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Old 07-03-2012, 05:18 PM
 
Location: So. of Rosarito, Baja, Mexico
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NO need for a stick shift when you have THREE pedals on the floor.

Only a few people here know what I'm referring too.....(before the invention of the Auto trans)
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Old 07-05-2012, 01:11 PM
 
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When you get a driving license in the US does it cover you for Auto and Manual Transmissions?

Over here (UK) it does but you can also take a test that is just for automatics (in an auto car) and makes it illegal for you to drive a manual. You need to take another test in a manual car to get a license for that.
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Old 07-05-2012, 01:25 PM
 
Location: Grosse Ile Michigan
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My son (16) is collecting the parts to convert his T-bird from automatic to manual. Doesnt make a lot of sense to me (just sell it and buy a manual), but he is going to need a new transmission in a year or so and he thinks he can convert it for the same cost as a rebuild.
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Old 07-05-2012, 01:38 PM
 
Location: Pikesville, MD
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When you get a driving license in the US does it cover you for Auto and Manual Transmissions?

Over here (UK) it does but you can also take a test that is just for automatics (in an auto car) and makes it illegal for you to drive a manual. You need to take another test in a manual car to get a license for that.
No, our driver's license/testing doesn't differntiate between transmission types.

it's a silly law to try and enforce as you have to stop someone before you can find out if they are supposed to be driving stick. It's like any graduated licensing system, in that the enforcement is retroactive after the fact.
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Old 07-07-2012, 09:30 PM
 
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I learned driving with a stick shift but took my license with a automatic. The cars that I owned were all stick shift till I bought a SUV. I still love my stick shift but for now I'll settle with my automatic truck.
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Old 07-07-2012, 10:25 PM
 
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I'm 33. Never learned how to use a stick shift. Probably will never either because I prefer automatic. Stick shift is too distracting for me. I like to focus on the road.
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Old 07-12-2012, 10:53 PM
 
Location: Milledgeville, GA
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Since 95% of cars sold in the U.S. are automatic I would say around 5% of drivers know how to drive stick.
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Old 07-12-2012, 10:58 PM
 
Location: Between West Chester and Chester, PA
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Stick is great once you figure it out. Once you do, you can drive anything! The vehicles I drive have 10, 13, or 18 speeds.
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Old 07-13-2012, 06:29 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh area
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Since 95% of cars sold in the U.S. are automatic I would say around 5% of drivers know how to drive stick.
Oh, it's a bit more than that. A decent chunk of people over 50 or 60 will know how to drive one, even if they haven't actually bought one in years. It might be as low as some percent in the teens now, but it's not as low as 5%. I would guess more like 15%.
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Old 07-13-2012, 06:35 AM
 
Location: Dallas
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All my personal vehicles are automatics...when I get through shifting gears in a 10, 13, 18sp tractor, it's nice to jump in something I jut have to put in drive and go.
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