No, no, I’m not talking about myself (after all, only the “short” part of that would be correct if I were), I’m referring to my new gearstick. You see, the height of a normal stick, the height (or lack thereof) of the driver’s seat and how close I have to get the seat to the wheel to be able to reach the pedals with my short, stumpy legs all means that my elbow is usually at a 90° or less angle. That’s not very comfortable and my elbow tends to hit the side of my seat when I shift into 2nd, 4th or reverse. So I thought that a short shift stick might help solve that problem.
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