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    Quote Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler View Post
    I'm keeping the St. George cross clean too.
    I was so taken by the colour and the fuel filler cap I didn't notice old George's cross. Well done that man.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark View Post
    Glad you are liking your new car. I am trying to imagine what it would feel like shifting with my left hand? I've been shifting manuals since the 1970's with my right hand, I am not sure that I could adapt?

    My oldest daughter married a fine young lad in Helsinki, Finland. One of the first things I asked him was which side of the road do they drive on? If had said the left side, I may have objected to wedding. Just kidding! I didn't have much say in the matter, & my daughter picked a really nice son-in-law for me!
    It's a piece of p?ss. I've done Greece, Italy, France etc and never had a problem, only once did I get confused on a roundabout but I adopted the attitude that I'm British so I can't be wrong. It worked..............to a point
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark View Post
    I am trying to imagine what it would feel like shifting with my left hand? I've been shifting manuals since the 1970's with my right hand, I am not sure that I could adapt?
    You could easily try. My wife and I sometimes shift as passenger, when the driver has only one hand left (Coffee, or something). It's easy when you get used to it. As soon as the driver presses the clutch, the passenger shifts.

    /Edit: You are a driving instructor, aren't you? Didn't you ever shift for your students?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark View Post
    Glad you are liking your new car. I am trying to imagine what it would feel like shifting with my left hand? I've been shifting manuals since the 1970's with my right hand, I am not sure that I could adapt?
    That'd probably take some getting used to. There's the odd rhd jdm cars running around here though, if they can do it....
    How about this shift patternAttachment 20742 on a fire truck of all things lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Space Wolf View Post
    You could easily try. My wife and I sometimes shift as passenger, when the driver has only one hand left (Coffee, or something). It's easy when you get used to it. As soon as the driver presses the clutch, the passenger shifts.

    /Edit: You are a driving instructor, aren't you? Didn't you ever shift for your students?
    I know my son-in-law had to take his driving test with a manual in Finland. Otherwise, your license is restricted to automatic only. We don't have that rule here. I have never had a manual transmission driver's education car. I may have done that some with my daughter learning to drive our manuals, but I don't remember.

    When I got my class A, B, & C commercial driving license last fall, I had to train & test with a manual (10-speed) transmission. Double clutching a semi-truck was a totally different experience for sure.

    I'm sure I would adjust eventually. I am seldom with someone who knows how to drive a manual. Thus, I am in the driver's seat. Manuals are rare here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Space Wolf View Post
    My wife and I sometimes shift as passenger, when the driver has only one hand left (Coffee, or something). It's easy when you get used to it. As soon as the driver presses the clutch, the passenger shifts.
    My wife and I do a similar thing. Except I push the shift pedal rapidly and when I do she shifts a whole nother lever. I love manuals...

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7milesout View Post
    I love manuals...
    I love manuals, because no asks to borrow your car when they know you only drive/own manuals. I've had people ask, & then I will say it's a manual. Their next response is - "I will ask someone else."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fummins View Post
    That'd probably take some getting used to. There's the odd rhd jdm cars running around here though, if they can do it....
    How about this shift patternAttachment 20742 on a fire truck of all things lol

    https://www.kijiji.ca/v-heavy-equipm...1704?undefined
    I had vehicle with that shift pattern, but I don't remember which ones they were. It sort of resembles the old time shift pattern of the 3-speed shift on the column manuals, except 4th & 5th gear are missing.

    I remember driving my grandfather's old cars across fields as a kid, & 1st gear was pretty fast with a 3-speed manual. Then again I was young, & I am sure the fields were quite rough!

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    That shift pattern works great for plowing snow. Lots of forward/reverse work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by itschad View Post
    It's a piece of p?ss. I've done Greece, Italy, France etc and never had a problem, only once did I get confused on a roundabout but I adopted the attitude that I'm British so I can't be wrong. It worked..............to a point
    To be fair if Americans complain about driving on the left side of the road, the British get to complain about Americans not adopting the easier Metric system. lol



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