After Hoppy's post about the $250 shifter boot, I looked up shifters :eek: Holy crap!
But then again there was that incident with my buddy's 4spd Comet when he grabbed a big 1st-2nd shift and the shifter handle broke off :eek:. He drove it home with the aid of a phillips screwdriver :lol: .
Had a Subaru XT Turbo coupe years back, broke the handle off the shifter, used a 1/2 deep socket and a 6 inch extension for 2 years, best anti theft protection possible, just took it with me when I parked it.