[US Navy Vet]

How many here can drive a "Stick"?

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Got one.

[I cannot think of a name]

I was always a manual transmission guy until I got married.

The wife could shift gears just fine, but I could not ‘learn’ her to stop riding the clutch, and changing throw-out bearings is either time consuming or expensive.

I still miss slamming gears, but quite frankly, with the wimpy engines in most of the cars today, it wouldn’t have the same feel anyway.

[jimfree]

For many years. Mrs. jimfree has a 15 y/o 5 speed Saturn wagon. She aspires to a Mustang convertible.

[trisham]

I can, but had to give it up when my knees began to hurt after driving in heavy traffic during my commute. Too bad, it’s a lot of fun.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

Took my driving test in a ‘68 VW microbus. That was manual everything.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Are you kidding?
TR4, MGA, Ford Anglia, Ford Cortina, Ford Capri V-6, Toyota SR-5....Is that enough?

[Mad Dawgg]

"How many here can drive a "Stick"?"

Me and I prefer a stick. Driving a vehicle with automatic Transmission is boring. However we only have one car (We just don't need two because we are in rock throwing distance of all the necessities) and the wife drives it way more than me and she wanted an automatic.

[DarthVader]

Since 1988 I’ve had nothing but a manual.

[svcw]

I have never owned an auto transmission, owned twelve cars.
Man, what a waste to drive one.

[sickoflibs]

My car and previous 2 cars were 5 speed standards and I love them but the article is correct, they are very difficult to find even in Japanese cars.

[circlecity]

"How many here can drive a "Stick"?"

Shoot, my first car was manual transmission and the shift lever was on the steering column.

[Beagle8U]

I prefer a stick for anything with a trailer hitch.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Kinda of hard to do this with an automatic...

[ThomasThomas]

Several of the advantages of driving a manual are gone. Gas mileage is no longer a problem compared to manuals.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I took my driver’s test in 1966 Beetle.

Love manual transmissions.

[Texas resident]

Learned on a ‘31 Model A Ford.
Drove a VW bug for 15 years.
Teaching my kids how to drive a stick on an old Jeep.

[ILS21R]

How many here can drive a "Stick"?

With my eyes closed.

[Inyo-Mono]

Every vehicle I have ever owned (dating back to 1967) has had a manual transmission. Would not want an auto. Taught both of my children to drive with a stick and they can drive anything.

[Celtic Conservative]

Learned to drive stick on a '85 renault with a 5 speed getrag transmission. After you got past first, it was very easy to shift. First gear in that thing was a stone b#+ch. But , every other manual I've driven since then has been easy compared to that thing. So ultimately it was good training.

CC

[shorty_harris]

4 on the floor, and 3 on the column.