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Re: 'handed' vehicle with your choice of shift location

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Subject: Re: 'handed' vehicle with your choice of shift location
From: Philip Warburton <cplimey@home.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 12:15:54 -0700
... And I am sure he thought the extra pedal on the floor was an emergency
brake ... That is ... One in reserve in case the first one failed ...
Not that THAT ever happens ...!!!!!

Philip
Cheers,

  *** Philip ***
1975 Spitfire 1500 - (otherwise known as 'CJ')


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> Years (decades...) ago we 'southpaws' use to be a minority,
> but census says we're now the majority!
> Does this mean we'll start seeing cars built 'handed' in the future.  :-)
> ...yeah right.  
> 
> What's this got to do with left/right steering wheel location....?
> 
> In the course of my most recent 'toy' sale, while giving a prospective
> buyer a ride... on the 'outbound' leg of the ride, he asked why I kept playing
> with that   " thing on the tunnel "  ...seems he'd never seen or heard of
> stick shift. 
> 
> After lol on my part, and a short explanation....  his reply was...
> " Well that's stupid... what if the driver is left handed or forgets to
> change?"
> 
> Needless to say...  the cruise was cut short with no plans on my part
> of ever letting him near the driver's seat.
> 
> Paul Tegler     ptegler@gouldfo.com    www.teglerizer.com
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>
> To: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@gte.net>
> Cc: "James Carruthers" <jcarruthers@freenet.co.uk>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 2:34 PM
> Subject: Re: my spit
> 
> 
> That it's nice to be left handed when driving a right handed car.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Curry
> To: Jeff McNeal
> Cc: James Carruthers ; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 11:14 AM
> Subject: Re: my spit
> 
> 
> And your point is?????    :)
> 
> Joe
> 
> Jeff McNeal wrote:
>> 
>> No it isn't!!  It's the same side as MINE!!!
>> 
>> Take care,
>> 
>> Jeff McNeal (San Diego)
>> 
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