Visitors to the uk be warned

[SF Jeff]

The thing I could not get past when shifting with the left hand, is that the shift pattern itself is not reversed. 1st gear is closest to the driver on LHD cars in America and Europe. But when sitting on the right side of the vehicle, the lowest gears are furthest away. That just never felt right.

I think that's what made it so easy for me, no new pattern to learn. The engrained muscle memory did all the work and I didn't even have to think about it. Learning a new shift pattern would have taken longer and probably done some damage to the transmission as well.

[stickman]

I think that's what made it so easy for me, no new pattern to learn. The engrained muscle memory did all the work and I didn't even have to think about it. Learning a new shift pattern would have taken longer and probably done some damage to the transmission as well.

You haven’t driven in England till you’ve driven over Hard knot pass and Wrynose pass both in the Lake District. Look them. By the way there’s a Roman fort you can see up Hard Knot.

[CBH]

I'm very impressed that you and your girl drive your stick-shift car !!

[Kitfoxdave]

Years back, went to Wales, England and Scotland. In Wales used public transport and freinds driving us around. In England, we took trains to York and train, taxi to Wall... utilized taxi to explore Hadrians wall... took train to Edinburgh and then went with friends to Ft William. In Ft William I hired an estate car (automatic bad leg so clutch is nogo), and carefully drove up the Grand Glen to Loch Ness then on to Skye. It took about a days drive in the highlands to get used to driving... I kept a close eye on vehichles in front and behind and pulled onto shoulder where there was sufficient room to let others pass. It was a pleasant drive. After a week in the highlands, we came by the south shore of Loch Lommond and got dumped into a golf tournament heavy traffic! I elected to take the first bridge over the Clyde and continue our explorations from there!
As they say, be careful and alert! We had a wonderful time without incident. When I got back to the states, it took a couple weeks to readjust!