Who cannot drive stick?

ender2664 · 08-31-2016, 07:13 PM

In a post someone illuded to the thought that people drive auto because they cannot drive stick. It honestly never crossed my mind that someone with a camaro on a post fourm wouldn't be able to drive stick. That and a hilarious shirt I saw lead me to wanting to ask this...who cannot drive stick?
Not looking down or belittling, just curious.

cbr1100xx · 08-31-2016, 07:26 PM

I think most can. I drove manuals for 20 yrs before i got sick of it. It's still more fun than auto of course. I just don't want to have always clutch in. If I get an SS, will probably be an auto. Just tired of shifting all the time.

jasonsk287 · 08-31-2016, 07:28 PM

I know the semantics of how it works, what you're supposed to do etc.; but I've never actually done it-- so I guess you'd count me in the "I don't know" crowd.

SPARTAN sui · 08-31-2016, 07:41 PM

I don't know either. Parents have always owned automatic vehicles, driver's ed. car was an automatic, and my '83 Grand Prix, '07 Impala SS, '11 Camaro 2LT, and now '16 Camaro SS are all automatic. I understand how it's done, I just never experienced it in a vehicle. I had a little enduro 80cc bike for a short while, so I can drive a motorcycle, just never a car.

jasonsk287 · 08-31-2016, 07:43 PM

My dad drove sticks for years and loves them. When I was a kid, I remember his cars being sticks. He developed a knee injury as he got older, so he can't really drive them anymore. But when it was my turn to learn to drive, we only had automatics around.

ender2664 · 08-31-2016, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SPARTAN sui

I don't know either. Parents have always owned automatic vehicles, driver's ed. car was an automatic, and my '83 Grand Prix, '07 Impala SS, '11 Camaro 2LT, and now '16 Camaro SS are all automatic. I understand how it's done, I just never experienced it in a vehicle. I had a little enduro 80cc bike for a short while, so I can drive a motorcycle, just never a car.

I learned on a XR and they YZ. IMO the YZ was harder than any car I've encountered.

Techn9cian805 · 08-31-2016, 07:48 PM

I know. I first learned manual in an old Peterbilt with a 10 speed unsynchronised tranny... The transition to a 6 speed car that doesnt require double clutching for shifting was very awkward for me. So i technically got my camaro without knowing how to drive a manual car, but i learned.

fastball · 08-31-2016, 08:05 PM

I learned stick on a 1978 Ford 9000 10 speed non-synchro just like you Tech9cian

Stepdad worked for May Company (precursor to Kaufman's/Dillard's/Macy's) driving the distribution truck for greater Cleveland to and from the main warehouse to all the regional stores for 38 years and taught me to drive the truck on his lunch hour when I was 13.

Yeah probably would have cost him his job if someone found out or I wrecked or broke something, but as he says now, you can drive anything with wheels so it was worth it.

Hyper16 · 08-31-2016, 08:09 PM

You can't text and drink a beer if you have to shift all the time.

J/K - I drove manual trans cars and trucks for years. Last few have been auto. I really like the A8. You can be lazy or put it in manual mode and do the shifting yourself. Not the same, but acceptable.

fastball · 08-31-2016, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Hyper16

You can't text and drink a beer if you have to shift all the time.

J/K - I drove manual trans cars and trucks for years. Last few have been auto. I really like the A8. You can be lazy or put it in manual mode and do the shifting yourself. Not the same, but acceptable.

What scares the living crap out of me is people drinking, eating a footlong sub, shaving, listening to their head phones, texting, and playing Doom on their infotainment screen while merging onto the interstate in the middle of rush hour during a blizzard.

I don't exaggerate. Much.

MiamiBlueCamaro · 08-31-2016, 08:17 PM

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goshawk823 · 08-31-2016, 08:18 PM

I learned on a 3 speed on the column AMC Hornet Wagon...in the back parking lot of the dealership where I bought the car.
I would drive a stick again, but I love that remote start option.

SkipNWis · 08-31-2016, 08:19 PM

Driving a car with a Manual transmission is like having sex with out a condom on

You feel the experience...... And for them who would say an Automatic is faster!!!! You know what women think of men who come to quick.... LOL All in FUN of course<< hahhaha

ender2664 · 08-31-2016, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MiamiBlueCamaro

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Not necessarily true...
I was engaged to a professional drag racer, drove stick, she is now in jail. I guess she is a keeper for the state of California; just not me.

08-31-2016, 07:13 PM	#1
ender2664 Account Suspended Drives: 2016 2SS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Palm Desert Posts: 2,353	Who cannot drive stick? In a post someone illuded to the thought that people drive auto because they cannot drive stick. It honestly never crossed my mind that someone with a camaro on a post fourm wouldn't be able to drive stick. That and a hilarious shirt I saw lead me to wanting to ask this...who cannot drive stick? Not looking down or belittling, just curious.

08-31-2016, 07:28 PM	#3
jasonsk287 Drives: 2012 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 404	I know the semantics of how it works, what you're supposed to do etc.; but I've never actually done it-- so I guess you'd count me in the "I don't know" crowd. __________________ 2012 Camaro 1LT Summit White/Black Rally Stripes Ordered 8/21/11, built 9/22/11, delivered 10/7/11

08-31-2016, 07:41 PM	#4
SPARTAN sui PC Technician Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: North Dakota Posts: 2,161	I don't know either. Parents have always owned automatic vehicles, driver's ed. car was an automatic, and my '83 Grand Prix, '07 Impala SS, '11 Camaro 2LT, and now '16 Camaro SS are all automatic. I understand how it's done, I just never experienced it in a vehicle. I had a little enduro 80cc bike for a short while, so I can drive a motorcycle, just never a car. __________________

08-31-2016, 07:43 PM	#5
jasonsk287 Drives: 2012 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 404	My dad drove sticks for years and loves them. When I was a kid, I remember his cars being sticks. He developed a knee injury as he got older, so he can't really drive them anymore. But when it was my turn to learn to drive, we only had automatics around. __________________ 2012 Camaro 1LT Summit White/Black Rally Stripes Ordered 8/21/11, built 9/22/11, delivered 10/7/11

08-31-2016, 07:48 PM	#7
Techn9cian805 The BEAST Drives: '16 2SS, '89 Wife Join Date: May 2015 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 2,034 View My Garage	I know. I first learned manual in an old Peterbilt with a 10 speed unsynchronised tranny... The transition to a 6 speed car that doesnt require double clutching for shifting was very awkward for me. So i technically got my camaro without knowing how to drive a manual car, but i learned. __________________ Scarlet: 3/3/16: 2SS Red Hot, M6, Instagram: @luis_what_it_is

08-31-2016, 07:26 PM	#2
cbr1100xx Account Suspended Drives: '14 Jetta 1.8, '19 1SS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 886	I think most can. I drove manuals for 20 yrs before i got sick of it. It's still more fun than auto of course. I just don't want to have always clutch in. If I get an SS, will probably be an auto. Just tired of shifting all the time.

08-31-2016, 08:05 PM	#8
fastball Banned Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS 6MT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 4,372	I learned stick on a 1978 Ford 9000 10 speed non-synchro just like you Tech9cian Stepdad worked for May Company (precursor to Kaufman's/Dillard's/Macy's) driving the distribution truck for greater Cleveland to and from the main warehouse to all the regional stores for 38 years and taught me to drive the truck on his lunch hour when I was 13. Yeah probably would have cost him his job if someone found out or I wrecked or broke something, but as he says now, you can drive anything with wheels so it was worth it.

08-31-2016, 08:09 PM	#9
Hyper16 A Heartbeat Away......... Drives: Not As Fast As I Would Like To Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,379	You can't text and drink a beer if you have to shift all the time. J/K - I drove manual trans cars and trucks for years. Last few have been auto. I really like the A8. You can be lazy or put it in manual mode and do the shifting yourself. Not the same, but acceptable. __________________ ,,,,,,, 2016 Hyper Blue Metallic 2SS \| A8 \| MRC \| Sunroof \| Nav \| Mishimoto Catch Can \| GM CAI \| Hurst Shifter \| Borla S-Type Exhaust \| Body Color Splash Guards \| 1LE Splitter \| GM Dark Tail Lights \| ZL1 Third Brake Light \| Custom Fuel Door, Badges & Bowties \| Oracle Side Markers \| Blacked Out Stuff \| Opti-Coat Pro+ The problem with this world is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be penalties for stupidity, but why don't we just take the warning labels off everything and let the problem solve itself.

08-31-2016, 08:17 PM	#11
MiamiBlueCamaro Drives: Gen 6 Camaro RS Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Miami FL Posts: 1,725	. Attached Images

08-31-2016, 08:18 PM	#12
goshawk823 Drives: 2017 RS convertible Join Date: May 2009 Location: New Kent, Virginia Posts: 837	I learned on a 3 speed on the column AMC Hornet Wagon...in the back parking lot of the dealership where I bought the car. I would drive a stick again, but I love that remote start option. __________________ Camaros I've owned: 1969 RS/SS Z10 Indy Pace Car - Hardtop 1 of 250 1970 Camaro 2010 2LT RS 2013 2SS RS Current ride: 2017 Camaro 2LT RS convertible

08-31-2016, 08:19 PM	#13
SkipNWis Drives: 2016/SS Has had 4 Gen 5's Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Hudson,WI Posts: 939	Driving a car with a Manual transmission is like having sex with out a condom on You feel the experience...... And for them who would say an Automatic is faster!!!! You know what women think of men who come to quick.... LOL All in FUN of course<< hahhaha __________________ SnoWhite

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