It's all i will buy for myself
Edit: i grew up in San Francisco. My father took me out to some very challenging hilled 4 way stop signs, sometimes in the rain. Have always been confident driving manuals anywhere else.
Yup. I’m a master at driving with no second gear.I can drive anything. Even a blown transmission
You can't qualify for Friends according to their theme song then.Yup. I’m a master at driving with no second gear.I can drive anything. Even a blown transmission
I'm here too. Just never learned.Lone ignorant one here so far. Never cared to learn - driving that way seemed like too much work
Manual transmissions are like cursive.
Cool to know how to do but really unnecessary these days.
Same. You haven't lived until you drove an iroc across the state in heavy traffic, with the transmission top cover off (shifter and everything removed), and using a screwdriver jammed in there to shift. Good times.Not only can I drive a manual, I can shift without a clutch. I went about 6 months in college with no clutch before I could afford to put in a new clutch.
Yeah, have done that too. Fingers more than hand.Manual transmissions are like cursive.
Cool to know how to do but really unnecessary these days.
The best way I heard a described as like you stick your hand down inside the transmission and become one with the car.
sameYep - first vehicle was a stick. Been many years now since I've driven one but feel completely confident, I'd pick it right back up.
Still remember learning and had to stop at the top of a hill where there was a red light - then the anxiety that consumed me when the light turned green and I had to navigate the clutch with the gas in order to not roll backward and hit the car behind me, but also not gun it forward to hit the car in front of me.
My dad sat there and laughed with an evil grin on his face.
And also for pulling off sweet moves on the snow and ice.Still remember learning and had to stop at the top of a hill where there was a red light - then the anxiety that consumed me when the light turned green and I had to navigate the clutch with the gas in order to not roll backward and hit the car behind me, but also not gun it forward to hit the car in front of me.
My dad sat there and laughed with an evil grin on his face.
That's why you learn how to use the emergency brake in conjunction with your shifting when you're on inclines...
Not only can I drive a manual, I can shift without a clutch. I went about 6 months in college with no clutch before I could afford a new one.
This is me....exactly.Learned on one in the 80's, drove them on and off for a decade, but haven't used a clutch in about 30 years. I have no desire for a manual vehicle now.
Right toe on the gas pedal, right heel on the brake, left foot on the clutch.Still remember learning and had to stop at the top of a hill where there was a red light - then the anxiety that consumed me when the light turned green and I had to navigate the clutch with the gas in order to not roll backward and hit the car behind me, but also not gun it forward to hit the car in front of me.
My dad sat there and laughed with an evil grin on his face.
That's why you learn how to use the emergency brake in conjunction with your shifting when you're on inclines...
That’s how I learned to drive.
1980 dodge omni.
Yep.Manual transmissions are like cursive.
Cool to know how to do but really unnecessary these days.
Little convertibles with a stick are a blast.
Every day driver, nah.