While it may be true that some women shy away from the standard gearbox, I have always preferred it. I've driven many kinds of vehicles, from Beetles to Corvettes, Pickups, 4WDs, etc., but have always found the automatic shift boring. Maggie '85 Subaru-Westy "Anne Bonney" Sam wrote: "All miles were personally driven by myself since it has a standard gearbox of which most women are afraid". |
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