Manual gearbox foils car thieves

[PSXBatou]

lol, stupid stupid criminals.

They stole his wallet and the keys to his Honda Accord, got into the car but couldn't make it start because it had stick shift, according to John Williamson, 18, a restaurant employee.

"The kid was just sitting in the car trying to start it but he had no idea what to do. He looked dumbfounded. The only thing he had going was the radio," said Williamson who witnessed the scene.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070620/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_stickshift;_ylt=AoLLcANb_iwafknfgFL8iNLti BIF

[Xer0]

Manual gearbox, the best anti-theft system money can buy, and its cheaper then the Auto!

[Viper]

Brilliant. Fail at life.

[Xer0]

Although to be fair, some can be tricky. Ive driven cars were reverse and third gear were one in the same, i was like "wtf mate?"

[speed stick]

I work in a shop with all types of vehicles and some vehicles have stupid security systems installed. Like you have to hold the unlock button on the remote for 2 seconds or attach a little chip somewhere. That might have been the reason unless this kid really had no idea how to drive a manual.