Thread: How many of you drive stick?

i have a 84 ford f250 4 speed and a 89 f150 (dosent run yet) 5 speed driven auto a few times but i dont like it i prefer the abity to change gears when i want to

its funny when i was 10 yrs old i hated the idea of standard so my uncle took me out on the mountain on day for a ride and he stopped and got out nad told me to sit in the driver seat, he said if i wanted to go home tonight i better learn how to get the old truck moving, well after a few stalls and some whiplash i got the hang of it and happy to say if it wasent for his crule method of teacheing i may have never learned it.

I learned to drive a manual on a 55 Chevy pickup. Three on the tree...I was 15, and we had enough space that I would drive around our back pasture. Dad wanted to teach me when my Brother loaned me his beetle, boy was he shocked lol. I still drive a stick, an 88 Chevy pickup with a 4.3 liter V6 and a 5 speed in the floor.

A 1957 Chevy Station Wagon W/ 454 CID ,2 holley 600's, Sid Erson cam,4.56 posi 12 bolt rear end,headders, 4 speed Muncie. Oh...but that was back in my youth..does it still count !!!

Originally Posted by nessmuck

A 1957 Chevy Station Wagon W/ 454 CID ,2 holley 600's, Sid Erson cam,4.56 posi 12 bolt rear end,headders, 4 speed Muncie. Oh...but that was back in my youth..does it still count !!!

LOL - well it can if you like . I drove stick back in the day too, but was it ever an awakening when I bought my car recently in stick. It took a bit more getting used to than I thought. It wasn't rocket science, but it wasn't as fluid as I wanted lol.

Shifting is like everything else, use it or lose it. I inherited a 02 Mercury when my Mom passed, I find that I'm not as smooth at shifting as I once was.

I can drive a manual transmition, but my wife can not. We can only afford one car and she needs to be able to drive it. So it has to be an Automatic trasmition. However, if I ever do get my own car it will most definetly be a manual. Even in Bangkok traffic I would prefer to have a manual. More fun to drive.

I've driven stick my whole life back in Belgium. I was raised on it. When I moved to California 10 years ago I got automatic because of the bumper to bumper traffic in L.A. Haven't regretted it a minute. Been driving automatic ever since even when I moved to Vegas. Still loving it.

Originally Posted by freebird

Shifting is like everything else, use it or lose it. I inherited a 02 Mercury when my Mom passed, I find that I'm not as smooth at shifting as I once was.

I have to disagree with you. Everything I drove, even before I got a license in 77, had a clutch. Car, pickup, tractors, trucks, everything. Since around 95, everything's been automatic trans. I bought my daughter a car with a five speed manual, and drove it home from a HS football game a few weeks back. After the first stop sign, I didn't even think about it anymore. When we got home, I got in my rig to drive home, damn near stomped a hole in the floorboard looking for a clutch! Then on the first stop, almost did a face plant on the steering wheel stomping on the brake to downshift! Maybe I just drove too much with a stick?

Originally Posted by Maximilian

I've driven stick my whole life back in Belgium. I was raised on it. When I moved to California 10 years ago I got a manual because of the bumper to bumper traffic in L.A. Haven't regretted it a minute. Been driving manual ever since even when I moved to Vegas. Still loving it.

I don't know if i follow? You like manual better in traffic? Thats not something i have heard before.

Originally Posted by donv

I have to disagree with you. Everything I drove, even before I got a license in 77, had a clutch. Car, pickup, tractors, trucks, everything. Since around 95, everything's been automatic trans. I bought my daughter a car with a five speed manual, and drove it home from a HS football game a few weeks back. After the first stop sign, I didn't even think about it anymore. When we got home, I got in my rig to drive home, damn near stomped a hole in the floorboard looking for a clutch! Then on the first stop, almost did a face plant on the steering wheel stomping on the brake to downshift! Maybe I just drove too much with a stick?

Wow!