Andy and I laughed out loud when we saw this picture. Do you think there’s any truth to it?
What do you think of standard shift cars?
May 20, 2021
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Hahaha!
At one time I could do that, while simultaneously eating a sandwich and smoking a cigarette. Today there’s no way!
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I learned on them. They’re fun to drive. And when young…I used to go drag racing at the race track in Centennial Colorado. Behind the wheel…shifting gears…picking up speed!!! Good times.
VRRROOOMMM
I’ve never been coordinated enough to try something like that, but it sounds like fun for the right person. 🙂
Never learned how to drive a standard. I used to ride in the back seat when my mother was doing her drivers’ ed training on a standard shift. Whenever she had to stop on a hill heading up, she just could not manage the clutch and we always rolled backwards – scared me enough that automatic is the only way for me:)
Kaitlin and I learned by practicing starting on hills. My spot also had a curve, as I recall. Kaitlin’s problem was after she mastered it she didn’t know how to start on level ground. 🙂
LOL. I haven’t driven a standard in a very long time. I used to be able to no problem though.
We had only standard shifts until 2012. Then we needed a new car and I had a frozen right shoulder. Automatic shifts were the only option.
Funny!!!
We loved it. 🙂
Made me laugh too and yes, few young people can drive a stick.
🙂
It’s still I believe standard practice here to learn on this system – I remember when I finally got an automatic I difficulties about where to put my “now spare leg” that just automatically reached for the clutch!
I don’t have a car now…but love the decal on the rear of the vehicle!
The other day we jerked in our automatic-transmission car…Andy accidentally pushed in the “clutch” which turned out to be a brake. He mostly drives our Jeep.
I love standard shift and would like to drive this one. I learned to drive a 3 on the tree standard on a 1950 Chevy. My brother went to Vietnam in 1968 and left his car with me and I had to learn. Bob and I want one now, but his knees and my hip will not allow the in and out of a clutch in busy traffic.
1984 to 1989 i was the car jockey for Sears automotive, brought the cars in. 2 of the sales people could not drive a shift, I had to put the cars up on the racks for them.. i have driven just about every car made because of that job
That is so cool! Thank you for telling me that.
I learned to drive a stck shift on a Ford F250…drivevit from Tennessee to Indiana. I used to always want stck shifts, but have broke my leg twice and been thankful for automatics.
They’re so much easier in traffic and if we have health problems.
That’s funny! I can drive stick shift. I use to enjoy it but once you get to California traffic and hills it’s not so much fun anymore.
It makes a big difference where one is driving. Automatics are so much easier in traffic, and hills.
My high school driver’s ed class only taught us to drive an automatic. But, when I was 18 it was either learn to drive my Dad’s stick shift or not drive all summer. I learned, of course.
It makes sense for drivers’ ed classes to use automatics. There are still a lot of things to learn.
Virtually all UK cars are stick shift. Automatics are very rare. We’re all so used to stick shift that no one ever complains about them.