I drive a Mazda 626 it's got a short stick in it which is why it only took me two days and the expertise of a semi-truck driver to learn to drive it right. I *could* drive a truck (long stick) if I wanted to, but anything bigger than a car feels like driving a TANK to me for some reason. I feel like I have no idea where my "boundaries" are in a truck. (Now something small like a Ranger might not be too bad... even though it is a long stick...)
I love my car so much anymore that I would hate to go back to an automatic. I hate even climbing into an auto because my left foot wants to mash down on a clutch pedal that doesn't exist. :P
Oh heck yeah! I totally agree! If I could have any new car right now, I'd have a Mazda with a manual transmission and a Diesel 4 cylinder or maybe even 6 cylinder engine. That's my dream car. If it was well made it and took care of it would probably never break down! :D
I was taught to drive stick on a performance Focus. It sucked so much ass =/
My next car will be a stick. I have a buddy who has a stick and the only thing that wasn't stolen from her was her car, because nobody could drive stick.
Manual trannys are also way easier to fix, my cousin could do it for me. Next car I get will be a stick.
That's exactly why I love them. You're chances of getting your car stolen are greatly reduced, and manual trannys rarely EVER break down, and when they do they ARE easy to fix. :D
I was taught to drive neither, by my parents that is. I had to wait until I was married and then my husband and his parents helped me learn how to drive. His dad had trucker's experience so that's how I learned to drive stick.
My friend's dad taught me how to drive a motorcycle when I was around 14-15. And my dad was a mechanic of sorts and he likes fixing cars so we had a wide variety of beaters to learn on. His theory, if you can drive a piece of shit, you can drive anything. I actually learned on a giant boat of a car. And then I learned the beauty of power steering. But my mom refused to drive anything with an automatic engine so I had to learn manual.
So, you're an above average driver eh?
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I drive a stick (manual transmission), I show some uncommon courtesy to other drivers, and I have brake drifted in my driveway before. xD
The first fact alone makes me above average. How many females do you know that can drive stick? xDD
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Is that a euphemism? Jk ;) brake drifting is fun but I'm glad you rated courtesy!
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I drive a Mazda 626 it's got a short stick in it which is why it only took me two days and the expertise of a semi-truck driver to learn to drive it right. I *could* drive a truck (long stick) if I wanted to, but anything bigger than a car feels like driving a TANK to me for some reason. I feel like I have no idea where my "boundaries" are in a truck. (Now something small like a Ranger might not be too bad... even though it is a long stick...)
I love my car so much anymore that I would hate to go back to an automatic. I hate even climbing into an auto because my left foot wants to mash down on a clutch pedal that doesn't exist. :P
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I drive a Mazda with a manual transmission too, they make great cars with a beautiful shift feel.
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Oh heck yeah! I totally agree! If I could have any new car right now, I'd have a Mazda with a manual transmission and a Diesel 4 cylinder or maybe even 6 cylinder engine. That's my dream car. If it was well made it and took care of it would probably never break down! :D
A lot. I'm european :D
Here in Europe most people drive stick. A lot of them suck, but hey they still drive (sort of...) :D
I was taught to drive stick on a performance Focus. It sucked so much ass =/
My next car will be a stick. I have a buddy who has a stick and the only thing that wasn't stolen from her was her car, because nobody could drive stick.
Manual trannys are also way easier to fix, my cousin could do it for me. Next car I get will be a stick.
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That's exactly why I love them. You're chances of getting your car stolen are greatly reduced, and manual trannys rarely EVER break down, and when they do they ARE easy to fix. :D
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Yeah, I have an automatic on my T-Bird and chances are, it will be the death of my car because it will cost as much as buying a new car to fix.
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I suppose a 4speed transplant would be expensive too.
Have you ever driven a Miata? If you don't need your car to be practical they are so much fun.
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My uncle has suggested it. He loves those things. They are good on gas too. I might kill myself though XD
Yeah, that sucks. I wouldn't ever get rid of it though, T-Birds are awesome.
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It's the '95. I'd keep it on Planned Non-Operation. I love it so much, I'm emotionally attached to it XD
I was taught to drive both.
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I was taught to drive neither, by my parents that is. I had to wait until I was married and then my husband and his parents helped me learn how to drive. His dad had trucker's experience so that's how I learned to drive stick.
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My friend's dad taught me how to drive a motorcycle when I was around 14-15. And my dad was a mechanic of sorts and he likes fixing cars so we had a wide variety of beaters to learn on. His theory, if you can drive a piece of shit, you can drive anything. I actually learned on a giant boat of a car. And then I learned the beauty of power steering. But my mom refused to drive anything with an automatic engine so I had to learn manual.