There are only so many hours you can sit in a queue of traffic, left leg pumping at the clutch every few seconds as traffic crawls forwards, before you realise the value of an automatic gearbox.

He said he lost about $100,000 worth of gear including some 15 guitars plus microphones, amplifiers, keyboards and more. "I did manage to save a few guitars but I lost everything else," said ...

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So, you still get that lovely tear-drop shaped metal gear lever that feels sweet in the palm of your hand. Well, most of the time – it’s bloody freezing on a winter’s morning, but we’d put ...