Thread: How many of you drive stick?

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

"David, you spend enough of my money on those silly razors and cotis. Now get that skirt off!"
-Mrs. Earcutter

So you know my wife lol... Crazy thing is - I bet she'll love finally getting a stick again more than I do lol.

Originally Posted by earcutter

So you know my wife lol... Crazy thing is - I bet she'll love finally getting a stick again more than I do lol.

I'm gonna stay clean on that one!

Living in the UK stick is the norm. Automatics dont do it for me - spoils the driving experience.

It's been a little over ten years since I've had a stick(1989 Plymouth Arrow). I miss manual transmissions and still find myself reaching for a clutch on my AT cars.

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

I'm gonna stay clean on that one!

Thanks man - you know I'll just have you delete it anyway .

I can't wait to get back to driving a stick. Being I am in KS, and well, it's not exactly hilly, or have that much traffic being there are less people in KS than a real city... this is going to be awesome lol .

Not anymore, drove the same car with a stick for over 10 years and never went through a clutch either. We are down to one car and the SWMBO can't drive a stick. Don't miss the stick one bit especially in city traffic. Nice thing about getting older is you really don't feel the need to prove you have balls all the time.

Bob

I learned to drive on a stick and was hooked for life. Whenever I drive my fiance's car I'm constantly trying to press a clutch that's not there and it freaks me out a little bit when I go for it and my left foot just keeps going without touching anything lol.

Originally Posted by earcutter

COME ON!! Dude that's crazy awesome lol!! And a 68! I am partial to that year .

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I voted yes because I can and have driven/owned many a car/truck with a standard transmission. I like 'em. If they still made a ford e series van with a manual I'd have one. I've been driving this van for 11 years but ..... like I said, I can drive a stick.

Originally Posted by BobH

Not anymore, drove the same car with a stick for over 10 years and never went through a clutch either. We are down to one car and the SWMBO can't drive a stick. Don't miss the stick one bit especially in city traffic. Nice thing about getting older is you really don't feel the need to prove you have balls all the time.

Bob

LOL - I got to go to the Bob school of life! The older I get... the more I seemingly need to prove I still have balls . Even with my 3 and 2 year old lol!

Back in my city days I recall being stuck on a hill for 20 min behind a conga line of traffic. It was hell and my left leg was shaking once I got up that hill. I had to pull into a Tim Horton's and get a little sugar/coffee thing going on while my leg calmed down lol.

Hilly city driving with a stick can get old... but then there's those Saturday at 3am rides that make up for it .