On Sun, 08 Jan 2017 11:42:47 -0600, Califbill
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On Sun, 08 Jan 2017 01:02:45 -0600, Califbill
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I pretty much gave up on stick shifts for daily drivers in 1968. I
remember miles long traffic jams from Laguna Seca raceway via Gilroy of
stop and go traffic. My leg would start shaking from the clutch work. And
pulling a race car trailer. Later, drop it in drive, and enjoy power
brakes.

I still like actually driving my sporty cars. A slush box is fine in
vans and trucks. I have worked very hard to avoid stop and go traffic.
I worked midnights for the past 11 years I was in DC. It was great
driving home in empty lanes on the beltway and watching the cars piled
up going the other way. SW Florida was very rural when I moved here
and a few tricks to avoid the trouble spots kept me moving right along
most of the time. They did not have much in the way of computer
customers in the tourist areas


I owned a VW rabbit. Stick shift, fun to drive. The daughters got to
learn driving a stick shift. But I guess lazy these days. Looking a
buying a,Chevy volt for an around town driver, which are not stick shift.

I have been driving a stick so long that I do not even think about it.
I just instinctively shift, double clutching on the down shifts.
I don't even think about it.
I agree it is a pain in the ass if you are just stuck in traffic,
bumping ahead 20 feet at a time.