Driving and shifting

[newshirt]

Allow me to make another pitch for videos instead of static text, illustrations, and photos... Please don't take offense. The site is wonderful, as is. I really believe that. But consider how much better it could be, based on the honest input of a newbie learning the ropes. Here goes...

1. Before buying my Model A, I had already read how to start and drive the car. How to double-clutch and downshift (if that is even possible). How to time the car. How to do minor repairs. Etc, etc, etc. There are plenty of sites with that info. But it's largely presented with static text and illustrations like yours. But things really came to life for me when I sat and watched somebody do it. Seeing with my own eyes, instead of reading it, changed everything.

2. YouTube was another source of information for me. There are a few videos telling how to start and drive the car. I watched them ten times each. I learned much more by watching those videos than reading the steps. (This was before your site was live.)

3. There is already plenty of written documentation newbies can rely on. Why add more? Why not augment that wealth of written documentation with videos? If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth two thousand. You get so much more out of it than text.

4. Nowadays, it is almost as easy to post a video on your web site as it is to write up an article. Just pull out your camera, have somebody film you, and upload it with Camtasia, or directly to YouTube.

Again, this is not a condemnation of your site. I love it! It's well-done. You've done a fantastic job. I'll go back and take a look from time to time, because I'm still a newbie.