Does anybody else drive a stick shift?

auntiebabs
auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
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Am I the only person in the world who drives a stick?
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  • gracielynn1011
    gracielynn1011 Posts: 726 Member
    I can drive one, but don't currently. When I look at getting a vehicle, its not a make it or break it thing, the other features of the vehicle usually out way that. And it is hard to find a 7 passenger with a stick.

    I guess that's what happens when you have 3 kids of your own and usually have 1 or 2 with you that aren't yours.
  • PonyTailedLoser
    PonyTailedLoser Posts: 315 Member
    I do :) I prefer it for some reason. My current and last car were stick shift. I think I get that gene from my mom. She always drove manual transmission.
  • michybeans
    michybeans Posts: 106
    I do and love it. Can't stand driving automatic cars - so boring and no control over what's happening. No fun! Manual is better.
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    i do. much more reliable then an auto
  • bookworm_847
    bookworm_847 Posts: 1,903 Member
    I had one when I was in high school. My mom advised me to get an automatic when I moved since it would be so "hilly," and stopping & getting going again on hills made me nervous if a car was right on my tail.

    I used to enjoy driving it, and was pretty good at it (for the most part). I test drove a stick shift when I was getting a car for my move after high school, and the salesman in Montana said, "You handle a clutch real good for a woman."

    Aww shucks. :blushing: :laugh:
  • latenitelucy
    latenitelucy Posts: 1,314 Member
    I do!
    I'm a girl in a Jeep!
  • rudyryan33
    rudyryan33 Posts: 3
    I do, but sometimes I wish I would have gotten an automatic. I guess you can say sometimes i just don't feel like shifting gears.
  • patrickblo13
    patrickblo13 Posts: 831 Member
    I do...I feel like it is going to be a lost art pretty soon!!!
  • plateaued
    plateaued Posts: 199 Member
    Only in America could such a question be asked. I spend most of my time in central Mexico. It's very hard to find an automatic there. Mexico, as is most of the world, is impoverished. Automatics are expensive.
  • RuleFive
    RuleFive Posts: 880 Member
    Not saying it. Not saying it. Not going there.


    Anyone want to take me for a ride?



    Damnit.
  • Shannonthompson73
    Shannonthompson73 Posts: 105 Member
    My first car was a 72 Beetle, it was a manual. I went through a series of jeeps and minivans. When I sold the last van I went totally impractical for a sports mom of 3. I got a Scion XA, bright red, dark tint, manual. I have had him, for 3 1/2 years. His name is Norman, I love him!

    Both of my girls learned to drive in Norman so they know how to drive a stick. When the boy gets his permit he will be required to start in the manual also. I believe driving a stick is a life skill people should have. I would hate for my kids to get stuck somewhere with someone with a stick shift who was unable to drive for whatever reason and my kid not be able to stick to get them home.
  • pawnstarNate
    pawnstarNate Posts: 1,728 Member
    only during tom days and usually with a long hot shower

    OHHHH, you meant vehicle???
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  • Davina_JH
    Davina_JH Posts: 473 Member
    Am I the only person in the world who drives a stick?


    Yes, of course you are.
  • Davina_JH
    Davina_JH Posts: 473 Member
    Am I the only person in the world who drives a stick?


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  • besaro
    besaro Posts: 1,858 Member
    my current vehicle is stick. love it.
  • elainecroft
    elainecroft Posts: 595 Member
    Me! I love driving stick. I learned how to drive one in a busted up old jeep with a truck clutch in a home depot parking lot at night and then proceeded to try to cross customs into the US using my newly found ability...that was a somewhat adventurous endeavor, but I made it!
  • angelique_redhead
    angelique_redhead Posts: 782 Member
    I drive one.
  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    I drove automatics when I lived in the States. Since moving to the UK, I learned to drive a manual and much prefer it to automatic! I feel like I'm doing more than just pointing the car in the right direction, haha :bigsmile:
  • Dublinmum
    Dublinmum Posts: 19 Member
    Pretty much everyone in Europe drives manual cars. Automatics are the exception. I drive a stick shift, except now that I'm on MFP, I don't drive much at all. Walking and cycling are more my thing these days
  • ractrev
    ractrev Posts: 426
    I love them in my commuter cars, makes the drive more interesting.
  • snejkaxo
    snejkaxo Posts: 91 Member
    Sorry for disappointing you, but you are not the only one. :) The only automatic car I drive is rental. And not out of choice!
  • Grendel07
    Grendel07 Posts: 112 Member
    Nope, I'm a female that owns two manual cars: Mustang GT and Focus.
    Many are suprised I drive stick. :) Its the only way I would ever drive a car.
  • sunflowerhippi
    sunflowerhippi Posts: 1,099 Member
    Can I ... yes my husband's car only comes in stick and with his chocies in vehicles probably always only will. Am I good at it, nope because I do not do it very often.

    Im a nanny and do a lot of driving for work so having an auto is great for me.
  • running_shoe
    running_shoe Posts: 180 Member
    I LOVE my standard shift. When I bought my new car in the spring, the dealer told me only about 10% of the population still drives standard. I was irritated that fewer and fewer cars come standard. You can't even ORDER standard transmission is most cars these days. This makes me very, very sad. Probably, by the time I need to buy another car, there will be no more standard shift cars.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    I'd own zero automatic vehicles if I could. It was impossible to find my Silverado with a stick though so that's my one exception currently.
  • rbear713
    rbear713 Posts: 220 Member
    Learned to drive a 3 speed manual potato truck @ 14 (yep, country boy). Im 41 now - it is the ONLY way to drive....ever see a NASCAR car or a Formula 1 or ANY race car that was automatic? Jus sayin... DRIVE STICK!!
  • michael1976_ca
    michael1976_ca Posts: 3,488 Member
    i don't know how to drive stick but i'm willing to learn.but i have any one to teach me :sad:
  • jollyjoe321
    jollyjoe321 Posts: 529 Member
    We should make a non US equivalent saying "Does anybody else drive an automatic?" :laugh:

    But yes, I drive a "stick shift", and a toe shift if referring to the motorbike :glasses:
  • singlefemalelawyer
    singlefemalelawyer Posts: 382 Member
    I love driving standard! I actually learned to drive with a standard and have never looked back since! It is second nature to me and I am always looking for the clutch or stick when I'm driving automatic - it feels so wrong.
  • redsnapper8
    redsnapper8 Posts: 31 Member
    Yup, I'm from the UK where no one drives an automatic. I can't imagine why anyone would want an automatic, takes away all the fun : - )

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