaching my 17 year old girl to drive in Mike's old Escort van with a really fierce clutch - never occurred to either of us it was too difficult, just something you had to learn!

bert · #3 Post by **bert** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:47 pm

I had a quick vist to the page linked to & was l surprised to read this headline.
My question is - How did he find that this was something he enjoyed?

"This Man Was Arrested For Driving While Masturbating With A Toy Gun In His Butt"

http://jalopnik.com/5923253/this-man-wa ... n-his-butt

randomsquid · #4 Post by **randomsquid** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 5:39 pm

Don't knock it 'til you've tried it.

bert · #5 Post by **bert** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:33 pm

And that Mr Squid is the reason why I never slag off Gay sex !

HowardQ · #6 Post by **HowardQ** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 12:59 pm

Well I'm not a girl, but I learned to double declutch and heel and toe when I was 17. Had to use it during the driving test in my dad's old Mini van with knackered syncho cones. The examiner told me I didn't need to, as I shouldn't need to, but explained to him the synchro was sha***d, attempted a few changes without then went back to doing it for clean changes, end result was I passed, so must have got it mostly right.
Came in very useful a few years later with the rally cars.
Still occasionally use it now when going quick in the car.
It is one of the things that makes driving fun/interesting.
Even better without the toy pistol.