I confess that it's been a while since I thought of manual transmissions, Mrs Oldfart only drives automatic cars and I can drive both, so we have autos.

The tree is the steering wheel post, but ignore that because you have a five on the floor.

In a car that old, there could be a number of underlying problems. Do any "manual" drivers have a problem with the car?

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