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i learned stick when i was 15 and got my permit. my first car was my only auto. my civic's stick and my last car was a stick soo.... i love stick alot more, it makes me very attentive and it's great for all road conditions.
Originally posted by NorthernBob Never owned an auto - not sure I'd know how to drive one. Learned stick from my dad at 15 and I'm 51 now (the forum gran'pa-grin)
My car is an auto because I couldn't drive manual when I got it. Since then I've learned to drive stick and I think it's 100% better. It makes me more attentive to what's going on around me.
I have auto as well. Driving stick in NYC is a bit**, soo much traffic. I had an integra b4 which as stick, and it was very annoying. Our cars dont go that fast anyway, so I went with auto.
i dont think its a bitch to drive stick in stop and go traffic... its worse on hilly back roads, but then it still doesnt suck...
my mom used to let me change gears in her car when i was like 5...
when i was 7 one of my friends learned how to drive his dads truck, and to out do his parents they tought me how to drive a stick at 7. we had this old datsun station wagon. it has no clutch left, a cracked header, and what brakes are left are warped and often get stuck... but yeah
ive always known how to drive stick pretty much.. my parents said i needed to in case of emergencies.
I have a manual and I love it. I love power shifting (without letting off the gas). I love reving. I love burn-outs. I love downshifting. Then again, an auto would be nice sometimes as well. In the city when it's just stop and go traffic. Why bother with manual? Performance from stop to stop? Bleh. Some corners require more concentration that I have, so I would prefer an automatic tranny so that I can concentrate on steering instead of steering and shifting. I guess it depends. The fastest Supra's have auto trannies. You can't shift fast enough to lay the power down continuously in the 1/4 mile. It depends. I wish I had an automatic with a manual override myself. Kinda a dual-mode. That would be pretty sweet. I'de use one mode and the other from time to time...
