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Manual transmissions, whether on the column or on the floor, are about the best anti-theft devices there are anymore. Only a small fraction of your average would-be car thieves know how to drive stick.
TravelingMatt wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 6:38 pm
Easy, right next to the parking brake.
Not really. On the Commando there was a pull out parking brake under the left side of the dash. You are close though. Man it needs to stop snowing or this could get crazy.
OP Tell your uncle that I like his old Jeep.
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion. H D Thoreau
Planet54 - will do! My uncle sold it soon after he came back east. Not much use for it around here. Most regular trailheads in New England are accessible with 2WD vehicles, and you could probably get to the 'rough' ones in a Subaru Outback.
SkaredShtles wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 4:28 pm
Wouldn't surprise me. Those 3 speeds on the column always seemed to end up being a PITA, anyways..
I wonder how many young drivers could find the headlight dimmer switch on those old vehicles.
Being an old fart, I know where it is. I don't know how many oncoming drivers I blinded because of those left foot dimmer switches. They always came around a curve when I was in the middle of shifting, and my left foot was busy working the clutch. Come to think of it, a lot of young drivers would probably have no idea what that third pedal is for.
