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JT Moderator	Message Posted: Apr 5, 2008 11:01:00 PM Ignore JT Report Abuse Can you drive a manual transmission (stickshift)? Yes, and I prefer it Yes but I prefer automatic No, but I'd like to learn No, and I'm not interested N/A or I don't drive Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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Message Posted: Apr 5, 2008 11:01:00 PM

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Can you drive a manual transmission (stickshift)?
Yes, and I prefer it
Yes but I prefer automatic
No, but I'd like to learn
No, and I'm not interested
N/A or I don't drive

Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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achung53 Veteran Author Orange County Posts:487 Points:85,225 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Nov 14, 2012 9:30:00 AM Ignore achung53 Report Abuse Yes, and I prefer it
jwalkerh Champion Author Louisiana Posts:6,145 Points:1,369,580 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2011 7:53:10 AM Ignore jwalkerh Report Abuse Yes and love it
pcprof Champion Author Austin Posts:9,811 Points:2,458,970 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2011 1:56:45 AM Ignore pcprof Report Abuse Yes but I prefer automatic
googlee Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,894 Points:639,200 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Oct 20, 2011 7:22:41 AM Ignore googlee Report Abuse Yes but I prefer automatic
nyuknyuk49 Champion Author Rhode Island Posts:13,691 Points:2,763,815 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Oct 2, 2011 7:11:26 AM Ignore nyuknyuk49 Report Abuse yes
DB2008 All-Star Author Winnipeg Posts:675 Points:239,070 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Oct 2, 2011 6:48:47 AM Ignore DB2008 Report Abuse Yes
g747 Champion Author Mobile Posts:4,551 Points:935,620 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2011 6:05:46 PM Ignore g747 Report Abuse Yes i can with no Problems.
NobodyNobody All-Star Author Florida Posts:626 Points:257,060 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2011 5:05:11 PM Ignore NobodyNobody Report Abuse My 22 year old son just tried. I wish he had waited for me to go with him. I was able to teach his older sister easily.
dongo50 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:14,712 Points:2,382,970 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Jun 19, 2011 5:55:45 AM Ignore dongo50 Report Abuse yep
777Aviator Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,676 Points:393,145 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jun 19, 2011 4:42:17 AM Ignore 777Aviator Report Abuse Yes
LXH18 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:15,735 Points:3,214,625 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Jun 19, 2011 12:50:07 AM Ignore LXH18 Report Abuse Yes, but I prefer the automatic transmission.
mattsage Champion Author Buffalo Posts:4,377 Points:701,400 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2011 9:13:57 AM Ignore mattsage Report Abuse Yes, and I prefer it
ZL1 All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:602 Points:63,150 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 10, 2011 12:35:48 AM Ignore ZL1 Report Abuse Yes but I prefer automatic
TomCatSuperD Rookie Author Cincinnati Posts:27 Points:1,360 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2011 3:42:40 AM Ignore TomCatSuperD Report Abuse I still enjoy driving a manual trans. car.
g747 Champion Author Mobile Posts:4,551 Points:935,620 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2011 1:38:55 PM Ignore g747 Report Abuse Yes i can.
cardjim Champion Author Missouri Posts:12,470 Points:2,704,980 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Feb 26, 2011 5:27:17 PM Ignore cardjim Report Abuse no
misstweety Champion Author South Dakota Posts:10,050 Points:2,193,205 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2011 8:45:52 PM Ignore misstweety Report Abuse yes
wrunner Champion Author Virginia Posts:4,455 Points:1,139,285 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2011 6:14:33 PM Ignore wrunner Report Abuse I prefer stick shift whenever possible.
libman Sophomore Author South Carolina Posts:207 Points:47,165 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2011 4:51:39 PM Ignore libman Report Abuse Yes and I prefer it
misstweety Champion Author South Dakota Posts:10,050 Points:2,193,205 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2011 11:06:18 PM Ignore misstweety Report Abuse yes
g747 Champion Author Mobile Posts:4,551 Points:935,620 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2011 9:58:43 PM Ignore g747 Report Abuse Yes i can.
NobodyNobody All-Star Author Florida Posts:626 Points:257,060 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Oct 27, 2010 9:29:32 PM Ignore NobodyNobody Report Abuse Yes. I have driven several manual transmissions. The only one I had problems with was in the UK. I kept grabbing the knob to open the window instead of the gearshift. (No problem driving on the left side, but then I'm a southpaw, just shifting.)
nyuknyuk49 Champion Author Rhode Island Posts:13,691 Points:2,763,815 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2010 6:39:57 AM Ignore nyuknyuk49 Report Abuse yes
april4 Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:12,184 Points:2,402,810 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2010 6:31:28 AM Ignore april4 Report Abuse Yes
iwannavet Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:10,225 Points:1,828,220 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Sep 23, 2010 7:55:06 AM Ignore iwannavet Report Abuse yes
april4 Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:12,184 Points:2,402,810 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Sep 23, 2010 7:50:41 AM Ignore april4 Report Abuse yes
Banuchie05 Veteran Author Calgary Posts:267 Points:70,280 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2010 9:18:12 AM Ignore Banuchie05 Report Abuse yes
BadgerBoy Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:15,506 Points:2,694,930 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2010 5:15:30 AM Ignore BadgerBoy Report Abuse yes
g747 Champion Author Mobile Posts:4,551 Points:935,620 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Sep 6, 2010 11:28:43 PM Ignore g747 Report Abuse Yes i can.
SAVEITIL Champion Author Chicago Posts:5,379 Points:1,171,290 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Aug 12, 2010 3:19:23 AM Ignore SAVEITIL Report Abuse No, but I'd like to learn
bja0030 Champion Author New Mexico Posts:3,194 Points:535,930 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2010 4:13:40 PM Ignore bja0030 Report Abuse yes
jeffrey561 Rookie Author Baltimore Posts:84 Points:27,205 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: May 17, 2010 11:00:27 AM Ignore jeffrey561 Report Abuse Yes and I love it.
HFAJR0034 Champion Author New Mexico Posts:6,448 Points:1,168,735 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: May 16, 2010 10:24:58 PM Ignore HFAJR0034 Report Abuse YES
bja0030 Champion Author New Mexico Posts:3,194 Points:535,930 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: May 2, 2010 11:48:43 PM Ignore bja0030 Report Abuse no
HFAJR0034 Champion Author New Mexico Posts:6,448 Points:1,168,735 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2010 6:22:04 PM Ignore HFAJR0034 Report Abuse YES
nyuknyuk49 Champion Author Rhode Island Posts:13,691 Points:2,763,815 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jan 3, 2010 7:25:22 AM Ignore nyuknyuk49 Report Abuse yes
Buffalo Joe Champion Author Alberta Posts:8,606 Points:2,510,825 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Jan 3, 2010 7:17:52 AM Ignore Buffalo Joe Report Abuse A manual shift is nice on icy roads from my experience compared to an automatic. I find it much easier to control.
unkydon Champion Author North Carolina Posts:1,353 Points:150,795 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Nov 23, 2009 2:35:32 PM Ignore unkydon Report Abuse Yes, but I prefer automatic.
GT2er Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,419,930 Points:1,364,890 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2009 11:48:54 AM Ignore GT2er Report Abuse Yes.
NobodyNobody All-Star Author Florida Posts:626 Points:257,060 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2009 5:10:16 PM Ignore NobodyNobody Report Abuse Yes. My eldest sister taught me on her Datsun 240Z in the seventies. Good thing because my husband's truck was manual transmission.
HFAJR0034 Champion Author New Mexico Posts:6,448 Points:1,168,735 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2009 1:49:25 PM Ignore HFAJR0034 Report Abuse YES
janmj Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,163 Points:1,754,630 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2009 11:50:37 AM Ignore janmj Report Abuse Yes and I prefer it.I learned to drive a stick when I learned to drive. We lived out in the country and we all learned to drive farm machinery out in a big field. After we got experience on the farm machinery we were allowed to drive cars up and down a long driveway for practice.
cardjim Champion Author Missouri Posts:12,470 Points:2,704,980 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 11, 2009 5:13:14 PM Ignore cardjim Report Abuse no
Samatva Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,307 Points:820,070 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jul 11, 2009 4:44:35 PM Ignore Samatva Report Abuse Wish my current car (a Swift) was a manual.... [Edited by: Samatva at 7/11/2009 5:44:54 PM EST]
Mel5253 Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:3,668 Points:1,493,670 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Jul 11, 2009 4:39:43 PM Ignore Mel5253 Report Abuse Yes
MnSwede Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:5,063 Points:824,325 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jul 11, 2009 4:11:58 PM Ignore MnSwede Report Abuse yes
dongo50 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:14,712 Points:2,382,970 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Jun 14, 2009 5:45:23 PM Ignore dongo50 Report Abuse yes
MnSwede Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:5,063 Points:824,325 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: May 19, 2009 1:04:10 PM Ignore MnSwede Report Abuse Yes, I prefer manual
LonghornBubba Champion Author Houston Posts:13,409 Points:2,648,280 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: May 19, 2009 7:55:41 AM Ignore LonghornBubba Report Abuse Yes but I prefer automatic
retiredfed Veteran Author Maryland Posts:303 Points:926,515 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: May 18, 2009 5:44:18 PM Ignore retiredfed Report Abuse I prefer driving a m/t. On my last cross country trip, my starter motor died, so at least I was able to push start the car and kept going instead of being stuck in the middle of no where. You can't do that with an a/t. I may consider a CVT in the future.