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[maddysmamaw]

Before Maddy was born we rescued Great Danes. People would buy them not realizing how big and how needy they are. The ones we ended up with were emotional wrecks that had been abandoned or left chained up outside their whole lives. For all their size these are not outside dogs and they crave human companionship. Now we have Razz the spaz, a catahoula that we ended up with because Greg's niece got him as a puppy and then couldn't handle him. He went to Greg's parents, but after his father had a heart transplant they were unable to care for him so we flew to Houston to pick him up. This is the hardest dog I've ever tried to train. No manners whatsoever. He is a lovey thing, though.

 

[chickadoodles]

dsqard your little pup is so cute.

 

[Kusanar]

Quote: I have a '97 Eclipse that will take off in 3rd without too much trouble... Not bad for a 4 cylinder. Also, I broke my collar bone and had a hard time moving my left arm, so driving a standard was interesting since I couldn't easily hold the wheel with my left hand while shifting... so I would start in 2nd, goose it, shift to 4th, and leave it there unless I was on a highway going over 60... poor thing had to deal with that abuse for a little over a month before I could use my left arm enough to drive properly again... Also, I was on the phone one day and my dad was shifting for me so I didn't have to juggle shifter, phone, and wheel... he shifted the poor thing straight from 2nd to 5th while going up a steep hill... it lugged but it was still out pulling the other cars on the road....

My 2010 Subaru isn't too much of a slouch either. It's not quite as gutsy feeling as the eclipse, but then again, it's all wheel drive and heavier, so it feels a little more sluggish, but it hasn't had too much trouble the few times I've accidentally taken off in 3rd with it.

 

[lilwildrabbit]

I have a '97 Eclipse that will take off in 3rd without too much trouble... Not bad for a 4 cylinder. Also, I broke my collar bone and had a hard time moving my left arm, so driving a standard was interesting since I couldn't easily hold the wheel with my left hand while shifting... so I would start in 2nd, goose it, shift to 4th, and leave it there unless I was on a highway going over 60... poor thing had to deal with that abuse for a little over a month before I could use my left arm enough to drive properly again... Also, I was on the phone one day and my dad was shifting for me so I didn't have to juggle shifter, phone, and wheel... he shifted the poor thing straight from 2nd to 5th while going up a steep hill... it lugged but it was still out pulling the other cars on the road....

My 2010 Subaru isn't too much of a slouch either. It's not quite as gutsy feeling as the eclipse, but then again, it's all wheel drive and heavier, so it feels a little more sluggish, but it hasn't had too much trouble the few times I've accidentally taken off in 3rd with it.

Not to many know how to drive a manual anymore I had one that I could take off in 5th no problem it was a freight liner 18 speed lol

 

[ronott1]

I have a '97 Eclipse that will take off in 3rd without too much trouble... Not bad for a 4 cylinder. Also, I broke my collar bone and had a hard time moving my left arm, so driving a standard was interesting since I couldn't easily hold the wheel with my left hand while shifting... so I would start in 2nd, goose it, shift to 4th, and leave it there unless I was on a highway going over 60... poor thing had to deal with that abuse for a little over a month before I could use my left arm enough to drive properly again... Also, I was on the phone one day and my dad was shifting for me so I didn't have to juggle shifter, phone, and wheel... he shifted the poor thing straight from 2nd to 5th while going up a steep hill... it lugged but it was still out pulling the other cars on the road....

My 2010 Subaru isn't too much of a slouch either. It's not quite as gutsy feeling as the eclipse, but then again, it's all wheel drive and heavier, so it feels a little more sluggish, but it hasn't had too much trouble the few times I've accidentally taken off in 3rd with it.

They call that "advanced" shifting! Many only go up and down in order, first, second, third...5ifth, 4th,.....

Back when I was growing up, a lot of the big trucks had a granny gear for first. That gear was not to be used unless you needed a lot of torque to start up with a heavy load. Normally you started in second.

 

[lilwildrabbit]

They call that "advanced" shifting! Many only go up and down in order, first, second, third...5ifth, 4th,.....

Back when I was growing up, a lot of the big trucks had a granny gear for first. That gear was not to be used unless you needed a lot of torque to start up with a heavy load. Normally you started in second.

18 speed has 3 granny gears and you usually start out in 4th lol I just love the Facebook questions of a shifter if you can drive this I say noo not enough stirring for me lol

 

[perchie.girl]

I have only had two automatics in my life... a little geo Metro we got for five hundred bucks.... Good mileage handled the rough roads to my house pretty dang well.... i had to drive in the slow lane ..... and a PT Cruiser... lots of luxury crap ground clearance.

My first car was a Corvair Spyder four speed stick....
Second car was a Pinto four speed stick
third car was a Honda Accord... four speed Stcik
Fourth car was a Honda Civic four speed stick
fifth vehicle was a Ford F150 four speed stick
Sixth vehicle wAs And Is a Dodge Cummins One Ton ... five speed with a low low first gear i RARELY use first gear.
then the geo
and the pt

I still have the Dodge but no commuter car.

deb

 

[lilwildrabbit]

I have had my share of both after a day in the mountains in a rig you actually can enjoy not having to grab gears so I have had both and after over 5 million miles I think I have had enough experience in shifting lol but the 1970 roadrunner was a 4 speed with a gun handle hurst shifter was nice lol my chevell 396 was a 4 speed my camaro was a dog with an automatic my firebird went through 4 automatics before I got mad and changed it out my pickups over the years have been about 50-50 5 of each my little vega had a 4 speed never got it up to high speed in 4th that thing scared me lol

 

[perchie.girl]

Before Maddy was born we rescued Great Danes. People would buy them not realizing how big and how needy they are. The ones we ended up with were emotional wrecks that had been abandoned or left chained up outside their whole lives. For all their size these are not outside dogs and they crave human companionship. Now we have Razz the spaz, a catahoula that we ended up with because Greg's niece got him as a puppy and then couldn't handle him. He went to Greg's parents, but after his father had a heart transplant they were unable to care for him so we flew to Houston to pick him up. This is the hardest dog I've ever tried to train. No manners whatsoever. He is a lovey thing, though.

There is a Catahoula breeder here... Do you think if one were to start with a pup circumstances would be better? I have had dogs since I was about five years old. I know puppy training "the good kind" and some obedience. but my experience has only been with a few breeds. Boston Terrier, Poodle, Dachshund, Australian Shepherd and Greyhound. The Greyhound was three years old when I got him... track training had him potty trained but that was about it. My last Aussie was an adult but she was potty trained already.

deb

 

[ronott1]

18 speed has 3 granny gears and you usually start out in 4th lol I just love the Facebook questions of a shifter if you can drive this I say noo not enough stirring for me lol

The one I was thinking about was a small(1ton) dump truck. It had a 4speed transmission and a 383 V8 in it. It was a Dodge. My Middle brother and I would drive it to school sometimes when we were going to do some work in the afternoon.

It was a fun thing to drive! The engine really wound up nicely...especially in the granny gear....