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[–] • 13 pts

Took my 3/tree F100 to the tire shop for new shoes. The rough and tumble biker dude, tire tech, had to have me drive in to the lift. Made me lol

[–] • 8 pts

3/tree= anti millennial theft device

[–] • 3 pts

Idk bout that me and a few of my friends got sticks. Most of my cars have been sticks and I live in America where they're not really common. Automatics are boring and less controllable in inclement weather imo.

[–] • 3 pts

Less controllable in all situations. Always useful being able to drop a gear to overtake or get up a steep incline. And shifting gears is hardly some huge effort so I’ll never understand the appeal of automatics.

[–] • 1 pt

Automatic transmissions are safer than standard-shift transmissions. You can keep more of your attention on the road with an automatic.

[–] [deleted] • 2 pts

Had a 1960s Peugeot with a 4-on-the-tree. Reverse was a knuckle buster if y' weren't careful.

[–] • 1 pt

Pretty sure it works on niggers too

[–] • 6 pts

In high school, my friend had an F100 he fixed up. Didn't like the column shift so cut a hole in the floor and installed a floor shifter. To this day there's two things he regrets: adding that floor shifter and selling that truck.

[–] • 0 pt

My father told me that when column shift became available for cars, it was like a miracle. For decades the Big Three in Detroit had been tryin to move the shifter from the floor to the steering column, and at last they finally managed to do it. And guess what? People didn't like it. Go figure.

[–] • 0 pt

My dad worked in a garage back in the day. Said one day, this guy was driving down a steep hill and the car started going out of control so the dude shifted into reverse. Gears and metal shot up through the floor.

[–] • 3 pts

Had a 76 chevy with three on the tree and a tommy lift.

[–] • 3 pts

I've never seen one of those in person, I'd like to try it sometime

[–] • 4 pts

My favorite feature is when you look under the hood, it’s clean and simple.

[–] • 1 pt

There is nothing as satisfying as clean engineering. was probably my favorite from the body shop days. The engine bay is beautiful, everything else is shit though. Their manuals also piss me off, apparently Italians have tiny Asian women feet because I couldn't drive it, the pedals are so close together I'd keep snagging the brake.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

A pain in the ass at first, but really not bad.

[–] • 4 pts

It seems like it would be weird, I'd love the opportunity to try one. I've driven all kinds of manuals and they're all different in their own ways, I think it's really fascinating to see how they all compare.

[–] • 1 pt

I had a three on the tree chevy truck my first vehicle

[–] • 0 pt

WTF? No, "I can't drive a stick but yo Mama sure can" jokes??

[–] [deleted] • 6 pts

manual is superior for off roading

[–] • 2 pts

Manual is literally superior for nothing, to the point where they're not used at all.

[–] • 2 pts

Is that why every motor sport uses manual trans?

[–] • 5 pts

Except high end motorsports use Dogboxes which is not the same and Formula 1 uses semi-auto gearboxes like most luxury cars.

[–] • 1 pt

Um...dragsters and funny cars use auto trans, you big tranny

[–] • 1 pt

Is that why drag racing separates classes into auto and manual since autos are faster?

[–] • 2 pts

You must not drive in the snow, I’ve only had two automatics, boring drive actually.

[–] • 0 pt

I don't drive in the snow. I have a 5-spd manual 4WD SUV which I'd love to drive in a blizzard some day. I also have a pickup with automatic.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

clearly you don't go shooting from a vehicle

[–] [deleted] • 3 pts

I would never do a drive by in a stick.

[–] • 2 pts

If I did, I'd want a vehicle with an automatic transmission.

How the fuck can you shoot when one hand is continually being used to shift instead of shoot?

[–] • 0 pt

A manual is superior when it comes to the average automatic for reliability and repair cost, shifting in traffic jams is a buzz kill though. My next vehicle will be electric, hope the transmissions are reliable, can't imagine electric transmissions need much gearing.

[–] • 0 pt

It currently costs 900 bucks to charge a Tesla in Texas, lol

[–] • 0 pt

A manual is superior when it comes to the average automatic for reliability

The only transmission I've ever had a problem with in my entire life was the standard transmission in the car I owned, my only standard tranny car. Eveny automatic transmission in every other car in my lifetime has been problem-free.

[–] • 0 pt

Agreed. We need to kill the myth that standard shift is better than automatic. This may once have been true, but it's not true today.

[–] • 1 pt

I would disagree. Not having to worry about shifting while descending hills is nice.

[–] • 10 pts

LOL. Sarcasm???? Engine braking downhill is one od the best parts of driving a stick.

[–] • 2 pts

Engine braking is the only real advantage of standard transmissions.

[–] [deleted] • 2 pts

Brake pads are cheaper than transmissions. Engine breaking puts a lot of strain on your drivetrain.

[–] • 1 pt

I know what they say about engine breaking, but most of the time I just put it in neutral and coast. It just feels like it isn't good for the vehicle. Plus brakes are cheap.

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

Man, I couldn't disagree more. What kind of offroading are you doing?

[–] • 0 pt

You will burn clutches in a manual doing what an automatic does offroad and rock crawling.

[–] • 3 pts

I drove manuals for the first 20 years. On occasion I still go for a clutch that isn't there.

[–] • 3 pts

I imagine the 10% of people who voted "Fuck You!" probably can't drive stick and are too ashamed to admit it.

[–] • 2 pts

Everyone thinks the manual transmission is some black magic box where stuff happens and power comes out. It couldn't be further from the truth, the transmission is stupidly simple.

Gears freewheel until you shove the synchronizer sleeve over the gear and lock it to the driveline, and then power gets sent to the wheels.

The only bearings are needle bearings the gears freewheel on, and bearings for the input, counter, and output shafts. All manual transmissions use a input, middle/counter/intermediate, and output shaft. You need a counter shaft in order to have the gears free wheel, it also makes the transmission more compact as you can put synchros on both the input and counter shaft, since they're both connected to the output shaft.

[–] • 2 pts

All of my daily drivers for years have been manual. I do have an automatic mercedes I use on road trips or situations when a pickup is not appropriate, and it is a lot more enjoyable in stop and go traffic, but I really prefer the stick mostly for engine braking. Also have a dune buggy (manual) and several motorcycles. Manual is theft deterrent as well most niggers can't drive it.

[–] • 1 pt

For a long time i simply could not understand how one drove on snow without a stick, the engine breaking alone saved me so many times

[–] [deleted] • 2 pts

Three on the tree was first for me.

[–] • 1 pt

These days it's the best "anti-theft" device made

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