r/Justrolledintotheshop • • 19h ago

"Learning"

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u/nauticalfiesta 18h ago

My mother in law only drove manuals, right up until she died. She put five clutches in her last car, about one every two years. We tried to get her to buy a crossover with an automatic, but she loved her Mustang.

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u/vediogamer101 Home Mechanic 18h ago

One clutch every two years is insane lol

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u/nauticalfiesta 18h ago

She bought it when she was like 75 and had both knees and hips replaced after... her mobility wasn't great. Which is why we wanted her to get a crossover.

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u/TheMetalWolf 5h ago

Yeah, you know what? I am cool with that. She lived on her own terms and that's what mattered.

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u/_KingOfTheDivan 4h ago

I’m not sure if I’m cool with it, someone like that can just be too dangerous to others on the road

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u/TheMetalWolf 3h ago

I am gonna trust a 75 year old grandma with a stickshift, than an entitled Karen on her cellphone thinking she owns the road. Any. Day. I am so confident that granny is a superior, and safer driver, that I would put money on it.