My mom and dad had two vehicles that I grew up riding in that were both standards. Then, the car I learned to drive on was a Volkswagen Golf with a manual transmission. Since then, I've had two Nissan Sentras, each with a stick, as well as my current truck. Love 'em. Yes, it sucks in stop and go traffic, but, I feel more connected to the vehicle than I do when I drive my wife's automatic car. Tried to teach my wife how to drive it, in case we were on vacation or someplace away from home, and she HAD to drive it. Spent about an hour in the parking lot at Turfway Park, letting her try to get used to it. Finally, the smell of my clutch made me relent to her desire to stop.

 

On a side note, what sounds do small boys make when they "drive" their Matchbox/Hot Wheels cars these days? I mean, when I was younger, it sounded like we were always red-lining it, (then a slight pause, as you caught your breath and theoretically pushed in the make-believe clutch) before dropping it into the next gear! :lol2:

33. Never driven a stick. I've never really had the opportunity to because the only person to have owned one in my family during my life is my oldest brother, who had a stick in the '85 Camry that he drove for a couple of years.

 

That being said, I can drive a tractor and I can drive quads with manual transmissions.

I had a motorcycle so I assume it's similar? Never tried to drive a manual car before.

Edited September 12, 201412 yr by HammerTime

I had a motorcycle so I assume it's similar? Never tried to drive a manual care before.

 

Although I've never driven a motorcycle, I'd assume it's the same premise...clutch and shifting from gear to gear yourself. That's how tractors and quads work too. It's just a little different from the pedal system like you have in a car.

I had a motorcycle so I assume it's similar? Never tried to drive a manual care before.

 

Although I've never driven a motorcycle, I'd assume it's the same premise...clutch and shifting from gear to gear yourself. That's how tractors and quads work too. It's just a little different from the pedal system like you have in a car.

Same premise but no not really the same. Once you learn they are all easy but a car is a little tougher to get the feel for. It's not hard by any means but most can pretty much jump on a bike and take off even if they've never road one. A little tougher in a car. People learning either let the clutch out too fast and kill it or too slow and burn the crap out of it. Quads with a clutch are just like a bike since the motors and clutches are pretty much the same.

 

Tractors aren't really anything like a truck that has a manual.

I learned to drive in a cut down VW (Baja for you yankees). Everything after that was easy. I even had a automatic VW. You had to change gears in it to but there was no clutch.

I love driving my six speed!

I love driving my six speed!

 

This one?

 

I have no utter clue how to drive a manual and have even less desire to learn.

:laugh:

My Dad had an old Chevy II 3-speed on the column. Loved that car.

Need to get the starter fixed on my '98 VW Golf. She's got 220K miles on it and the original clutch.

Same premise but no not really the same. Once you learn they are all easy but a car is a little tougher to get the feel for. It's not hard by any means but most can pretty much jump on a bike and take off even if they've never road one. A little tougher in a car. People learning either let the clutch out too fast and kill it or too slow and burn the crap out of it. Quads with a clutch are just like a bike since the motors and clutches are pretty much the same.

 

Tractors aren't really anything like a truck that has a manual.

No doubt. I had a 64hp Ford tractor that came with a farm I bought. I thought it would be similar to my New Holland. OMG!! You couldn't turn that thing around in a 10 acre field and the clutch nearly dumped you at any RPM. I sold that thing to the first willing sucker. The backhoe was way easier to deal with than that thing and you know how touchy those things can be.

This one?

 

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Nope my 4x4!

I had a Hyundai XG for a few years that was automatic, but had a transmission that could be shifted manually. The shifter only went two ways and you would shift it backward and forward from a neutral position to change gears. I thought it would be really neat, but it was nowhere close to the feel of a real manual transmission. The automatic transmission would kick in if you tried to push the rpm's to far. It gave a little more control and was kind of helpful when passing as you could get better acceleration, but ultimately, after trying really hard to use the feature for a few weeks, I just stopped using it.