"r" does not mean rev it up!!!

[Car Nut]

Originally Posted by tin-man

Car Nut, well praise the Lord for making this clear and I do believe there will be many a folk on this forum will be thankful for your explanation.. That said err, hmmm, well, how can I say this, well, here goes: ya see Car Nut, for me the explanation is moot since it don't make no never mind in my case cuz it don't go forward or backwards, or reverse as you call it, but we're workin' on it and it will get better and will get to go forward and backwards at some point in time. I have world class Doctors of automotive sciences weaving their magic and applied knowledge to reverse the ailment my car is saddled with.

BTW was your post in retaliation for some poor fine upstandin' gent running or almost running into you, there seems to be a back story here, do tell. tin-man

Tinny,

While you may not be going forward or backwards at the present time, it makes this advice only temporarily moot.

As far as the back story goes, there is one. In this case however, the perp has already been duly chastised by his better half and there is no need to identify him. This story will be added to the Saturday night fodder.

BTW, the only damage done was a pair of soiled shorts and a broken ear drum.

[Tommy]

Forgive me for barging in on a local conversation, but I did once live in Arizona. This thread reminds me that I will never forgive the kind man who taught me to drive because he taught me in a Peugeot with a four speed manual on the column. Later, I found myself driving a 1952 Chevy pickup. While sitting at the only traffic light in town, I was daydreaming and didn't notice it turn green. When I did see the light, I quickly shifted into first (at least it would have been first in the damn Peugeot), hit the gas, popped the clutch and promptly backed up about twenty feet with one tire squeeking. Fortunately there was no one behind me. Red faced, I eased it into the real first gear and pulled away hoping no one saw my gaff. That was almost fifty years ago and I can still feel the embarrassment.

[marcocsx3121]

Perhaps not germaine, but I remember riding with Carter Gette in his cammer-powered Cobra and watching the tach clear the last numeral (7000 I believe) and go on to the "P" in RPM. Carter calmly asked if I knew that it stood for "plenty".

[vettestr]

Originally Posted by Car Nut

As far as the back story goes, there is one. In this case however, the perp has already been duly chastised by his better half and there is no need to identify him. This story will be added to the Saturday night fodder.

BTW, the only damage done was a pair of soiled shorts and a broken ear drum.

So does this mean Dangerous Don AKA ... The Drill Doctor, Pretty in Pink,
The Cone Killer, Rubber Mallet Murauder or Stud Finder
shall now be known as The Perp !

[dave from mesa]

Originally Posted by Car Nut

In this case however, the perp has already been duly chastised by his better half and there is no need to identify him. This story will be added to the Saturday night fodder.

Yeah and everyone else up there.
Poor car. Front end side or back-end are not safe.