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Posted by jan k. lorenzen on Fri Feb 20 11:29:48 2026, in response to Re: CAN YOU DRIVE A STICK SHIFT VEHICLE ??, posted by Mitch45 on Fri Feb 20 11:03:13 2026. My daily driver from 1985 to 1999 was a 64 Impala 283 with three on the tree. I drove it to JFK every workday, first on Atlantic Ave from where I lived in Clinton Hill til 92, then on the BQE/LIE/Van Wyck when I lived in Williamsburg. The traffic on the Van Wyck northbound was basically run in 2nd gear, using the clutch to engage/disengage to keep up with the slow moving traffic. My left leg got a work out. I also made sure the column shift mechanism was in good shape with new bushings every few years, but it did get temporarily stuck between 1st and 2nd every once in while. The 3 speed transmission in this car was the last year with no synchro 1st and reverse, so I tried to use that only from a dead stop or close to it to keep from grinding it. I put 150K miles on it, sold it with 215K. One engine rebuild at 125K due oil consumption. Tiny manual drum brakes and becoming more and overall more fragile made me replace it with a 98 Lumina LTZ (basically a police spec with fancy rims). I miss the Impala, but not dealing with the NYC traffic with such old technology. I was young. |
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