Which one do you drive?

One of my boys has a Hyundai Veloster. It is a 5 speed. He has always loved 5 speeds and most of his cars have been that. I learned to drive on my grandfather's vehicle when I was 12. 3 speed on the column! I made all four of my kids learn to drive a stick as well as an automatic. You never know when you might be required to drive one and everyone should know how, in my opinion.

@NJChicaa that looks so cooool! You rock!

@sol_cee Well, my dad taught me to drive first - he was a good teacher. Hubby just taught me to drive the manual stick (because he had a manual car - my parents never did). The manual part took longer, so yah, he is patient .

He taught you how to drive? Good thing he was patient! Lollll

@much2say what about now? Is he still patient?

@sol_cee It´s economical and does not contaminate. Electric cars do not produce too much noise as fuel cars

Why electric car?

@quantum2020 I heard they’re too expensive to buy now, no?

@RebeccasFarm I’m always so nervous when I’m driving as well.

@shaggin I dont blame you

Heyyyy, you still rock, okay?

Automatic transmissions surely have their advantages

Lol it was so frustrating to see your favorite team lose the game because they don’t know how to drive stick. I mean when they joined TAR, they should have prepared themselves to future tasks which would involve driving stick among others

@Hannihar isn’t there The Amazing Race Israel?

@sol_cee I am sorry that they were your favorite team and you are right they should have learned to drive a stick.

@sol_cee Oh it has been years already. As early as my college days, I was already driving a manual transmission. Only recently was my first time driving an automatic transmission.

@sol_cee Last year before I bought my new car I was driving manual. I recently bought a new car last year, and we decided to try an automatic transmission for a change. As a result, I am a novice driver of an automatic transmission, which I am glad about because it is much simpler to operate than a manual transmission. Instead of worrying about when to shift gears while driving, I only pay attention to when to brake and when to speed up.

When was the last time you drove a stick?

@kaylachan I believe race car drivers have to drive with both feet unlike us regular drivers we only drive with one.

@kaylachan ahhh that would make sense

@shaggin Both feet would be a stick shift.

@sol_cee — they aren’t made for the American market anymore. You’d have to special order one and it’d be far more expensive. When I got my first one in 1981, manual transmission cars were cheaper than automatic transmission, but now the auto makers don’t even bother (unless it’s a sports car). I miss them.

@FourWalls that’s sad but business is business

Why couldn’t you get one anymore?

@sol_cee Yes, I can drive, but I never wanted to take driving lessons so that I could pass the exams and ask for a driver license.

I wonder, can you drive Anna?

Why is it getting harder to find manual transmission cars in the US now?

@sol_cee Because Americans are lazy and don’t want the extra work of having to shift gears. Haha In reality, it’s always been promoted as a luxury to have an automatic transmission. It’s ironic, it’s cheaper to build vehicles with manual transmission, but they charge you more if you want a vehicle with a manual transmission.

@moffittjc that makes sense- the lazy part I mean

Your brother knows you best

They say driving is like swimming or riding a bicycle. Once you learned the skill, it’s in you already

@arunima25 ohhh I know what you mean

@sol_cee Yes, I agree. But then you go out of practice. Once out on road, I am confident again after few minutes

I agree, especially for long distance drive

@sol_cee And the automatic is easier to drive if the woman wears high heels.

Something like that happened here. It was awful

Ahhh, that makes sense

It’s a good thing they changed the process

True, a lot of automatic transmission car drivers here are women

Just like my husband