Stick Shift?

Do you know how to drive a manual transmission?

  • Yes

    Votes: 52 96.3%

  • No

    Votes: 2 3.7%
  • Total voters
    54
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How many of you know how to?

Originally I did not want to but my dad insisted on it. Boy am I glad he did. I have gotten to drive numerous Porsches and several Audi RS4s because of his foresight. :yay

Don't be embarrassed if you can't...nothing to be ashamed of. ;)
 
I'm not sure how old you are but when I started driving there where a lot of sticks over auto's....as a teenager it was a must to have a stick!
 
Yep, I do. Don't have one, but know how to drive one.
It's just not practical anymore, but it is fun.
 
Thats what I learned to drive on, I don't have a car with one now, but Im thinking the next hot rod I build will have one, like Ron said, they sure are fun.

This reminds me something that my daughter said one time that made me laugh, I had to borrow my buddies truck to pickup a drive shaft I had built, my daughter who was 14 at the time, went with me, along the way, she said, do you have to do that the whole time you drive? Uh yeah.....LOL. if you want to go anywhere. :)
 
It's quite surprising to me that the poll is 100% manual shift capable.
My kids are in their 40s and even when they took driver's ed, manual shifting was not taught. They both learned driving a tractor on their grandfather's farm.
My granddaughter wasn't taught to drive a manual transmission and I don't think any of her friends were either.
 
My 2nd car has a clutch. (it was my favorite and I had it the longest, 14 years.) Ive only owned 3 cars, 5 pickups (still have #2,4, and5), and 3 mini vans/suvs. #2 pickup has a clutch. I ordered it in that way in early 88, my first and so far only new vehichle. I grew up driving tractors, but to me its still not the same. Most if the newer tractors only use the cltch to start movement and shift from forword to reverse. Sometimes its not even called a clutch.
 
I have not driven one in years. When I drove it really was not fun drivin a stick in NY everyday. But I wanted to learn so I picked up an 88 BMW 325e from a tech at work and taught myself.
 
:cool:1st car 1955 chevy bellair 327 4-spd(15 yrs old,1979) sold for $800 no rust.:wall:wall:wall next car 1972 Chevelle"heavy chevy" SS. 454 4-SPD Tha addiction at this point was hopeless. I have clients w/ Porsche's w/auto trans........WHATA WASTE :cool: :dcrules
 
flash gordon said:
:cool:1st car 1955 chevy bellair 327 4-spd(15 yrs old,1979) sold for $800 no rust.:wall:wall:wall next car 1972 Chevelle"heavy chevy" SS. 454 4-SPD Tha addiction at this point was hopeless. I have clients w/ Porsche's w/auto trans........WHATA WASTE :cool: :dcrules
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:cool: 3 on tha tree is not fun for me though....WEIRD...:cool::dcrules
 
:drive::chairdance:hotrod:i want corvette but my requirement is manual tranny not automatics. Only way i want one to drive everyday
 
My first car was a 1975 Ford F-100 with a big block and a column shift three speed with worn out shift tubes, some of you older members may get a chuckle out of this, But when I first got in it and tried to start it up it started going backwards and I told the guy I was buying it from that something was wrong with it. After he was through laughing at me he explained what it was all about and how to drive it. I was mortified because I did'nt know how to drive a stick shift let alone a three on the tree. I at that point had ridden motorcycles and had an Idea of what to do so it was'nt too bad until on the way home on a very busy road the worn out shift tubes locked up between 1st and 2nd and I had no Idea how to fix it. After 20 minutes of having other drivers shout at me and blowing horns at me I got under the truck and gave the shift rods a good shake and off I went. Just one of many frustrating lessons:D
 
tuscarora dave said:
My first car was a 1975 Ford F-100 with a big block and a column shift three speed with worn out shift tubes, some of you older members may get a chuckle out of this, But when I first got in it and tried to start it up it started going backwards and I told the guy I was buying it from that something was wrong with it. After he was through laughing at me he explained what it was all about and how to drive it. I was mortified because I did'nt know how to drive a stick shift let alone a three on the tree. I at that point had ridden motorcycles and had an Idea of what to do so it was'nt too bad until on the way home on a very busy road the worn out shift tubes locked up between 1st and 2nd and I had no Idea how to fix it. After 20 minutes of having other drivers shout at me and blowing horns at me I got under the truck and gave the shift rods a good shake and off I went. Just one of many frustrating lessons:D
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:yay :lmfao:lmfao:lmfao :rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl
 
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