Poll: Escapist: Can you drive a Manual?
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Back in my day...AccursedTheory said:
I had to drive a lot of deuce-and-a-halfs... or M35 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M35_2%C2%BD-ton_cargo_truck]s, if you wanna get technical. Most of the ones I used were built in the 50s. Very odd granny low on those things. I guess the active army finally retired 'em... but they're still in use by my local guard unit.
Not that I'm here to extol the virtues of the cable clutch (though my daily driver has one. Makes maintenance cheap and easy)... I'm more of the mind that we should be moving away from internal combustion engines, and electrics don't need transmissions. My ability to synchronize foot and hand movements in a seated position will be academic soon enough.
Manual, but live in the UK so its the norm here. Having driven both I much prefer manuals you have far better control over what you are doing.
As for the hill start thing well it is going to become a moot point sooner or later, more and more cars are now coming with electric handbrakes as standard which release once you reach a certain amount of revs going forward which makes hills easy, my current car has one and its like using cheatmode or something.
As for the hill start thing well it is going to become a moot point sooner or later, more and more cars are now coming with electric handbrakes as standard which release once you reach a certain amount of revs going forward which makes hills easy, my current car has one and its like using cheatmode or something.
We used FMTVs [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Medium_Tactical_Vehicles] and M939s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M939_Truck], both of which were automatics (And the M939's were the 'new' deuce and a halves).loc978 said:
Loved the M939. Driving one of those felt like you were at the wheel of an Apocalypse. If you drove off road, you have to drive standing because the seat's had too much spring to them.
Right there with ya. I had no idea what to do with my right hand. It just kept going for that stick to shift gear. At other times I just got so bored driving I noticed I wasn't paying enough attention to other drivers.Sealpower said:
So yeah, driving stick for me!
I don't drive. I do have a driver's license and I did learn on a manual transmission. This was almost 5 years ago though. So technically, I CAN drive and I CAN drive a manual, it's just that I hate driving.
Plus I got my licence in mainland Europe and I now live in the UK so attempting to start driving again would most likely get me killed.
Plus I got my licence in mainland Europe and I now live in the UK so attempting to start driving again would most likely get me killed.
Over here most people seem to drive auto due to lazyness, I however will only drive manual and considering my car is a Holden Commodore SSV Redline, getting it in auto would have been criminal 
(It's a sports car like a Mustang for those none Australian's out there).
(It's a sports car like a Mustang for those none Australian's out there).
It's odd. I work in the oil field and as such, I had to get my Class A CDL with HazMat, Tankers, etc. and I can drive a 90,000lb semi-truck (tractor+trailer) with no problem, but when I tried to drive my girlfriend's standard Honda Fit, I barely made it one block.
Then again, semi-trucks are geared much lower than standard cars so you can just let off the clutch slowly and the truck will drive itself.
Then again, semi-trucks are geared much lower than standard cars so you can just let off the clutch slowly and the truck will drive itself.
Who the F is Steve McQueen
I cant not drive a manual gear car, i can not even remember seeing an automatic gearbox in real life
I cant not drive a manual gear car, i can not even remember seeing an automatic gearbox in real life
Steve mcqueen is only like the coolest guy ever. He was the american guy in the great escape and he was in a film called Bullit where he drove he mustang through san fransicoVicarious Reality said:
