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From: Jason James on 5 Jul 2010 20:42 "PHATRS" <stoptryingtosp(a)m.me> wrote in message news:i0tkfk$pnk$1(a)news.albasani.net... My driving instructor had a *manual* Holden HD 179 manual. It was a magic moment my first drive. The instructor said he'd put a clutch in her every 6 weeks or so. The hill-starts didnt help,..what with the engine revving at about 2000,..then he'd say "let the clutch up until you hear a change in the note of the engine",..then release the handbrake" Imagine 3 mins of acting as an engine brake took more than a few thou offa the clutch-plate !! Dad had an FC Holden at the time, and the first time I drove the old girl, I soon realised the difference in power between a 132 grey motor and a red 179 :-). One redeeming feature about the grey motor was its inate smoothness, and difficulty to stall it,..all courtesy of the CR of 6.9:1 Jason
From: D Walford on 5 Jul 2010 21:19 On 6/07/2010 9:01 AM, D Walford wrote: > On 6/07/2010 7:57 AM, PHATRS wrote: > > I learned to drive in my old mans EJ Premier and I've disliked Holdens > ever since:-) > My wife was offered the option of an auto on her last couple of new cars > but just gave me a dirty look and said no way. > For her next car in a couple of years she wants a WRX or a Liberty GT:-) The EJ was the first vehicle I drove on the road legally but I started driving forklifts and industrial construction machinery like backhoes, front end loaders, graders and small bulldozers at least 8mths before I was old enough to drive with L plates. When told I didn't know how to drive the foreman commented "you will learn, just don't hit anything" and walked off so I had to figure it out for myself:-) Daryl
From: Bernd Felsche on 5 Jul 2010 21:46 Mine (roughly in order of driving - more than 5 days): Holden Gemini (manual) 1976 VW Passat (manual) 1972 Toyota Corona (manual) 1978 VW Beetle 1500 (manual) 1968 *VW Type 3 Variant 1971 (manual) Ford Falcoon XD (slushbox) Toyota Liteace van (manual) *Audi 5+5 (slushbox) 1981 *VW GTI (manual) 1990 VW Transporter T3 (manual) 1989 Hyundai Getz (manual) various years Toyota Harlot erm Starlet (manual) 1996 Daihatsu Charade (manual) Mercedes 180 (slushbox) Rover 75 (manual) 1997 VW Polo (manual and auto) 1997 VW Passat V6 (slushbox) VW T4 Caravelle (slushbox) 1997 VW Passat 1.8 (manual) 1999 VW GTI 16V (manual) 1987 Mercedes C200 (slushbox) Ford Falcoon XF wagon (slushbox) Toyota Dual-Cab Ute (manual) - drank like Bob Hawke *VW Golf TDI (manual) 2005 Audi A3 2.0 TDI (manual) 2007 VW Caddy Life Diesel (DSG) 2007 Hyundai i30 (slushbox) 2009 The ones marked with an (*) are/were owned by me. I still consider myself to be learning. -- /"\ Bernd Felsche - Innovative Reckoning, Perth, Western Australia \ / ASCII ribbon campaign | For every complex problem there is an X against HTML mail | answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. / \ and postings | --HL Mencken
From: atec7 7 ""atec77" on 5 Jul 2010 21:55 PHATRS wrote: > Hi all, > http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiefordadverts/4488088389/ 1939 Ford paid $40.00 as is with a stuffed steering box (14 years old) engine torque rods were loose and they thought the clutch was stuffed , power packed the steering with grease and tightned the toque rods and registered a week later ($19.00) drove it though most of high school when I did get a licence at 15 until I bought the 39 Plymouth coupe and a mini as a daily (17)
From: Brad on 6 Jul 2010 01:50
"Bernd Felsche" <berfel(a)innovative.iinet.net.au> wrote in message news:ageag7xf5k.ln2(a)innovative.iinet.net.au... : Mine (roughly in order of driving - more than 5 days): : Holden Gemini (manual) 1976 : VW Passat (manual) 1972 : Toyota Corona (manual) 1978 : VW Beetle 1500 (manual) 1968 : *VW Type 3 Variant 1971 (manual) : Ford Falcoon XD (slushbox) : Toyota Liteace van (manual) : *Audi 5+5 (slushbox) 1981 : *VW GTI (manual) 1990 : VW Transporter T3 (manual) 1989 : Hyundai Getz (manual) various years : Toyota Harlot erm Starlet (manual) 1996 : Daihatsu Charade (manual) : Mercedes 180 (slushbox) : Rover 75 (manual) 1997 : VW Polo (manual and auto) 1997 : VW Passat V6 (slushbox) : VW T4 Caravelle (slushbox) 1997 : VW Passat 1.8 (manual) 1999 : VW GTI 16V (manual) 1987 : Mercedes C200 (slushbox) : Ford Falcoon XF wagon (slushbox) : Toyota Dual-Cab Ute (manual) - drank like Bob Hawke : *VW Golf TDI (manual) 2005 : Audi A3 2.0 TDI (manual) 2007 : VW Caddy Life Diesel (DSG) 2007 : Hyundai i30 (slushbox) 2009 : : The ones marked with an (*) are/were owned by me. : : I still consider myself to be learning. : -- : /"\ Bernd Felsche - Innovative Reckoning, Perth, Western Australia : \ / ASCII ribbon campaign | For every complex problem there is an : X against HTML mail | answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. : / \ and postings | --HL Mencken Anyone that has more than one VW in that list with an asterix needs serious help. -- Brad Leyden 6� 43.5816' S 146� 59.3097' E WGS84 To mail spam is really hot but please reply to thread so all may benefit (or laugh at my mistakes) > > |