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Fellow manual Z drivers, what would you do if you got injured?

Old Jun 20, 2006 | 11:43 PM
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I'd just drive my towncar if I get injured in any way, or make my lil bro drive me around :-p.

hmmm, if my right hand was disabled, that would be another reason to find something in the left handed category .
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 11:47 PM
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I would have to convert everything to the right side of the car, then I can shift with my left....

Or I'll have to buy an import.

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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 12:20 AM
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Hmm.. I guess I would ask my mommy and daddy to buy me a brand new IS350 to drive around until I heal. After I heal, I'll keep the IS350 in my garage along with my 350Z, M3, and STi. I'll have yet another different type of car in my garage, yay!
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 12:28 AM
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Even if it was my right arm.... I would still be able to drive a manual with one arm....not very easily but I could definitely pull it off if I had to... one leg now that would be a total party foul...

Drink lots of milk as a precaution.
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by GalvatronType_R
A friend of mine recently broke his wrist but luckily for him, he drives an automatic.

That got me to thinking, what would you all do if, say, you broke an arm or a leg? Obviously, if we had automatics, we'd still be okay but because we drive manual, we'd be screwed.
Commit suicide - cut my wrist, jump off a cliff, climb up to an electric pole and electrocute myself, ride shotgun with my grandma.....
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 06:04 AM
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Drive around in first gear only... even on the highway. See how quickly the engine dies for driving against the rev limiter all the time
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 06:13 AM
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I'd just shoot myself rather than drive an automatic.

Wait. I can't drive a manual ... so possibly I should kill myself.

After my accident while serving aboard a US Navy ship I lost all strenght in my right foot for doing the accelleration move so I drove my SUV with automatic with my left foot for six months while on crutches and in physical training. Approaching seven years later there are days that it's hard to drive even an automatic. Stop-and-go traffic where I have to go back and forth on the brake and accellerator pedal is a killer. Once I get into heavy traffic I just reach for the pain meds nearly automatically.
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 06:14 AM
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PS: Most people drive with one arm and half a mind anyways as the other hand is holding either a cigerette or cellphone to the person's face.
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 06:51 AM
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most people don't drive on pain meds tho...
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