[teergoBissono]

If you mean manual gear, yeah, been doing that all my driving life, I am worried if I get into an automatic, I would select the wrong position hence busting the gear box

[bebeacc]

[GustavM]

An emoticon that is hardly used, apt enough for this thread

[lizadax]

I love driving manual... (must remember to teach thornless so the next car can be a manual)!

[HootSnori]

Over here, it's rare people will drive an automatic.

[Senasivar]

i can. fuzz's car is a stick and mine is not. i taught myself when i was about 17....poor car

[objennasweene]

I love driving manual... (must remember to teach thornless so the next car can be a manual)!

You never taught me when we had one!

[mArVHDO6]

You never taught me when we had one!

did they have one on the back seat

[67Irralphaisa]

did they have one on the back seat

He had one in his pants, but I don't think I can apply those skills to a standard transmission.

[Goodwin]

yep I can, my daddy said everyone should know how to drive one so I had to learn. And the fact that one of the cars he bought me was a stick lol, I do prefer an automatic though only because Im lazy and its hard to multi task when youre driving a manual.

[vintsqyuid]

My car is a manual. Matt never could learn until I tried teaching him. I've taught three people, I believe.

My parents couldn't teach me to save my life. A friend in HS taught me at 2 AM in the middle school parking lot during relay for life.

I really think it depends on how the person teaches you, like how they explain it. My parents just explained the mechanics, and my friend taught me how to feel the car. I'm a firm believer in learning barefoot. You can connect better to the car that way.

[leahjhburton]

My car is a manual. Matt never could learn until I tried teaching him. I've taught three people, I believe.

My parents couldn't teach me to save my life. A friend in HS taught me at 2 AM in the middle school parking lot during relay for life.

I really think it depends on how the person teaches you, like how they explain it. My parents just explained the mechanics, and my friend taught me how to feel the car. I'm a firm believer in learning barefoot. You can connect better to the car that way.

My shoes are 15's so its hard to drive stick with big shoes on so sometimes I had to take my left shoe off lol

[littlePen]

My car is automatic and no close family members or friends drive manual, so I'm only acquainted with automatic.

[AffipgyncDync]

My shoes are 15's so its hard to drive stick with big shoes on so sometimes I had to take my left shoe off lol

I always drive barefoot, unless I'm wearing heels. I was once told it made me look kinda bad ass, and I guess that just kind of stuck.

[huerta]

Repitition is the key. When we first got married, my wife did not know how to drive a stick and that is all we had! It was survival baby! We lived on a hill in San Diego. I remember she used to back out of the driveway and then coast backwards down the hill to the bottom so she did not have to negotiate using the clutch on the hill. Lol! Now she is a pro and we have a 1982 Fiat Spider she can stay practiced up on.

Actually the easiest are clutches with short throws like the Fiat. I think a U.S. truck with a manual is harder due to the longer throw, at least the last manual U.S. truck I drove.

[metropropuskruww]

Repitition is the key. When we first got married, my wife did not know how to drive a stick and that is all we had! It was survival baby! We lived on a hill in San Diego. I remember she used to back out of the driveway and then coast backwards down the hill to the bottom so she did not have to negotiate using the clutch on the hill. Lol! Now she is a pro and we have a 1982 Fiat Spider she can stay practiced up on.

Actually the easiest are clutches with short throws like the Fiat. I think a U.S. truck with a manual is harder due to the longer throw, at least the last manual U.S. truck I drove.

yeah they are easy. thats a big aftermarket for the mustangs. just buy a short throw shifter. its easier for racing

[Erawise]

to be honest.....if you cant drive a manual you cant drive

[patrycjakolekk]

to be honest.....if you cant drive a manual you cant drive

[diplmixxxx]

to be honest.....if you cant drive a manual you cant drive

It's not really driving otherwise. Just steering.

Although, when I get caught in a traffic jam and my left foot starts going numb... I do begin to wish I'd got the automatic with the sunroof instead of the manual without.

[yK2VgoEI]

I love manual, it feels like one is more in control....except, in downtown Seattle. Those f*ckers get right on your tail when u r on an uphill. u gotta let go of the clutch and rev it up and try not to hit the sucker who is on your bumper. That got old REAL FAST!!!!!

It's funny I get in my hubby's truck and reach my hand for the non-existent gear shift, and damned if I don't have to concentrate not to use my left foot for the brake thinking it's the clutch LOL