Phil, you hit the nail on the head!

Pretty good stories. Once you learn to drive stick there’s nothing to it- but learning can be embarrassing!

My first car was a Plymoth Horizon also stick shift, 3 on the floor. It was a dog!!! The mechanics at Illinois Bell said it was a shit box (IBT had a small fleet of them). At first I defended the car vigorously but as the years went by I had to stop. You could get in the car if you leaned on the door a certain way. To get out of the car was a trick too but can’t remember what it was.

The best thing that happened was on my way home one night the clutch cable snapped. It was right in front of Elmhurst Chrysler Plymoth where I got the car. I called for a tow truck from the pay phone at the dealership. A tow truck that left the dealership offered to tow the car but told him a tow truck was already coming. I never enjoyed blocking a lane of traffic so much in my life. The dealership name was on the bumper and all passing cars got to see it!

So many other stories about my parents car and the Horizon but will stop here.