Driving a manual in the US is also a great way to avoid friends asking if they can borrow your car.

@datwomoose_1246

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@ClubSoda98

3 жыл бұрын

I'd never let my friends borrow my car, they wouldn't be covered on my insurance 😄

@snowcrest7863

3 жыл бұрын

Back in the 1980s that kept my friends from borrowing my car in college.

@codemonkey9043

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@snowcrest7863

3 жыл бұрын

@dota vinkz Sometimes it happens.

Anti-theft device in the US, the stick shift.

@5610winston

4 жыл бұрын

Column shift for extra points. I had a friend who never took the keys out of his Dodge Aspen in the roughest neighborhoods.

@darylovaltine

4 жыл бұрын

It’s a shame Americans are not smart enough to drive manual

@romanborris7919

4 жыл бұрын

Pete Favelle we can, but we travel 99% of the time by car in thick traffic. If you actually drive stick, you’d know that’s annoying as hell. Who wants to do that everyday going to work? Driving is already a hassle as is. Maybe the rest of you should wake up into 2020. It’s not 1942 anymore.

@whatever5575

4 жыл бұрын

@@romanborris7919 i don't miss the "control' and the "feel" aspect at all especially during traffic and uphill slope.

@romanborris7919

4 жыл бұрын

now what me neither

Driving a manual is among the most fun things to do in daily life, to me. I love it.

@mikeydude750

3 ай бұрын

It adds a little bit of fun and joy to daily life. Yeah stop and go can be annoying but when you get to upshift quick onto the freeway ramp you can't help but smile

@ethownzbh

3 ай бұрын

Makes gig delivering so much more worth it compared to when I'm stuck with an auto. Heel-toeing all the time and just generally feeling more connected to the car, due to having all 4 limbs controlling 1 (or, at times, 2 inputs simultaneously), makes driving way more enjoyable.

@shadoustrife8941

3 ай бұрын

Agreed, we are commuting every day for work. Might as well add some fun to our daily routines.

@smokescreen2146

2 ай бұрын

Yeah it's SO fun watching your clutch wear out whenever you take off from the traffic lights.

@mikeydude750

2 ай бұрын

@@smokescreen2146 Skill issue.

Several years back I was driving my stick shift car off the highway and the brakes gave out. I didn't panic however because I knew I could bring the car to a stop by just shifting down to slow the engine and then eventually bringing it to a complete stop from a very slow speed with the use of the emergency brake. Now everyone else I knew (outside my family of 3 women who all grew up driving standard,) drove automatic and never used their emergency brakes (so they were often seized) and I think they would've likely been in a panic. I trust driving a stick shift, it's safer in my opinion and I feel more a part of the vehicle as it travels. I find driving automatics to be rather boring and it feels as though there is a middleman between me and the car.

@FffffffffffffffffffffffffffffL

Жыл бұрын

It's so much safer. Learning to drive manual has taught much so much more deeply about how traffic works, how it should work, the legal rules vs social norms for each kind of sign. I think that everyone should have to own a manual car at some point so that they can be safer and better drivers.

@XyloWang

Жыл бұрын

Emergency brake... You mean the thing that new cars don't come with anymore?

@confusedcat1633

Жыл бұрын

Same situation. My wheel hub was loose so it disabled my brakes. I got panicked but reacted quickly by downshifting from 4-3-2 and finally 1st. Can't imagine if auto

@narlynarwhals27

Жыл бұрын

yep same thing happened to me, 1988 mazda mx6 dumped all the brake fluid on the highway, did exactly what u said and was able to get home. Couldn’t imagine being in an automatic

@georgemorley1029

Жыл бұрын

@@XyloWang Handbrake

Manual transmission can really distract you from texting, eating, drinking, and focusing on driving. That's why it is so inconvenient in the U.S.

@tomlxyz

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, I can do all those with manual transmission

@Jp-gc6bh

3 жыл бұрын

Nope. Doing it in highschool in my friends civic lol

@aesie1229

3 жыл бұрын

huh automatic is just easier and more convenient why would you make it harder on yourself

@altaccount4697

3 жыл бұрын

@@aesie1229 they're just fun. That's literally the only reason.

@erikk2770

3 жыл бұрын

@@aesie1229 it's not hard once you learn it which itself is easier than you may think.

"They require work, skill and constant attention"... Sounds like driving to me.

@shandy3025

2 жыл бұрын

@Neil Rosenau that’s why so many crashes happen people send that text and crash

@luiserangel3556

2 жыл бұрын

Automatics make me sleepy

@00ta35

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah people are getting lazy, the more they take away manual transmission cars the more people are going to lose the habit of paying attention when they're driving which could lead to more crashes because they are gonna rely on their car to do everything for them lol. I think a lot of people forgot that you actually have to put your full attention to the road at all times when you're driving, it's sad people actually have to think about whether they should take a call while they're driving or not.

@M6Cuerdas

2 жыл бұрын

@@00ta35 driverless cars are future, and they require the least attention.

@sardendibs

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. A stick shift allows you to "feel" the car and completely control and enjoy the driving experience. Automatics and semi-automatics are awful - veils across the joy of driving.

“The trouble with manual transmission is that they require work, skill and constant attention.” Right…It’s really troublesome to have drivers who are skilled and paying constant attention to their driving. I drove a ‘23 Subaru for a week a couple of months ago. It had all sorts of “this car is so cool that you don’t have to know how to drive” features. I know manual transmissions are probably on their out. I also think that having to develop skill, learning how to pay constant attention to your driving and understanding that, yes, operating a heavy machine at high speeds takes work all all good things in a driver and that we’d could all use more of that on the road these days.

@adnan4688

3 ай бұрын

With the rise of Gen Z, the average driving skill tanked really hard 😂 Its so bad, automatic transmission is not enough, we needed to invent autonomous cars technology. The focus in Gen Z is equal to that of a golden fish.

@vidgamarr5126

3 ай бұрын

That’s basically the case with my 2020 Volvo S60. It has adaptive cruise control and intellisafe pilot assist, so you literally don’t even have to press the brakes, steer, or really do anything. The car practically can drive itself, you’re just “guiding it along” at that point. New cars are getting pretty ridiculous.

@adnan4688

3 ай бұрын

@@vidgamarr5126 Oh yeah, we need it as simple as possible, since next gen kids will be even worse then gen z.

@anuragkrishan4540

2 ай бұрын

​@@adnan4688crazy how often people blame gen z for basically every arising problem

@adnan4688

2 ай бұрын

@@anuragkrishan4540 Yes, you should be blamed for any arising problem. You are making the civilization go backwards. Not every member of Gen Z population is a complete idiot,but majority definitely is.

The biggest problem with getting a new car with a manual is that auto makers seem to think that if you want a manual transmission, then you want a cheap, basic car with no frills like a nice sound system, or even cruise control. So It looks to me like manufacturers had a lot to do with the drop in popularity of the manual. Of the 40+ cars I've had in my lifetime, I'd say at least 30 were manual. And If I had my way, I would have gotten a 5 or 6 speed pickup or SUV when I had to replace my car this past winter. That was the plan, anyway... before the price gouging madness we are being screwed by today. But I definitely prefer manual over automatics. Like I've always said and it's nice to see I'm not alone in saying this, but in an automatic, you're just going for a ride. In a manual, you're *driving* the car.

@ThatOneCatNyx

Жыл бұрын

Check out BMW X5 2004 models- some came with manuals, and the 3L I6 are pretty good

@raiden3013

Жыл бұрын

i mean that is the sterotype. although only anecodtal most people i know who wanted manual transmission make fun of all those luxury things you mentioned. but again just anecdotal on my part.

@drewlehman2456

4 ай бұрын

The 4th gen Mazda3 manual comes with the premium trim, is a ton of fun to drive, and even at that trim you can still easily get it below $30k. I got my 2021 manual mazda3 for $26k. It doesn't have a ton of space but everything else about it is pretty great and it looks amazing. I also get significantly better mpg than Mazda claims. If I shift later at 4-5k rpm then I get like 27mpg city, otherwise I get about 31mpg city driving casually.

@visceratrocar

3 ай бұрын

40+ cars? Stop totaling them, man.

"they require constant attention" Yes, that's what a driver should be doing.

@jogmas12

3 жыл бұрын

Instead in USA it’s texting and sipping our favorite drinks from Starbucks. Clutch? What’s a clutch? What’s a steering wheel for that matter?

@KhaalixD

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you are joking

@Fr00stee

3 жыл бұрын

when you are going straight on a highway for 6 hours its pointless

@jogmas12

3 жыл бұрын

@@Fr00stee most accidents occur on regular streets

@noily8974

3 жыл бұрын

Duh

If more people start driving manual transmission cars, they will never have the time to text while driving.

@hordevran

4 жыл бұрын

When I was in US everybody was texting while driving.

@Holland1994D

4 жыл бұрын

People still text while driving manual transmission cars. Only when shifting they put away their phone and then continue.

@hordevran

4 жыл бұрын

@@Holland1994D yes of course but its more manageable in auto mode. Lots of managers in luxury sedans do it or girls whose boyfriend bought SUV for them

@MoeDouHamitou

4 жыл бұрын

I still do it and I drive a manual lol I’ve been driving for more than 8 years

@frankfeng2701

4 жыл бұрын

If self-driving cars become popular, texting won't even be an issue.

The best thing I can say for the manual transmission, THEY ARE FUN TO DRIVE! My first car was a 1963 Ford Falcon Futura. It had a three speed manual transmission with a column mounted gear shift, a three on the tree. After that one, cars I bought had automatic transmissions, not because I wanted that transmission, but because they were used cars and that was what I economically could afford. So, when I was able to buy a brand new car twenty four years after I bought my first one I bought a Plymouth Sundance America with a 5 speed manual transmission, gearshift mounted on the console on the floor. I guess you could call it a five on the floor, but I never heard anyone refer to it that way. That car was just so fun to drive. When it came time to buy my next car I was having trouble finding the car I wanted with a manual transmission. So to get the color I wanted and all the other options I wanted, I went with an automatic. Ever since then, I have not found the car I wanted in a manual transmission, but I would prefer to have one.

A manual trans lasts longer (provided you know how to drive one properly) ,get better fuel mileage, assist in braking ,which reduces brake wear and allows you to start your car if the starter isn't working. That's just a few of the advantages of a manual trans.

US: Stick shift is going extinct Me: *Laughs in European*

@buffuniballer

4 жыл бұрын

When I rented in Italy, they were shocked an American wanted/or could drive a manual.

@mikesully110

4 жыл бұрын

Even in the UK only real budget cars now are manual transmission, mid-range and up cars now all have automatic / semiauto etc transmissions. I still drive a manual transmission car because "Bangers" (cheap second hand cars) are mainly manual, because with smaller engines such as a 1.2, you need a manual gearbox to extract the most power; whereas an automatic is often in the wrong gear (which isn't such a problem with a bigger engine) if I could have a choice, I'd have one of those Tesla type cars with self driving, automatic gearbox, self braking and lane keeping etc etc. Driving a manual is a bit tiresome when you do it every day. My dad's a car enthusiast and likes his Jags, he says automatic is the only way to drive these days

@johnmatthewyaco784

4 жыл бұрын

Lol. True

@pingas707

4 жыл бұрын

there are places outside the US that drive automatic. Australia, Canada, Korea, and Japan have most of their cars as automatic. There's a world outside of Europe as well. It may still be more popular globally to drive a manual but let's not pretend like the US is the only one that drives automatic and that the general trend globally isn't shifting to automatic.

@ArikGenerick

4 жыл бұрын

@Patrick Bateman Europeans seem to not understand that there are other places and markets besides the USA and Europa.

"If you can drive *manual you can drive anything..." - Dad

@Mladjasmilic

4 жыл бұрын

Replace 'standard' with 'Yugo'.

@nickihuevos221

4 жыл бұрын

Yah apparently my father thinks I’m qualified to drive an big rig 18 wheeler now 😂

@How22Step

4 жыл бұрын

@@nickihuevos221yeah with a CDL

@freddymontes1336

4 жыл бұрын

@@nickihuevos221 My dad's a truck driver for Fedex and he thinks I am more than capable of driving a Freightliner LMAOO

@kylemathew205

4 жыл бұрын

I remember telling my dad that when I became a crane operator. I was like , “ you lied to me old man” . He said I was a sonnafabitch... then we both did finger guns.

It’s become a niche that only enthusiast crave for, but no longer the logical choice when purchasing. Still, that feeling when you rev match perfectly when releasing the clutch. Priceless

*I Learned to drive on a stick shift, and I've never considered driving one as "work". As it's been said, "Once you learn how, it becomes automatic". I've had a lot of sports cars, always man-shifters, and it really is a totally different experience. As one of your guests said, you become one with the machine. It keeps you engaged, more attentive and always thinking of what you're doing.* *That's not to say I don't enjoy the luxury and comfort of a big sedan with an automatic, I just find the trip comfortable but boring. I'm currently driving a Jeep Rubicon with a six-speed and a 4x4 transfer case, or an extended chassis "long and tall" Ford Transit with dualies and an automatic. I like the auto in the van and the stick in the jeep. I doubt that 1 in 5 of the millennials or younger even knows how to drive a manual today but once you learn, you never forget.*

*Like* if you are part of the *18% of the world that know how to drive stick*

@watannen

4 жыл бұрын

you mean 18% of US. You gotta travel more...

@MrCrashDavi

4 жыл бұрын

You need to drive stick to get a license here in Brazil.

@iaintdonknow

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrCrashDavi also in the Netherlands

@MrFreddy61

4 жыл бұрын

@@watannen i was like broooooo you been anywhere outside the U.S. ? hahaha

@iaintdonknow

4 жыл бұрын

@6 languages and 4 degrees considering that a large part of the humans on earth are children or not interested in cars, i think not

There are entire continents laughing at this video.

@HangTimeDeluxe

2 жыл бұрын

Really? Why do you say that? Do you have data that supports this assertion? Truly there are people laughing, just as there are people who miss the horse and carriage, outhouses, and cooking on wood-burning stoves, but they are in the minority. Still, if anyone wishes to laugh, let them laugh, people are entitle to their opinions and their reactions. Personally, I'd rather churn butter every time I made toast than to have to suffer another manual transmission, and I've driven enough miles in enough vehicles with manual transmissions to have an opinion about the matter.

@apraew20

2 жыл бұрын

👍

@jz261

2 жыл бұрын

@@HangTimeDeluxe ok boomer...

@edgaryeredgonzalezreyes5683

2 жыл бұрын

@@HangTimeDeluxe hahaha I'm laughing and I'm from Mexico, its a joke man, take it easy

@johnyrocketch

2 жыл бұрын

@@HangTimeDeluxe ok. But go on the street pretty much anywhere in europe and ask them what they prefer. 9/10 will say stick. It is just so much more fun to drive.

In 2005, I got a manual car. I tried to learn how to drive manual but couldn't get my head around it , so brought the car back to the dealership and swapped for the automatic version. Since then, all I drove was automatic......up until about late 2022, I got me a manual car. This time I forced myself on how to drive manual. After going through all the troubles a newbie has to go through, I now know how to drive a manual car. It's fun driving a manual car

@MrBobbo18

11 ай бұрын

Grind it till yah find it

@irocitZ

5 ай бұрын

I remember that phrase, haha...

For us future generation, PLEASE NEVER LET MANUAL CARS GO EXTINCT! :)

@KB-sv7fm

Жыл бұрын

It should go extinct.

@chrisx5127

10 ай бұрын

@@KB-sv7fm Take the L and go away!

@KB-sv7fm

10 ай бұрын

@@chrisx5127 Take the L and shove it.

@chrisx5127

10 ай бұрын

@@KB-sv7fm I don't think you know where the L is located. Hint: look directly at the mirror.

@sciencecompliance235

6 ай бұрын

Meh. Technology exists to serve a purpose, and if that purpose can be served better by other means, then extinction is a blessing.

"Manual requires work, skill, and constant attention" - Sounds like it makes you a better driver.

@flagmichael

3 жыл бұрын

Something that requires constant attention makes anybody a worse driver. It is only politics that prevents it from being considered "distracted driving."

@TheLaly37

3 жыл бұрын

Well I drove an automatic vehicle in an area I didn't know(the US) and with cruise control it makes things so much easier. You can concentrate on reading the signs in a foreign language, see where you are going instead of getting lost managing your whole body to drive. I was also less tired on long distance driving. An Interesting data would be to compare accidents rate in cars with autopilot, cruise control, manual and automatic gearbox. If they can make a safety case out of it then it will be the end of manual

@fishbone3333

3 жыл бұрын

I will admit that I am a below-average driver with an automatic. I think I have a little ADHD happening which hampers my focus. I am a MUCH better driver with a manual. I am more involved in the actual operation of the car, more focused and alert, and simply put...a much better driver.

@nit0134

3 жыл бұрын

I find myself being more distracted in an automatic. It is extremely boring to drive and ill start getting lost in random thoughts. A manual is way more fun to drive, and I'm always paying attention to the road, to see when to shift, downshift, on red lights im constantly paying attention so i can shift into 1st as soon as it turns green. Idk, to me a manual makes me more focused, and it's more fun.

@Treatsandthreadscom

3 жыл бұрын

lol thank you

Stick shifts don’t require “constant attention” it’s like riding a bike once you know what you’re doing

@mikeaninger7388

4 жыл бұрын

Diego Huerta please list this in my above comment on incorrect statements made. :-)

@j.t.brunner7452

4 жыл бұрын

Sure, on the highway, get in an area like a City with lots of traffic lights and it becomes tiring.

@chrishood7968

4 жыл бұрын

It’s not tiring at all. Once you get used to doing it you stop thinking about it and it happens naturally.

@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN

4 жыл бұрын

chris hood bit still a hassle, I stopped with stick shifts. Same with many many ppl.

@battosaijenkins946

4 жыл бұрын

This is so depressing. I've always been a stick shifter and will always be one. I have known for many years now that we're a dying breed. My gf drives a Tesla and we always have friendly discussions. For me, there is nothing better than rowing my own gears as I know what my vehicle is doing, behaving, and how fast it's going~ Bar none.

My first "car" was a second hand 71 Datsun pickup truck. My Dad drove me to get the truck and I assumed he would drive it home for me since I had never driven a stick. He reviewed the gears, location of the clutch pedal, and said "see you at the house" and he drove away. I drive a 2008 Honda Element 5 speed manual and love every minute of it.

I've always driven a stick. There is just a good feeling of being in full control of the car, and downshifting feels awesome. Also there are some use cases that I prefer to do on a stick, like purposely shifting into too high a gear to prevent wheel spin in snow, or staying in a lower gear when you know you'll need immediate acceleration to get in and out of tight traffic.

@kamilroelants1157

3 ай бұрын

Spot on my friend!

"they require constant attention" its called driving

@omvegan

3 жыл бұрын

I just found in a low-power truck that I had a Ford Ranger driving in really heavy traffic for a long time got to be pretty tedious.

@laurenzr.8524

3 жыл бұрын

@@omvegan Well yes of course im not saying automatics are no good. There certainly are situations where they benefits from not having to worry about shifting, like in areas with heavy traffic. But there is a difference in saying it is tedious to drive a manual in heavy traffic and saying im not buying a manual because it requires too much attention. Because attention is always required when driving and shifting becomes a habit like indicating when turning

@AarmOZ84

3 жыл бұрын

Who wants to be constantly attentive while operating a 2 ton piece of metal at over 55 mph? 🤷🏻‍♂️

@canyounot4665

3 жыл бұрын

You should be focused on driving (re: the road), not on operating your car. That's why manual transmission drivers get into almost 3x the crashes of automatic drivers.

@laurenzr.8524

3 жыл бұрын

@@canyounot4665 lol what's your source? you couldn't possibly claim something so outrageous without a source

Just recently, in Australia there was a carjacking. the crims got caught because they didn't know how to drive a manual!

@ryutoradragon396

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@user-iu2zo7hu7f

3 жыл бұрын

You sound like borat

@TheEmolano

3 жыл бұрын

The opposed happened here in Brazil lol, the thief failed to steal a automatic car because he never saw one before.

@shsfehyr

2 жыл бұрын

Yup a guy and his girlfriend jacked a car , remember reading that story z

@marleyjanim5033

2 жыл бұрын

Same in Jersey

I enjoy using a manual for a track day, but for me using one for every day commuting is a bit of a hassle, especially as the roads in my city have become increasingly congested over time and I'd rather not have to constantly deal with a clutch in stop-and-go traffic.

@NazriB

5 ай бұрын

Lies again? Driver Chauffeur San Siro

@rebeltvr6046

4 ай бұрын

BS. I live in Toronto and have always driven manual. Most modern cars, just leave it in 1st or 2nd and you can coast in stop-and-go traffic without shifting. I hate these lazy, BS excuses.

@DementedDistraction

4 ай бұрын

@@rebeltvr6046 That's nice.

@rebeltvr6046

4 ай бұрын

@@DementedDistraction Just be honest and say that you're lazy or have some knee issue or something...no need to cap...

The "man machine connection" thing is my main reason for loving stick, downshifting makes you feel like a race driver. And running through the gears makes driving fun.

Every non-American in the comment section: "All the cars in my country are manuals!"

@Andy_M986

3 жыл бұрын

Seems true.

@Basih

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe because unlike america, we don't see driving as a boring chore.

@revenantghost6160

3 жыл бұрын

@@Basih I'm european and i'd rather be enslaved by an african tribe extracting coal 24/7 than driving a car for more than 20 minutes but since i can't teleport to work, we may need a couple thousand years for that, i have to drive to work but anything that i can automate will definitely be automated, right now I'm driving a car with automatic transmission but very soon i'll move to a Tesla. So no, not only americans see driving as a "boring chore".

@deivshdz9565

3 жыл бұрын

@@revenantghost6160 This is the edgiest comment I have read today...

@AlexNights

3 жыл бұрын

@@revenantghost6160 there are cars and there are cars. I have a 6 speed automatic smart car, because of its short shift ratio I normally drive in auto in traffic but when I it opene rode I quickly switche to sequêncial. I also a mercedes C220 and manual all the way.

Industry expert: “Stick shifts an art” UK: nation of artists

@tommypauker2600

3 жыл бұрын

same as Germans

@jaya1000

3 жыл бұрын

Art that takes a whopping 200 miles to learn

@Meimento

3 жыл бұрын

and with petro car bans on the rise, no more gears for you

@jaya1000

3 жыл бұрын

@@Meimento that's ok. Still get engine braking. No doubt 50 years from now classic stick shifts will fetch a fortune for the novelty

@ThinkOnerandProdigy

3 жыл бұрын

I'm American and when I learned to drive it was a manual transmission. It really does baffle me that people still don't know how easy it is to learn.

Manual transmission today is like having a horse and carriage when everyone else moved on to the model T.

@arcanevoid9199

5 ай бұрын

its really not, automatic still has a long list of disadvantages and also the fact is it cant see the road ahead or read your mind

A manual transmission is the best car security system in America I would love it to hang around but also I want it to only be a small group

“They require work, skill, and constant attention” isn’t that what driving is

@huntermacdonald6431

4 жыл бұрын

Kilroy was Here yeah but more so with manual. Truly something special.

@user-oh4ky7rv5i

4 жыл бұрын

Thats why american drivers arent as good in general as us europeans.

@TheShoX666

4 жыл бұрын

Trust me I had a friend who had manual BMW M3 E92 and I had the same exact car but with semi auto which is paddle shifts, he was more experienced driver than me but when we drag raced he ended up losing most of the time because how fast I was shifting, trust me with manual It might feel nicer to drive but when it comes to drag racing or 0-60 auto or semi auto will shift quicker.

@huntermacdonald6431

4 жыл бұрын

Sean Walker absolutely true. Modern electronics are much faster on more high powered cars however faster doesn’t mean better. After all I think we’d all take a cup of slow roasted Kona joe over instant coffee.

@tx3mobi390

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheShoX666 drag racing doesnt tell anything about your driving skill ! absolutely nothing at all ! and even less if you have a auto transmission. you can put a 2 year old in a car and do a drag race !

Fun fact- In Europe, you can get your driving licence for automatic, but you cant drive manual. If you have a manual licence, you can drive automatic

@BloodBoughtMinistries

3 жыл бұрын

Same here in South Africa

@jayanthraju2716

3 жыл бұрын

That's how it should be 👍

@michaelregis1015

3 жыл бұрын

Same thing in Trinidad and Tobago.

@Nskawtea1

3 жыл бұрын

Getting the manual is like the 2 birds with one stone

@justsomepandawithinternet

3 жыл бұрын

This is the way

I am a truck, driver, and being as though that we sit so high we look down into car cabs to be aware of distracted drivers , and trust me every goddamn individual is on their phone. The reason why there’s high traffic is because everyone is on their phone. If you notice next time when you’re in a traffic jam, just look around you every is on their goddamn phone, so this is the reason why no one wants a manual because you have to pay attention and it takes too much concentration. You cannot check that very important social media feed with a manual.

I think the saddest thing about this is that Americans are living in car dependency with very unskilled drivers and a lot of the advancements in vehicles today seem to result in more unskilled drivers. I know this is anecdotal, but when I learned to drive stick it made me a better driver and the people I know that are able to drive stick are better drivers than the people I know that only learned automatic.

“Requires work, skill and constant attention and that’s why they’ve fallen out of favour”. If this isn’t a metaphor for the modern world i don’t know what is.

@ever4437

4 жыл бұрын

Kevin Ripley . Yeah you can’t text and drive with a stick shift. Heaven forbid

@jayhois

4 жыл бұрын

Took the words right out of my mouth.

@gerardogarcia7414

4 жыл бұрын

Technology advancements happen to make things easier, so its true. Idk what the point of your roast is

@faris.shoraif

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@cxeroannuki2840

4 жыл бұрын

TECHNOLOGY BAD

When you get used to driving manual its already like driving automatic. Its becoming a muscle memory

@gsmjr8502

4 жыл бұрын

You don’t think about shifting, you just do it.

@hellomate639

4 жыл бұрын

It's better because the engine does exactly what I want in a predictable, smooth, non-fucky way.

@atklm1

4 жыл бұрын

@@hellomate639 I'm Nordic, and I've had a driver's licence for 20 years now. I learned to drive with manual gear and I have most of that time driven with it. Unless you are driving in really bad off-road terrain with a jeep, there is nothing "better" about manual shifting. Automatic is so much more enjoyable, especially in a city rush hour.

@thomas0086

4 жыл бұрын

Rex better is subjective. m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/oZWJpcZ6lMTHmps.html For those who enjoy the thrill of the drive more engagement and connection is always preferred. If your clutch is good, throws are short and all bushings are tight driving a manual is seamless even in a ton of traffic. If you know the car, clutch engagement, stall points, can gauge speed ahead of you, there is nothing to it. Muscle memory, coordination, awareness. A tiny fraction of text and drive accidents are in manuals. Now everything has 300 hp and takes less awareness and ability to drive than a sofa. If driving a manual in traffic annoys you chances are you are a person who is simply annoyed by traffic in general 😄 I like having something to do.

@ivofena83

4 жыл бұрын

@@thomas0086 BS

I have a stick shift. I just like shifting gears. its fun. I'm not a racer or anything. I'm patient and obey the speed limit. I've had 4 cars in my life time all stick shift. I also have a truck that's automatic so I don't hate automatics just like shifting.

There's something about manuals that automatic can't give. The sense of control, being one with the car. For these reason, i will always prefer manual.

1986: Automatic transmissions are a luxury 2020: Manual transmissions are a luxury

@mattg1606

4 жыл бұрын

It's kinda funny though. Because all the cheap cars still have manuals and an auto gearbox is a luxury. So like for me personally, I'd rather have an auto everyday car and a manual exotic, but now it's the exact opposite :(

@jotube6147

4 жыл бұрын

Manuals is a hazard on the road.

@jeffreystanley4991

4 жыл бұрын

Jo z why do you say that.

@jotube6147

4 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreystanley4991 there are more distractions for the driver, hand constantly have to move of from the wheel, and when making a turn and shift a gear there's just 1 hand on the wheel. And sometimes when manual drivers a counter a situation they are more paranoid not to let the cars engine stall than to just let the car come to a quick stop.

@mattg1606

4 жыл бұрын

@@jotube6147 if you can't drive them, sure.

"They require work, skill, and constant attention" so basically what should be required to drive a car in the fist place.

@valkarez1137

4 жыл бұрын

"skill" lmao i guess if you consider something like walking a skill

@Firebrand599

4 жыл бұрын

Newsflash: 98% of drivers use their cars to get from A to B. The other 2% are elitists who has stick shifts jammed up their aholes.

@sergiob9247

4 жыл бұрын

Very true James, I manual transmission should stay. If America made stick shift mandatory auto accidents would decrease as everyone would disconnect from their phone. Automatics make it too easy for insurance companies.

@GeneralCliff

4 жыл бұрын

@@Firebrand599 I agree. No wonder why this whole comment section is only filled with little 20 year old guys and their stick shift cars their daddies bought for them.

@mikeaninger7388

4 жыл бұрын

James Johnson please add as a reply to my comment above listing the lies in this vid

This was 4 years ago, currently driving my manual 2024 wrx, don’t let people scare you into thinking something is happening when it isn’t.

Growing up in Germany, and earning my 1st drivers license in the early 80s; you could only do it on a stick shift unless, you had a Doctors certificate stating you were not physically capable of operating a stick shift due to physical defect. I still drive a stick shift Subaru XV Crosstrek, and love every moment of it.

"Based on USA....." Dude. USA is not the only country in this world that have cars.

@andrew-hv1hv

3 жыл бұрын

Quite arrogant actually. 🙄😑

@abrahamj15

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't read the video said "worldwide" so yeah it was based on a single market, the biggest car ownership per capita market

@new-knowledge8040

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, where to stick it, varies from country to country.

@LucasFernandez-fk8se

3 жыл бұрын

It is the main country of the world tho. It’s also the country that invented cars and the country that probably has the most cars or at least the most cars per capita

@papejop1138

3 жыл бұрын

Lucas Fernandez you mean germany* *and thats a massive simplification

When you learn how to drive a manual, it makes you a better lover, and life begins to make much more sense. Also, you instantly become more attractive and you're immune to Covid-19.

@huntermacdonald6431

4 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Keith that’s definitely how it feels haha

@DeDandy

4 жыл бұрын

I second this

@dillonalexander6689

4 жыл бұрын

🤣

@YTshashmeera

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@ThapanDubayehudi

4 жыл бұрын

So true

I will drive a manual car as long as they are making them. Slammin' perfect shifts even as i am trying to be as fuel efficient as possible is one of my few joys in life. I have tried driving an automatic car and it's like all of the joy of driving us taken away.

@SupraSav

4 ай бұрын

Agreed. It's so boring I don't know what to do with myself. No wonder people go on their phones so much. In a manual I feel engaged, involved. Driving a manual makes it much more difficult to use your phone while driving, to the point where it's not worth it.

@kiwitrainguy

4 ай бұрын

Perhaps one of the penalties for using a phone while driving is that the offender should be restricted to manual transmission cars.@@SupraSav

I’m sorry but if you can’t drive a stick shift, stick to a Buick. It’s not a chore, it’s an experience. It’s how you connect to your car.

Here in Europe it is unfathomable that one could get a driver's license without being able to drive a car with manual transmission.

@christofferhansson7950

3 жыл бұрын

My friend here in Sweden just did, the manuals are eventually going to go away here as well ;(

@jaakkooksa5374

3 жыл бұрын

@@christofferhansson7950 Here in Finland driving lessons and tests are required to be taken using a vehicle with manual transmission. I guess gears of any kind will eventually disappear when we move to electric cars.

@DacLMK

3 жыл бұрын

True. Here in North Macedonia you can't get a drivers license without driving a car with a stick shift and it looks like that will stay for a while.

@erwinkonopka7071

3 жыл бұрын

In Poland you can get an automatic-only licence since few years ago. In fact the only reason I even bothered with getting a manual license is that I applied a year before they changed the law and for paperwork reasons I could not change my application.

@ladytee4269

3 жыл бұрын

@@erwinkonopka7071 Same with the UK

I think the title should be "Why stick shifts are going extinct in *America*"

@TM56

3 жыл бұрын

Clearly you have never been to Australia, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brazil and a host of other countries etc. where automatics are quite common, if not the norm now.

@ArturoGarcia-td7yd

3 жыл бұрын

Usa*

@lintonfr

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArturoGarcia-td7yd read the reply above, and quit being ignorant. If I move out of america, I need to avoid europe, id be embarrassed to be with y'all who don't know that there's a market outside of the u.s.

@ArturoGarcia-td7yd

3 жыл бұрын

@@lintonfr idk what you are talking about... I mean its ok if automatic is predominant in some countries, mostly strong economic countries. But America has a wide variety of countries that manual is more used like in Mexico where I live. That's why I point out USA, which i know manual aint that common...

@Technology_DN01

3 жыл бұрын

In *USA* bro USA

When I bought my new 2011 Jeep Compass with a manual transmission, it was the only one in the state of Texas at the time in any dealership. Drove 4 hours to pick it up in San Antonio. It has been a great car till this day, hardly any issues probably since it has a manual transmission.

I got my 2002 Maxima just because it came with a 6 speed manual and a 3.5 V6. I had it since December of 2012 and it now has a bit over 340,000 miles...

"in the USA" is the key term here. In the UK and many places in Europe it's still vastly popular.

@RubenvanDreumel

3 жыл бұрын

Everywhere else in the world, actually.

@allantamm4943

3 жыл бұрын

@SP not really

@ionutth4895

3 жыл бұрын

@SP that never happened its very rare to find automatic cars outside large trucks, the rest are still manual

@AlexNights

3 жыл бұрын

@SP that's were your wrong kido. I have a automatic and manual cars and the thing i regret the most is not going to manual In my automatic car

@pieterveenders9793

3 жыл бұрын

@SP The only exception where you see automatic transmission in European cars is with the very high end executive models, all the others are manual and will remain so if they're not replaced by electric propulsion.

Automotive industry: manual transmission Smartphone industry: headphone jack

@olivervalera3813

4 жыл бұрын

Amazon : Best buy

@aoitamashii

4 жыл бұрын

If only most of the peripherals and hardware supported AptX. That actually doesn't sound half bad for wireless. But SBC sounds really bad in comparison and LDAC isn't much better and requires really high signal strength. Most don't want to pay the royalties for AptX however, so they cheap out.

@mdukasa

4 жыл бұрын

I feel you

@scott3805

4 жыл бұрын

5 years later... usb jack gone

@Ghassan69

4 жыл бұрын

Scott, wireless charging😂😂

For anyone who says “well nobody can steal your car”. The truth is they’ll either steal it anyway or destroy your clutch and you can bet insurance ain’t gonna buy that one unless you have a video of them ruining the clutch lol

My first car in college was a 2006 mazda3. I loved that car a lot, during my senior year of college I bought a manual 2021 Mazda3 hatch as my first manual car and I love it. It's so smooth and fun to drive (and was cheap compared to other cars in its class but looks and drives AMAZING with great reliability and super fun mid band torque for some fun zoom when you want it). I now also own a 1990 Miata. So both cars I own are manual. Every drive and errand is a fun drive.

A manual transmission is the best anti-theft device you can have.

@legalsan3913

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! Insurance companies should give massive premium discount based on inability to carjack in the US.

@jameslopez9661

4 жыл бұрын

Most people just tow cars they steal

@katelily7619

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed 👍

@mangaas

4 жыл бұрын

The people most likely to know manual transmission are car thieves. Your average car robbery is just someone smashing your window and stealing any belongings inside. But if someone drives away with your car, they probably did it with a higher level understanding of cars. They use wireless key fobs, and other tech to get inside your car and start it. These are the guys who would quickly drive your car to a location, strip it of what they can, and leave it behind. And yeah, they probably SPECIFICALLY know how to drive manual. They usually know the car they're going to steal ahead of time. Don't ask me why I know this.

@Lhawk2107

4 жыл бұрын

Ahahaha👍

In Europe having a manual is normal, only the more luxury and high-end cars have automatic transmission.

@austinjohn1105

3 жыл бұрын

Same here in India

@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8

3 жыл бұрын

@@austinjohn1105 East Indians can't afford to pay an extra $1,000 for an automatic transmission, that's why.

@alisterbaker-lowe

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, that's about right. Plenty of new cars in the UK have manual gearboxes.

@mrm7058

3 жыл бұрын

Electric cars don't have a manual transmission. If the market moves towards electric, the manual transmission will disappear.

@miko8732

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrm7058 electric conversions on manuals mate.

The running joke is if a thief breaks in my car and sees a manual they will keep going. I enjoy it. I know that trans failure is lower. I enjoy the feel of direct drive engine to the wheels. Rev matching perfect downshifts. It’s truly a different driving experience . I think people would all be better driver if they all knew how to drive a manual. Stop and go traffic just hang next to a semi and creep with him

I've only ever driven manuals and I live in Canada. Manuals are so much more fun to drive, less wear on the brakes, you feel connected to the car, and you're never bored. And all it takes is 8 days to learn it. Too bad most drivers are lazy and don't want to spend that 8 days for a lifetime of pure driving bliss.

As he said, “Driving Manuals is driving, driving Automatics is riding”. Soon automatics will be missed when autonomous driving takes over.

@harleyme3163

4 жыл бұрын

will never happen, none of them actually pass any safety standards eh... 1 in 10000 errors means someone is gunna get ran over while crossing the street is a when not an if..

@youtubemademakethis6449

4 жыл бұрын

@@harleyme3163 it's not that big of a gap when compared to how dangerous people are at the wheel. They are becoming safer and more efficient each year. It's gonna be the norm in the next 30 years

@marioarroyo2006

4 жыл бұрын

It SHOULDN’T happen, but it will. Probably by 2050.

@panterafanloco1600

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Jones cars are always be there to stay. As an car enthusiast.

@sharronkelly115

4 жыл бұрын

Soon 😲all vehicles will be outlawed and we will sit locked in our homes starving because of quarantine 😱

Who else still has a stick shift? 🙋‍♂️

@patrickpmd84

4 жыл бұрын

lgmisfit10 STI

@Pau_Pau9

4 жыл бұрын

Wow.. *Only* 25 upvotes so far?!

@auxmike

4 жыл бұрын

2015 Jetta

@williamfunes2740

4 жыл бұрын

Mazda 3 . Slow as hell but I still feel like I'm in fast in furious cuz it's stick.

@archangele1

4 жыл бұрын

I own a 1990 5.0L Mustang LX sedan, a 2004 Nissan 350Z and a 2014 Infiniti Q60S. All have a manual transmission. I absolutely HATE automatic transmissions. Why? Two reasons. First they are boring to drive and you do not have as much control and the biggie, EVERY automatic transmission I have ever owned has had a major failure before the car reached 100K miles.

I just bought a '22 Elantra N (it's 2023 now [future reference]) and It's a manual. It had been a while since I drove a manual so there was a learning curve again. After 3 days of practicing, I truly feel one with the car and it's becoming much easier to drive. Perhaps after a year of driving this car, I'll feel strange driving an automatic. This is the first car that I purchased with a manual. My 2013 Kia Forte Koup was an automatic and it's been a good run. It'll be so much easier to say no to people who ask to drive my car.

@shiftautomotive854

8 ай бұрын

how has the elantra n been treating you?

I learned to drive with a stick shift -- '39 deSoto. I passed my driver's test in that same car, with a chattering clutch even. And I drove stick shifts for almost forty years, until I fell on the ice and broke my right wrist. After that, nothing but automatic transmissions for me. (As a bonus, no more clutch, just in case I break my left leg.)

@redtra236

Жыл бұрын

Your broken wrist will never heal? Doesn't sound like a permanent disability to me. I've managed to drive my 1966 Ford truck with my left hand when it has manual steering and manual trans so I think you could manage if needed.

I've never seen a more "america is the whole world" title than that from a news channel.

@alexm566

3 жыл бұрын

wait until you find out about the "world series"..

@mikedat276

3 жыл бұрын

We're used to it because apparently California and New York is "all of America."

@balazssirak9646

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly... like europe don't fkin exist lol

@everettmcclung2063

3 жыл бұрын

Balázs Sirák yeah everyone knows europe isnt real

@ericzerkle5214

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikedat276 The Midwest dont exist.

Hearing “I wish I could drive your car” is wayyyyy better than “let me drive your car” lol

@johndowe7003

4 жыл бұрын

yup no one will ask to borrow it either lol

@JohnDoe-xw1jk

4 жыл бұрын

Nice GTI :)

@sonic10130

4 жыл бұрын

Yesss definitely it makes u proud af to have something that they can't have like driving a manual

@lim6436

4 жыл бұрын

And he realize your car is manual 😅

@masdzulfikar6201

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly I would chose the latter. Driving is such a hassle nowadays and driving manual in traffic is tiresome. If you can drive my car, I'll gladly let you.

Just got my first manual transmission and it has been MILES BETTER (no pun intended) than driving an automatic. Very enganging and you really get to know your car on another level. Yes the stop and go traffic can be annoying but the benefits outweigh the cons. I drive a Civic Si and I get way better fuel economy than on my last Civic Hatchback with the CVT. Your driving habits and style WILL change and you will learn to be more proactive at reading lights, reading other cars, and becomig beat friends with Neutral. You be surprised with how much you can avoid unnecessary shifts to 1st gear with proper judgements.

@islamicsalami7208

5 ай бұрын

Congrats! Civic Si is a great car. One of the rare/few cars only offered in a stick. Save the Manuals!

Why are stick shifts becoming extinct? Because idiots can't shift, steer, and hold their damn cell phones all at once. They choose the phone over the gear shift.

@bigbadt

Ай бұрын

✅

"the trouble with manual transmission is that they require work, skill and constant attention" And driving in general doesn't? This is why people die on the roads.

@osric1730

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@Em22-wtf

4 жыл бұрын

It's absolutely the problem with people, they're too busy trying to use their phones, talk, text, etc... I ABSOLUTELY HATE automatic, despise it actually, but bc I have a limited amount of funds of which to buy a car, I have to sacrifice if I come across a great deal, but it's an automatic, which I just bought a Jetta and thought when I first learned it was a Volkswagen, I thought sweet, a standard... To my shock & horror it was automatic 😭😭 I do begrudgingly admit I don't drive AS aggressively in a stupid automatic as I do a standard, lol, for whatever reason.

@mro9466

4 жыл бұрын

i know right, why pay attention to the road when you can sleep behind the wheel

@allanmoe4444

4 жыл бұрын

Nicely said

@TheAviationChannel

4 жыл бұрын

@@mro9466basically all geeky Tesla drivers

“Requires concentration” nope, we can’t have that when driving

@algow5988

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, some would have to divide their attention between shifting and texting. Very taxing and inconvenient.

@lolmock25

3 жыл бұрын

Americans are so bad at driving we need lane assist ,backup camereas for are broken necks and Collison avoidance so we can txt eat and drive

@ralfrufus6573

3 жыл бұрын

@Prowler Cam Honestly, none of my wifes knew that when driving in reverse! That's why I had to do the parking for them!

@receptayyip1410

3 жыл бұрын

@Prowler Cam Driving in reverse? You were talking about steering.

@kaisersoymilk6912

3 жыл бұрын

If you're not paying attention while driving you're doing it wrong.

"The require skill, work, and constant attention" Yes, but actually no. For me, it's just instinct, It just happens. It's not hard to learn, it's suprisingly simple

@GrillerRohde

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s not hard, people just need to get used to it. Driving a manual is very easy and nearly everyone will get used to it before a year.

@InsertPandaHeree

Жыл бұрын

@@GrillerRohde took me maybe 2 days? Even before then I could do it pretty well, but then it just happens that I shift without thinking

@GrillerRohde

Жыл бұрын

@@InsertPandaHeree Yes driving a manual is easy as guck and you can learn it in a single day but I meant getting used to it so you can shift smoothly. Every person can learn how to drive in a hour just mastering it takes some time.

I am from Eastern Europe, but I moved to USA at the age of 16. Took driver's education at school, learned to drive on automatic. Back home my dad taught me basics of driving a manual, however, I only got an idea, but never had any good practice. In 2014 I travelled in Europe and rented a car there, which was of course a manual (since requesting an automatic would be twice the cost). That was pretty much like being thrown into a deep water in order to learn to swim. I started with driving in a very busy, congested city, so it was quite hard and nerve consuming (with typical adventures like stalling many times and not being able to start moving uphill), but after just a week I got a very good feel of it, and never had any problem renting manuals in Europe ever since. I actually found it much more enjoyable than driving an automatic, so for 10 years I was dreaming about buying a manual (for practical reasons, I don't switch cars often). I recently bought my fourth car in USA, which is finally a manual Subaru (all cars prior to that were automatic or CVT). Had to get previous model, as they unfortunately stopped offering manuals starting 2024 model year. Knowing that in another 10-15 years they will probably be completely extinct, buying it was the last chance of getting a relatively new, low mileage manual car.

"They (manuals) require work, skill and constant attention." So should driving in general to be honest. People need to pay more attention to the road and less to their phones.

@abalakrishnan4152

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. My mom thinks roundabouts are complicated. I don't get what is so difficult to understand, and I'm 13. I'm not saying I'm smarter than my mom, I'm saying the driving test regimen in America is a very low standard.

@kalibbailey6219

4 жыл бұрын

I prefer a manual, but the less the other drivers around me HAVE to pay attention to their car and can pay attention to the road and other vehicles, the better.

@BlowitAllUp

4 жыл бұрын

Cars will be autonomous so they will require even less attention. Manuals are only for people who love driving.

@won1853

4 жыл бұрын

Automatic drivers have more time to pay attention to the road while stick drivers have to divert their attention to their right hand all the time.

@charlieraffaniello4867

4 жыл бұрын

@@won1853 lol you must not daily a stick shift

Pulled up my GTI to a restaurant valet, he got in and quickly got out "I cant drive that". Best thief protection! Long live 1...2...3...4...5...6

@Francois_Dupont

4 жыл бұрын

6 speed? what sorcery is this? i remember driving a 4gear pickup back in the 60's.

@Artyomthewalrus

4 жыл бұрын

I would question any restaurant that would hire a valet who can't drive standard....

@XeonAlpha

4 жыл бұрын

I have a manual GTI Mk7 and I always joke I leave it running if I run into a convince store for a minute that it’s millennial proof. ~Re. A Millennial w/ a Manual

@Francois_Dupont

4 жыл бұрын

@@XeonAlpha one time i ordered a truck load of rocks, the guy come out of the truck (engine still running) we hear a big BANG! the truck surged and the engine stopped. nobody knew why and being the only one that drive a manual i coudnt keep myself from laughing. guess what he did?

@Justin87878

4 жыл бұрын

which city?

I can drive a stick and have for years… but I honestly like automatic more. It’s just one less thing for me to not stress about while driving

One big factor is probably the increasing amount of stop and go traffic Americans experience, even on highways. Driving a standard transmission with stop and go traffic is tedious at best. So it makes sense that fewer people would want a standard transmission.

I love how they consider driving manual an art form. Coz I’m the uk, it’s weird if u can’t drive manual.

@catbriggs8362

2 жыл бұрын

I'm in the US and I think it's weird if someone can't drive manual. (Turns out, I'm apparently the weird one.) Rather be weird driving manual than "normal" and bored.

@mikerichards2317

2 жыл бұрын

it's easier to drive with an automatic. IDk why that is an issue.

@upperjohn117aka

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikerichards2317 because manual drivers are like the vegans of the car world always telling you about it and how you are wrong for not doing it

@honved1

2 жыл бұрын

@@upperjohn117aka *in the US

@antianimeclan6078

2 жыл бұрын

Art form? Driving? Ridiculous

America- stick shift's gonna die Rest of the world - *sighs in metric*

@kaleb4184

3 жыл бұрын

Us Canadians just have to deal with them Easier to just do what they do, otherwise we'd be right hand drive and stick shifts all the way

@Lkshy_abq

3 жыл бұрын

@@kaleb4184 yeah north america is pretty much a rich frat boy , a sombrero wearing lunatic & an apologizing pushover stuck on a island 🤭🤭🤭

@johnsheibal4330

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a shame. Under harsh conditions, a manual is far superior. Automatic transmissions overheat much easier and require more maintenance.

@Lkshy_abq

3 жыл бұрын

@SandboxArrow dude all them are exaggerated 🙃 and you pointed out only uncle sam's exaggeration, hm interesting

@jonsol2804

3 жыл бұрын

The "smart" Americans sigh in metric too. The US is on the metric system. For the commercial activities it is converted to the Imperial/US customary units, but in science, military, some industry and even some parts of the government, the metric is standard

You can’t be an enthusiast and drive an automatic.

Love my Stick Shift but I work from home. If I had to spend 2 hours a day in traffic I'd be wishing for an Automatic...

In most European countries you still have to learn stick shift in order to get your driver’s license

@Oscarius

4 жыл бұрын

True, but there are often special licenses for automatic cars as well.

@basjuuh100

4 жыл бұрын

Oscarius also true, but its better to learn to drive with stick, then you are also allowed to drive automatic

@dn2l

4 жыл бұрын

This should be done in USA. It will be fun 🤣

@hansklaus6860

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, here in Germany you are only allowed to drive a manual if you learned to drive in a manual. Also, automatics are often seen as cars for lazy and old people. Your grandma has an automatic, but you have a manual.

@harrymurray-jones219

4 жыл бұрын

You don't have to learn stick shift but most people just choose to

"work, skill and constant attention". That's what every driver needs to drive safely regardless of what type of transmission it is 😂

@thelegendaryredx7710

4 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t have said it better myself perhaps if people have their hands occupied instead of putting make up while driving there would be fewer accidents

@christianmundloch2912

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. It's such a weird, almost strictly (modern) American perspective. "How am I supposed to text when driving a stick shift?!"

@matthew_jackson

4 жыл бұрын

I think the point was to allow the driver to more firmly concentrate on the road and not the car itself. The vehicle is just a mode of transportation. The best case scenario is being able to completely ignore the vehicle so you can steer and break when needed.

@evoluti0n09

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. And the less attention you pay to shifting, the more you have to pay attention to the road. Hence, automatics.

@kristopherhall971

4 жыл бұрын

@@evoluti0n09 Exactly, I don't know where the idea comes from that having to pay attention to something that isn't the road, the stick, would actually improve your attention to the road lol. Especially since other people here are saying that after a while you don't even pay attention to the stick, so what's the benefit then? Its just an automatic with more steps.

You need to have an 8-speed manual for new narrow powerband engined cars to be able to use it in economical way

I’m a person who fell in love with manual transmission during my visits to family in Scotland. When I brought my cars, I preferred manual transmission. When you use it you don’t have to think, it becomes “automatic” in your brain and I’m a believer that it allows you more control and results in safer driving as well as better fuel efficiency. It gives you two ways to control your speed. If it isn’t available, I won’t buy a new car.

they acting like driving manual is the hardest skill in the world

@alangwin3891

4 жыл бұрын

Driving a manual requires the ability to think. Thus the decline in popularity.

@Flaviorrodolfo

4 жыл бұрын

Actually not, it's a bit more information to process when you are learning, but then you go in the "automatic mode" and just drive it.

@freespirit9981

4 жыл бұрын

No Americans want more free hand steering so they can text all day long while in a car on their phone.

@5610winston

4 жыл бұрын

I learned to drive on manuals. There is nothing particularly difficult, distracting, or inconvenient about any phase of operating one. I have found automatics to be unpredictable when traction is compromised by wet, icy, or muddy conditions (and even paved roads can have muddy spots due to poor erosion control). The clutch allows the driver to be the traction control.

@alangwin3891

4 жыл бұрын

TheDoctor72 I agree, my first car had “3 on the tree” then I graduated to “4 on the floor”. The dimmer switch was under your left foot. Motorcycles are the most fun. You don’t drive a motorcycle you operate or pilot a motorcycle. Takes both hands and feet simultaneously.

MY 2ND Favorite thing about stick is NO ONE ever asks to borrow my car🧞‍♀️

@owendebest4183

4 жыл бұрын

and so they just always ask me for rides instead :::::(

@go86go

4 жыл бұрын

and no one can steal it

@jamesconroy7030

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, even though I've had a couple manual shift cars, it always takes time to get used to a someone else's shifter.

@lukakrstic1544

4 жыл бұрын

Whats your first favorite thing abt your car?

@Yehoshua_is_the_messiah

4 жыл бұрын

I don't let people borrow my car even if they ask for it I'm just blunt and tell them no

I'm an old lady and I just drive a lot. I prefer a manual transmission if I can get one.

I grew up learning, and using, a manual shift transmission engine. I got my Connecticut drivers license in 1988. Now, things are totally different. As I know, microchips control shifting now, and everything is optimized, based on RPM, speed, fuel consumption, turning efficiencies, and other features or factors, as it's called in the data science space. Now, I design algorithms to help enterprises make more money, or save more money, but if I worked in the automobile/manufacturing sector, I could totally see myself contributing to efforts to allow cars to auto-shift to up gears, or down gears, based on RPM, speed, fuel consumption, efficiencies, and other features or factors. Definitely intellectually interesting and absolutely inspiring too!! Thanks for sharing!!!

When I speced my BMW M2 with a manual, the sales guy said, "You will have the best anti-theft system money can buy. Few car thieves today can drive a stick-shift."

@Lobos222

3 жыл бұрын

LoL, in USA maybe, but not Europe.

@camtou914

3 жыл бұрын

But some how most mechanics still can drive manual transmission in North America.

@TheLuckyLuke314

3 жыл бұрын

@@camtou914 I wouldn't be surprised if you have to learn how to drive a manual in order to become a mechanic, even though that's not necessary because if you're a mechanic you love cars and I'd you love cars you just gotta know stick✊🏻

@BayAreaRushHour

3 жыл бұрын

My buddy somehow found the one car thief that can then, his manual Ford Focus was stolen and abandoned on the other side of town

@robertlevasseur6843

3 жыл бұрын

@@BayAreaRushHour Darn it. I guess that negates my theory. Kidding aside, I am sorry your friend had his car stolen. It is an awful thing to happen.

Automatic drivers: “It can be both manual and automatic” Manual drivers: “riiiiight ok”

@bonk352

2 жыл бұрын

If I'm honest, I never got used to the auto in my 2008 VWJetta even though it was DSG. Reverted back to manual gears and a hand break soon after and found that it felt much safer.

Manual all the way for me - probably due to growing up in Germany where automatic is not as common... As some other commentors say, if you specifically go to driving school to learn automatic only, your licence will have an entry with the info that you are only allowed to drive automatic only, and no manual, which can be a huge disadvantage with such a large portion of cars in Europe being manual. Automatic is nice if your left foot is injured - but to me driving a car is having full control and being able to decide when to shift gears to be able to make the best of driving most efficiently, or also purposely driving with higher rotation to overtake tractors etc. here in rural areas. Both types of transmission have their advantages and disadvantages, and I think, that it is worth trying both to see which type of transmission fits the individual drivers needs and preferences better.

Our family only drives manual because it’s cheaper and we had to buy 1 of our cars in a shortage the last reason we have stick is here in Calgary it gets very icy and it give more control over acceleration vs atomic

USA: Under 2 percent of new cars sold in 2019 came with manual transmissions. Europe: Am I a joke to you?

@neoneherefrom5836

4 жыл бұрын

Yes...yes... you are.

@ultimate2368

4 жыл бұрын

@@neoneherefrom5836 Boi, pls. USA is to be laugh at here in Europe ;)

@AzNightmare

4 жыл бұрын

*You guys are if you're still on manual tech in 2019... Bro, we have EV now. Even automatic is old.*

@danh8302

4 жыл бұрын

ultimate2368 Europe has always been an example of what we are not. It is a founding principle. It has never been more true than today as you are ironically trying to turn Europe into a bastardized state to government relationship that we have without the civil liberty.

@barrymartinez9125

4 жыл бұрын

I'm happy to be in that 2 percent

Consumer sovereignty. More people want automatics to get from A to B because they see cars as appliances and not their best friend.

@GeneralCliff

4 жыл бұрын

This is like taking the bus and choosing whether to solve a crossword puzzle or do absolutely nothing and chill while getting to your destination. I think I know what the vast majority will pick...

@jamie49868

4 жыл бұрын

People want their cars, they just don't want to be bothered while driving them. All that manual stuff does is distract you form talking on the phone, putting on makeup and eating a taco.

@Zeckmon3

4 жыл бұрын

jamie t Funny because once your in the highway cruising, you can actually eat safely without changing a single gear.

@AfriqueNY

4 жыл бұрын

I love manuals. I love going fast. I'd rather go fast then be a manual purist. Gimme a DCT anyday

@truckman539

4 жыл бұрын

Best comment here

Having a stick shift is what kept a Kia Boy from stealing my Kia Forte on the night between June 8 and 9 in 2023.

It's like riding a bike...you never forget. I love the feeling it gives me. I love the challenge of pulling off on a hill.

Exotic cars don't come with manual transmissions because their main market is buying them for status.

@espanto101

4 жыл бұрын

Autos are also much faster

@eobardthawne324

4 жыл бұрын

@Αντώνης Σάμπαλης Depends on which Maserati.

@matte8441

4 жыл бұрын

Not really. Modern automatics and DCTs would outperform a manual. I once read an article on a comparison between a DSG and manual Porsche 911 and not only did the DSG smoked the manual in the track, it got better fuel economy in the road.

@tofu.delivery.

4 жыл бұрын

@@matte8441 and here lies the argument, some would sacrifice a bit of speed and optimization for the raw joy of driving a stick, but most of the market doesn't appreciate that joy

@shaneryan3148

4 жыл бұрын

Barry Woolfson nahhh I love a manual car as much as the next guy but the new computers can shift faster than you like the demon they can’t put a manual Cause you are not gonna beat it

To this channel : America represents The world. Stick Shifts Extinction WRC:

@narcisdragole5159

3 жыл бұрын

Actually across EU for example most drive manual and not automatic. but anyway, this an US news networks so i am not sure what we were expecting...

@Liggliluff

3 жыл бұрын

r/USdefaultism

@nghtspawn651

3 жыл бұрын

America represents Za Warudo.

@SachAlvarez

3 жыл бұрын

i mean, wrc cars use manual secuentials, it's midway between a manual and an auto. you only need the clutch to get going.

I had a manual transmission Hyundai Elantra. It was soooo much more fun to drive than my new Automatic Audi A4. I still dream about my old Hyundai Elantra with the manual transmission. I will often get into my Audi A4 and wish that it was a manual transmission. It's like losing a best friend. Driving manual is like knowing about some magical wonderland, and many people will never know the experience. SOOOO MUCH BETTER IN EVERY WAY!!!

I drove a manual from 1977 until 2023. I stuck with them for all the reasons outlined here . . . connection, control and also you can clutch start them if the battery goes flat. By 2023 as traffic has increased I had become increasingly tired of the constant added demands to my attention which a manual requires and this was causing added irritability on the road. This coincided with the purchase of a hybrid with a CVT/auto transmission and I now enjoy driving so much more and always arrive relaxed. The growth of EV sales in Australia is going from exponential to vertical (admittedly off a low base) and this will spell the end of manual cars anyway.