Who still daily drives and has hand crank windows

[Grimjaws]

I do! Have an old 2009 Chevy Silverado work truck
No bells or whistles and good old fashion hand crank windows!

Funny enough I work in IT but I can't stand the new tech and all bings and beeps in my wife's car.

The only modern thing I wish I had was blind spot alert mirrors - that comes in handy in my wife's car when merging.
I make do with tow mirrors and looking over the shoulder.

Who else is rocking old school hand crank windows or even still drives a stick for their daily?

 

[bigwheelzip]

Our only hand-crank is the pasta maker.


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[SteveA]

Have an '07 Chevy Silverado with them. Manual locks too. No longer a daily driver, its my hunting rig for the weekends.

 

[NYlakesider]

Since I started driving a quick count says I have had over 70 vechicles.

The last one that had manual windows was a stripper Toyota 4X4PU 4cyl I bought in 80 because of the gas crises. Work was scarce and I had to drive a 100 miles each way so I wanted mileage. So as things went back to normal I got rid of the Toyota and started driving my power window truck again. Have not had a manual window vechicle since!

 

[Truckman]

My mighty 2009 Dodge/Cummins 3500 C&C single cab is equipped with hand cranked windows, manually adjusted mirrors, rubber floor covering and manual key-operated door locks...A tilt steering column was standard equipment that year, but to my knowledge mine has never left the factory setting...Sadly a standard, change-gears-yourself transmission was no longer available that year, so I got used to the almost bulletproof commercial Aisin six-speed automagic gear changer...(As a side note, the transmission appears to be untouched and unopened with no leaks whatsoever of the still clean and fresh smelling red fluid)...

Those interested can find my latest write-up concerning this old warhorse here...This truck replaced my dearly missed 2003 Dodge/Cummins whose obituary can be read here......Ben

 

[two-bit cowboy]

I live 30 miles from town so I don't go "daily," but when I do here's what I drive: 1978 F*rd F-150 Ranger Lariat 4x4 with lock-out hubs, 4-speed, crank windows and a gun rack.

You can say "Chevy, Dodge and Smith" in mixed company.

C*lt and F*rd are four-letter words, but I couldn't pass this baby up.

 

[zeke]

Have a 2005 Tundra (commercial version) with hand crank windows, standard cab, 8 ft bed and 4.7 liter i-force v8. And there ain't no carpeting in the cab. My first vehicle with air conditioning and automatic transmission.

 

[Alpo]

When I was contemplating getting my first car, Daddy told me to stay away from power windows. That was a bad idea. But in 86 he bought a Chevy Silverado with all the bells and whistles, including power windows. In 97 I bought that truck from him. And in the 25 years that I have owned it I have replaced the driver window motor three times and the passenger's once, which makes a total of six window motors in this two window truck. The passenger window still goes up and down but it does it reeeeeeeeal slow, and I'm afraid that it will go down and not come back up, so I don't use it. I don't know whether the driver's motor still works, because the switch is physically broken.


I have an 81 Bronco. Five years older than the Chevy. It has crank windows, and it still has the original window cranks. I sure wish my Chevy had crank windows.


I have been considering, for the last 4 or 5 years, going to the junkyard and trying to find at least a driver's side door for a '86 C10 Chevy that has a crank window.

 

[SMSgt]

My 2014 Silverado has crank-down windows. The passenger door has a manual lock also, at least until I can replace the lock motor.

 

[Truckman]

The passenger window still goes up and down but it does it reeeeeeeeal slow, and I'm afraid that it will go down and not come back up, so I don't use it.

In my long career as a mechanic, I found that lubrication goes along way in extending the longevity of machinery...Modern electrics are pretty much sealed from the factory, making it difficult to impossible to lubricate, and the tapes that move the regulators don't really need it...However you can extend the life of your modern machinery by decreasing the friction between the glass (or the glass frames) and the rubber or felt they contact with a dry lubricant such as Lock-Ease made with powdered graphite...The liquified version can also be used but can leave a smear on the glass...The dry version is preferable, and in a pinch you can make it yourself with stick refills for mechanical pencils and a mortar and pestle...To apply it I like to use a rubber squeeze bulb with a nozzle......Ben

 

[jeffrefrig]

My last roll-up windows were also on my Silverado. It was a 2001. Should've kept that truck. The 6 cylinder didn't impress me, but the 4x4 was excellent. I bought it used in '04. If I knew better I would've got one in at least a 5.3L...and electric windows.

 

[JohnRippert]

My only hand crank is my coffee grinder.

 

[Beemerguy53]

Well...I haven't had hand-cranked windows since I sold my last British sports car 30 years ago...

But both of my cars have six-speed standard transmissions. I tell people I never learned to drive an automatic...

 

[digi-shots]

Hand crank window..?

How about "slide curtains" ?

 

[NYlakesider]

Well...I haven't had hand-cranked windows since I sold my last British sports car 30 years ago...

But both of my cars have six-speed standard transmissions. I tell people I never learned to drive an automatic...

Well at least they worked well, must have not been made by Lucas Industries.

 

[SmithNut]

Well at least they worked well, must have not been made by Lucas Industries.

Ahhh, Lucas Electrics... the Prince of Darkness....

 

[cfplinker]

The daily driver is a 2001 Toyota Echo which has both crank-up windows and a stick shift.

 

[Papa Lee]

Crank windows

My last crank window truck was a blue Chevy 4x4 that I bought new in 1990 and drove for several years. It is long gone, was stolen in Mexico - but that is another story...

 

[LoboGunLeather]

Last time I was shopping for a new truck I spent about 1-1/2 years looking for a real truck instead of a tricked-out SUV. I wanted rubber floor mats, utility grade upholstery, everything as simple as possible.

I'm pretty sure most manufacturers still offer them, but finding one at a dealership is next to impossible. I had several sales reps looking for what I wanted, finally got a call from a Nissan rep who found a new Titan S, extended cab, base model, 5.6L V8 390HP, 7-speed overdrive automatic, 4 wheel drive, AC, cruise, power windows, power locks, AM-FM-CD stereo, remote locks and starting. It does have the utility upholstery and rubber floor mats, but apparently all the other stuff is standard these days. Had it brought in from another dealership, put a dealer plate on it, gave me the keys and let me have it for a couple of hours (I've dealt with him for 23 years).

Anyway, 2018 year-end close-out, factory rebate, marked down from $37,600 to $27,000. Called my credit union, they told me to go ahead and write the check (I've been a member there for 39 years), I drove it home with a full tank of gas and the first year's oil changes at no charge.

As close as I could get to what I wanted, and the deal was right.

Mostly a daily driver, but I've made several long road trips. Excellent performance and comfort, 18MPG around town, 22MPG highway. 4WD can be engaged up to 50MPH, which has come in handy many times.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

My first vehicle was a 8 month old 1974 K-5Blazer. Roll up windows on the two does and tailgate. The doors had wing windows two. I hade two rifle racks, one on each side window.

I later bought a used 9-year-old 1979 Suburban with 325,000 miles on it. Lock out hubs, L range 4 on the floor, 350 four-barrel carb, hand crank windows. I drove it until the brake lines and floor rusted out in 1999. Old and rusty but started at -20F and pulled a large camper through the hills. What more could I ask for at only $1400. Biggest problem was the dash lights didn't work! I couldn't see my speed, so I drove by engine sound.

I wish I still had it to fix up!

Ivan