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Can you drive a manual transmission? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by raptir@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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And where are you from? And how old? Not "do you" but just if you know how.

I'm in the US, mid 30s and can (and do) drive a manual transmission.

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[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Nope, manual transmission isn't common in Ontario,, I lived in the US for a bit and everyone seemed to drive stick, but I never figured it out. I don't understand why anyone wants to drive it.

[–] Swarfega@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

You have more control over the cars throttle. Like using the gears to actually slow the car down rather than just using the brakes.

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It's fun. Of course that's more true in a sporty car on a mountain road than in an SUV in city traffic.

It used to be that manuals had better fuel economy and acceleration. That changed about a decade ago.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Edit: I'm almost 50.