Question Of The Day? Car Tasks
By DB
@dgobucks226 (34449)
September 13, 2017 3:10pm CST
Can you still do any of these car related tasks?
1. Change a tire
2. Drive a manual transmission (stick)
3. Parallel park
The way things are today it seems these tasks are performed less and less or not at all. When is the last time you did any of these mentioned items? With newer cars and technology, doing a car task has become a "lost art."
So how about it, have you, or ever had to, do any of the above car tasks?
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@much2say (53942)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Sep 17
1. My dad taught me to change a tire . . . but since it's been so long, I think I forgot!
2. Yes, indeed! My last car 2 cars were sticks . . . I miss that (current car is automatic).
3. Yes, I'm not afraid to parallel park anymore thanks to a trick a friend taught me many years back!
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@much2say (53942)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Sep 17
@dgobucks226 Well, my dad "taught" me to change a tire, but I never actually did it. My very first car was an automatic, but Hubby taught me to drive a stick . . . it was confusing at first but I got good at it . . . and I think that is like riding a bike.
So the parallel trick, if I can explain it right. Say you want to parallel park in between 2 cars. Get next to the front car as close as possible. Put in "rear", then turn the steering all the way in the direction you would go to park, and then go. Look in the rear view mirror as you go . . . this trick is . . . as soon as you see the corner of the back car disappear, that's when you turn the steering wheel the other way to finish fitting into that space. Did that make any sense?
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@dgobucks226 (34449)
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14 Sep 17
Changing a tire is like riding bike. It would come back to you! Driving a stick shift
Wow, what is the parallel park trick?
Wow, what is the parallel park trick?1 person likes this
@dgobucks226 (34449)
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14 Sep 17
So you like driving a stick shift, you NASCAR demon you!
And parallel parking I bet was no problem for you.
And parallel parking I bet was no problem for you.@amadeo (111948)
• United States
14 Sep 17
@dgobucks226 Not too bad.But avoid this as much as problem
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@m_audrey6788 (58482)
• Germany
15 Sep 17
@dgobucks226 ..I can`t drive 
and I`m more comfortable with walking and using public transportation 
but of course a lot of people have good cars like Mercedes Benz, Porche, BMW, Audi, Ferrari
and I`m more comfortable with walking and using public transportation but of course a lot of people have good cars like Mercedes Benz, Porche, BMW, Audi, Ferrari 1 person likes this
@dgobucks226 (34449)
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15 Sep 17
@m_audrey6788 Yes, there are a lot of fancy cars in Europe. Public transportation will take you to where you need to go, and you don't have to parallel park
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@dgobucks226 (34449)
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14 Sep 17
Are you planning on getting one in the future? Parallel parking would be something to know how to do (if you are) and it seems many cars in Europe are manual?
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@LadyDuck (459912)
• Switzerland
14 Sep 17
I do not drive, but in Europe if you cannot parallel park you are lost, as most of the time this is how people park on the side of the roads. Most cars here in Switzerland have a manual transmission. My husband drives a car with manual transmissions and parallel park the car every time we go out shopping. The last time he changed a tire was three years ago.
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@LadyDuck (459912)
• Switzerland
14 Sep 17
@dgobucks226 My husband tried an automatic, it's not the best for Swiss roads. When we traveled in the United States he always asked for an automatic.
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@dgobucks226 (34449)
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14 Sep 17
Thank you for that concise and wonderful response. I have not driven a manual since college and wasn't very good then. I can do the other 2 though.
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@dgobucks226 (34449)
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14 Sep 17
@LadyDuck Just curious, how are the Swiss roads different from the U.S. ones and why is manual better? Is it the terrain?
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@dgobucks226 (34449)
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17 Sep 17
Plus, those tires can be heavy to remove. Road service anyone Have a great Sunday 
Have a great Sunday 1 person likes this
@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
13 Sep 17
I can actually do all three of those!
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@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
14 Sep 17
@dgobucks226 - Nah, it's been a long time. I haven't owned a car in years.
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@dgobucks226 (34449)
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14 Sep 17
@teamfreak16 What a life you have man! No car payments or repairs to worry about
Hey, how is your relocation going?
Hey, how is your relocation going?1 person likes this
@dgobucks226 (34449)
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14 Sep 17
Have you done them recently or has it been some time?1 person likes this
@peavey (16936)
• United States
15 Sep 17
I think I can still change a tire, but it's been a long time since I had to. I learned to drive with a stick shift, so I am confident that I still can. I might be a little jerky at first, but I would remember quickly. As far as parallel park, I have never been good at it. When I got my driver's license (many years ago!) I parked perfectly, then looked ahead and I was about a half a car length from the car in front of me. I don't know why, but the police officer let me pass anyway. I avoid parallel parking as much as possible.
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@dgobucks226 (34449)
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15 Sep 17
I have not driven a manual since college and wasn't very good then. I can do the other 2 though. If I don't need to I also avoid parallel parking. Thanks for your feedback!
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@dgobucks226 (34449)
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14 Sep 17
Yes, changing your own oil another car task that is becoming a lost art. Great comments Ann
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@just4him (307895)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
14 Sep 17
I've never done the first. I did drive a manual and ruined the truck and it needed repair. So haven't touched one since. Good thing, right? As for parallel parking. I had to learn in Driver's Ed and did do it successfully, however, I avoid it as much as possible.
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@dgobucks226 (34449)
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14 Sep 17
I hear you! I have not driven a manual since college and wasn't very good then. I can do the other 2 though.
I have not driven a manual since college and wasn't very good then. I can do the other 2 though.1 person likes this
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Oct 17
I have changed tires. Not fun. Done much parallel parking in my time. I drove a stick until a few years ago.
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@dgobucks226 (34449)
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1 Oct 17
Have to agree about changing tires. I have AAA so no longer need to do that task.
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