CTMechE

Tonight, 11 PM, Great Guinness Toast.

Head out to your local Irish pub.

That is all.

zzziippyyy

guiness FTW!

CTMechE

Ah, a good time had by all.

I'm going to hijack my own thread... but how many people out there have to plan ahead regarding the vehicle they take out to an event because of the issue that their significant other cannot drive stick??

For instance, if I take my A4 or the S2000, I have to make sure I stay sober, as the wife is not yet practiced enough to drive stick. I'm wondering how common this is... and what people plan to do about it.

Lessons for my wife started with the new year...

Legal Bill

My wife won't drive at night. I'm screwed no matter what I'm driving.

Bass

Bill you need a Jonniecab like the ones in Total Recall

Lainey

We met a couple once. The wife couldn't drive stick. The got got SH$$faced at dinner and actually FELL ASLEEP at the table. (Long wait in the bar before dinner). She called her Dad to pick her up. I can imagine that conversation with her father, BTW these people weren't kids.

I say EVERYONE should know how to drive a stick so you guys can all get

and the wives can get the keys to the S.

Bass

so that's why you keep feeding Rick beers at these events

poor guy!!

Tadashi

There is a much lower percentage of people who CAN drive stick these days compared to just 10 or 15 years ago. It's a little scary.

I hope manual shift continues to be available as long as I'm buying cars. The availability or not, of a stick shift would be a key factor in future car purchases for me.

My guess is that small low end cars and sports cars will continue to offer 5 and 6 speeds and since those are the only two I have interest in buying, hopefully I can continue being a control freak for many years.

boltonblue

I taught Barb to drive stick when we were still dating.
She learned on Saturday and autocrossed on Sunday.
quick study that girl.

Tadashi

Not that I EVER had a low opinion of Barb but her "poll points" just went up by at least 100 with that info posted