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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 345509" data-attributes="member: 1246">Old VW&nbsp;A few years ago the battery in my beat-up VW Beetle had died because I left the lights on overnight. I was in a hurry to get to work on time so I ran into the house to get my wife to give me a hand to start the car. I told her to get into our second car, a prehistoric oversized gas guzzler, and use it to push my car fast enough to start it. I pointed out to her that because the VW had a standard transmission, it needed to be pushed at least 20 mph for it to start.&nbsp;She said fine, hopped into her car and drove off.&nbsp;I sat there fuming wondering what she could be doing.&nbsp;A minute passed by and when I saw her in the rear-view mirror coming at me at about 30 mph, I realized that I should have been a bit clearer with my directions... </blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 345509, member: 1246"] Old VW [FONT=Times New Roman]A few years ago the battery in my beat-up VW Beetle had died because I left the lights on overnight. I was in a hurry to get to work on time so I ran into the house to get my wife to give me a hand to start the car. I told her to get into our second car, a prehistoric oversized gas guzzler, and use it to push my car fast enough to start it. I pointed out to her that because the VW had a standard transmission, it needed to be pushed at least 20 mph for it to start.[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]She said fine, hopped into her car and drove off.[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]I sat there fuming wondering what she could be doing.[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]A minute passed by and when I saw her in the rear-view mirror coming at me at about 30 mph, I realized that I should have been a bit clearer with my directions... [/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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