My 4x4s are automatic. But had many manual transmission vehicles. Miss my 68 Chevy camper special 3 on the tree. Straight pipes and had the 350 motor.

 

Not sure driving a vehicle with a stick is very safe lol I'll stick with the gear lever rather than an automatic.....

 

Automatic.

Drove a manual Miata once and stalled it 12 times backing out of my driveway.

I tried the flappy paddle shifters in my Mustang once, but it has 10 gears and I had no clue which gear it was in or should be in. The engine made some terrible sounds, everyone on the sidewalk stopped and stared at me, so I put it back in D and went on my way.

 

This is kinda like arguing the virtues of a wringer washing machine over a Bosch front loader.

New cars with stick shift get worse gas mileage, havefar lower resale value and have higher maintenance cost. It’s a lot like getting an IBM s electric typewriter instead of a PC with word processing.


https://www.thedrive.com/news/33077...y-available-on-one-in-eight-new-us-car-models

https://20somethingfinance.com/manual-transmission-savings/

 

Manuals have always been better for gas mileage and performance, mainly because they are lighter and had an extra gear or two.

Now it's the opposite, 10 speed automatics vs 6 speed manual.

 

I love my 62 4×4 Chevy 283 with a 4 on the floor

 

My Wrangler is a stick, and my Cherokee is an automatic. The Gladiator (when I get it) will be automatic.

 

Just like transmissions, sticks and automatics are good for different things...

 

Took my drivers test with a stick 30 years ago. I like driving manuals as I find them to be more fun. It is hard to find a car that has a manual trans now. I do not think it even an option with the New Corvettes.

 

For me its location, if in Europe its stick otherwise automatic.

 

Always drove manual’s. Got my first automatic and love it. I do miss the day to day interactivness you get with a manual and the tranistion through gears but for long distance driving its a lot better.

 

Shooter insisted both of his kids know how to drive a stick before they got their license.
Both have thanked Shooter for making them learn.

Course, the public hasn't always appreciated being around someone learning to drive a stick.
Especially if they happen to be behind the student on a hill.

 

I thought most women drove sticks.

 

No. Women have a cockpit.
They do not drive sticks.
Ride them maybe.

 

Normally a stick, sometimes automatic

 

Depends on the car. I have a 71 olds with an auto, that car would be more fun with a four speed. Most newer cars the modern autos perform better, but I still would enjoy a mustang or camaro with a 6 speed, so for fun ill take a stick. In a daily driver, I really would not want a stick

 

In my teens and 20's it was stick on Honda Civics... I don't know if it's my imagination, but traffic seems to get worse every year. It also seems less and less manufacturers offer a manual transmission. All this to say my daily driver is an automatic, but I get my gear shifting pleasure from my motorcycle now...

 

When I bought my house, a Dodge Ram came with it, owner didn't want "that old truck" they were going to have it towed off but I insisted they leave it. Its actually in pretty great condition for a near 20 year old truck. Since I got it more or less free, I've been driving and putting some money in it. The Automatic has puked out. I've got it all pulled out, but I'm leaning toward spending almost $3 grand to put a 5 or 6 speed stick in it ( all new stuff ) I might be able to cut a few corners finding used stuff in Junkyards like the Flywheel, bell housing, clutch pedal, even the trans. Manual Trans stuff you really have to look for ! I prefer to push and shove any day !

 

I've been driving stick for... probably over 3 years now. Previously, I learned how to drive stick in a big pickup truck. Now I drive a compact car, so I kinda had to re-learn it a bit, but I knew enough to get around. Now it's second nature to me. I can drive it smoother than an automatic, and I don't even need the clutch to shift gears. I got it because it was the cheapest vehicle I could find at the time that wasn't a complete piece of crap. Now, I'll be sticking to stick shift as long as possible, for a number of reasons. They're generally cheaper outright, cheaper to maintain, simpler (less things that can break), they give you more control, they are/were better on gas (until recent advancements for automatic transmissions anyway), and at least in the US it's pretty handy theft protection because most dumb crooks can't drive stick. That said, I don't have much of an issue with traditional automatics, but I avoid CVTs like the plague...

 

I learned how to drive in the hayfield in a 1960. Chevy pickup. Had a 283 out of a modified in it. I could barely reach the peddles but that thing would go