Ah you youngsters, I don't know!

You'd appreciate the BMW, with phone app, that drops you off at the shopping centre entrance, goes off and parks itself then when 'summoned' picks you up at the same location?

Would that be regarded as 'progress' to you?

How long before there is no steering wheel?!

About 20 yrs if today's Telegraph motoring section is to be believed. :peek:

They are also predicting the demise of the need for a driving licence is a generation away

About 20 yrs if today's Telegraph motoring section is to be believed. :peek:

They are also predicting the demise of the need for a driving licence is a generation away

Yep

I think the/we 'boomers' had the best of it.

Edited 10 January, 201511 yr by Ryeman

The ultimate in double declutching was the Centurion tank.  Massive gear lever between your knees (2-handed operation), double declutching up and down the box, but changing up was quicker just touching one of the steering levers instead to slow the box down (not in confined space on road).  If you missed a gear you'd be in neutral with inadequate drum brakes and unusable steering.  

 

Preselectors - yes: My 1934 Riley 9.  Stretchy cable brakes plus oil in rear drums meant changing down for emergency stop - lest ditch measure into reverse - until half-shaft gave up.  But that was 1962...

Oh wow! Double declutching and driving a rear wheel drive car! It takes me back to my hooligan days floating the back out, four wheel drifting!!

Alas now as a paid up member of the I.A.M. .... Owning a car with a DSG gearbox... A lot of the fun has gone... Probably just as well with the roads so busy today.