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A manual transmission (if it’s offered) can be a compelling alternative to some of these newer automatics that are overly programmed for fuel economy. A perfect example is the latest generation of the Toyota Tacoma. It’s widely disliked by even the most loyal Toyota fan boys because the transmission is constantly shifting into too high a gear and the truck feels like a slug. Luckily, there’s an elegant and cheap solution to the problem...the stick shift!
Want proof? Here’s a video of a 20 year old manual Tacoma going toe to toe with the newest ones and beating them in a race:
Yep and if you have a dead battery you can push start a manual also at least the older ones you could.
Yes. This happened to me waaay back when. When to a fishing pier and left my lights on. Back before you had a warning for that. Got it going good across the parking lot, jumped in and worked the first time.
Outside North America, manual transmission is quite common in many countries like Europe. The ABC "Amazing Race" always posed a challenge for competitors to drive a manual car in Europe.
I have a manual and an automatic. Whenever I sit in either car, I will be automatically adjusted. It is just like riding bike. Once you learn it, your won't forget.
Or more appropriately like having sex. Once you learn how to do it, you will not forget.
But driving manual is a challenge in hilly cities like San Francisco and Honolulu. There are some steep roads up the hill with many Stop signs at numerous intersections. When you have a car tailgating you and another 4 or 5 cars in front of you on a rainy day, the way you try to maneuver step by step up to the Stop sign on an ultra steep road is quite a challenge.
Way back the reason to buy stick shift is plainly economic. It is about $1,000+ cheaper.
Manual car is not that tough. But manual truck is really nuts. I still can't figure out why shifting to lower gear needs throttling.
It looks really hard and unsafe to drive a manual. How do you know which gears to shift while driving and how do you make sure you shift correctly while keeping your eyes on the road and hands on steering wheel? It looks like driving manuals is hard work, do people actually enjoy driving a manual?
Been driving a stick since 1973.
Those who can do, those who can't drive automatics or let their wives drive them around.
It looks really hard and unsafe to drive a manual. How do you know which gears to shift while driving and how do you make sure you shift correctly while keeping your eyes on the road and hands on steering wheel? It looks like driving manuals is hard work, do people actually enjoy driving a manual?
I bought a manual shift and had never driven one. My girlfriend knew how to drive one, so she and I went out to the sticks for a few hours, and when we came back, I could drive it. It's not hard. And yes, many people absolutely love a stick shift.
It looks really hard and unsafe to drive a manual. How do you know which gears to shift while driving and how do you make sure you shift correctly while keeping your eyes on the road and hands on steering wheel? It looks like driving manuals is hard work, do people actually enjoy driving a manual?
Yes it is fun! My first car was a manual. Besides shifting and keeping your eyes on the road, hands on the steering wheel--it was also possible to eat a sandwich while driving!
Good times. I made my sons learn a manual before I bought them a car. When my first son bought his very first car a few years ago at age 30 (he had previous lived in NYC where a car was not needed), he made sure it was a manual!
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It's not hard. And yes, many people absolutely love a stick shift.
