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Old 07-24-2013, 04:16 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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I've been driving sticks since 1973 and all on the floor. I'm sure it's quite an experience shifting on the column.
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Old 07-24-2013, 04:52 PM
 
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The gear ratios are much wider than a 5-spd, or 6-spd. You will have to ride each gear out a bit longer. Short shifting might leave you at too low of an RPM for the next gear to accelerate quickly.

basically it's like driving your 5-spd, but skipping 2nd and 4th.
Excellent analogy!

I had a three on the tree in a '75 Olds F-85. It would go into reverse at 40 mph. It was a burnout machine.
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Old 07-24-2013, 08:15 PM
 
Location: Oviedo
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Lol, my first car was 3 on the tree, '66 Chevy II. CostalMaineiac gave the exact pattern. It's just like anything else, you learn to use a clutch, your hand just automatically shifts (or foot, if you ride a motorcycle)
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Old 07-24-2013, 08:19 PM
 
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three on the tree is nothing compared to driving a full crash box. that is one where ALL the gears are unsychronized, and you have to match engine rpm to road speed on every shift. i can do it without a clutch.
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Old 07-24-2013, 10:19 PM
 
Location: Wichita Falls Texas
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three on the tree is nothing compared to driving a full crash box. that is one where ALL the gears are unsychronized, and you have to match engine rpm to road speed on every shift. i can do it without a clutch.

Well once again I have an advantage. I'm a truck driver who use to drive my GrandDad's twin stick 20 speed Mack. Now that will keep you busy.
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Old 07-24-2013, 10:45 PM
 
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Well once again I have an advantage. I'm a truck driver who use to drive my GrandDad's twin stick 20 speed Mack. Now that will keep you busy.
you got that right! and as i recall both the transmission and the range box were crash boxes.
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Old 07-25-2013, 09:42 AM
 
Location: Annandale, VA
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My first car was a bright orange 1970 Pontiac Firebird with a 3-speed manual transmission. I barked the tires alot when first learning to drive. My previous experience was riding a motorcycle as a teenager.
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Old 07-25-2013, 10:31 AM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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I learned to really drive in a 4 speed MGA. I then had a bunch of manual transmission cars. I learned to cluchless shift all of them so I could get home after the hydraulic cluch release stopped working. I enjoyed them all except in stop n go traffic.

Now I prefer automatics. Right foot (or hand) makes it go faster. Left foot (or hand) makes it go slower. The machine figures out which gear is appropriate. Or I just put the Subaru in 2nd on a snow covered road and let it stay there.
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Old 07-25-2013, 12:20 PM
 
Location: South Jersey
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All mustangs have floor shifters. No column shifter
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Old 07-25-2013, 01:00 PM
 
Location: Keosauqua, Iowa
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basically it's like driving your 5-spd, but skipping 2nd and 4th.
More like skipping 2nd and stopping before hitting 5th. 5th gear on a Jetta is overdrive.
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