This 3-speed trans is gonna have to go...

Seriously guys...if I had known this was going to be an open invitation to berate a fellow member, I would have never started this thread. Some of you take the fun out of everything and I am reminded why some people stopped posting on this board.

A couple of you in particular I thought were above taking shots at somebody, but obviously not. It's ok though, I have learned my lesson to NOT post anything here except strictly technical topics.

Thank you for your concern but I know fully well how to double-clutch. It's fun on a tractor or a dump truck, but not so much in a car. Maybe that's just me though.

Other than a couple people....I'm still seeing all these comments about the good old days when you USED to drive one of these. You learned on one, or you had one back 40 years ago. That's real nice, but I'm referring to NOW.

Here's a deal: Since I'm too young at 44 to be used to old cars(dear God....) and I hardly drive this old car because it's too HARRRRDD....I'll rent it out to any of you that would like to drive it across country this summer. It's only got 49,000 miles on it, so it's ready to go.

There's no AC, but you guys are tough. It'll be fine, load up the whole family. This is only going to apply to the months between June and September and I personally think it would be an even better trip if you stuck to the two-lanes and planned your route to include both significant portions of the desert southwest, and large cities with a lot of stop and go traffic and parallel parking.

There's nothing but AM radio either, but that's ok. All you need to hear anyway is the sound of that Slant six roaring away with the 3.23 gears it has.Right???

It'll be great. All you that bitched me so bad just now can relive the old days just like it happened. Just like going back in time and I'm sure that it'll be just as fun as you remember. If it's during my vacation I might even accompany you part way in the big Fury convertible, or maybe I'll be too weak to handle that car and I'll just rent something with an air conditioner.

And remember...no cellphones. That's apparently the worst thing because hey, have to keep both hands on the wheel at all times. Please don't flood my inbox with messages about this all at once and crash the system.

Now then..stop bashing me. I bought that car with every intention to swap it to an automatic and that's what will happen. The 3-speed sucks balls, they also have..no matter how many wistful, pot-altered memories there are of them.

This is how I handled the V6 Mustang I had for a while. Sounds to me like rubber in 4 gears...so spare me the speeches about shifting and all that.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVOQvCx8X6g"]Banging gears in the V6 Mustang - YouTube[/ame]