I do.

Yes

is it a penis?

I can operate a manual transmission on a motorcycle and tractor. I have never driven a car, van, or truck that had a clutch though. The last one I even rode in as a passenger was a imported car that was 25 years old.

no but it doesnt look too hard

>>25764119 Why not? I just hate using the clutch, that's why I prefer automatic. The only thing I could not really get used to in a rental, was the semi-manual in the Smart, where you did not have a clutch, but still had to change the gears. Seemed like a nice solution to me, but my brain refused to remember to shift without pushing the pedal.

>>25764143 This, automatic is so much comfier. t. haver of manual

>>25764119 >using inferior modes of transferring power to wheels ah yes, poorfags tend to do that

I'm a poor runigger so I can't afford AT anyway. It's not so hard to operate, tbh. You can even enjoy it, because you feel that you do something productive unlike driving a car with AT which reminds the GTA gameplay.

>>25764160 It's pretty useful on tractors. Wouldn't want a car with one, but in some applications like with tractors it makes a ton of sense.

>>25764143 Why do you even need a car in such a small country? It's the USA, Russia, Chiner who really need cars because the public transportation there is horrible. For instance, I have a dacha russoid cheap summer residency in the countryside in 200 km from my actual residency and I have no choice to get there but driving a car.

i never drove at, it is like a videogame where u just give gas?

Can and do.

I'm the kind of guy who hates latency in user interfaces. With manual transmission, I can shift into the correct gear before I need to. With automatic transmission, I have to wait for the transmission. That said, if I was driving every day, possibly even in a city, I would probably like an AT. In my experience, driving up to 2-3 times a week is fun, but more often than that feels like a chore, so in that case it's about minimizing effort.

>>25764192 It is, unironically. Especially if you drive an AT car after years on MT.

>>25764194 Your steering wheel is on the right.

Lel, that's exactly like mine, pic related

>>25764191 >For instance, I have a dacha russoid cheap summer residency in the countryside in 200 km from my actual residency and I have no choice to get there but driving a car. mine is about 250km away it's 3 hours on a motorway, with piss break or like an entire day trip via public transport and the last few km is on foot

>>25764119 wrong time for this kind of thread, wait for shart powertime

>>25764197 Aren't modern automatic transmissions not so slow anymore, especially CVT?

>>25764197 > With manual transmission, I can shift into the correct gear before I need to. With automatic transmission, I have to wait for the transmission. > it's hard to find AT without manual override these days my parents cheapo VW has it, with paddles on steering wheel (more like buttons but we)

Who doesn't except for Americans?

>>25764191 to go shopping in Germany, jk. Seriously, the optimal combination, irrespective of costs, is to use the public transport for daily business and trips to the city and a car for anything outside peak hours or slightly off the grid. You can live without a car (I currently do, but will buy something used in the summer) and get along fine, including eg. winter holidays, but it is a loss of comfort if you do not have a fallback.

>>25764208 >mine is about 250km away Brutal. Why did you get it so far? I had no choice since it was inherited from my grands and I had been spending every summer in the childhood there so it's more like nostalgic for me rather than a place for resting.

>>25764219 Agreed - but you need to live in a place with good public transport for that. It's not an option in most of the German countryside. t. formerly countryside, now city (with rarely used car)

i used to drive a manual when i was a kid but it was a long time ago. i was going to buy a 90s civic or geo metro once. the streering on the civic was a bit much. i bought a 2000s luxury wagon instead.

>>25764224 >Brutal. Why did you get it so far? it's in the lake district also when I was a kid my parents were going there because their friend there had a big dacha there, so we already knew the place and people, so later my parents bought a place there too

I bought a car with "continuous variable transmission" thinking of re-sale value. Now it's clear I'll never sell, I wish I'd bought manual. It weighs less, so I would save on gas and drive faster. Anyone who thinks driving a manual transmission is an accomplishment is soy.

>>25764211 They are "not slow" at best, but never "before you need it" like manual. My parents have a 10+ years old Mercedes B class with DSG. DSG is theoretically a very sporty transmission, but in this old people car it's tuned to feel like an old-timey automatic transmission. The steering feel is like dead fish as well, which makes the whole car very boring to drive.

Yes

Of course. I assume most of the people in europe can? Maybe zoomers can not, I don't know.

Its one of the only things that's left that's fun in the world

>>25764137 Of my 8 vehicles 7 were manual

Yeah. Drove manual from 2010 - 2023. But it sucks and I will never do it again. Automatic so much nicer.

>>25764402 Ahhhhhhh sissy

i'm driving one, i'm not driving it well but it's rolling forward

I hate it when they put reverse anywhere but the bottom right and I ESPECIALLY hate it when they put some stupid ass mechanism you have to overcome like lifting the shifting in order to unlock the gate to physically shift into reverse.

>>25764461 would be laff if you didn't have mechanism and wanted to put in 6 but got R instead

lol imagine being such a sissy you think manual is a big deal t.learned it at 11

>>25764465 It's usually impossible to shift into reverse when the internals of the transmission are spinning the wrong way

>>25764478 me when I see an American is near me

I passed my driving exam with a manual transmission car, then drove an automatic for two years. A couple of months ago, I switched to another car with a manual transmission, and so far, I’ve liked it. This mini-game of switching gears satisfies my OCD so much, especially when I nail a perfect shift.

>>25764344 In Austria you can get a Führerschein just for automatic cars and I've met a woman who got one of those.

>>25764512 tips for getting a perfect shift?

>>25764478 Impossible only in the sense that you will destroy the transmission.

>>25764574 Rev match.

>>25764478 Incorrect

>>25764574 Have experience in the vehicle and use smooth calculated movements instead of jerky and quick. keep practicing till there's almost no jerk. Let the car drive itself and never push the gear shifter hard into gear. Push on the shifter lightly and let it smoothly fall into the synchors

>>25764667 >>25764679 You'll have to really muscle the shifter to get into reverse while the tranny is spinning at high speeds, if you're just driving normally then you'll experience serious resistance and won't accidentally put it into reverse

>>25764711 The resistance you'll experience is grinding gears.

even illiterate niggers in the congolese jungle can move a lever but yuropoids think it makes them rocket scientists lmao

>>25764715 yeah and it'll be negligible and throw the shifter back to neutral

>>25764718 But in europe they can afford automatic transmissions. What happens is the society pussies out and forgets how to drive

>>25764728 Just because it won't completely destroy the transmission immediately doesn't mean it's something you should do.

After remembering why the motor stalls after I am doing what I am naturally doing with it, yes

>>25764737 The debate wasn't whether or not you should do it, but rather what would happen if you "accidentally" do it.

>>25764768 And you'll do it a lot more often accidentally if it's in the same spot as 6th gear with no protection.

>>25764777 You'll make the mistake once or twice and then never do it again.

>>25764119 Yes. It's how I learned driving. I can also drive automatic without any problems.

I have never driven a automatic in my life.

>>25764711 you can find jewtube video(s?) how some guy wrecks his car like this on purpose.

>>25764204 Hey that's my BMW!

Probably 95% of the cars I have driven have been manual. Such is life of a poorfag with poor family. That being said I recently drove an automatic for the first time in years and I have to say it's quite nice. Especially in situations where you drive relatively slow like on a parking lot or when reversing.

I know that AT is superior in many ways, but driving it just feels to fucking boring to me. I want something to do and i like the feeling of having more precise control over my vehicle, even tho it doesnt really matter too much

>>25766088 Do you ever use cruise control?

why is race gear so far away from 6th gear?

>>25766135 nah, those are just annoying when it comes to cars, im an absolute boomer. i like old cars like they were in my childhood. i want a manual transmission, i want buttons to press, i want levers to pull. i want the handbrake to make a rattling sound when i pull it, i want to press and turn buttons to turn the ac on and i want them to make satisfying sounds, i want no fucking touch displays and automatic seat settings and cruise control, no lane departure warning and no automatic door closing mechanisms, no bluetooth only radio and so on. none of that shit. if i want to handle a fucking touch display, id get out my phone.

I do have one literally. It's the other way for me, I haven't driven automatic in my life. I want to get a carsharing during some night just out of curiosity and for general education. + to not look like an idiot in the event of potentially going for a test drive in some car dealership.

>>25766233 It's not that exciting and works as you would expect. The only thing that might surprise you is that it drives on its own when you put it in drive and you have to use the brake pedal to stop it.

so if you let go of brake e.g. in traffic it will start rolling on its own, if you don't switch to N?

>>25764119 yes.

>>25766282 so if you release brake e.g. in traffic it will start rolling on its own, as long as you don't switch to N?

My uncle taught me how to drive in a stolen car when i was 12 lol

>>25766300 Modern cars will hold the brake for you until you press the gas pedal again, but I think old cars will actually do that.

>>25766305 brown hands typed this post

>>25766305 Romanian coming of age ritual: learn how to steal a car Gypsy bar mitzvah

>>25766319 I'm not brownzillian i dont know how to steal cars

I can but I see no point since I'm not a race driver

>>25764119 yeah, because my Civic is from '98

I'm 39 years old and don't have a driving license, I have driven though (don't ask) but wouldn't feel confident driving.

>>25766326 You'll learn. Don't worry.

>>25766326 >Romanian trying to tell us that he doesn't know how to steal cars oh i am laffin t. Eidgenoss

>>25766359 albanian is proud he knows how to hotwire a car

Yes sirr

>>25766322 Yeah thats brown

yes, in fact i was embarrassed in an automatic, didn't know what position to choose

>>25766510 What do you mean position? Did you keep using two feet?

I don't have a driving license?

>>25766646 That's the most stupid thing ever, because it makes it easy to mix up pedals. One should always use the right foot only in an automatic car.

>>25766687 Is it still right foot in right driver vehicles? I have no clue. Never been inside an import. Its funny though when I drive my wife's automatic I accidentally try to press the clutch with left and sometimes hit the break when starting it or at intersections waiting for the green.

I don't know how to operate an automatic. Like what N and R and whatever is, and how to put it so that it starts and whatnot.

>>25766701 RHD vehicles have the same pedal layout, it's not mirrored.

>>25766713 Park Reverse Neutral Drive Even the burgers can operate it.

>>25766741 Oh cool thanks for the info. I always assumed it was backwards. Maybe I will waste money on an import now if I get the chance. I like those goofy Kei trucks that are flooding the market.

>>25764119 Even my grandmother born in the 1920s that was barely able to read could operate a car with manual transmission. It is easy as fuck.

>>25766758 Just keep in mind that driving RHD vehicles has some major drawbacks, for example when overtaking. Can't see the oncoming traffic.

>>25766770 I let my kids shift gears when they ride in my truck. My two youngest need alot of instruction but my oldest knows the feel of the truck when I hit the clutch so has got it down. Its fun. Will be his truck one day. He is learning the shifter with the wrong hand but it wont matter, he'll figure it out.

>>25766781 A kei truck aint overtaking, and in florida its a bad idea anyway. We all drive insane here.

I have only driven automatics as rentals and I hate how slow they are to respond and how they drone and are shit at revving up. DSG is pretty good though.

>>25766816 Drive a real automatic with a planetary gear someday.

>>25766816 The only use I can think of for an automatic is towing, i.e. some truck to pull boat trailers, tow construction equipment et.c.. A manual would be fine there too but automatics with their slow and droning feel is good for towing.

So how does a SVT feel? I have only tried them on bikes.

>>25766829 They all have that. Automatics are shit and I have driven cheap Opels and Renaults with automatics to Jaguars as rental cars.

>>25766836 In my experience manual has been way better for towing. More control

>>25766836 It not about the feel you retard, trucks have automatics since a torque converter is more durable than a clutch, and there's no torque disruption when switching gears, that's important during towing.

>>25766840 CVTs of course have their own extra shit rubber band feel especially at low RPM.

>>25766854 A manual truck is more durable than an automatic, retard even when towing.

>>25766842 Nobody in their right mind is towing with a manual. A manual has only an advantage in high RPM applications (sportscars).

>>25766868 Most of the semi trucks on the road still have manual. All the guys inna trades I have worked with prefer manual for towing. I dont know what to tell you. Maybe just american things.

>>25766906 Well there are definite advantages to manual like if you are towing heavy and need to stay in a certain power band to handle the load.

>>25766929 Until your clutch is fucked.

>>25764160 CVT is the worst of all

>>25766937 Clutches are more reliable and simple to fix than automatic transmissions. Also changing a friction plate isn't that big or expensive of a job. I have exchanged a whole clutch set on a car of mine with leaf spring, friction plate, release bearing and slave cylinder in an evening on the parking lot of my house.

>>25766838 You mean CVT. On mopeds, it's kinda good. On cars you often have that "rubber band" feel, engine RPM and acceleration are independent from each other.

>>25766956 Again, clutches cannot handle high torques over extended periods of time. There's a good reason that trucks are automatic. Read a fucking book about mechanical engineering.

>>25766957 Low efficiency and reliability. Only for low torque and power.

>>25766929 I hate autos but they fixed that, its called tow mode. Also manual shifting buttons

>>25766957 Yeah thats what I meant but vodka fingers. >>25766937 Clutch is really easy to replace. Auto transmission repair or new is so expensive. Replaced my clutch just a few years ago on my truck. Bought a stage 2 because I had planned to swap to a 350 v8 I have instead of my v6 vortek thats in my s10. But whatevers that project cant wait. Life too busy to tear down my truck for a month.

>>25766868 A manual has almost zero performance advantages compared to a flappy paddle automatic transmission. There's slight performance advantages in a manual car, compared to a regular automatic, but acceleration and gear changing and racing? No.

>>25766969 Lol I am a Diplom-Ingenieur. Clutches definitely can handle anything they are designed to.

>>25766969 You are really aggressive but some of the most torque-y vehicles in the US have been manual. I think you guys have different shit man.

I can, but I would probably need to practice a bit for everything to go smoothly in traffic as I mainly drive automatic

>>25766186 My second gen frontier has none of that modern bullshit and all of the old good stuff.

>>25764215 Yes, my parents' B class has paddles, but they are VERY slow to react. I don't know if it is actually a second (or more) or just feels like it... and the thing has seven gears. When I coast up to a certain roundabout, I want to shift from 7th to 3rd (engine braking). It takes forever.