Subarule Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 8 hours ago, Scoby4wd said: Manual transmission is the best theft deterrent these days. For sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrgvanman Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Yes, those manual transmissions are kinda alien to youngsters nowadays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarule Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 26 minutes ago, lrgvanman said: Yes, those manual transmissions are kinda alien to youngsters nowadays! And most women of any age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrgvanman Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 (edited) I learned at 17 on a 1959 VW bus 4 spd. manual and progressed some 10 years later to learn how to drive a 5&4 in a Peterbilt. Automatics became an optional luxury. Sticks have always been my choice. Edited December 14, 2019 by lrgvanman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarule Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 I prefer a manual shift as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/14/2019 at 6:17 AM, Subarule said: And most women of any age. Gross generalisation warning!! My mum and mother in-law both drive manuals full time. My wife knows how to drive a manual and is quite competent. Before we met she only drove auto. My sister drives a manual, my cousin ten years younger than me drives a manual. Generally females will go an auto over a manual, but that doesn’t mean they don’t know how to drive a manual/stick shift. Cheers Bennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarule Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 I said "most". I see you're speaking from an Australian point of view, and I don't know ~any~ female in the U.S. who drives a manual shift. Not that I know thousands of females but I know a considerable amount. Other than vintage car fanciers most females, even males, under the age of 45 have never encountered a manual shift. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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