[speaker001:] well are you in the market for a new car
[speaker002:] uh well yeah I am as a matter of fact well actually actually I'm looking for another car but uh uh new probably not
[speaker001:] oh what sort of requirements to you have for your car
[speaker002:] uh sports car uh usually either black or red
[speaker001:] uh-huh um
[speaker002:] and and electric windows and power locks no
[speaker001:] I see top of top of the line
[speaker002:] well uh not so much that as it is I've had so many times when uh uh you know I I'll have a friend next to me or I see somebody uh guy broken down on the side of the road and try to lean over and roll down the window
[speaker001:] oh
[speaker002:] it is just a real pain or you know if I'm driving along and there's somebody next to me and uh somebody that I know and you try to talk to them it's real difficult to drive reach reach over and try to roll down the window
[speaker001:] um-hum right right
[speaker002:] and uh so power locks and power windows are just just things that uh uh just really help a lot what about you
[speaker001:] um-hum um-hum well I guess I'm um more traditional in that I don't like power power windows or power locks because the people that I know have who have them always seem to have trouble with them
[speaker002:] oh
[speaker001:] and um so I don't I just don't like anything that I can't figure out why it doesn't work and then I want you know good uh gas mileage and I want an air bag and
[speaker002:] sure
[speaker001:] uh I guess a good
[speaker002:] have you ever had a car with an air bag
[speaker001:] no I haven't have you
[speaker002:] no
[speaker001:] somehow I just think you know I like the idea
[speaker002:] well it it seems sure seems to save lives and uh yeah I actually I like the antilock brakes
[speaker001:] right right that's a good idea
[speaker002:] and I've never had a chance to I have been in cars that have had them but I've never tromped on the brakes to see uh you know on ice or water just to see if they didn't lock up
[speaker001:] um-hum um-hum
[speaker002:] but uh you think you'd buy uh an American car or a European or Japanese
[speaker001:] well I actually I don't know a lot about different brands I tend to have you know my requirements like the last time I bought a car I I guess I did sort of prefer American and my requirements were basically you know good repair record good mileage um and I needed air-conditioning and um can't remember what my oh I wanted uh stickshift and so I didn't have a whole lot of choice there was one car in all of the the metropolitan area that I could find that you know was sort of a medium priced car with a stickshift in it it it turned out to be a a Chrysler um
[speaker002:] what was that
[speaker001:] Lancer
[speaker002:] huh stick shift huh did it have what a three speed or a four speed
[speaker001:] yeah no a five speed and it basically it was something that a military guy had ordered and hadn't picked up and so it had been on the lot three months and they were really eager to sell it
[speaker002:] wow
[speaker001:] so I guess in this area at least you know if it's not automatic it doesn't move
[speaker002:] well actually I much prefer a stick shift and what I'm I'm curious I I know why I love a stick shift why do you why did you want one
[speaker001:] well I just wanted it because again I had I guess traditionally always had a car that had one and I thought it would be more reliable
[speaker002:] um-hum
[speaker001:] um
[speaker002:] it's hard to find stick shift cars anymore
[speaker001:] I found that out I mean you know the people would just sort of look at me like you must be crazy when you went in to and they asked and said that was the requirement
[speaker002:] so
[speaker001:] huh
[speaker002:] yeah no I mean most of the sports cars are stick shift
[speaker001:] yeah well I'm not even sure all of them are anymore at least in this area not that I was looking for sports cars but now the people I've talked to don't seem to have stick shift
[speaker002:] huh huh
[speaker001:] and so why do you like stick shift
[speaker002:] um I guess I I grew up on it and it's fun it's it's an enjoyable part of driving I do feel like I have uh more control
[speaker001:] um-hum
[speaker002:] over the car and it it to me it gives me more a lot more control in the snow and ice and slick conditions
[speaker001:] um-hum right right
[speaker002:] uh it it it does uh I don't know it it's really more fun than anything else as long as you're not stuck in heavy traffic it's fun
[speaker001:] um-hum right and actually it's probably safer on you know uh long trips because it keeps you more active
[speaker002:] yeah yeah
[speaker001:] so
[speaker002:] yeah uh of course I like gadgets and and uh fun things on on the cars which are all the things course the could