Bought my oldest daughter a '94 Ranger w/ 5 spd when she turned 16. She cried after she tried to drive it the 1st time. I put it by the curb and said "there's your ride". A couple of days later I came home and the truck was not there. :wink: Years later, she thanked me for making her learn how to drive a stick.
Fast forward to 2004. Looked all over to find a stick full-size p/u. Found a 2002 Chevy 1500 W/T 4x4 with a 5 spd. Had to drive 60 miles to the only dealer that had a low mileage (50K) certified vehicle. Next 2 daughters also learned to drive a stick on it. Youngest daughter (who stands about 5'4") says guys would gape when she wheeled in to the HS parking lot in it, barely able to see over the steering wheel. Still have that truck today with 130k on it. I'd rather drive it than anything else. Girls still ask to use it on snowy days like the last few around here in Michigan.
Funny story about the 2002: Middle daughter called me and said she slid up a guardrail of a bridge over a creek near our house one rainy day. Said the truck was hung up on it. Figured it was one of those guardrails where the end is buried in the ground. Got there after she had already freed it and I just about freaked out. The guardrail was peeled back about 40 ft and sticking up in the air. She took out 4 6x6 support posts that were now scattered about and you could see the tire tracks leading down towards the river where the guardrail ended up at.
Got home expecting to see the truck all tore up. Only damage was a cracked bumper plastic trim piece. I asked her how fast she was going when she hit the guardrail as she was turning the corner. Her answer "not that fast". :shock: :roll: The fact she ended up on top of the guardrail saved the truck from serious damage and kept if from going into the river. I took a picture of the guardrail and show it to her every now and then.
As for sticks, I think all the OEM's quit making Work Trucks (bare bones vehicles) a few years ago.
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