Manual transmission package cars

[Wally]

 

[rod]

Was one of the last to train on a manual here. Thing had 1.3 million miles and a two point seatbelt.

After qualifying I got sent out with a post office dump and 65 tight resi. Took me til 5 and they never put me in a manual again.

65 tight resi. stops ? Let me guess now you are in a fancy automatic with 300 stops ---

 

[Sissy Brown Short Shorts]

We have maybe a dozen or so. Now they make the seasoned drivers use them because they don’t force the newbies to learn stick anymore. I always hated driving them, but I miss them now for some strange reason.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

We have maybe a dozen or so. Now they make the seasoned drivers use them because they don’t force the newbies to learn stick anymore. I always hated driving them, but I miss them now for some strange reason.

They are a lot better in the snow

 

[evilleace]

I miss those trucks. My favorite was the International 4700 with the 7.3 and 5 speed spicer. Tank. Had a transmission problem and was euthanized. Only about 100k miles and was an 01 model. The new automatics are boring and take no skill to drive.

I loved those 5 speeds. Used to shift them without using the clutch. Sometimes I wish I still had one on my route.

 

[PASinterference]

there as gone as the turkeys

*they're. You illiterate sob.

 

[Michael Scott]

You can’t be a driver at my center and not be proficient at driving a stick. All of the new drivers have to do a road test in one of our POS 25 year old trucks before even starting their packet.

 

[JL 0513]

We got rid of our last couple last year. Surprisingly, we've gotten more new package cars this year than I've ever seen.

 

[UnionStrong]

I loved those 5 speeds. Used to shift them without using the clutch. Sometimes I wish I still had one on my route.

I used to make em back fire to scatter the dogs

 

[PT Car Washer]

I used to make em back fire to scatter the dogs

Backfire inside the building one day. Managers and sups all came out of their offices to see what blew up. Oops.

 

[NAHimGOOD]

 

[Brown Wing]

65 tight resi. stops ? Let me guess now you are in a fancy automatic with 300 stops ---

Automatic yes, but now just 12 stops.

 

[Covemastah]

Tell them how hard we had it @rod
We never had an automatic

 

[G.V. Rush]

I miss those trucks. My favorite was the International 4700 with the 7.3 and 5 speed spicer. Tank. Had a transmission problem and was euthanized. Only about 100k miles and was an 01 model. The new automatics are boring and take no skill to drive.

You don’t miss that high step though. Knee destroyer.

 

[UnionStrong]

You don’t miss that high step though. Knee destroyer.

Destroyed mine!

 

[DriverNerd]

We have 90+ routes that go out each day and of those we have 6 manuals permanently assigned and one extra.

 

[evilleace]

You don’t miss that high step though. Knee destroyer.

Your thinking of the old 4 speeds. The 5 speeds had the lowest step of any package car I have driven.

 

[DriverNerd]

Your thinking of the old 4 speeds. The 5 speeds had the lowest step of any package car I have driven.

I've never seen a 5 speed with a low step.

 

[UnionStrong]

I've never seen a 5 speed with a low step.

Needed a step ladder for women and shortys

 

[scratch]

I drove a car that had this in it one day. The transmission was a four-speed and Reverse was where the 5 is.