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- From: atovorni@engr.UVic.CA (Andreas Tovornik)
- Subject: Re: FLAME! Only a Manual!
- Message-ID: <1992Nov8.012338.14700@sol.UVic.CA>
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- Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
- References: <2AFC3BD1.5428@telly.on.ca>
- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 92 01:23:38 GMT
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- In article 5428@telly.on.ca, evan@telly.on.ca (Evan Leibovitch) writes:
- >In article <BxAuD9.8E4@cs.uiuc.edu> ward@cs.uiuc.edu (Christ Ward) writes:
- >
- >>I just had to toss in my .02 here (it's worth what you paid for it).
- >
- >>I think you should be concerned, lets say your in the middle of
- >>no place and get into a wreck. Then lets say your car (auto) is
- >>flipped but the other car (manual trany) is good to go, and the
- >>other driver is near death...no phone, no C.B., no help...is this
- >>the time to learn to drive a manual?
- >
- >And what if the other "car" is an 18-wheeler? Do I need to learn that,
- >too, just in case?
-
- Why the hell not? Being an ex-trucker, I tell you that it's a good thing
- to learn how to drive with 13 or more gears and use air brakes. Besides,
- it's a hell of a lot of fun! :+)
-
- Torque Monger
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