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Driving a manual

Posted on 4/23/19 at 9:59 pm
Posted by VolsOut4Harambe
Atlanta, GA
Member since Sep 2017
12856 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 9:59 pm
Lost art or a symbol of passed times?
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
73681 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 9:59 pm to
Symbol of gatekeeping


Why would I want to go back to crank starting a car from the front when I have electric ignition.
This post was edited on 4/23/19 at 10:01 pm
Posted by Evil Little Thing
Member since Jul 2013
11266 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 10:00 pm to
More just bragging rights that nobody cares to hear about.

Many of my cars have been manual.
This post was edited on 4/23/19 at 10:02 pm
Posted by Geauxtiga
No man's land
Member since Jan 2008
34377 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 10:00 pm to
Steering wheelless cars baw.
This post was edited on 4/23/19 at 10:01 pm
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
15296 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 10:03 pm to
Going the way of the dinosaur in the States for the most part. Still popular in Europe from the folks I communicate with on-line.

The best thing about stick shifts is most of the carjackers today can't drive a stick and leave the car behind after they realize they are in over their heads.
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
Cajun Navy Vice Admiral
Member since Oct 2012
35577 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 10:03 pm to
For performance driving they are grossly inferior to what's available today in the dual clutch offerings.

They are fun, but it's also wayyyyyyyy overhyped.

Open roads where I can drive aggressively? That's awesome. Running errands and commuting to work? I can live without it.

Some people act like daily driving a manual is some sort of nirvana. I don't get that.
Posted by Eighteen
Member since Dec 2006
34021 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 10:03 pm to
I think of it as theft protection
Posted by TU Rob
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2008
12763 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 10:03 pm to
Lost art. Saved my arse during the ice storms in Birmingham several years ago. Being able to feather the clutch while in 4 low and not go sliding around was great.
Posted by Nicky Parrish
Member since Apr 2016
7098 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 10:08 pm to
Learned to drive in a ‘63 Chevrolet Biscayne three speed on the column.
Don’t think they even make cars like that any more. maybe trucks.
My wife and none of my children can drive a standard.
This post was edited on 4/24/19 at 9:32 pm
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
25907 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 10:09 pm to
Both. With the advent of streetable single and double plate sequential boxes and even wicked fast torque converter trannies in performance cars, the last bastion of three pedal usefulness evaporated. You don't even see them often in stripped econoboxes.

While there is nothing quite as satisfying behind the wheel (save road head) as linking several perfect heel-toe downshifts the truth is a three pedal car is slower in almost every situation. You simply will not find a manual clutch in any racing series that allows a sequential dog box of any sort.
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
48935 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 10:11 pm to
Millennial anti theft device
Posted by O
Mandeville
Member since Oct 2011
6479 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 10:13 pm to
I drove stick forever. I bought a hybrid in 2008 and that is my first non-manual car. I have no clue what to do with my left foot and right hand... And it's been two years
Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
20106 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 10:14 pm to
Lost art. There are lots of manual shift cars especially those little sporty turbos. Many kids today learned on automatics.
Posted by IllegalPete
Front Range
Member since Oct 2017
7182 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 10:22 pm to
Sometimes (highways, mountains) I will use the manual shift mode for fun.
Posted by DarthRebel
Tier Five is Alive
Member since Feb 2013
21327 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 10:24 pm to
I drive a stick, because I choose to.

It makes driving more fun.

It is amazing how many people do not know how to drive them now. Once my Jeep was in the shop and I had to go back it out of the bay when done, since the one guy who could drive stick was at lunch.
Posted by Winston Cup
Dallas Cowboys Fan
Member since May 2016
65510 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 10:25 pm to
It isn’t nearly as hard as it is made out to be. In fact it is fairly simple, just no one uses it because the engine computers of 2019 can control the gearbox better than someone driving a 4-speed ford pinto.
Posted by AutoYes_Clown
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2012
5182 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 10:27 pm to
Posted by X123F45
Member since Apr 2015
27515 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 10:29 pm to
I drove a vehicle with a sequential box as a weekend toy.

Honest answer, more of a pain in the dick than anything else.
Posted by Jyrdis
TD Premium Member Level III
Member since Aug 2015
12829 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 11:13 pm to
I’ve driven a stick shift for most of my life—had one auto for a few years. There are a lot of joys with a stick that you don’t get with an auto. On the other hand, it sucks balls when you get stuck in traffic—especially on the interstate. Being constantly in the clutch is horrible.
Posted by bulldog95
North Louisiana
Member since Jan 2011
20729 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 11:37 pm to
Anti car jacking devices.

Next vehicle I get wil be manual if at all possible
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