Serious How many GG members can drive a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission?

[Sabu]

Cars have been in my blood since I was a kid. It’s not just about speed, it’s about control, about knowing every inch of the machine and how it moves. Driving manual isn’t just a skill, it’s a connection. Feeling the clutch engage, the engine respond, the tires grip or break loose, it’s second nature to me.

I drive an R34 GT-R 6-speed Getrag manual, old but absolutely golden, RB26DETT twin-turbo straight-six, built for those who know how to handle it. ATTESA E-TS AWD keeps it locked down, but if you’ve got the skill, it’ll break loose on demand. Steering? Razor-sharp, perfectly dialed whether I’m slicing through corners or throwing it sideways, it’s all about control.

You own a fucking Skyline R34? Congratulations.

I learned to drive stick as a young teen. 1984 Mazda Rx7 FB was the car. I prefer manual as I feel more in control but I'll drive automatics as well.

 

[AdaBull]

Have both and the auto has hand pedals on steering wheel so I am able to shift. I like manual but I can understand why the industry pushes for automatic: less wear, less consumption, less accidents...

 

[Crybaby's_blood]

I can, my Vette is manual

 

[hispammic]

The Manual Gearbox Keeps Getting Rarer

Looking at recent sales data shows how automakers are moving away from cars with manual transmissions.

www.motor1.com

The Manual transmission in my opinion will give you total control of your own vehicle.

The article continues on how manual transmissions are obsolete. I disagree entirely.

"Rapid evolution within the automotive industry is simultaneously a nursery for new technology and a graveyard for obsolete equipment. Case in point: as we await the arrival of true self-driving cars with advanced systems, other features that were once standard are gradually disappearing."

"Such is the case with the manual gearbox, which is becoming a rarity in many markets. And it's not just North America, where automatic transmissions have long dominated. Information from JATO Dynamics shows that this type of transmission is losing popularity everywhere."

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"Europe is a great example of this transition. In 2000, 89 percent of all new cars registered were equipped with a manual. In some countries such as Italy, France, Spain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, and Portugal, that number exceeded 95 percent. Norway and Switzerland were exceptions, where approximately 25 percent of new cars were automatics."

How many GG members can drive a vehicle with a manual transmission?

In the US it’s called "stick shift" slang.

If that's the thing by the cup holder instead of by the wheel...well it doesn't really matter cause I can't legally operate a vehicle anyways. I've driven maybe twice and both cars were normal. Same with every car I've been in it's never stick

 

[hispammic]

Except schools don't even teach kids to read or write cursive (script) any more. And driver's ed class in HS is basically extinct. They tell me it's a kinder, gentler world these days. I think they meant to say more ignorant and lazier, but then again what do I know?

They still teach cursive up here but it's only one lesson when you're in third grade so nobody knows how to do it after elementary school. We didn't have driver's ed either we had one course where we got to simulate driving under the influence and how many beers we could have before we lost control of the vehicle

 

[Dark_Voyeur]

Cars have been in my blood since I was a kid. It’s not just about speed, it’s about control, about knowing every inch of the machine and how it moves. Driving manual isn’t just a skill, it’s a connection. Feeling the clutch engage, the engine respond, the tires grip or break loose, it’s second nature to me.

I drive an R34 GT-R 6-speed Getrag manual, old but absolutely golden, RB26DETT twin-turbo straight-six, built for those who know how to handle it. ATTESA E-TS AWD keeps it locked down, but if you’ve got the skill, it’ll break loose on demand. Steering? Razor-sharp, perfectly dialed whether I’m slicing through corners or throwing it sideways, it’s all about control.

That crossed the line into car porn. Lol

 

[Deleted User 201666]

In the uk if u pass your test in a automatic , then you have a automatic licence only it's all you can drive , but if you pass your manual test you can drive both

 

[LittleSilIy]

That crossed the line into car porn. Lol

Oops! Can't help it! You caught me slipping into automotive romance smut mode. Guess I should’ve marked it NSFW with a safe word. 😂

 

[Christopher Hitchens]

I did, my dad made me and I’m glad he did. It’s easy and also I kinda prefer it cuz you can really feel the car more and “control the power” more

 

[Jenny]

I have a "sport" button. Don't ask me what it does.

That's for when you wanna drive it like you stole it or it's in one of the other modes (diagnostics mostly, I.E. to see what your 0-60 mph is). Cycle through your buttons on your steering wheel sometime.

 

[mrln]

learnt on a manual. had a manual car for yrs. now its automatic. too much traffic for a manual these days.
its fucking easy to do. if you know how to ride a motorcycle,you can drive a manual. same shit,different mode of transportation.

 

[badangel7]

I could. I never learned the column mounted shifter, also known as ‘three on the tree’

standard transmission is the best
i've driven 3 on the tree
it was a '54 Bel Aire, robin egg blue...

 

[Jizdrop1]

My Land rover is a manual. With high and low box.

 

[wiggins]

i preferred driving a 5 speed manual over an automatic 3 speed because of the overdrive for highway driving

i preferred an automatic once 4, 5 and more speeds arrived...much easier especially in traffic and the revs stay down on the highway

Automatics are the only choice for city driving. I had a job once driving a 2 ton tray truck around Melbourne. When I got home each night my left calf would ache due to all the gear changes!

 

[Dark_Voyeur]

Oops! Can't help it! You caught me slipping into automotive romance smut mode. Guess I should’ve marked it NSFW with a safe word. 😂

Lol yes it really was some hot stuff.

 

[Dark_Voyeur]

That's for when you wanna drive it like you stole it or it's in one of the other modes (diagnostics mostly, I.E. to see what your 0-60 mph is). Cycle through your buttons on your steering wheel sometime.

I already drive it like I stole it! Just never have pushed that button. It's on the shifter itself. On the console.

 

[Lovinight]

I prefer it actually and you can rapidly slow down by downshifting which means no brake lights for cops to see

 

[Rhino2818]

My first car was a manual car. I also hold a non synchro truck licence (albeit with little experience) which has 18 forward gears and 4 reverse. You would definitely want a manual gearbox on a sports car but auto on a large or family vehicle. One would also consider an auto if living in a congested road with countless stop and go.

 

[lechmich]

I learnt on manual and owned only them - a few from new until 2000. My favourites were the Alfa GTV6 and the Ford Probe GT. Lots of fun to drive, flat battery no problems, feel like driving on the cam - why not...?

 

[Dark_Voyeur]

I learned on a manual also.