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Originally Posted by kazbates
My daughter, Shannon, who just finished college and started her first full-time job is looking to buy her first car (one where she does all the buying and paying for  ). I told her my first car that I bought on my own was a 1983 Toyota Celica (remember the one with the tail lights that looked like cats' eyes) and that it was a stick shift. I loved that car and loved driving a stick. She asked me why and I told her I liked having more control over the car. Her answer was, "Yeah, I can see that. It fits your personality." Sometimes kids say the darndest things!  |
you truly do have more control with a manual! I had a Ford Aerostar van back when my daughter and I started at the mountain where I have taught for the last 11 years. it was a 5 speed, and I chickled all the way up the hill as I passed all the people with their fancy automatic SUVs. one of the things I hated about the Suburban was that it was an automatic. I wouldn't let either of my kids get licenses until they were proficient on a manual