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DonSSDD


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Princess Dianas Escort is being auctioned, she drove this car with baby Prince William in the back. Pretty cool lady Id say. 



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Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
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1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada

Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
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Somehow as soon as I saw the subject line I knew who the thread creator was!

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Carl, hard to disagree with this philosophy when we have Lady Di on our side?



-- Edited by DonSSDD on Friday 26th of August 2022 02:04:44 PM

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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC.
1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada

Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
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Cant remember if I posted before, I gave my granddaughter and grandson, 14 and 12, driving lessons in the 3 pedal Tacoma last month during their visit. They had a great time, been bragging about it to their city friends in Ottawa. One friend said jokingly it was illegal and she was going to call the cops. I had always let them steer my boat since they were tall enough so they had some idea about steering at least.

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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC.
1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada

Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
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If I recall in England if you take your driving test in an automatic transmission car you are only able to drive an automatic, not a manual transmission.

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As a lefty, I would love to try out that car.

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Prefectca wrote:

If I recall in England if you take your driving test in an automatic transmission car you are only able to drive an automatic, not a manual transmission.

 Pretty sure that rule was in effect in BC when I got my licence in 68. Not sure why they changed it? Double licensing would be a great money grab for the government.



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ABC123 wrote:

As a lefty, I would love to try out that car.

 Agreed.  During our New Zealand vacation in 2019, minutes before the world shut down, I asked the other 3 travelers if they would let me do the driving, giving any of them  veto power to kick me from behind the wheel at any time.  I just wanted to say I did the driving across both islands.  They agreed and so I did.

Loved it.  Kiwis are way to kind and nice to get upset with you, plus they are courteous drivers, but I was very pleased with the outcome.  Being a lefty seemed to help. 

Only issue was when I got back to Winnipeg, I kept turning my wipers on for no good reason

Also got to meet a great poncho member and drive his RHD poncho.



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Sold for about Cdn $1.1 million.

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Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
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DonSSDD wrote:

Sold for about Cdn $1.1 million.

 It wasn't me.



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Manuals are extremely popular now, theft deterrent.

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Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
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That's why we ordered our new '22 to become '23 Shaker Scat PAC Widebody F8 Green a 6 speed..............

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