Lol I had a similar experience with an auto (first time for myself too)….of course infront of some bustly builder men aswell just my luck, put it into drive or so i thought and released the handbrake but i just couldnt get it to move! Had to get some help in the end only to be told I had put it into neutral and the lack of a hill meant the car would simply stay stationary woops! And the builders did have a good laugh at my expense, then i kept releasing the accelerator to use the non existent clutch and gear stick lol think the car must of looked more like a kangaroo!
When i purchased my first private car an old rusty skoda felicia deemed for the scrap (owners were emigrating, car was not too bad)….the car had a good deep clean, found all sorts. Tried a (hand wind) back window but it kept getting stuck so pulled the panel apart only to find the original window had actually been smashed to smithereens and all the glass left inside the panel. Resulted in a cut hand and some cash to rectify but that old thing served me very well only ever needing 1 tyre.
Question for you all, do you name your cars? 🙂