Subarule Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 8 hours ago, Scoby4wd said: Manual transmission is the best theft deterrent these days. For sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrgvanman Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Yes, those manual transmissions are kinda alien to youngsters nowadays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarule Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 26 minutes ago, lrgvanman said: Yes, those manual transmissions are kinda alien to youngsters nowadays! And most women of any age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrgvanman Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 (edited) 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, 2019 by lrgvanman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarule Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 I prefer a manual shift as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarule Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuspiciousPizza Posted Tuesday at 10:59 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:59 PM 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. :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushytails Posted Wednesday at 03:39 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:39 AM I personally consider car alarms a nuisance that should be banned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted Wednesday at 06:07 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:07 AM 2 hours ago, bushytails said: I personally consider car alarms a nuisance that should be banned... They slow you down bushy tails? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushytails Posted Wednesday at 03:24 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:24 PM 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuspiciousPizza Posted Wednesday at 05:42 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:42 PM (edited) 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 Wednesday at 05:46 PM by SuspiciousPizza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czny Posted Wednesday at 09:33 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:33 PM 12 volt guy start defeat KISS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czny Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) anyone? Edited 1 hour ago by czny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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