tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post3202318566158478051..comments2024-02-16T21:23:06.989-05:00Comments on ksquest: Here and Gonekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-8126621350885824592007-04-13T20:14:00.000-04:002007-04-13T20:14:00.000-04:00Another thing with automatic versus manual is main...Another thing with automatic versus manual is maintenance and longevity. Especially with big rigs, automatics can be a source of additional repair headaches. Manual transmissions rarely wear out before the engine, except the clutch plate.Desert Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656526816699347744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-5010944066533332042007-04-12T21:57:00.000-04:002007-04-12T21:57:00.000-04:00Hmmm. Okay. I'll use the one for you that I alre...Hmmm. Okay. I'll use the one for you that I already have. Hopefully, you can email me at ksquest@gmail.com. That may have changed from before.<BR/><BR/>I'll tell Walter about the wallet, because Walter has serious wallet issues! He just HATES digging in his back pocket for it. I've never gotten him to explain why he won't put it in front. Safer there, too.<BR/><BR/>He's already had two vertabrae fused in his back. Blew out a disk one day.<BR/><BR/>He said the back surgery was way far worse than his heart surgery, any day.<BR/><BR/>And he was the most AWFUL patient after the back surgery. AFter it was all over, he told me, --Next time just leave me on the side of the road.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-12265717016345629802007-04-12T19:42:00.000-04:002007-04-12T19:42:00.000-04:00And, tell him not to drive with his wallet in his ...And, tell him not to drive with his wallet in his back pocket! M said it wrecked his back when he was driving. Now he always carries it in his front pocket!<BR/><BR/>The email you have is the only one I have. But yours says "no reply" so I can't email you back.<BR/><BR/>Glad you guys had a nice visit.Joyce Ellen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494251587598676788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-69335596002808923112007-04-12T19:23:00.000-04:002007-04-12T19:23:00.000-04:00Excellent point! I'll check with him. I know he ...Excellent point! I'll check with him. I know he was talking about some sort of new consumption effect with this truck, because their fuel consumption is tracked and they get bonus money for fuel savings.<BR/><BR/>He also has cruise control, which is now common.<BR/><BR/>He likes that, too.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-49188670191498490852007-04-12T17:19:00.000-04:002007-04-12T17:19:00.000-04:00It's probably a gas mileage thing. With a manual ...It's probably a gas mileage thing. With a manual transmission you can squeeze a few more m's out of each g. Automatics have that slippy, lossy thing called the torque converter that makes it a breeze to drive, but uses up a few g's on a long haul.<BR/><BR/>At least I know this is true on smaller vehicles.Desert Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656526816699347744noreply@blogger.com