Ikenna351:
Hi all,

I realised there is a need for us to have a thread where we can say it very loud. Hence, the creation of this room.

In this room, we can derail as much as we want, discuss off topics, etc.

But please, no derogatory words, sales, adverts, spams or posting. Other than these, fire on!

*Note that this room is not for posting our normal car issues and seeking solutions for them. We have the entire section, outside this room, for that.

Moderator.

Hi Ikenna,

Big fan of yours from Nairobi, Kenya. Please let me know how I can change the fan in my Peugeot 504 to electric.

Regards.

LadyMercedes:


Wow, Ikenna, such an insightful comment!!!

You're so right. Before cars with automatic transmission came into Nigeria, people were driving their manual cars without any hassles, or complaints. Automatic transmission has, sort of made things slightly easier, no?

About my dad's leg pain, it was a while back, but he's great now. Till today, he still drives his manual car. He says it's compact, easier to maneuver. In his words, "If you can't drive a stick shift, you're not a real driver". All his cars have been manual. He says auto is boring.

"Not many knows how to adjust a seat on stick cars while driving. Your thighs are meant to rest on the seat, meaning the lower part of the seat is meant to be raised, so that your legs don't hang without resting on seat. Some who couldn't adjust their seats but understood the trick would place small pillow on the seat and sit on the pillow. How high your legs go up to depress pedals determines how uncomfortable you will become after awhile. Knowing how to drive doesn't stop in controlling the steering wheel. Knowing how to drive means absence of resistance to allow yourself to be comfortable behind the wheel and trust your guts & impulses flowing through you. So getting comfortable on drivers seat is one of them. Driving is meant to be fun, not some schedules."

You did raise a valid point there... Knowing how to drive isn't just about controlling the steering wheel.

Thanks for your contribution. I've learnt something new today.

Hi guys,

Shout out to Ikenna, pro on all things Peugeot. I follow this page from Nairobi, Kenya and its quite insightful. I personally own a 504 saloon. Bought it this year from someone who was offloading. I think manual cars make better driver because you have to focus on a number of things hence no time for tom foolery. The auto generation has produced people who can move a vehicle from one point to another bu few of them are drivers. They are quite reckless and pull an array of stunts on the road. Stick shift for life.

Overfinch.