Both GIrls and Guys.. How many people here know how to drive stick shift or want to learn?

[Johnson123]

Who here can drive stick or want to learn how. Also for some guys (almost most) if YOU woman can drive stick.. that is an automatic turn on ;)

For girls who drive stick... i heard this was tough.

I know how to drive Stick/Manual

I don't know how to drive Stick/Manual

Updates

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Anyone?

And i forgot to add the 3rd option but it would "WANT to learn"

[gray_sailor]

I gained a lot of experience by driving my stick shift Toyota through San Francisco when I was stationed across the bay in Alameda.

Knowing how to drive a stick is very useful. Once when needing to make a cross country move in the month of August, I was given a choice between two U-Haul vans.

1) a 24 foot van with automatic transmission and no air conditioning

2) a 26 foot van with a manual transmission and having air conditioning

Having this skill under my belt, meant I did not have to roast through a 1400 mile journey, in August, without air conditioning.

[Johnson123]

yeah knowing how to drive stick is usefull. I always tell people to learn stick first then go to auto. I mean if you ever wanted a Lamborghini before 2006... You would have to know stick shift ;)

[Whoooooooooo]

Yup, but I've never driven automatic. I like stick because when I am going on a downhill for example I can shift to a lower gear without putting my foot on the gas and the car slows down by itself and I don't have to constantly hit breaks ^^

[Anonymous]

I spent over a year trying to learn to drive and failed :(

It wasn't the gear changes and all that I had a problem with though, I just have awful spatial awareness and planning skills

[Johnson123]

don't be sad and don't give up! What ever you did wrong you can correct and become better at. Practice is all it takes. I believe 120% You can do it!!!

What did you not do good? like space as in parking or driving space?

[Opinion Owner]

Aw thank-you, I appreciate the support :) . I definitely want to be able to drive one day, and I'm worried actually because my provisional license expires next year, as does my theory test pass (which I only got narrowly on my second try). It's expensive having lessons though and while I'm at uni I'm busy, and don't really need to drive because I can walk everywhere I need to go while I live in the city.

Just my ability to judge how far away things were, and what position the car was in, I mean. It might be a dyslexia/dyspraxia thing I don't know. I could drive okay on duel carriageways and things like that. My hill starts and things were pretty good. But my reverse manoeuvres weren't good, and in town where there were a lot of roundabouts and traffic lights and one way streets etc. I'd get really stressed out and make mistakes

[Johnson123]

It's ok, it's a learning thing. You have to have more confidence in your abilities :) I watch a lot of racing and ever since i started to drive the key in all honesty is Practive and Confidence. Let me tell you something about having toooooo much confidence lol...

I got my licence (in Canada we have 3 [g1, g2, g]. I got my G2 and i though i was this speed king dude. Well in my lust of being way to cocky i almost hit this 5 years old running away form his moms arm in the middle of the street, i was going 20 kph over the limit and if i didn't swerve off into the other lane that boy would have been dead AND another car was coming my way.

Ever since then i learned not to mess around in residential/school zones. i was a huge ass that dad.

I tell you this because i was too cocky or in your case you might not be as confident. Well i say take it step by step :) Practive at night time or on Sunday when not too many cars are around

[Johnson123]

I trust in you that you can do it :) If you know how to drive stick that is the hard part in my opinion, these others skills i know you can do it and know you will become a great dirver. Again it tales self-beleif and practice/repetition :)

ALSO... guys really do find it a turn on when girls drive stick so you add one more quality to your beautiful self :D

[Opinion Owner]

Oh god, that's traumatic, that must have taken a while to get over.

Thank-you <3 , you're really nice :) . I'll try not to let you down :')

Haha I hope that's true but I think that's kind of a cultural thing; in the UK where I'm from if you can drive at all it's just sort of expected that you can drive a manual, it's more the norm than in other countries I think so it's not seen as so special

[Johnson123]

I'm in Canada do driving manual is rare lol. As long as you know the basics you're good :) I believe in you!!! I'll see you on the racetrack one day ;) :p

[Opinion Owner]

Haha thank-you ^_^ . I hope so :)

[Johnson123]

yup, just believe in yourself :)

[Deezyy]

I don't know how but I plan on learning though, seems like a valuable piece of knowledge

[Johnson123]

yeah it's fun :) you will get frustrated at the start but after you will like it. Good luck with it :)

[Deezyy]

Thanks!😊

[Johnson123]

yup good luck, you can do it!! :)

[douride2]

I drive a truck at work with an 18 speed transmission.

[Johnson123]

oh whaaaat. you're a truck driver? I can't imagine driving those lol. My friends dad is a truckdriver. It must suck to stall one of those things haha

[douride2]

On a hill it sucks.

[Johnson123]

oh man i can imagine that. Well that is pretty cool that you do that, i dont know many women truckers

[douride2]

Keep your eyes open next time your on the hwy. There are more of us then you would think.

[Johnson123]

i'm not on the highway that often actually lol. Maybe like legit 3 times a year, that is it. So that is why. But it must be very tiring job eh? driving for like 12-18 hours straight. I wouldn't be able to do it.

[douride2]

Law up here in Canada only allows you to drive a max of 13 hrs. But yea it can be tiring.

[Johnson123]

oh, i'am from Canada and the highway i go on is the 401. But damn 13 hours is still grueling. Do you enjoy doing it?

[douride2]

Oh the 401 is terrible to drive.

[Johnson123]

Near toronto the traffic sucks. BUT i did learn a trick lol. So it turns out that if you truckers know if there is an accident, you pick the lane that is clear and hence you go through it faster, is this correct? i did this in September and it seemed to work lmao.

[douride2]

Not always.

[Johnson123]

it worked that time aha. well good luck with everything :)

[ConsultantIsBack]

Growing up in farmlands I learned on an old stick truck. But now, is been years since I've driven a stick is probably stall it a few too many times.

[front2back]

Well I know what I'm doing now lol

[Johnson123]

yeah haha

[apple24]

My dad says he going to teach me!

[Johnson123]

nice!!! :) i'm sure you will like it but will get frustrated a bit, but don't worry you will get the hang of it.

[Abdulwahh]

I learnt recently its fun