07-27-2021, 03:02 PM
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Sold! (To a rare youth)
^ I'm sure it doesn't hurt!
The car sold on the weekend to a vanishingly rare youth who specifically wanted a car with a manual transmission.
Coulda knocked me over with a feather.
(Then again, his mom told me she only buys manuals. Nurture vs. nature!)
He arrived with his folks in his dad's giant GM pickup.
He took the Mirage for a test drive and declared he loved it, and was particularly impressed with the 4.7 L/100 km = 50 MPG US on the display when we got back.
He joked with his dad that the last time he filled his truck, it was around 20 L/ 100 km = 12 MPG.
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07-28-2021, 06:54 PM
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The car sold on the weekend to a vanishingly rare youth who specifically wanted a car with a manual transmission.
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Even in my country, where driving tests are usually taken in cars fitted with a manual transmissions (automatics at the driving test here are IIRC only allowed for disabled drivers), it's not so unusual to see teenagers more favorable to the automatics than when I had their age.
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Then again, his mom told me she only buys manuals. Nurture vs. nature!
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07-29-2021, 11:24 AM
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They certainly are more convenient. But I like to drive!
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07-29-2021, 11:30 AM
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Sayonara...
That's the new owner driving away last evening.
And he's a budding eco-driver! When he turned on the ignition, he noticed the fuel economy display was now at 5.0 L/100 km (after his test drive it showed 4.7).
He joked: "I see you took it out for one last rip."
I said, "I guess your challenge is to get it back to where you had it."
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07-29-2021, 11:38 PM
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They certainly are more convenient.
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Of course they are much more comfortable around town. On highway it's usually not so much of a PITA to drive with a manual anyway.
So do I, but my knees are not something to write home about. I have actually considered a hand clutch adaptation for some cars I used to drive often.
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