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joe52985
08-19-2002, 05:50 AM
wow! is all i can say
drove it around in a huge casino parking lot. that mofo is huge, its a new 2002 model too fresh off the line with only 42 thousand miles on it! for my first stick experience, i guess a 60 pound clutch is as good as any to start with, driving a stick in a car should be a hell of alot easier. it had 10 gears but you need only shift the odd with actually using the stick itself and clutch, the even is done thru a high/low switch. frikkin hell of a hard time keep the clutch from popping up. first coupla starts and stops i had the truck bucking but within 10 min i had it down. now i need my acura 3.2 tl type S 6 speed!!!!
heh 17 and i have one up on my dad in driving experience he has yet to get my uncles truck on the road, i felt like i was driving that game at the arcades, except, it was like...real

johnnymk
08-19-2002, 06:53 AM
Wow! You picked that up fast!
I am am always amazed that truck drivers can manage all of those shifts while trying to pay attention to the road with all of the other drivers cutting in and out in front of them.
Automatics are available for those trucks, but the added cost is approximately $7000 to $13,000, depending on the horsepower of the engine.