stick shift foils car jacker (manual transmission, wagon, transmission, Nissan)

[sailordave]

Carjacker Who Couldn't Drive Stick Sentenced - Local News - W. Palm Beach, FL - News - msnbc.com (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39465521 - broken link)
He just got out of jail and tried to carjack a woman's Nissan 350Z. This woman bought the car with manual transmission. The thief didn't know how to drive manual transmission.

[Narfcake]

Not the first time it's happened.

On the more legal level, I've had valets before who couldn't/wouldn't park my wagon for the same reason. "Uh, I don't know how to drive a stick."

[Orincarnia]

Originally Posted by Narfcake

Not the first time it's happened.

On the more legal level, I've had valets before who couldn't/wouldn't park my wagon for the same reason. "Uh, I don't know how to drive a stick."

wow, and they keep their job?

i did valet for a while at a country club, this guy rolls up in a tricked out nissan xterra with a lift, huge wheels and offroad everything in bright yellow.

i didn't think anything of it until i saw it was a stick shift! i didn't even know they made manual xterra's! that guy got a lot of respect from me after i saw that.

[JordanJP]

Originally Posted by Orincarnia

wow, and they keep their job?

i did valet for a while at a country club, this guy rolls up in a tricked out nissan xterra with a lift, huge wheels and offroad everything in bright yellow.

i didn't think anything of it until i saw it was a stick shift! i didn't even know they made manual xterra's! that guy got a lot of respect from me after i saw that.

I drive one of those, minus the lift and wheels and offroad stuff and 4x4.

I've got the 5-speed 4cyl version, it's a good car.. just wish I had the 6-speed supercharged v6 version lol