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  • RenaudaR Renauda

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

    LuFins DadL Offline
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    LuFins Dad
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    #7

    @Renauda said in No stick:

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

    Me too… 1968 Ford F100 Ranger…

    The Brad

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    • taiwan_girlT 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")

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      jon-nyc
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      #8

      @taiwan_girl said in No stick:

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

      Waaaaaay TMI, Taiwan Girl.

      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
      -Cormac McCarthy

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        Axtremus
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        #9

        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
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        • jon-nycJ Online
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          jon-nyc
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          #10

          Yes.

          July, in Portugal

          Yes.

          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
          -Cormac McCarthy

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          • taiwan_girlT Offline
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            taiwan_girl
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            #11

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

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            • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

              @Renauda said in No stick:

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

              Me too… 1968 Ford F100 Ranger…

              RenaudaR Offline
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              Renauda
              wrote on last edited by Renauda
              #12

              @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.

              Elbows up!

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                cathys
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                #13

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

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                • George KG Offline
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                  George K
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                  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.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

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

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                    #15

                    @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.

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                    • HoraceH Offline
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                      Horace
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                      #16

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

                      Education is extremely important.

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                      • CopperC Offline
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                        Copper
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                        I had the 1982(?) Isuzu Impulse 5-speed

                        Futuristic!

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                        We had a Honda Prelude 5-speed too

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                        • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

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

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                          jon-nyc
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                          #18

                          @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.

                          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                          -Cormac McCarthy

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                          • jon-nycJ 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.

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                            Ivorythumper
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                            @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.

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                            • Doctor PhibesD Online
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                              Doctor Phibes
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                              #20

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

                              I was only joking

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                                jon-nyc
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                                #21

                                Probably all that time you spent in bath houses.

                                "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                -Cormac McCarthy

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                                • jon-nycJ 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.

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                                  taiwan_girl
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                                  #22

                                  @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

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                                  • RenaudaR Renauda

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

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                                    @Renauda said in No stick:

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

                                    I’ve had half a dozen of those.

                                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    • MikM Mik

                                      @Renauda said in No stick:

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

                                      I’ve had half a dozen of those.

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                                      Renauda
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                                      #24

                                      @Mik

                                      But did you have a black 3 on the tree 1962 Rambler American sedan Armstrong steering, aluminium body with a straight 6 and steel dashboard with front bench?

                                      Elbows up!

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                                      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                        Probably all that time you spent in bath houses.

                                        LuFins DadL Offline
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                                        LuFins Dad
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                                        #25

                                        @jon-nyc said in No stick:

                                        Probably all that time you spent in bath houses.

                                        Peet’s coffee all over the monitor

                                        The Brad

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                                        • RenaudaR Renauda

                                          @Mik

                                          But did you have a black 3 on the tree 1962 Rambler American sedan Armstrong steering, aluminium body with a straight 6 and steel dashboard with front bench?

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                                          LuFins Dad
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                                          @Renauda said in No stick:

                                          @Mik

                                          But did you have a black 3 on the tree 1962 Rambler American sedan Armstrong steering, aluminium body with a straight 6 and steel dashboard with front bench?

                                          Love those steel dashboards..

                                          The Brad

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