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re: Driving a manual
Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:17 am to browl
Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:17 am to browl
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Neither, but closer to lost art than symbol of past times. There is no respect or regard for nostalgia among the youth of today.
Eh, I'm not sure this is true. I see a lot of youths today embracing vinyl records, 80's fashion trends, 80's and earlier music, and all kinds of vintage items. I think they just grew up at a time where manual transmission vehicles weren't very ubiquitous, so the opportunity to learn how to drive one wasn't there.
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Posted on 4/24/19 at 1:18 pm to The Spleen
OK, call it selective nostalgia, and those things you described which they're nostalgic about are not unique to these youths as a generation.
Sure, when automatics became "standard" there absolutely were less manuals on the road. That shouldn't make them obsolete or irrelevant though.
What's screwy about it to me is that if half of these kids got behind the wheel of a big block/4 speed car or even a 350/4 speed car, or even yet a 4 cylinder/5 speed car, they'd be hooked.
Sure, when automatics became "standard" there absolutely were less manuals on the road. That shouldn't make them obsolete or irrelevant though.
What's screwy about it to me is that if half of these kids got behind the wheel of a big block/4 speed car or even a 350/4 speed car, or even yet a 4 cylinder/5 speed car, they'd be hooked.
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