8 hours ago, Scoby4wd said:

Manual transmission is the best theft deterrent these days.

For sure.

Yes, those manual transmissions are kinda alien to youngsters nowadays!

26 minutes ago, lrgvanman said:

Yes, those manual transmissions are kinda alien to youngsters nowadays!

And most women of any age.

I learned at 17 on a 1959 VW bus 4 spd. manual and progressed some 10 years later to learn how to drive a 5&4 in a Peterbilt. Automatics became an optional luxury. Sticks have always been my choice.

Edited December 14, 20196 yr by lrgvanman

I prefer a manual shift as well. 

On 12/14/2019 at 6:17 AM, Subarule said:

And most women of any age.

Gross generalisation warning!! 

My mum and mother in-law both drive manuals full time. My wife knows how to drive a manual and is quite competent. Before we met she only drove auto. 

My sister drives a manual, my cousin ten years younger than me drives a manual. 

Generally females will go an auto over a manual, but that doesn’t mean they don’t know how to drive a manual/stick shift. 

Cheers 

Bennie

 

I said "most". I see you're speaking from an Australian point of view, and I don't know ~any~ female in the U.S. who drives a manual shift. Not that I know thousands of females but I know a considerable amount. Other than vintage car fanciers most females, even males, under the age of 45 have never encountered a manual shift. 

I found a NOS factory security system. I bought it for the novelty and don't know if I'll use it (maybe if I ever get an RXII). Car theft isn't an issue in my area, thankfully.

P/N: SOA386R100

There's still a couple available on eBay, there's photos there.

Has anyone had experience with this specific factory security system? I'm curious how it works if anyone knows.

The switch labeled "shock" intrigues me. 

:]

I personally consider car alarms a nuisance that should be banned...

2 hours ago, bushytails said:

I personally consider car alarms a nuisance that should be banned...

They slow you down bushy tails? 

They go off randomly and constantly, with a roughly 100% false positive rate, pissing off neighbors, shoppers, and everyone else, while not doing a thing to reduce crime, because no one pays any attention to one going off whatsoever, other than contemplating a brick through a repeat offender's windshield.

 

Best to just leave the car unlocked. As much as it would suck to have the steering column plastics destroyed I'd rather the plastics be destroyed than glass being smashed. 

Honestly who would steal an older gen Subaru? And a manual at that. All modern cars are far quicker and blend into traffic far better than these anemic econoboxes.

I could see a BRAT being stolen, maybe. In general though these subies have a face only an owner could love.

Edited November 12, 2025Nov 12 by SuspiciousPizza

12 volt guy start defeat

KISS

anyone?

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