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Driving clicky poll
Just out of curiosity because they seem to be becoming a thing of the past.
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Re: Driving clicky poll
My first car was a stick. I prefer driving an automatic now, but I know how to drive a manual still. This is a handy skill when renting cars overseas!
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MrsRemy, I'm curious why a manual transmission is a "thing of the past." I know a ton of people (myself included) who drive stick and their cars are on the newer side. Granted, I don't know a ton of moms that currently drive a manual transmission, but I'm assuming that's because an automatic makes the whole process easier (catering to a screaming child while driving, etc).
Automatics are so boring to me. However, I am blessed to rarely sit in traffic, which might sway my opinion and need for an automatic.
When I was car shopping a few years ago (per-DD) and was trying to buy a entry level sedan or small SUV, they all came w/ automatic transmission - you had to special order a car w/ standard transmission. I could never drive a standard now w/ as much stop and go driving I do, especially if I commute into DC. I know people do it obviously, but it just seems like more trouble alot of the time to get a stick.
I don't know, I just remember in high school and college it seemed like everyone I knew had a manual transmission and it was so common. I was looking at cars online recently, just kind of thinking ahead, and I hardly saw any that were manual. It just seems like its not an option on as many cars as it used to be. (except VWs...everyone I know who has a VW has a manual).
I actually prefer manual....its more mentally engaging to me, if that makes sense, I think its easier to zone out while driving automatic. I have an automatic now and it's really boring to me.
Ahh, that totally makes sense Kathryn. I completely forgot about SUVs and such. I tend to shift my focus on compact cars that typically are made in both standard and automatic. Clearly I'm forgetting about a huge chunk of the automobile industry!
Our/my VW is stick. I love driving stick. I hate that it is becoming tougher and tougher to find true manual transmissions. I think they are so much more fun to drive and actually make you focus on the act of driving.
ETA- I loved driving stick in NYC- it was so fun!
When I bought my Jetta (wolfsburg ed.) in '03 I HAD to get stick, I love driving stick (well until the engine died).
And to be a total AW I know how to drive a 1932 Rolls Royce and 1948 Lincoln stick (which are very different than todays manual) and hopefully will soon learn how to drive our 1912 model T!
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My grandfather collected old cars that were in need of repair, fixed them up and either kept them or sold them. When he passed away the cars that were remaining were split between my mom and her 2 sisters and 2 brothers. We got the Rolls, Lincoln, and model T. Unfortunately the model T's engine was in pieces when my grandfather died so my step dad, and my uncles are trying to figure out how to put it back together. My mom grew up on a farm in MI and my grandfather always said his girls needed to know how to drive everything witih a motor on the farm (snow mobiles, tractors, every car, etc) and my mom is the same way. That is one thing I loved about my grandfather, he always said anything boys can do, girls can do just as well (which was pretty progressive for his generation).My sister and I will inherit the cars someday so she has pushed for us to learn how to drive them all, it's an interesting experience.
I have seen fewer and fewer standard transmission vehicles coming into dealerships in the last ten years. Most people don't want them, and those that do seem to be of a much older demographic.
But I am with you Jadey. I prefer a manual, and I really hope my next vehicle will be manual. I think they force you to pay more attention, and are in general more fun to drive.
I am always shocked when people don't know how to drive a manual. It was important to me to learn when I took drivers ed, I figured if there was ever a time when someone was unable to drive and I had to drive their car, I would want to know how. And that has actually happened to me.
Agreed!!! My car now is a stick and hopefully my next one will be too.
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I loooove my stick Jetta!! I always knew I wanted my first car to be a manual even though I grew up driving automatic (my parents always had manuals til the kids came along...). I actually learned in Spain, when my sister and I were visiting my uncle. It took me a looong time to get the hang of it, but I love it now and never want to drive anything else.
DH doesn't know how to drive one, even though I keep telling him I'll teach him...but I don't want him to mess up my car
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