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    choco
    Raw and Unwashed
    @goosehd
    Joined: 4 May 2023

    @goosehd I havent owned an automatic since I was 17. First Manual car a year later, and never looked back 👍

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      IrishHeart
      Haraki san Expert
      @goosehd
      Joined: 1 Mar 2023

      @goosehd although I drive an automatic, i drive my wife’s manual car from time to time, and always enjoy having the extra control of choosing when to change gear. Also useful when hiring cars on holiday.
      I ensured that my daughters also passed their tests in manual cars. It’s a great life skill, and as you say, means they have access to a wider range of vehicles in future.

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        choco
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined: 4 May 2023

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        I'm a Honda and Subaru kid at heart! This is my third WRX, and 4th Subaru. My daily, but hoping hoping to pickup a project car this year.
        AE86 or an S14 (ready to try a new (old) platform)

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          tody
          啓蒙家
          @goosehd
          Joined: 24 Feb 2021

          @goosehd A rather irritating question from a European point of view, where the stick shift is still in the majority. Its days are doomed, though. Car makers are already leaning heavily towards automatics, to have better control of emissions. And EVs don’t even have a transmission. That being said, I avoid automatics where possible.

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            Twistlock
            啓蒙家
            Joined: 31 Dec 2015

            Dennis @goosehd, as Tody said in Europe i think it is a must for having flexibility, i have my kids learn on manual as well. As for learning to drive a manual i think it is fairly easy to get used to. I got my drivers license in the US (automatic), when back in Germany i switched to manual and learned by doing.

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              goosehd
              Mod Squad
              Joined: 8 Apr 2016

              Thank you for the replies and it’s great to see there are still manual drivers out there. I learned on.a manual and it’s allowed me to drive multiple vehicles including motorcycles and tractors without much effort.

              My kids are still a ways away from driving, but my wife and I started discussing it after a niece got her first car (VW Jetta - Automatic). One of our cars had been a VW Jetta manual which was a blast to drive.

              I didn’t know if kids today were even interested in learning how to drive manuals anymore and finding one in Canada (North America) is getting a lot harder than it used to be.

              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                tody
                啓蒙家
                @goosehd
                Joined: 24 Feb 2021

                @goosehd But they are still interested in learning how to drive? That's what I feel is changing (in the much more densely populated) Germany. Young people not having the urge to just drive off and explore the world, but rather stay at home and use public transport when there is a need to. Surely much better for the environment, but man - driving off in my mom's car to a punk rock show for the first time surely was great!

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                  goosehd
                  Mod Squad
                  Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                  @tody I counted the days and hours until I could get my drivers license and it never occurred to me kids still didn’t. Some of my fondest memories was filling the car full of people and driving to Washington DC’s 930 Club to see bands perform :). @Jett129 can tell you about that place.

                  Maybe we need to piss off the kids more to get them out of the house…😈

                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                    louisbosco
                    啓蒙家
                    @goosehd
                    Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                    @goosehd manuals for life. regardless of what the car will be, it is always an important life skill.

                    sure, dct/pdk and the like can shift and make you go fast. but I've never frowned a second while shifting a stick

                    "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

                    • Harvey Specter
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                      Matt
                      見習いボス
                      Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                      Listen to this old ass bunch of surly grandpas. You know there won’t be any manuals out there when our kids are driving. How the hell are they supposed to text if one of their hands is on a shifter?

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                        Tago Mago
                        Mod Squad
                        @Matt
                        Joined: 16 Jan 2021

                        @Matt easy: set cruise control and steer with your knees. Problem solved

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                          Matt
                          見習いボス
                          Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                          I drove across most of the US like this.

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                            Twistlock
                            啓蒙家
                            @Matt
                            Joined: 31 Dec 2015

                            @Matt said in Our Cars (dream or actual):

                            Listen to this old ass bunch of surly grandpas.

                            That's about right😂

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                              tody
                              啓蒙家
                              @Twistlock
                              Joined: 24 Feb 2021

                              @Twistlock Not quite, but I do actually feel that old everyday... 😳

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                                louisbosco
                                啓蒙家
                                @Matt
                                Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                                @Matt try texting with 1 hand grandpa

                                "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

                                • Harvey Specter
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                                  popvulture
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 2 Oct 2018

                                  I had a manual in high school thru college and my 20s in NY — bought a Passat with an automatic when I moved to Austin and always lamented that decision (in more ways than one). When it was time to get another car, I bought a Crosstrek with a standard. I was pretty stoked about returning to one at first, but I've gotta say it was surprisingly shitty in the long run, but I think that has more to do with the car. A Crosstrek isn't exactly a zippy car, or at least not from a stop. First gear suuuuucked on that thing and the clutch was even more annoying. A WRX, on the other hand, would undoubtedly be much more fun with that config.

                                  Anyway, traded it for an Outback with an automatic and have loved it. Moral of the story: the older the berry, the blander the juice.

                                  WTB
                                  IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
                                  Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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                                    Matt
                                    見習いボス
                                    Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                                    I usually do… 😉

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                                      Twistlock
                                      啓蒙家
                                      Joined: 31 Dec 2015

                                      Was referring to myself @tody, but good not to be alone😎

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                                        Inorganic
                                        Haraki san Student
                                        @choco
                                        Joined: 7 Sept 2022

                                        @choco that is helllla clean!

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                                          choco
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          @Inorganic
                                          Joined: 4 May 2023

                                          @Inorganic thanks! I traded my GR86 in for it. Much more convenient for taking my 4 year old around, but I really miss it! 😞

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