I love owning a stick shift <3.

[elhigh]

Originally Posted by whatmaycome14

I feel horrible for even saying it, but I purchased my car as a manual ESPECIALLY because my wife wouldn't be able to drive it.

When Sweetie was shopping for a truck, I asked her what kind of tranny she wanted.

"Oh, manual, definitely. They're easier."

[Fat Charlie]

Originally Posted by RedDevil

Btw my wife can, and does, drive a manual. Like a cannibal on steroids. It never sees fifth gear. One reason for It's appaling FE.

+1 Some people just don't know how to pick 'em. My wife drives a minivan because it's what she needs. But when I got the Honda home she climbed in to take a look, said "Oh good, a clutch!" Then she tore out in it to have fun.

[Baltothewolf]

Originally Posted by elhigh

When Sweetie was shopping for a truck, I asked her what kind of tranny she wanted.

"Oh, manual, definitely. They're easier."

Wife her.

Again.

[jcp123]

My aunt who still lives in Austria was horrified that my Ma still hasn't learned stick. "Automatics are for disabled and old people!"

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by jcp123

My aunt who still lives in Austria was horrified that my Ma still hasn't learned stick. "Automatics are for disabled and old people!"

Many disabled drivers actually still use manual transmissions. Sure you shouldn't expect a quadriplegic driver to do so, but I still see more paraplegic drivers using manual than automatic in my country.

[Fat Charlie]

Originally Posted by jakobnev

Getting an automatic is like hiring a retarded butler.

I just had to share this one-

Originally Posted by Sapper
Saying that paddle shifters in the Honda Fit gives you the best of both worlds between a slushbox and a stick shift is like saying that having a fat wife and a laptop for porn gives you the best of both worlds between having a fat wife and having a hot wife.

[cowmeat]

My wife's first car in 1979 was a punch buggy, and she's had several manual shifts since then, including a Jeep Cherokee she absolutely loved.

She's a little intimidated by all the dash displays on the Turtle, but she's coming around. For now she's content to sit in the AC while I drive, I think she's just relieved we're not carpooling in the Black Widow any more!

[Baltothewolf]

Had to drive in a lot of stop and go traffic today on my way to L.A. For a nanosecond I missed auto, then I realized I was shifting and pushing clutch without thinking. Lel.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by Baltothewolf

Had to drive in a lot of stop and go traffic today on my way to L.A. For a nanosecond I missed auto, then I realized I was shifting and pushing clutch without thinking. Lel.

I don't mind shifting gears, but in heavy stop-and-go traffic the clutch pedal does bother me. I also hate maneuvering in a tight parking spot with a manual, my left knee often hurts when I have to do it.