Author Topic: How many of you drive a manual transmission vesus automatic? (Read 5550 times)

ToxicAvenger · « **on:** June 13, 2010, 06:48:05 PM »

just curious as to how many here know how to actually drive

....cause even a 5 yr old can drive an automatic transmission....

...bumper cars are esentially automatics

i learned on an told toyota corona ...4 gears..next to the steering!

webcake · « **Reply #1 on:** June 13, 2010, 06:50:05 PM »

I love cars but can't drive a manual. Embarassing.

When i was learning to drive all our cars were autos. even now all 6 cars at home are autos. Though i think my dads next car will be a manual, so i might have a crack at it then.

jtsunami · « **Reply #2 on:** June 13, 2010, 06:51:09 PM »

i learned both, but i chose whatever car is the cheapest on the lot and a good drive.

Skeletor · « **Reply #3 on:** June 13, 2010, 06:52:49 PM »

Driven manual all my life. The only automatic gearbox that got me thinking was the DSG, has none of the laziness of the old auto gearboxes and has lightning fast gearchanges.
Still for a sports car a manual gearbox will always be more rewarding and enjoyable to drive.

Mr Nobody · « **Reply #4 on:** June 13, 2010, 06:53:40 PM »

I have had both prefer automatic's gotten lazy lately, traffic sucks with a manual shift.

ToxicAvenger · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2010, 06:53:51 PM »

Quote from: webcake on June 13, 2010, 06:50:05 PM

I love cars but can't drive a manual. Embarassing.

When i was learning to drive all our cars were autos. even now all 6 cars at home autos. Though i think my dads next car will be a manual, so i might have a crack at it then.

its not hard...LEARN NOW so you wont have to unlearn bad automatic habits...
you'll have sooo much more control over what u do...

only negative...can get annoying in rush hr traffic...

if u have to do "first,neutral,first,neutral,first,neutral" for 2 hours....it can get on your nerves...

tonymctones · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2010, 06:56:02 PM »

learned in a manual isuzu truck with no power steering, you learn real quick

ToxicAvenger · « **Reply #7 on:** June 13, 2010, 06:56:05 PM »

Quote from: Mr Nobody on June 13, 2010, 06:53:40 PM

I have had both prefer automatic's gotten lazy lately, traffic sucks with a manual shift.

i often just keep it in 2nd and crawl at an almost stall instead of changing gears

back in the day...on my dads car...i had a bad habit of going from 1st to 3rd and then 5th $:-\$ ....laziness ...

ToxicAvenger · « **Reply #8 on:** June 13, 2010, 06:57:00 PM »

Quote from: tonymctones on June 13, 2010, 06:56:02 PM

learned in a manual isuzu truck with no power steering, you learn real quick

lol i remember the car i learned ws no power steering....try turning and changing into a lower gear all at the same time...

needless to say....when i ws 13...i ran into quite a few poles

che · « **Reply #9 on:** June 13, 2010, 06:57:18 PM »

I drive both , I don't even think about it when I'm driving.

ToxicAvenger · « **Reply #10 on:** June 13, 2010, 06:58:42 PM »

Quote from: che on June 13, 2010, 06:57:18 PM

I drive both , I don't even think about it when I'm driving.

my car has no radio...no cd player...no nothing right now....

all i DO is think and mutter under my breath everytime i see a traffic jam ahead

webcake · « **Reply #11 on:** June 13, 2010, 06:58:53 PM »

Quote from: ToxicAvenger on June 13, 2010, 06:53:51 PM

its not hard...LEARN NOW so you wont have to unlearn bad automatic habits...
you'll have sooo much more control over what u do...

only negative...can get annoying in rush hr traffic...

if u have to do "first,neutral,first,neutral,first,neutral" for 2 hours....it can get on your nerves...

Yeah, but i am lazy and sticking it into D and crusing is more my style. Though im sure if i learnt manual i would like it. Though all the cars at home are autos, bar one soon, so i would learn but still be driving autos all the time...

~UN_$ung~ · « **Reply #12 on:** June 13, 2010, 06:59:06 PM »

a man who does not know how to drive a stick should be embarrassed of himself........i not some motorhead or anything, but there are a FEW things men should be able to do

i could never drive an automatic, im a very anxious person and driving a manual gives me something to do when im driving , like a game

plus.....manuals drive MUCH better........with an automatic, the car is essentially driving you.....telling you when to shift, ect.......with a stick.....you are actually driving the car

balight · « **Reply #13 on:** June 13, 2010, 07:01:06 PM »

In Hungary cars with automatic transmission are still very rare. Everyone learns on manuals.

jtsunami · « **Reply #14 on:** June 13, 2010, 07:02:06 PM »

Quote from: ToxicAvenger on June 13, 2010, 06:57:00 PM

lol i remember the car i learned ws no power steering....try turning and changing into a lower gear all at the same time...

needless to say....when i ws 13...i ran into quite a few poles

OMG LOL great stories keep em coming

dr.chimps · « **Reply #15 on:** June 13, 2010, 07:02:19 PM »

Quote from: ToxicAvenger on June 13, 2010, 06:58:42 PM

my car has no radio...no cd player...no nothing right now....

all i DO is think and mutter under my breath everytime i see a traffic jam ahead

Maximizing your ammonium nitrate and nitromethane capacity, I presume.

Ursus · « **Reply #16 on:** June 13, 2010, 07:03:03 PM »

I drive a manual Ford Mondeo. I learnt in a manual Ford Fiesta.

Here you have to learn in a manual - This qualifies you to drive both. If you choose to learn in an automatic then you are restricted to only automatics.

Parker · « **Reply #17 on:** June 13, 2010, 07:05:13 PM »

Quote from: ToxicAvenger on June 13, 2010, 06:53:51 PM

its not hard...LEARN NOW so you wont have to unlearn bad automatic habits...
you'll have sooo much more control over what u do...

only negative...can get annoying in rush hr traffic...

if u have to do "first,neutral,first,neutral,first,neutral" for 2 hours....it can get on your nerves...

I learned MT when I was 15, but all my cars have been AT (2) just luck of the draw, and my family keeps cars for a while.
MT is a bitch in DC traffic

ToxicAvenger · « **Reply #18 on:** June 13, 2010, 07:05:52 PM »

Quote from: dr.chimps on June 13, 2010, 07:02:19 PM

Maximizing your ammonium nitrate and nitromethane capacity, I presume.

nah...a month or so ago i posted that my car (a civic with 230k miles on it) died..it ws an automatic...

i had a bit of cash saved up...and i wanted to buy in cash...cheapest car i could find ws a nissan versa...i had 8 and dad gave me 3..thats 11 in cash on the road...AC...no power anything...manual...no radio either! $:-\$

when i pass my test...in around 4 or 5 months...i can go buy something nicer...till then...i'm fine with it...although..i DO intend to buy a radio soon...i'm sick sitting there in silence listening to my AC

ksa_triceps · « **Reply #19 on:** June 13, 2010, 07:05:57 PM »

The only two reasons why one should buy a manual car:
1- If it's a sport car.
2- If it's cheaper, manual cars are always cheaper than autos.

No other reasons I can think of. Manual cars drive you crazy in heavy traffic.

ToxicAvenger · « **Reply #20 on:** June 13, 2010, 07:07:13 PM »

Quote from: Parker on June 13, 2010, 07:05:13 PM

MT is a bitch in DC traffic

totally agree...i've had this recent manual for just around a month now...give me 6 more months and i'll be posting about how much i hate it cause of traffic

ToxicAvenger · « **Reply #21 on:** June 13, 2010, 07:08:09 PM »

Quote from: ksa_triceps on June 13, 2010, 07:05:57 PM

The only two reasons why one should buy a manual car:
1- If it's a sport car.
2- If it's cheaper, manual cars are always cheaper than autos.

No other reasons I can think of. Manual cars drive you crazy in heavy traffic.

also...if u drive like me = lazy...move to the highest gear as soon as possible...reason # 3

better on gas!

Ursus · « **Reply #22 on:** June 13, 2010, 07:08:47 PM »

Does not drive me manual in traffic. I just crawl in first then slip into neutral when needs be. If you are lazy just leave it in first with clutch depressed and crawl that way so you dont have to change gear.

drkaje · « **Reply #23 on:** June 13, 2010, 07:11:12 PM »

I'm pretty much convinced learning to drive manual first creates better drivers.

Manual right side drive is fun, too!!

bigdumbbell · « **Reply #24 on:** June 13, 2010, 07:13:03 PM »

i have both...sports car is manual