Just bought a new Isuzu Spark, ordered it on Monday (Silver, VGS) and picked it up on Friday!

I haven't driven a standard in years so it was fun driving it home.

Nor have i last one was an 8 or maybe a 10.

Err, 'Standard', is that the new name for a vehicle with manual gearbox?

Err, 'Standard', is that the new name for a vehicle with manual gearbox?

Nothing new about it as far as I know, when automatics came out they were optional, ergo, standard.

Oh, is "gearbox" the new name for a transmission?

Us Brits call a manual trans a gearbox, an auto trans an automatic.

Us Brits call a manual trans a gearbox, an auto trans an automatic.

And being very clever we British put the steering wheel on the correct side of the car

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Us Brits call a manual trans a gearbox, an auto trans an automatic.

And being very clever we British put the steering wheel on the correct side of the car

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Are British drivers mostly left handed too? I'm a right handed person and find that it's easier to change gears,operate the hand brake,or radio controls with my right hand...of course can do it with the other,but why? ...so I'm not sure about this correct side...

It goes with driving on the left, so steering on the right. Its an old throwback from jousting and horse-back sword fighting. Most people are right handed which means you would want your opponent approaching you on your right!

dam_n...that's a good explanation...

Good to know driving on the left has some advantages. Mafia types fond of a bit of road rage would appreciate their right hand (and pistol) close to the side window. Saves shooting out the windscreen...

In Oz if it was a manual transmission (or gearbox) it wasn't relative to the model to any degree although there was a Standard and a Special with different trim. Being a Holden fan myself, I vaguely remember up till the HQ model (1972) everything was manual transmission with automatic as optional......but auto was only introduced with the EK model (1862).

In Oz if it was a manual transmission (or gearbox) it wasn't relative to the model to any degree although there was a Standard and a Special with different trim. Being a Holden fan myself, I vaguely remember up till the HQ model (1972) everything was manual transmission with automatic as optional......but auto was only introduced with the EK model (1862).

What sort of horses did they have before 1862 then?

dam_n...that's a good explanation...

dam_n sight better than mine. I was just joshing the Yanks

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In Oz if it was a manual transmission (or gearbox) it wasn't relative to the model to any degree although there was a Standard and a Special with different trim. Being a Holden fan myself, I vaguely remember up till the HQ model (1972) everything was manual transmission with automatic as optional......but auto was only introduced with the EK model (1862).

What sort of horses did they have before 1862 then?

Let me rephrase that '1962'.

It goes with driving on the left, so steering on the right. Its an old throwback from jousting and horse-back sword fighting. Most people are right handed which means you would want your opponent approaching you on your right!

''In days of old when Knights were bold'', if you were left handed you were stuffed. BUT, the lance was held in the left hand ..................