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MissJones
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Can you drive a stick shift?
Random thought of the day, lol!
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NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
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..being a mommy and being a wife!
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Re: Can you drive a stick shift?
My boyfriend in college tried to teach me and it didn't go too well.
I had a real issue getting into first- I kept stalling.
It was that whole finesse of gas and clutch- it was so touchy, if you didn't do it JUST right you'd stall
Once I was out of first, I was pretty good, but the getting started was not working out for me.
We gave up on it. LOL
Thank God for modern technology
Message edited 7/19/2021 5:47:32 PM.
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| Posted 7/19/21 5:20 PM |
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Re: Can you drive a stick shift?
Nope and my hubby tried to teach me on 2 of his cars and I gave up quickly. Not interested. Lol
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| Posted 7/19/21 5:33 PM |
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klingklang77
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Re: Can you drive a stick shift?
Yes. My last three cars I have had have been manual and it’s what I have been driving for 20 years.
I am extremely bored when I use my parents’ automatic cars when I go home to visit.
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| Posted 7/19/21 5:36 PM |
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StaceyWill
It's a girl!!!
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Stacey
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Can you drive a stick shift?
Nope
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| Posted 7/19/21 5:37 PM |
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KarenK122
The Journey is the Destination
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Karen
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Can you drive a stick shift?
Nope. I tried once in my early 20s as I was going to get a free awesome truck but I couldn't do it. I had my boyfriend try to each me but the last straw was when I got stuck at a light turning onto the service road of the LIE and I could not get it into first. I got so rattled I just got out and left the car lol. My boyfriend wasn't too happy with me lol.
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| Posted 7/19/21 5:45 PM |
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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
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Re: Can you drive a stick shift?
Yes. I learned on an old Ford F250 and an older Ford dump truck at the County Park where I worked as a teenager. I had to hug the steering wheel to get the clutch down far enough, and the throws between gears was enormous. First gear often didn't work in the dump truck, so I learned how to start in 2nd.
I also learned how to shift without the clutch in both vehicles, and I used that in the Honda Civic I owned for a while.
I don't have a manual now, but I've driven one every once in a while, so I know I can still drive them.
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nraboni
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Member since 10/09 6905 total posts
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Nicole
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Can you drive a stick shift?
Yes - I learned the standard H on a Ford Ranger and the German reverse on a 1981 VW Cabrio.
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MyBabyG
LIF Adolescent
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Can you drive a stick shift?
Nope. My husband can drive stick shift. All his cars were actually stick shift mustangs until he started getting pick up trucks over the last few years
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| Posted 7/19/21 6:16 PM |
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alli3131
Peanut is here!!!!!!
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Allison
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Can you drive a stick shift?
Yes. One because I was told what if someone is drunk and you need to drive their car. 2 because why not. So much more fun to drive in my opinion
And before people say- well if they are drunk then just take an Uber. We barely had cans in town when I was growing up and there was def no ubers.
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| Posted 7/19/21 6:18 PM |
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soontobemommyof2
My boys...my everything <3
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Re: Can you drive a stick shift?
I learned how to drive with a stick shift car and it was not easy! I then started driving automatic and it was a joke! Many years later...I wouldn’t dare to drive stick shift again! 
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soontobemommyof2
My boys...my everything <3
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Re: Can you drive a stick shift?
Posted by NervousNell
My boyfriend in college tried to teach me and it didn't go too well.
I had a real issue getting into first- I kept stalling.
It was that whole finesse of gas and clutch- it was so touchy, if you didn't do it JUST right you'd stall
Once I was out of first, I was pretty good, but the getting started was not working out for me.
We gave up on it. LOL
Thank God for modern technology
Stalling in a busy roundabout or a hill is not fun!!! 
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PitterPatter11
Baby Boy is Here!
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Momma <3
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Can you drive a stick shift?
Yes. My DH had a manual for 8 years.
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Mrs213
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Can you drive a stick shift?
No
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| Posted 7/19/21 7:48 PM |
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shadows
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Re: Can you drive a stick shift?
Posted by soontobemommyof2
I learned how to drive with a stick shift car and it was not easy! I then started driving automatic and it was a joke! Many years later...I wouldn’t dare to drive stick shift again!
It’s like riding a bike - one of those things that will come right back to you 
Yes I know how. My mom made me learn in case I ever “needed” to. lol
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| Posted 7/19/21 7:58 PM |
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Dolphinsbaby
My 3 little guys!
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Re: Can you drive a stick shift?
Posted by shadows
Posted by soontobemommyof2
I learned how to drive with a stick shift car and it was not easy! I then started driving automatic and it was a joke! Many years later...I wouldn’t dare to drive stick shift again!
It’s like riding a bike - one of those things that will come right back to you
Yes I know how. My mom made me learn in case I ever “needed” to. lol
I don’t drive stick but this made me laugh because my dad taught me how to change a tire and fill up my car with gas and how to check the oil before I was allowed to take the car keys. And he made me change the tire in front of him!!! This was years ago. Needless to say I’ve never changed a tire since but he always tell me, you know how. Lol.
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| Posted 7/19/21 8:39 PM |
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pjt212301
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Re: Can you drive a stick shift?
Posted by Dolphinsbaby
Posted by shadows
Posted by soontobemommyof2
I learned how to drive with a stick shift car and it was not easy! I then started driving automatic and it was a joke! Many years later...I wouldn’t dare to drive stick shift again!
It’s like riding a bike - one of those things that will come right back to you
Yes I know how. My mom made me learn in case I ever “needed” to. lol
I don’t drive stick but this made me laugh because my dad taught me how to change a tire and fill up my car with gas and how to check the oil before I was allowed to take the car keys. And he made me change the tire in front of him!!! This was years ago. Needless to say I’ve never changed a tire since but he always tell me, you know how. Lol.
Yes, I can drive a stick. We travel to Europe often and they have a lot of manual cars so I'm glad I learned a long time ago.
My husband, while my girls were learning to drive, also made them learn to change a tire, gas up, check the oil, basic things. He always wanted them to be self sufficient in case it was needed. But yes, we do pay for roadside assistance for them
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Hofstra26
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Re: Can you drive a stick shift?
Nope. My DH taught me back in college but it didn't stick with me.
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| Posted 7/20/21 10:16 AM |
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JDandMe
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Can you drive a stick shift?
Yes. I can drive any type of car, can change a tire and oil.
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FirstMate
My lil cowboy
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Re: Can you drive a stick shift?
Yes!
I impulse purchased a car I just had to have. I mean, its a miracle I survived my 20's because I have done some really f'n stupid things. This being one of them. It was a highly sensitive sports car. I couldn't drive it. Had to have it towed numerous times. Finally, someone had an old school stick shift and taught me on their car and I got it. I miss that car! Wouldn't fit my 3 car seats though LOL
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klingklang77
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Re: Can you drive a stick shift?
Posted by FirstMate
Yes!
I impulse purchased a car I just had to have. I mean, its a miracle I survived my 20's because I have done some really f'n stupid things. This being one of them. It was a highly sensitive sports car. I couldn't drive it. Had to have it towed numerous times. Finally, someone had an old school stick shift and taught me on their car and I got it. I miss that car! Wouldn't fit my 3 car seats though LOL
My situation, too, minus the towing, lol. I loved that car.
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VickiC
Rocking the party
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Can you drive a stick shift?
Yes! My old boyfriend taught me on his VW Fox. My first car after that was a manual Datsun 200SX and I drove that for 3 years. I've driven manual cars over the years since and it always comes back to me.
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drpepper318
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Re: Can you drive a stick shift?
No never had the opportunity to learn.
I’m surprised so many people can!
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chris605
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Re: Can you drive a stick shift?
Sure do! Taught myself way back when my ex-fiance decided to cheat on me and would take my car and leave me his which was stick shift so there was no chance of me catching him cause I couldnt drive the car - Imagine the look on his face when I drove right up to him and her in his truck!
A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do!
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klingklang77
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Re: Can you drive a stick shift?
Posted by drpepper318
No never had the opportunity to learn.
I’m surprised so many people can!
I really wish that most people knew. Even if they don’t plan on driving one, just as a common courtesy to those that do. I remember driving on LI with manual and people get so close to your bumper and you need a little bit of extra space in case of an incline. They do have better rollback technology now, though.
Oh and the a$$holes who beep right away at a green light in LI. You need a few extra seconds to start at green lights. Luckily here that isn’t a problem because the traffic lights go from red to yellow to green to allow those extra few seconds.
ETA: Licenses are separated here between automatic and manual. There are more limitations if you have an automatic license.
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