Reygle@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoIf you can't drive a manual transmission, you can't "drive"- you can only suggest/"point" a car.message-squaremessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down146
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareIf you can't drive a manual transmission, you can't "drive"- you can only suggest/"point" a car.Reygle@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square70linkfedilink
minus-squareDave.@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down2·5 days agoPfft, amateur. If you can’t manually adjust ignition timing and air:fuel ratios you can’t really drive a car.
minus-squareReygle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoAre we talking points, HEI, or injection? I don’t often have my laptop with me for the latter.
minus-squarewiccan2@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoEarly cars had controls for ignition timing, sometimes on the steering column.
minus-squareReygle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoYes, they did! My grandfather’s Ford did. I thought it was throttle when I was young because it made the engine sound change!
Pfft, amateur.
If you can’t manually adjust ignition timing and air:fuel ratios you can’t really drive a car.
Are we talking points, HEI, or injection? I don’t often have my laptop with me for the latter.
Early cars had controls for ignition timing, sometimes on the steering column.
Yes, they did! My grandfather’s Ford did. I thought it was throttle when I was young because it made the engine sound change!