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re: Study: Only 18% of Americans know how to drive stick shift
Posted on 10/13/16 at 9:56 am to Hester Carries
Posted on 10/13/16 at 9:56 am to Hester Carries
You seem pretty upset
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Posted on 10/13/16 at 9:57 am to Dire Wolf
Wonder how many remember "3 on the tree".
Posted on 10/13/16 at 9:58 am to gamatt53
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Which part?
Not owning a car and being able to take a road trip whenever and where ever the hell you want at the drop of a hat. That's a loss of freedom IMO.
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fact that the majority of reasons for having to drive somewhere in the first place will be solved by technology.
So depressing. We live in a beautiful country that is easily explored by car. Sometimes the point of going somewhere is just to go and get out there. Good luck driving mountain roads like this with your autonomous vehicles and software.
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People will work remotely
I work remotely. I cover three states and enjoy the hell out of driving through them.
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VR technology will make most in person services remotely accessible (school, doctor visits, banking etc).
Maybe, but at this point I still get calls from doctors to come and hold their hand through a procedure. If I wasn't needed in person couldn't they just facetime me?
Posted on 10/13/16 at 9:58 am to Macfly
quote:what I learned to drive a manual on
3 on the tree
Posted on 10/13/16 at 9:59 am to lsunurse
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I will still want my own vehicle. As someone that loves the outdoors and outdoor recreation....I want my own vehicle to be able to enjoy that whenever I want. Also...if you live in the suburbs or an area that has massive sprawl...you HAVE to have your own vehicle.
I'm not ubering to the hiking trail
Oh I agree completely. I'm not towing my boat to the lake in an Uber truck
. Owning your car won't go away but the need for it will be greatly reduced and many won't feel it to be necessary at all in the future. This post was edited on 10/13/16 at 10:01 am
Posted on 10/13/16 at 10:02 am to jimbeam
quote:Nope.
You seem pretty upset
Posted on 10/13/16 at 10:03 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Sports cars are getting away from it because autos are faster. They're directly coupled now and don't waste power like torque converter autos.
Was researching pre-owned Corvettes recently, was surprised to find there were model years in the 2000s where none were sold with a manual trans. To hell with technology, a real sports car should have a manual stick. Currently mostly drive a Wrangler with manual trans.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 10:10 am to NewIberiaHaircut
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Not owning a car and being able to take a road trip whenever and where ever the hell you want at the drop of a hat. That's a loss of freedom IMO.
In a world with "cars as a service" I would imagine it would still be much cheaper to just rent a car for a road trip instead of owning one.
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So depressing. We live in a beautiful country that is easily explored by car. Sometimes the point of going somewhere is just to go and get out there. Good luck driving mountain roads like this with your autonomous vehicles and software.
see above
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I work remotely. I cover three states and enjoy the hell out of driving through them.
Augmented Reality tech will place you in a meeting with coworkers and customers in the future. There will be no need to drive across three states.
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Maybe, but at this point I still get calls from doctors to come and hold their hand through a procedure. If I wasn't needed in person couldn't they just facetime me?
Again augmented reality will place you in the room with them remotely.
Good read here on difference between VR and AR. I believe VR will be the entertainment/learning software of the future and AR will be the business software of the future.
LINK
This post was edited on 10/13/16 at 10:15 am
Posted on 10/13/16 at 10:10 am to EA6B
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none were sold with a manual trans.
Except for later generation vette's I don't know why anyone would want an auto in one.
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Was researching pre-owned Corvettes recently
Are you in the market for one?
This post was edited on 10/13/16 at 10:25 am
Posted on 10/13/16 at 10:15 am to jimbeam
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Long bed 4 door 2500HD
Must be the long wheel base. I ride though that smooth as can be.
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Was researching pre-owned Corvettes recently, was surprised to find there were model years in the 2000s where none were sold with a manual trans.
I've heard from a friend that when he ordered his Ferrari 458 Italia, he couldn't get it in Manual. Paddle shift is as good as it gets.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 10:19 am to The Egg
I'm sure a lot of people don't know how to harness a horse to a carriage. Why? Because it's obsolete technology, and they don't need to know.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 10:46 am to Peazey
Currently looking for a new-to-him car for my son and he insists on getting a stick.
Good for him!
Good for him!
Posted on 10/13/16 at 10:54 am to The Egg
The first time I'm not a minority 
Posted on 10/13/16 at 11:01 am to The Egg
I am shocked it is that high. Is that 18% 'people who know technically how to drive a stick' or 'people who can competently get from A to B w/o stalling multiple times or destroying the clutch?'
Posted on 10/13/16 at 11:05 am to Speedy G
I can drive a stick, smoke a cigarette amd post on TD at the same time
In traffic
In traffic
Posted on 10/13/16 at 11:05 am to gamatt53
quote:Jesus H Christ - you ever hear of or think of being self reliant and self sufficient? I weep for our future.
Autonomous vehicles will be the norm and "cars as a service" will take over instead of outright owning a car. Why own a car when you can press a button on your phone and have one there in minutes? Why even bother to drive it when software can do it for you?
Posted on 10/13/16 at 11:22 am to Miller Lite Fan
me too but 3 on the tree sucked
first thing I did when I rebuilt my 74 bronco is convert to a hurst floor shift
first thing I did when I rebuilt my 74 bronco is convert to a hurst floor shift
Posted on 10/13/16 at 11:28 am to The Egg
Posted on 10/13/16 at 11:34 am to BayouFann
2 out of three of my vehicles are manual. A manual in the mountains is the only way to go. Downshifting an auto just isn't the same.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 11:37 am to The Egg
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Only 18% of Americans know how to drive stick shift
What?? Really?? Are they including non-driving population as well??I know a few people that have never driven one , but the ones who have outweighs that #.. Hell I prefer a manual gearbox on certain cars..
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