I have an airhead BMW and Honda (motorcycles) both still require using a clutch.
Full TXT:
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A real man should know how to drive a stick shift. One of those skills that you may never need, but when called upon, you don’t want to look like a pajama boy wanker.
Every car I’ve purchased had 3 pedals including my current car.
That said, looking at new cars and looks like I’ll be forced into a DCT automatic...but with paddles.
Learned in high school. Learned to drive on either side of the car in my 20s.
I’ve had a few all sport cars and muscle cars and I wouldn’t trade anything for my 10 speed auto 🤪
It’s the slickest thing since sliced bread and co developed by GM & Ford.
I learned to drive on a manual transmission (stick shift), back in the mid-1960s. I love them. Most of my vehicles have been manual trans (though my current Ford pick-up is an automatic).
I’ve never owned a car with an automatic transmission.
The article without the paywall:
https://vigourtimes.com/the-dying-art-of-driving-a-stick-shift/
My kids all know how. Only one got good at it.
He’s 22. His office is a ten speed Freightliner semi.
I like stick shifts. Slightly safer when driving in icy/snowy/slushy conditions, because you can downshift.
Last stick shift I had was my 2002 Camaro. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in a wreck. Have had a “thing” against wrong-way drivers on one-way streets ever since.
Why? For RWD vehicles, the clutch is cheaper to replace than getting a shot transmission rebuilt.
-PJ
Every vehicle I own is a manual except my GMC Yukon. The others are;
68 Corvette convertible 427 with a Muncie 4 speed
79 C10 350 4 speed
09 Honda Shadow
13 Jeep Wrangler JK 3.6 with the 6 speed.
Next up for restoration 44 Willys MB with T-84 3 speed.
18%???
I’d be surprised if it’s that high.
I learned how to drive on a stick shift. Then I owned a 3-speed column Duster for several years.
My 5 speed stick shift truck is a good theft/car jacking deterrent.
Tough to teach my kid to drive stick when it is hard to find one to buy.
If you can’t drive stick - You’re an idiot!
Manual transmission, the millennial anti-theft device.
I learned how to drive a motorcycle on a 1941 Indian Scout. It had a left handed throttle, stick shift, and foot clutch.
Stick shifts and parallel parking confused almost everyone under 30.
Many people want them now because they deter car theives. Most younger criminals don’t know hoe to drive them.
Every one in my immediate family drives a stick shift. Was very adamant about that when I was young and they didn’t like it. However, they ALL now are able to drive a stick shift. Never know when it’s going to come in handy. I still drive one to this day and so do others in the family.