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Post by swamp on Jun 10, 2014 10:13:06 GMT -5
Yes.
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Post by billisonboard on Jun 10, 2014 10:16:11 GMT -5
Can and do daily.
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Post by midjd on Jun 10, 2014 10:16:11 GMT -5
Yes! I will not buy an AT. I am too much of a control freak to let the car decide when to shift.
Finding them is becoming more and more difficult, though...
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Post by Sunnyday on Jun 10, 2014 10:16:11 GMT -5
Yes, but I always ride my clutch. I think it's because I learn to drive on an automatic first.
Any solutions or tips for not riding it? I think that I ride it because I'm afraid of stalling.
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Post by chiver78 on Jun 10, 2014 10:16:15 GMT -5
yes. that's it? easy thread.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2014 10:16:20 GMT -5
Yes. My first 4 cars had manual transmissions, the last 2 by choice. I like it.
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Post by midjd on Jun 10, 2014 10:17:25 GMT -5
Rainy - just watch the RPMs, no danger of stalling until you get in the sub-1000 range (unless you're taking off on a hill or something).
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Post by Sunnyday on Jun 10, 2014 10:21:28 GMT -5
I almost never stall it. It's just a phobia that remains from learning how to drive stick. On hills, it's the worst. I put it in first gear and have my hand brake on, then when the light changes, I rev up, release the hand brake and peel off with a little squeal.
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Post by The Captain on Jun 10, 2014 10:21:33 GMT -5
Yes. My current car is an automatic because that's the car DD will learn how to drive on. My next car will be a stick, I miss driving a stick.
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Post by justme on Jun 10, 2014 10:21:42 GMT -5
Yes, but not proficient. Then again I learned on a Jeep Liberty which I've been told is a bitch to drive stick on. My biggest problem is just getting it into first (which is probably everyone's ), but going to 2, 3, 4 are no problem for me.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jun 10, 2014 10:22:23 GMT -5
No. Do I win a prize for being the first to admit it?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2014 10:22:52 GMT -5
I learned on a manual - some archaic car called the VW rabbit? I didn't learn to drive on a manual, but my grandfather bought me a manual when I was in high school and I had to learn to drive it in like 3 days because I had a party to go to that weekend. The day my grandfather bought me that car, my Mom declared I couldn't drive hers anymore and she's the one that taught me to drive my "new" car. Nothing like having to switch drivers because you're stalled at a light and can't get going while there's a looooong line of cars behind you. LOL!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2014 10:24:42 GMT -5
Yes. My current car is an automatic because that's the car DD will learn how to drive on. My next car will be a stick, I miss driving a stick. I haven't had a stick in over 10 years. I miss it too.
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Post by justme on Jun 10, 2014 10:25:30 GMT -5
No. Do I win a prize for being the first to admit it? If my brother hadn't been stupid and bought a manual with never having driven one before, I would probably be right there with you! Though I'm still sad I didn't get to take advantage of the opportunity to learn to drive stick on a Vette.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jun 10, 2014 10:26:15 GMT -5
No. Do I win a prize for being the first to admit it? Absolutely. Oh, and I cannot drive one, either. Never learned on one.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jun 10, 2014 10:26:17 GMT -5
Nope, I've never driven a manual and so far have lived to tell the tale. If I absolutely had to I could learn how to do it but I don't feel like I am missing out or somehow lacking in life skills because I can't currently drive one.
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Post by souldoubt on Jun 10, 2014 10:27:16 GMT -5
When I went to buy my current car ~9 years ago I wanted to learn stick so that's what I bought. Can't really imagine driving an automatic until old age makes that much easier.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jun 10, 2014 10:29:18 GMT -5
I learned on an automatic. In 1981 I bought a 280ZX 5 speed with the condition that the person (a friend) I bought it from teach me how to drive it. Nothing like buying a car you can't drive
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Post by Abby Normal on Jun 10, 2014 10:30:15 GMT -5
My current vehicle is the first AT I've owned. I really miss the manual. But I don't have to drive in heavy traffic. I'd probably like the AT better if I did. When DS gets old enough to drive, we'll get him a manual. Good skill set to have in my opinion. You never know when you will have to steal a car and make a quick getaway.
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Post by skubikky on Jun 10, 2014 10:33:49 GMT -5
Yup. In 1982 when making a XC trip home to California from New York had to learn on DH's 1978 CJ-5 3-speed manual. The rest is history. Rainy....don't feel bad, at first it was all about...."if you can't find 'em grind 'em"
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Post by chiver78 on Jun 10, 2014 10:36:26 GMT -5
Rainy....don't feel bad, at first it was all about...."if you can't find 'em grind 'em" and ^that is why I'd never buy a used manual. <shudder>
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Post by Lizard Queen on Jun 10, 2014 10:36:49 GMT -5
Nope. My idiot ex-BF tried to teach me, but I never quite got it. I think a stick is too much work anyway, and how do you drink coffee while you have to shift? No thanks--not enough hands.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2014 10:36:54 GMT -5
Yes. Learned when I was 18 and working on a relative's farm for the summer. The big tractors are manual, as are half of the farm trucks.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2014 10:37:11 GMT -5
Yes. My first 2 vehicles were manuals. I would like to find one for DS's first car, but after 98-99 there isn't very many anymore unless I get him something like a 300Z which isn't happening! They've made automatics so much better now that the difference in mileage isn't significant, it's mainly the fun factor.
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Post by Opti on Jun 10, 2014 10:40:21 GMT -5
Yes.
Rainy, when do you have the most liklihood of stalling? I learned on an automatic and was initially "taught" to drive manual by my parents but they really couldn't teach it well. It made me try to pop the clutch instead of actually feeling and learning when it engages. An older family friend finally taught me to feel for the clutch engagement which made a huge difference.
All manuals are a bit different on optimal and sub optimal shift points. I downshift if RPMs look like they will drop below 2000 RPM.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2014 10:40:42 GMT -5
Nope, I've never driven a manual and so far have lived to tell the tale. If I absolutely had to I could learn how to do it but I don't feel like I am missing out or somehow lacking in life skills because I can't currently drive one. You ARE missing out! It's fun. No, not everybody thinks it's fun. Just kidding. My godfather taught me how to start my first stick even if the battery was dead if there wasn't another car to get a boost. If you can get the car rolling, pop the clutch and the car will start. I'm not sure of the mechanical reasons why or even you can still do that with newer cars. That trick came in handy more than once when I had a Civic that would randomly lose power (sometimes while I was driving )and not even the dealer could figure out what was causing the problem with the battery/alternator. And people won't ask to borrow your car because they can't drive it.
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Post by alabamagal on Jun 10, 2014 10:41:13 GMT -5
Yes. Learned to drive my mom's car. Then the first new car I bought was a sports car and was a stick shift, because that was cool.
Beater that I bought for my kids had stick. They all learned to drive it.
I traveled to Europe a lot for business 10-20 years ago, and almost always got a stick shift for the rental. One time I had a combo manual automatic, you could shift it (no clutch, or let it shift automatically. It was cool.
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Post by CarolinaKat on Jun 10, 2014 10:42:12 GMT -5
Yes, but am very out of practice. I was driving DH's around to test out the new brakes and managed to stall it out on a hill like an idiot. I need to probably drive it more so I get comfortable about using it again.
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Post by milee on Jun 10, 2014 10:43:53 GMT -5
Yes. Over half our cars have been stick (including the one I was driving up to 2010) and I learned to drive on one. Rukh mentions the VW Rabbit, I learned on a VW Dasher - like a Rabbit, but uglier.
We'd like to get DS #1 a manual to learn to drive on. He's a techie gearhead so would like the challenge and will probably be very good at it. Plus, I've read some articles about stick shift cars being better for kids with ADD. The idea is that involving their entire body and also requiring more things to engage their attention holds their concentration better than the point and squirt driving of an automatic. Not sure if that's true or not, but DS is keen to learn and we like them, so we'll probably try to find one.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2014 10:44:14 GMT -5
Yes. I also learned on manual.
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