September 12, 201412 yr I can drive one just fine. I hope I never have to again. Such a PITA. I spent hours of torture in Lexington during stop-and-go traffic with a manual transmission, hours I will never get back... I pretty much threw a party when the girlfriend sold her Mini with a manual transmission.
September 12, 201412 yr Never driven a manual and never will. I like using advanced technology. I also prefer computers over typewriters.
September 12, 201412 yr Never driven a manual and never will. I like using advanced technology. I also prefer computers over typewriters. Not really the same. Computers are better/faster than typewriters. Not necessarily the case with manual versus automatic. Manual get better gas mileage and transmissions last longer. If auto trans were that much more advanced wouldn't race cars be using them.
September 12, 201412 yr Not really the same. Computers are better/faster than typewriters. Not necessarily the case with manual versus automatic. Manual get better gas mileage and transmissions last longer. If auto trans were that much more advanced wouldn't race cars be using them. While this is still true, the gap isn't very wide in most cases, and the reports I've seen is that manuals, on average will only save you about $100/year in gas, or about $2 per week. And while the transmissions last longer, clutches WILL eventually fail, especially with a lot of city driving. Most people don't keep cars long enough to experience transmission failure, and if you do, it's typically covered under the longer power train warranties that cars now have. One cool side effect besides the fun factor of a stick shift, is your car is likely to be stolen.
September 12, 201412 yr Never found the appeal of a stick shift. I had a 3 on the tree granny gear pick up truck and would never go back to one. First car I drove was a buddies VW bug. For those of you concerned about it prevent texting, He used to smoke and drink while driving. When it came time to shift, I'd do it for him. What about the automatics with the bogus manual shifts? I always jack with that feature just to hear the transmission wind. Which brings up a point, Never buy a used rental. I may have driven it.
September 12, 201412 yr I prefer manuals because of the cost of replacing automatic transmissions. I buy cars with stick shifts after somebody else has taken the hit for depreciation and then I drive them until they are not worth repairing. I typically get 250,000+ miles on used cars. I am currently driving an old Acura and expect to get at least 300,000 miles from it.
September 12, 201412 yr For those guys that have never driven and or cant drive a stick...please turn in your man card to the nearest authority. Thank you.
September 13, 201412 yr For those guys that have never driven and or cant drive a stick...please turn in your man card to the nearest authority. Thank you. If refuse to accept that it is manly to drive a stick a shift. All I want in a car is for it to get me from point a to point b in the easiest way possible. I think I heard a car company just announced they will have a self driving car by 2017 or 2018. It was a major brand. I'll be first in line. I don't want to steer if I don't have to let alone use a stick shift. I don't understand why making a job more complex is manly. Seems silly.
September 13, 201412 yr Never found the appeal of a stick shift. I had a 3 on the tree granny gear pick up truck and would never go back to one. First car I drove was a buddies VW bug. For those of you concerned about it prevent texting, He used to smoke and drink while driving. When it came time to shift, I'd do it for him. What about the automatics with the bogus manual shifts? I always jack with that feature just to hear the transmission wind. Which brings up a point, Never buy a used rental. I may have driven it. Delete
September 13, 201412 yr If refuse to accept that it is manly to drive a stick a shift. All I want in a car is for it to get me from point a to point b in the easiest way possible. I think I heard a car company just announced they will have a self driving car by 2017 or 2018. It was a major brand. I'll be first in line. I don't want to steer if I don't have to let alone use a stick shift. I don't understand why making a job more complex is manly. Seems silly. No arguing please...turn in card and exit to the left. Thank you ma'am....ahhh, I mean sir.
September 13, 201412 yr I'm 34 and have all varieties of stick shifts and loved them all wish I had one now but regrettably I do not. First truck I ever owned was a 1979 ford f150 short bed 4x4 with a 4 speed bulldog transmission. Primer red with 31-10.50 buckshot tires :lol2: I loved that truck almost as much as it loved gas. My dad still has a 1996 Toyota little truck with a stick shift and power nothing. Not even the steering! I still borrow it from time to time just to drive it. But like it was mentioned when you grow up on the farm it's almost standard procedure to learn a stick shift. Usually in the fields when ur tall enough to reach the pedals. :thumb:
September 13, 201412 yr No arguing please...turn in card and exit to the left. Thank you ma'am....ahhh, I mean sir. :lol2:
September 13, 201412 yr penny for your thoughts! Was replying to Bash's post but somehow responded to yours first.
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