Over 50's club

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jabberknit Jun 2019 8:14pm, 18 Jun 2019 2,878 posts	0 jabberknit I love my OH's automatic - it's brilliant for driving home after marathons.
quimby Jun 2019 8:16pm, 18 Jun 2019 4,309 posts	0 quimby Grep, I would offer you my arms in exchange for good knees. But my arms are probably not of serviceable quality; two trapped nerves in three years. Not good when you have bras to fasten.
quimby Jun 2019 8:17pm, 18 Jun 2019 4,310 posts	0 quimby Oh, jabberknit, I remember a terrible time leaving Windsor Half Marathon many moons ago. I am not a good passenger, so I insisted on driving. I regretted it very very much.
jabberknit Jun 2019 8:31pm, 18 Jun 2019 2,879 posts	0 jabberknit Indeed, quimby, clutch/accelerator/brake-wrangling is not good with very tired legs. I had a similar nightmare journey when I got stuck in a motorway traffic jam in my own non-auto car after the Yorkshire mara a couple of years ago.
Dvorak Jun 2019 10:56pm, 18 Jun 2019 17,717 posts	0 Dvorak But don't autos still use about 50% more fuel and thus all you auto drivers are destroying the planet even more than the rest of us? I had a pretty uncomfortable post-race 80 miles or so one time where I had to stop several times and get out and literally punch my thighs. Don't think an auto would have made a difference.
GlennR Jun 2019 11:11pm, 18 Jun 2019 43,062 posts	0 GlennR Not any longer Dvorak: auto.howstuffworks.com I get over 50mpg out of the Mercedes. It’s hard to believe I’d get more with a manual shift.
Markymarkmark Jun 2019 11:53pm, 18 Jun 2019 9,193 posts	0 Markymarkmark The fun thing about an automatic is how long it takes you to lose the learned clutch depressing thing in emergencies! I've had a few odd moments in the days when we had an automatic. And then you get back in a manual shift...
Diogenes Jun 2019 12:01am, 19 Jun 2019 37,666 posts	0 Diogenes Funny thing is how an automatic always seems to be working harder
Derby Tup Jun 2019 6:28am, 19 Jun 2019 32,311 posts	0 Derby Tup They’re always in the wrong gear. Not for me
SarahWoo Jun 2019 6:41am, 19 Jun 2019 9,581 posts	0 SarahWoo Nor me, DT. I like to be in charge