The preslector gearbox

[Sandy G]

Do NOT limit yrself toa small car. Maybe you don't need something as huge as my Excursion-Even I don't need it ALL the time-but some day you WILL want/need to have something that can hold a LOT of stuff. When I got my Suburban-Which was only slightly smaller-I found it as handy as the pocket on yr shirt, & soon wondered how I ever got along with out it.

[mr_rye89]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

Do NOT limit yrself toa small car. Maybe you don't need something as huge as my Excursion-Even I don't need it ALL the time-but some day you WILL want/need to have something that can hold a LOT of stuff.

This. My daily driver/commuter cars have become progressively smaller and less practical (91 Supra->91 Geo Prizm GSi->01 Miata) So now I have a "stable" of cars. One being a 90 Dodge W250 single cab long bed where I can slide full sheets of plywood in it and close the tailgate, and pull anything I want. The other is an 85 Peugeot 505 wagon, rear seats fold down flat and there's 7+ feet of floor to play with, it has a limited slip rear diff, and it floats over shitty roads like a magic carpet.

On a more related to the thread note, I've yet to own a car with an automatic transmission. All manual here. I don't really like automatics because they always seem to shift too late/soon and seem to lug the engine. There's this Ford E250 van at work I had to use to take a sound system (4 big JBL EONs and stands) up to Santa Fe from Albuquerque (a 2100 foot climb in elevation) and it was a hard drive. I had to turn O/D off a couple of times and it always seemed to be lugging the engine. It might be due for a tune up though.

Also Miatas are no fun in auto......