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To: nickcarraway

Too funny! “Chief Keef”? Guess he’s not much of a chief anymore...

That said, I can drive a stick and it’s the only reason I can easily rent a car in Europe. Most of the world doesn’t do automatics so there’s a premium for renting one.

Want to be really global? Learn to drive a stick.


19 posted on 06/20/2013 12:58:09 PM PDT by livius
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To: livius
That said, I can drive a stick and it’s the only reason I can easily rent a car in Europe. Most of the world doesn’t do automatics so there’s a premium for renting one.

In high school I befriended a foreign exchange student from Belgium. Nice girl. Just before coming to the States she had finally gotten her Belgium driver's license. From what she said, it was a big deal in Belgium because they have some pretty stringent requirements (1989). She wanted to drive an "American muscle car". One night, we found her a large parking lot and put her behind the wheel of a Mustang GT (5.0). Not the most powerful of "muscle cars".

Apparently the clutch was a little more sensitive than she was used to, as was the throttle, engine and brakes. 100' later, amid tire smoke, the smell of burnt clutch and brake dust, we filed out of the car laughing our buts off. She revved the motor, dumped the clutch, spun the wheels, started sideways, let off the gas and slammed on the brakes, all in about 100'. What a ride!

She did get the hang of it eventually.

34 posted on 06/20/2013 1:13:28 PM PDT by Tenacious 1 (If the government told us to expect rain, I'd schedule an outdoor wedding.)
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