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Shadetree · 07-11-2014, 02:25 PM

I have owned cars since I was 15 years old in 1952. It was in the 70's before I bought a car with an automatic transmission. A used `69 Ford LTD. I just felt they were too troublesome and expensive to repair. When I went to work for the telephone company in 1962, every vehicle had a standard transmission, even the second level supervisor's cars.

Today I own a 1999 Honda van with 291,000 miles on it. I bought it new. The engine and automatic transmission have never been apart. It still has the original exhaust system. They just dont make `em like they used to...

07-11-2014, 02:25 PM	#15
Shadetree Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cottageville, WV Posts: 1,535	Re: R.I.P manual trans I have owned cars since I was 15 years old in 1952. It was in the 70's before I bought a car with an automatic transmission. A used `69 Ford LTD. I just felt they were too troublesome and expensive to repair. When I went to work for the telephone company in 1962, every vehicle had a standard transmission, even the second level supervisor's cars. Today I own a 1999 Honda van with 291,000 miles on it. I bought it new. The engine and automatic transmission have never been apart. It still has the original exhaust system. They just dont make `em like they used to... __________________ Son, you will never blow an engine up in high gear.