Can You Drive A Stick? Every Man Should Be Able To Drive A Manual Car-No Excuses 

Millenial here. Owner of a 2019 VW GTI 6-speed manual transmission. Absolute blast to drive. Love hearing the sound of the blow-off valve between gears. It never gets old. Self-taught manual driver. The movies that pushed me to learn were Gone In 60 Seconds (2000) & The Fast and The Furious (2001).

Back in the early 90s when I was around 8-10 years old, my dad started letting me shift gears in his Dodge Dakota. That helped me so by the time I could reach the clutch I felt pretty comfortable shifting. Good times!

I learnt entirely on a stick shift and had a manual daily driver (a 1997 Daihatsu Mira) for around 2 years before switching to an AT car. My advice for those learning is to learn on a manual no matter what, and familiarize yourselves before moving to 'easier' options.

Im a gen z Learned stick with a 2007 VW golf with a piston not working for like two months, now i got a 2013 civic si i love stick more cause your actually using your brain.

Gen X here... My buddy gave me a few lessons on his Nissan Maxima before I went and purchased a 95 MK4 Supra 5 speed. It was an interesting night getting it home but in a few days I was good to go. Later I had to drive an old diesel box truck for work with a crash box, after a day in North Jersey in traffic with that hopping into the Supra afterwards was like a vacation.

I'm barely a gen z born in the last year to qualify so 1997. I didn't even know manual cars were a thing until I had gotten my license! I like to drive cars but I have only driven autos. I learned to drive in an early 2000s beige corolla. I even had fun driving that simple car. Just because its not a sports car, doesn't mean its not fun for me. No offense, but I don't care about manual cars. I don't hate them, just don't care for them. I don't care for the opportunity to learn to drive manual either as future cars especially electric will be auto. For the car enthusiasts sure driving manual is nice, but I'll just enjoy the simpler auto.

My memory is fading, but I learned to drive, period, on either an '82 or '83 Dodge Colt. AM radio, no AC, 70-ish HP (let that sink in). The good: it was tiny and fit anywhere and sipped petrol. The bad, you could ring it's neck and it didn't matter. Merely getting on the interstate was an experience. I've always owned at least one manual ever since.

just this year at 19 i learned to drive stick on a 24' mustang at a ford dealer as a porter/detailer. i was very determined to learn, and often asked my dad and manager for advice. as we know in the us, most dont drive mt, and our lot rarely restocks once they sell out, so until they restock or until i get my own im out of an outlet for practice.

I have to say, i love automatic with todays' traffic, i was lucky that i only drove manuals when i was growing up. It just there was not automatic in the family, this was only on 2000s

In Europe the vast majority learns to drive using a manual. I think learning that way makes you a better driver even though you drive an automatic later on.

Well in South Africa it is mandatory to learn to drive a manual transmission. My first car in 2015 was Chevrolet Utility. Now I drive a 13 years old Hyndai Getz, its manual as well.

Back in 2020 I got a project car A 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T with the badass 4g63T with the 6 speed manual I learned to drive it fairly quickly with no experience whatsoever except from videogames 😂😂 now i got a GR Corolla that i absolutely love to drive on the daily

I learned on my brothers 2008 Subaru Impreza Wagon! After selling my car my next car after that was a manual 1999 Porsche Boxster which I sold for my current car a manual 2003 Toyota MR2 (as a side note, the motor blew on me about a week ago and I am currently saving to buy a second car as a daily while I source a motor to swap in 😂)

Older gentleman here. My first car (that I bought) was a 1972 Chevy Vega with a stick! In between adding oil (every 100 miles or so!), it was a blast!

I was born in 2006 and i kearnt to drive manual when i was 15 or 16 in a 1st gen toyota rav4 easy to drive and reliable

Im gen z and have an 06 honda accord 2.4 5 speed. Its slow, but extremely fun and rewarding.

I learned on my dad's VW. I only drove sticks until I had a 2014 328xi and my wife needed to drive it. I now have an M3 on order - the main reason? Because it's got a stick and is one of the last to have one. Get it now or not at all. Next design M3 is automatic only. Not even VW's have stick anymore, and they used to all be sticks. It's just so sad, people especially the new generation (I'm Gen X) are so damn lazy. There's nothing like driving a stick car, the control, the feedback you get, and it's just plain fun. To me, that's real driving. Automatics are for people that don't have the ability or don't want to be bothered dealing with a clutch pedal.

I learned in a 1981 Volkswagen rabbit convertible :)

I understand how they work, but I never had the opportunity to actually drive one.

I’m driving a 15’ Mitsubishi outlander sport, second car. Got at auction for $900 it has 222,000 miles 😂

I learned on a 2015 WRX.

YES! Learned to drive in Datsun B210 stick shift, then bought 74 VW bug, 1st new car was 90 Sentra stick shift, then of course, 86 300ZX stick shift!

The first car I bought was 85 Mazda RX7 GSLSE but I had to give it to my bro after few months as I couldn't grasp art of driving a stick. I found the clutch heavy but my bro said its me not the clutch. I've had my slush box 99 Civic ever since. I am a car enthusiast but I've always had to be low key about it since I only drive Auto 😐

2002 baby and on Saturday August 10th 2024 I will be getting my first stick which will be a 2003 Toyota celica GTS I know that car is gonna be so much fun

I learned in a 1968 el camino with a three on the tree. I commute in a nissan versa six speed

Moved from Nigeria to Finland 2yrs ago and it is to my utmost surprise to see that the vast majority of cars out here are stick shifts. Thank goodness i am a bad ass stick shift driver. Although i hadn't driven a stick in about 6yrs before 2022 but that wasn't a problem at all. I just got me another one 3months ago and its been a blast

Gen Z guy here! (Born in 2002) I learned last year on a 2006 V6 accord with the 6-speed transmission. Got it cheap since the clutch was out and learned how to replace it. Funnest car I’ve had.

When I was 12 on my brother-in-law’s farm in Iowa. 69 F250 4x4 no power steering, no power brakes and no AC. I believe it was a 390. A few years later camping at a local lake. Got to drive a 73 Subaru wagon with a stick. That was cake compared to the F250. I have two older vehicles 04 accord and 96 Tacoma nice to have a automatic for hwy trips. But my daily local driver is the Tacoma 5 spd. Seems like once you have learned it’s natural.

I learned on a 90s Acura Integra. I'm terribly rusty and out of practice now. I do agree, it requires your full attention; all appendages will be used, so there's no opportunity for texting or scrolling while driving. As an owner of a PDK vehicle, I can definitely say that the automatics have come a LONG way from what they were. Even something like a pitiful manual Celica or Civic felt just as quick as my Monte Carlo SS, which was automatic. It made driving weaker vehicles more interesting. Now, the automatics are much quicker than the manuals, as the shift timing programmed into them, along with adopting a dual-clutch architecture allows for upshifts faster than any human could pull off, and do it consistently.

1991 Honda Prelude si with the pop up headlights and 4 wheel steering. I remember turning the key and wondering why it wouldn't start. Didnt know you had to push in the clutch first 😅

1992 Toyota Camry 5 speed manual, amazing car never died, actually fast for 145 hp lol. Gave out last year 😢 would still drive it today if I had it

Learnt on a 1983 Honda Prelude

My first was a Nissan Datsun pickup!

I learned to drive a stick shift with my dad’s Mitsubishi Montero & daily drive it when I got my drivers license 20 years ago lol

I used to drive manual only before until my last two cars. I really miss driving manual. Waiting for that Acura Integra Type S price to drop on the used car market so I can get one as my fun weekend car. I'll keep my 2017 TLX V6 SH-AWD as my daily driver til the wheels fall off

Manual 2007 Bmw 328i, then manual old Nissan Frontier, then manual 2019 Toyota 86, then manual 2015 370z. Now automatic Tacoma 😂

So I am superior human being?😂

I learned on a 2013 mini Cooper s. It was a real challenge at first.

Gen Z guy, and yeah I want to learn stick so I can buy a corvette in the future after I graduate from college as a weekend car, but I def don’t want a stick shift daily lol

Learned stick on a 280z, very sloppy 4 speed gearbox but fun to learn on. Miss that car

I want to stare at my screen, and watch you drive stick shift😂 jkjk, I miss manual transmission

Major facts before I even watched the title. One dude literally told me if I drive stick then I cant be on my phone

Stick is life!

Good vd Learnt to drive in a stick (longbed 4x4 truck) & failed my driving test a few days latr - 3pt trn and parking was sketchy & rolled over a curb ( instant fail) so disliked mans BUT 3rd car was a man (nissan sentra) was ok with it then aftr drivin 2 autos for yrs: Sticks are quicker and SAVE GAS. -however- i would not want to daily drive one w/ phones & touchscreens thats just me....

Learned on a 1980 Ford Pinto Wagon, 4 speed, no power anything, worst clutch I've ever driven since then, however will only drive manuals, automatics suck to drive.

43 only ever owned manuals.

I learned on a WRX.

What car are you driving? Looks like an interesting car to drive.

I learned stick on my current car which is a 350z like yours.

I was a farm boy: I learned on a stick. I never knew how to shift a three speed on the steering wheel; I had to have someone teach me on youtube. I learned on a pick-up. It's totally stupid to have one in town/city cause they're a pain in the ASS. out in the country is ok

VW Cabrio 1999 learn and own with it.

My 2013 Kia Rio is a stick shift. I love driving stick. Its fun to drive stick. Had my car since brand new. I have 153k miles on it now

I learned on my Tacoma

Gen z driving a 6 speed tsx

What kind of car is that!?

It used to be you had to be able to shoe your own horse, or milk the cow yourself, or butcher the chicken. time marches on. thinking for yourself will never be obsolete