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Originally Posted by kakucaekz
Go into auto car, step on "clutch". "Clutch" pedal is actually brake pedal. Habitually step on "brake" pedal, which is the gas. Start the car, and VVVRRRRRRRRR. I've done this a few times, brain farted.
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Not sure if you actually drive a manual. Clutch is always on the far left; far enough never to be mistaken as the brake or vice-versa.
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Originally Posted by ilvtofu
I wonder if in countries where driving stick was the norm if people would have such a hard-on and so much pride for it.
Have only owned manual cars and don't regret it, but frankly I don't think about it at all lol it just becomes second nature. I don't hail it as some 'art form' or some mystical lifestyle.
There are some terrible automatic gearboxes out there and the last few cars I've owned I wouldn't even have considered getting the slushbox on ('88 300zx, '90 Miata, '00 Miata, '09 Astra). The BMW 8-speed, VW DSG, and Porsche PDK to name a few though.... well that's a different story. I've driven manual versions of the E90 M3, Mk5/6 GTI, and Porsche 997 and have never left impressed by the gearboxes; the auto-manual debate is very car specific but people talk about it like it HAS to be one way/way of life.
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It's not so much as a hard-on or pride. I've always viewed it similar to the skill of swimming and why my parents pushed it to me when I was a kid despite me not really being interested in it.
Am I always in the beach? no
Do I even have a pool to use it on? no
Can I always just avoid the water (beach/pool)? yes I can
But, just like swimming, it's always just a nice skill to have whether you end up using it or not.
If you were to ask me why I would push it? It's because if you know how to drive a manual, you know how to drive
any car. It's just as simple as that. No pride, no ego, no fast and the furious aspirations... just as simple as being able to drive any car.