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Originally Posted by chaoskaze

😢 damn man, here is a free hug. >_<_/


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Originally Posted by RichardsFRS

Tuff break, but I can feel you on the clutch. Every once and a while, that clutch gnaws at my knee, especially if traffic sits still which it does 80% of the time. I have decided that my next car will be some kind of paddle shift but it will dump a lot of power, because something has to make up for the loss of the manual

Also, I do that very thing. Give the car to the wife and I take the SOUL let my knee rest. 20K you are gona maybe break even or may end up owing, but doubtful

Yeah, thinking about a paddle shift too. We'll see.

Originally Posted by extrashaky

Knee replacements? The synthetic joints have gotten really good. Keep your car and not have to go out of your way to avoid the stairs.

Yeah, I've talked about it with the VA and they said the process, like any other doctor, is physical therapy for a few months, then injections for awhile, then if those two don't help, they start looking into the replacement. So maybe a year long process at this point? I couldn't do that to my wife, me taking the van and leaving her with the FRS to try and ferry the kids around.

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

Trade for a MT also you could try taking chrondroitin(chrondrontin?), msm, and some other vitamin/mineral top help the arthritis. Try to keep your knees moving. If you stay off them all the time it's only going to get worse. Not saying you have to drive a clutch, just don't sit in a chair 24hrs a day

I don't sit all day at all. I actually do quite a bit of walking. The campus at my school is ridiculously spread out. Also work out a few times a week. Funny thing is I can do that row machine for 20-30mins for cardio and it doesn't bother my knee at all. Just stairs and the motion you use for pushing the clutch. Also the same for my riding mower, pushing the clutch to get it started is a no-go. Have to use my other leg.


Thanks for all the advice/suggestions all.