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#4320939 - 12/18/16 01:49 PM
Manual transmissions
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On another board I was surprised to read that a guy had a manual transmission car sitting in his garage because he couldn't drive a manual transmission car.
The question is, who here can or can't drive a manual transmission car?
There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB.
The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed.
There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
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#4320941 - 12/18/16 01:56 PM
Re: Manual transmissions
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Brought up on them but I prefer auto now tbh.
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#4320942 - 12/18/16 02:08 PM
Re: Manual transmissions
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Brought up on them but I prefer auto now tbh.
Same - just can't be bothered with a manual box these days. Nate
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#4320944 - 12/18/16 02:12 PM
Re: Manual transmissions
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Anyone who can't drive a manual I think is a real klutz.
When I started driving it was a motorcycle, at work a manual Jeep, and Dad's automatic.
One year almost wrecked the brother's Vette because it was an automatic. Went to down shift, break pedal is not the clutch pedal and shifted to Low gear. One hairy ride.
In Europe, is it true if one gets their license on an automatic, one has to be retested to drive a manual?
There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB.
The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed.
There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
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#4320945 - 12/18/16 02:12 PM
Re: Manual transmissions
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#4320947 - 12/18/16 02:16 PM
Re: Manual transmissions
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On another board I was surprised to read that a guy had a manual transmission car sitting in his garage because he couldn't drive a manual transmission car.
The question is, who here can or can't drive a manual transmission car? Sorry, but that's just dumb. It should only take about three one-hour sessions in an empty parking lot to learn how to give gas and ease in the clutch. Either invest that minimum amount of time or sell the car. I usually drive auto, but rental cars in Europe are almost all manual so I have to bring back the muscle memory every few years when I go there.
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#4320948 - 12/18/16 02:17 PM
Re: Manual transmissions
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Anyone who can't drive a manual I think is a real klutz.
When I started driving it was a motorcycle, at work a manual Jeep, and Dad's automatic.
One year almost wrecked the brother's Vette because it was an automatic. Went to down shift, break pedal is not the clutch pedal and shifted to Low gear. One hairy ride.
In Europe, is it true if one gets their license on an automatic, one has to be retested to drive a manual? I don't know in the other countries, but it's true in France. I only drove one automatic, some years ago. It was an old french car from the 90's with 4 speeds. Old technology, and i didn't realy like it. I should try new cars with auto transmission.
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#4320955 - 12/18/16 02:47 PM
Re: Manual transmissions
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In the UK you can take your test in a manual or auto but if you go auto you have to stay auto.I suspect a re-test is needed to go manual.
I would say that it's a very high percentage of manual to auto here for new drivers,probably 95% + if I had to guess.
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#4320962 - 12/18/16 03:14 PM
Re: Manual transmissions
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On another board I was surprised to read that a guy had a manual transmission car sitting in his garage because he couldn't drive a manual transmission car.
The question is, who here can or can't drive a manual transmission car? Sorry, but that's just dumb. It should only take about three one-hour sessions in an empty parking lot to learn how to give gas and ease in the clutch. Either invest that minimum amount of time or sell the car. I usually drive auto, but rental cars in Europe are almost all manual so I have to bring back the muscle memory every few years when I go there. I should say IMO it takes a lot longer than that. Half of learning to drive a car is get to a state where you can drive it without thinking, using muscle memory same as walking. I don't think 3 hours is anywhere near enough  Also, learning WHY you are driving a manual and thus how to control your engine & car, using the engine to brake, considering when to actually drop a gear in order to, ironically, go faster etc.
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#4320975 - 12/18/16 03:55 PM
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I really prefer manuals, but my daily driver is auto. When it comes to trucks (REAL trucks, not pick up trucks) manual is the only way to go as far as I'm concerned. A manual allows you to control the momentum of a loaded truck much more than an auto does.
I'm on another forum that pertains to restoring old vehicles. We recently concluded that the perfect anti-theft device would be a vehicle with a floor starter and a three on the tree. How many here know what either of those are?
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#4320978 - 12/18/16 04:05 PM
Re: Manual transmissions
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I remember a floor starter in an old Mini we had but a three on the tree is new to me.
EV's are the Devils matchbox.
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