No stick

[LuFins Dad]

When Luke was in his MINI phase of his car search, we went to a local MINI dealership to see a used one . The salesperson told me it was in a storage lot across the street and he couldn’t bring it over because he couldn’t drive manual. The only other salesperson available couldn’t either.

Now, I get a salesperson in a Toyota factory not driving manual, but the majority of MINIs sold have a stick shift….

[Axtremus]

Driving stick shift is now a “special skill,” eh?

[Renauda]

I learned to drive on a 3 on the tree manual.

[taiwan_girl]

IN Taiwan, if you take your driving test on a "stick", it is indicated on your license and you can legally drive one on the road. If you take your license in a automatic, you can only legally drive a automatic.

(and yes, I did learn on a "stick")

[LuFins Dad]

@Renauda said in No stick:

I learned to drive on a 3 on the tree manual.

Me too… 1968 Ford F100 Ranger…

[jon-nyc]

@taiwan_girl said in No stick:

(and yes, I did learn on a "stick")

Waaaaaay TMI, Taiwan Girl.

[Axtremus]

Consider this a poll,
with three questions:

1. Were you ever competent at driving a stick shift?
2. If so, when was the last time you drove a stick shift?
3. Do you believe you can still competently drive a stick shift today?

My answers:

1. Yes, I was pretty good at it too.
2. Probably more than 15 years ago
3. Yes, I think ... feels a lot like riding a bicycle, I believe I can drive a stick shift competently again with very little practice

[jon-nyc]

Yes.

July, in Portugal

Yes.

[taiwan_girl]

Yes
A few days ago (with the gear shift on the left side)
Yes
@jon-nyc 555

[Renauda]

@LuFins-Dad said in No stick:

@Renauda said in No stick:

I learned to drive on a 3 on the tree manual.

Me too… 1968 Ford F100 Ranger…

Of all things, I learned on 1962 Rambler American with 3 on the tree.

My fist vehicle was a 3 on the tree straight 6 1972 Ford F100.

[cathys]

Yes
Yesterday I drove over to the beach
Yes
I own a Mini Countryman with a 6 speed manual transmission

[George K]

Yes.

In 1980 when I rented a U-Haul to move from our apartment to our first house.

Probably not, and I'm not curious to find out.

[89th]

@taiwan_girl said in No stick:

Yes
A few days ago (with the gear shift on the left side)
Yes
@jon-nyc 555

Funny, I first learned with the shift on the left. It was a golf course maintenance vehicle. The only time I've driven one in a car was at my brother in law's house where he had an old truck (he called it the chicken truck because he used it to haul chickens) which he needed me to move a few miles down the road.

[Horace]

My first car was a Pontiac sunbird manual transmission. Haven’t driven a manual since.

[Copper]

I had the 1982(?) Isuzu Impulse 5-speed

Futuristic!

We had a Honda Prelude 5-speed too

[jon-nyc]

@taiwan_girl said in No stick:

Yes
A few days ago (with the gear shift on the left side)

In the early 90s while on an expat gig in London I was given a corporate car to use which had the stick on my left.

It took some getting used to.

[Ivorythumper]

@jon-nyc said in No stick:

@taiwan_girl said in No stick:

Yes
A few days ago (with the gear shift on the left side)

In the early 90s while on an expat gig in London I was given a corporate car to use which had the stick on my left.

It took some getting used to.

I was thinking the same thing -- mine was a Ford Escort.

[Doctor Phibes]

Funny, having the stick on the right never really bothered me.

[jon-nyc]

Probably all that time you spent in bath houses.

[taiwan_girl]

@jon-nyc said in No stick:

@taiwan_girl said in No stick:

Yes
A few days ago (with the gear shift on the left side)

In the early 90s while on an expat gig in London I was given a corporate car to use which had the stick on my left.

It took some getting used to.

Fortunately, they do not change the pedals. What I dont like is sometimes the window wiper and the turn signal controls are switched. Then I always either turn the signal on when I want to clean the windows on, or clean the window when I want to signal!! LOL