New driver failure rate

[Anthonysg0113]

There's manual P500's at Integrad.

 

[Rainman]

All of our new package cars are automatics but it will be a long time (decades) before all of our manual shift cars are phased out.

I talked to my mechanic the other night. He said UPS could no longer get parts for the old manual transmission/steering trucks, and as they broke down they would be crunched if no parts were on hand.
Also, the P57 " ambulance" style trucks, with the Sprinter front end and box truck rear, would be next. I would work for free that day if they would let me destroy them.

 

[Billy Ray]

I talked to my mechanic the other night. He said UPS could no longer get parts for the old manual transmission/steering trucks, and as they broke down they would be crunched if no parts were on hand.
Also, the P57 " ambulance" style trucks, with the Sprinter front end and box truck rear, would be next. I would work for free that day if they would let me destroy them.

Well,....... they keep fixing mine.

 

[Rainman]

Well,....... they keep fixing mine.

Not for a whole lot longer.

 

[PT Car Washer]

I talked to my mechanic the other night. He said UPS could no longer get parts for the old manual transmission/steering trucks, and as they broke down they would be crunched if no parts were on hand.
Also, the P57 " ambulance" style trucks, with the Sprinter front end and box truck rear, would be next. I would work for free that day if they would let me destroy them.

Never saw a P57 "ambulance" style package car. My building earlier this year crushed the last of our manual shift non power steering P800. Did not care for the 3 foot first step up, but they were great in the snow.

 

[MrBrown]

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apparently they do. sorry some do

 

[8000Shelf]

Most guys in my center can't drive stick. I grew up on a farm it was the only thing I learned on.

Can't even go to driving school here if you can't drive a stick... the road test.

Unfortunately; my father made me learn on a stick early on.

 

[PT Car Washer]

Can't even go to driving school here if you can't drive a stick... the road test.

Unfortunately; my father made me learn on a stick early on...

When my daughter turned 14 and earned her drivers permit we would take my 5 speed Ford Ranger and drive the gravel roads north of town. Never was very good but I bet she could drive a package car. The biggest problem is getting used to the size of the vehicle.

 

[8000Shelf]

When my daughter turned 14 and earned her drivers permit we would take my 5 speed Ford Ranger and drive the gravel roads north of town. Never was very good but I bet she could drive a package car. The biggest problem is getting used to the size of the vehicle.

Honestly, I usually get in a better flow delivering in the old manuals that the new autos...

but it hurts more.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

When my daughter turned 14 and earned her drivers permit we would take my 5 speed Ford Ranger and drive the gravel roads north of town. Never was very good but I bet she could drive a package car. The biggest problem is getting used to the size of the vehicle.

I was tasked with teaching both of my kids to drive and I made sure that both know how to drive a manual before going for their test.

 

[brownmonster]

My Grandma taught me to drive stick in her 1972 Datsun B210. I later bought it from her. I loved that rust bucket.

 

[Anthonysg0113]

My Grandma taught me to drive stick in her 1972 Datsun B210. I later bought it from her. I loved that rust bucket.

That's funny, I learned in a 1977 B210! A tank of gas would last two weeks in that thing. My dad had it for a while and put an 8 track in it.

 

[oldngray]

Those old Datsuns would run forever. Or until they fell apart from rust. I had an 81 Datsun pickup. Ugly but refused to die.