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EverHopeful

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13. First time I drove an automatic I almost threw my friend into the windshield

Fri Jul 17, 2026, 11:05 AM

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by slamming my left foot down on the brake, back in the day before we were smart enough to wear seat belts.

No longer drive but how do you get an automatic started when the starter goes out? Had a VW bug that I parked facing downhill until I could get to the mechanic to get it fixed.

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The death of the stick shift is almost here [View all] Zorro Yesterday OP

CVT's bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1

I love manual transmissions UpInArms Yesterday #2

I loved my manual Mazda3 zeusdogmom Yesterday #3

I learned to drive EYESORE 9001 Yesterday #4

I've always had a stick shift in the car inventory. Firestorm49 Yesterday #5

I loved my stick shifts. But... Biophilic Yesterday #6

Both of our company's semis are 18 speed manuals and my POV is a 6 speed stick. MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #7

At least my little Smart Car has paddle shifters Nittersing Yesterday #8

.y Acura has paddles, I'm afraid to use them because i don't know what they do. dem4decades 4 hrs ago #33

Drove a stick shift until Mme. Defarge Yesterday #9

I learned how to use a stick shift on Jeeps Vogon_Glory Yesterday #10

Still have my '02 Nissan pickup and it's low mileage Hey Joe Yesterday #11

I prefer manual transmissions to automatics gay texan Yesterday #12

First time I drove an automatic I almost threw my friend into the windshield EverHopeful Yesterday #13

Rich person with 2 BMWs and a Tesla crying about automatic transmissions going away intheflow Yesterday #14

Cars with manual transmissions are fun to drive! CozyMystery Yesterday #15

I am driving my first automatic that I bought in Costa Rica. I have been driving 64+ years. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #16

Varies hugely by country muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #17

My uncle "taught" me how to drive stick in his 65 Ford pick up when I wad 16. kacekwl 23 hrs ago #18

who else drove a "three on the tree" Skittles 22 hrs ago #19

The very first vehicle I ever drove was an early Hey Joe 17 hrs ago #22

Yup Zorro 16 hrs ago #23

No great loss. n/t valleyrogue 19 hrs ago #20

I'm still driving my stick shift 2013 Toyota Corolla. Love it. madinmaryland 19 hrs ago #21

Coolest car I ever owned was a 1982 Datsun 280-ZX. Aristus 14 hrs ago #24

Something like this? True Dough 5 hrs ago #27

Datsun and Nissan were the same company Zorro 5 hrs ago #29

That's it exactly. Aristus 4 hrs ago #41

I drove a stick shift from 1980 thru 2024, and my wife still drives one Martin Eden 5 hrs ago #25

I love my stick buzzycrumbhunger 5 hrs ago #26

I've had two sticks in three of my Honda Accords. no_hypocrisy 5 hrs ago #28

You're absolutely correct about it being an antitheft device Walleye 4 hrs ago #38

Car thieves in Memphis have been caught & arrested because they couldn't drive a manual lol SheltieLover 4 hrs ago #39

I'm 72 and never drove a stick shift hauckeye 5 hrs ago #30

Love my stick shift Veloster debPip 5 hrs ago #31

I've always had a stick shift. HappyH 4 hrs ago #32

You can't text while driving. Lochloosa 4 hrs ago #34

We have a 23 year old Ford Ranger Edge with a 4 speed manual transmission. Tikki 4 hrs ago #35

One of my cousins will only buy/drive cars that are manual Picaro 4 hrs ago #36

Tell her to keep her old Toyota. New cars are absolute junk SheltieLover 4 hrs ago #40

I drive a 2012 Hyundai Accent. Stick shift six gears forward. Walleye 4 hrs ago #37

I learned stick on a Volkswagen Beetle sdfernando 3 hrs ago #42

I owned probably an equal amount over my 62 years of driving. I Have gone from stick to auto then back again. doc03 3 hrs ago #43