"Mastering a manual (transmission) said not only that you knew your way around a car, but that you were becoming a man. But 20 years from now, young drivers may wonder what the fuss was about."
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Re: Manual Transmission on Fark
the quote is from the article linked in this thread: http://www.standardshift.com/forum/view ... 15&t=10499
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That was by far the most stupid quote from the readers on that page.Manuals are for people who can't handle a real car, just like Apples are for people who can't handle a real computer.
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Re: Manual Transmission on Fark
hahahahaha thats the most absurd thing I've ever heard! I'm gunna tweak that for truth and sig itAHTOXA wrote:That was by far the most stupid quote from the readers on that page.Manuals are for people who can't handle a real car, just like Apples are for people who can't handle a real computer.
truth: Autos are for people who can't handle a real car, just like Windows is for people who can't handle a real OS.
ok wtf is up with a 100 character limit in sigs?!!?!? I had to n00b speak my sig down
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Re: Manual Transmission on Fark
Just so you know, a few posts down, he corrects himself and says autos are for people who can't handle a real car.AHTOXA wrote:That was by far the most stupid quote from the readers on that page.Manuals are for people who can't handle a real car, just like Apples are for people who can't handle a real computer.
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Well in that case I agree with him. I didn't read all comments by far.
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Any of you guys know what car this is?
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Thanks Paul34!