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Criminal could not drive an automatic car!

  • 24-04-2012 5:25pm
    #1
    bensweeney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 214 ✭✭


    Contender for dumbest criminal of 2012 here!


    A man who tried to hijack a car with an automatic transmission, but fled when
    he realised he couldn’t drive it, has today been sentenced to three years in prison.

    Gavin O’Leary (20) of Downpatrick Road, Crumlin, and another man dragged Hugh O’Neill from his black BMW just after he had parked on Dublin’s Fitzwilliam Square.

    The men got into the car and were trying to drive away but were having difficulty moving it because it had an automatic transmission.

    Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/2012/0423/ireland/would-be-carjacker-could-not-use-automatic-transmission-548700.html#ixzz1syYt5uTG


Comments

  • #2
    Wesc.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 715 ✭✭✭Wesc.


    It's 2012.


  • #3
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    In fairness, I struggled with an automatic the first time as well.


  • #4
    bensweeney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 214 ✭✭bensweeney


    Wesc. wrote: »
    It's 2012.

    Arent you a good boy for knowing it is 2012!


  • #5
    bensweeney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 214 ✭✭bensweeney


    irish-stew wrote: »
    In fairness, I struggled with an automatic the first time as well.


    Well Gavin they are not that hard to master!


  • #6
    micropig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,366 ✭✭✭micropig


    bensweeney wrote: »
    Well Gavin they are not that hard to master!

    As hard as a bumper car to drive:pac:


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  • #7
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    I'm guessing they couldn't release the electronic hand break or didn't know to put their foot on the break to put it in gear.


  • #8
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    Domo230 wrote: »
    Never been in an automatic car. I'm sure I wouldn't know how to operate one either.

    Ya the lack of a clutch can confuse at first. I nearly went out the windshield a few times when I took a test drive in one, I kept hitting the brake.:pac:


  • #9
    eth0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,635 ✭✭✭eth0


    I'd refuse to rob an automatic car, if I was looking to rob a car and saw the PRUNDLE lever inside it I'd say 'they can hold on to that heap of shoite' and move on to the next one


  • #10
    RichieC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭RichieC


    Domo230 wrote: »
    Never been in an automatic car. I'm sure I wouldn't know how to operate one either.

    I get my D's and R's mixed up too.


  • #11
    Paddycrumlinman
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭Paddycrumlinman


    FFS, Automatic transmission. Place shift into Drive and its like a bumper car from then on. Accelerator and break. Push accelerator to go, break to stop, when your finished driving, place car into park and repeat.

    Think of a bumper car at the fairground.


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  • #12
    KKkitty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,537 ✭✭✭KKkitty


    Paddycrumlinman wrote: »
    FFS, Automatic transmission. Place shift into Drive and its like a bumper car from then on. Accelerator and break. Push accelerator to go, break to stop, when your finished driving, place car into park and repeat.

    Think of a bumper car at the fairground.
    Jeremy Clarkson is that you? :D


  • #13
    tfitzgerald
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,285 ✭✭✭tfitzgerald


    If the car had being turned off you need to press the break and start button at the same time other wise it won't start . He is going to get an awful bad time in jail over this .


  • #14
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    RichieC wrote: »
    I get my D's and R's mixed up too.
    I did this in Boston when the car was moving and blew up the transmission. :eek:

    I ended up having to get a tow truck to take it away to the wreckers as it was not worth fixing. :p


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