mogandave Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kartman Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Nor have i last one was an 8 or maybe a 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Err, 'Standard', is that the new name for a vehicle with manual gearbox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogandave Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogandave Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 Oh, is "gearbox" the new name for a transmission? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Us Brits call a manual trans a gearbox, an auto trans an automatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicbr Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 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 Sent from my GT-P1010 using Thaivisa Connect App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funcat Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 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 Sent from my GT-P1010 using Thaivisa Connect App 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrad Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funcat Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 dam_n...that's a good explanation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jitar Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kartman Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicbr Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 dam_n...that's a good explanation... dam_n sight better than mine. I was just joshing the Yanks sent from my Q6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 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'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 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 .................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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