Can you drive a car with a stick transmission?
When my dad taught me how to drive, he taught me with a car that had a stick shift transmission. How many people out there know how to drive a stick shift?
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ArishMell · 70-79, M
All but one of my many cars over the years were of that type; called "manual transmission" not "stick shift" in Britain - and sometimes shortened to just "manual" when the context is clear.
I don't know the proportion, but many British drivers do prefer manual to automatic and most garages other than some main-dealers given no choice by the marque they sell, offer both modes.
I have owned one automatic-transmission car, which took a bit of getting used to, but it was unduly thirsty thanks to that; and I have never owned one since.
The others included two Landrovers, Series Two or Three, whose central transmission-tunnel sprouted three gear-levers! They were the main 4-speed gearbox, the High/Low Range selector and the 4/2 wheel-drive selector. For normal road use, you use High Range, 2WD and the normal gears.
I don't know the proportion, but many British drivers do prefer manual to automatic and most garages other than some main-dealers given no choice by the marque they sell, offer both modes.
I have owned one automatic-transmission car, which took a bit of getting used to, but it was unduly thirsty thanks to that; and I have never owned one since.
The others included two Landrovers, Series Two or Three, whose central transmission-tunnel sprouted three gear-levers! They were the main 4-speed gearbox, the High/Low Range selector and the 4/2 wheel-drive selector. For normal road use, you use High Range, 2WD and the normal gears.