[DMCForum] Re: manual / automatic Ds [was: Laughter]

["Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like a rental car with a 5 speed for the weekend would be the 
best learning tool.

Sorry about the slip in the name. I do stuff like that all the 
time. :)



Joe




--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Doc Hudkins <dochudkins@xxxx> wrote:
> Joh,
> 
> Aye, there's the rub. Willing to learn is one thing.
> Getting free lessons is another. I've been willing to
> learn for a while, but I learned how to drive on, and
> have never owned or rented anything but, an
> automatic-shifting vehicle. 
> 
> As for the difference between manuals and automatics,
> I've heard that these days, what with six-speed
> automatics versus six-speed manuals, it's all up to
> the driver how "peppy" it is (i.e., where the tach is
> when you shift). When the DeLorean was made, and it
> was a choice between five-speed manual vs. three-speed
> automatic, I would definitely have chosen a manual.
> 
> That said, I'm not in the market for a D yet, but I
> hope that by the time I am I will be able to drive
> either. Since I'm not a leadfoot or a jackrabbit,
> though, I probably wouldn't notice any difference in
> performance -- just the mileage and where it shifts.
> 
> I have heard that shifting a DeLorean is pretty easy;
> Back when I met him, Louie actually offered to teach
> me how to shift in his, but at the time his throttle
> was sticking at about 1500 RPM so he drove. I didn't
> mind. :)
> 
> Farrar
> 
> 
> --- Joe OBrien <joeyoseppijoe@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Can you drive a 5 speed Farrah? If bot would you be
> > willing to 
> > learn?? It is SOOOO easy, and much more fun than
> > automatics, not to 
> > mention peppier.
> > 
> > 
> > Joe
> 
> 
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