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Old Feb 18, 2017, 3:25 pm
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WorldLux
 
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Originally Posted by Badenoch
You can order an automatic in the UK or Europe but at almost double the price.
While they come at a premium, I've never seen so big differences.

Originally Posted by Badenoch
I had one agent watch me leave the parking lot at LHR just to make sure I didn't stall.
The stalling still reminds me of my driving test. It was a driving school car (i.e. with big bright warning stickers and the extra pedals) and the driving instructor was riding shotgun while the man from the DMV equivalent was sitting in the back. At the end of the test, you're supposed to let him out and then go park the car, while the man fills out the paperwork. The moment the guy got out, I stalled the engine. Still got my driving license that day. Good old times.
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