I have a new hero. He doesn’t wear a cape, nor can he leap tall buildings in a single bound (at least not that I’ve seen). He works at the Honda dealership I have been frequenting for many years and, each time I want to start shopping for a new car, he is always there to welcome me with a smile and a hug.
With my mother’s recent illness, we have been saddled with car payments for a car she was unable to drive. My Uncle has been using the car and helping with the payment but the car was a giant noose around our necks and we had tried almost everything possible to sell it or get out of the lease. Almost everything. A random call to my hero last week put the wheels in motion, pardon the pun, and in 5 short days we traded in my vehicle as well as my mom’s car and I drove off the lot in a 2013 Civic with manual transmission.
I have been driving a 5-speed since I was seventeen years old. I live in a small town with no bumper-to-bumper traffic so driving a stick-shift makes driving fun. I wasn’t sure if I would stall heading off the lot yesterday but managing a clutch and shifting gears is just like riding a bicycle – it all came flooding back.
Thank you Peter Morrison for being the most caring and genuinely sweet people I have had the pleasure of doing business with. And thanks for getting me into this!!
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I had a 5 speed manual Explorer that I still miss years later.
Glad you found a good solution, and happy driving!
I didn’t realize how much I missed it!!
Yay!!!!!!! I have the same car….you’ll love it!
I already do!
Very nice!!!!! Enjoy your new wheels 😀
Thanks Ang….stay off the sidewalk!! 😀
LOL! I’ve seen your driving skills….and will take your advice 😀
Chicken!!
I abandoned manual transmissions about 11 years ago. I still like the occasional tranny with a stick, though.
I’m happy driving again!! 🙂
Hooray!
Hooray for their still being helpful people out there. And hooray for someone else that still knows how, and loves, to drive a manual transmission! 😀 As long as I can still find them, they will be the only cars I buy and drive.
Me too….I will never stray again!! 🙂