Driving a stick isn't dead

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Driving a stick isn't dead

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Like waltzing, doing it well brings a feeling of grace and accomplishment that few feats match. Also like waltzing, fluency requires regular practice.
Classic car insurance company teaches HS students how to drive manual...with classic cars. What a way to learn!

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ ... 943994002/
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If I could drop 15 years off my life and pretend I'm a complete noob I'd totes magotes do that.

I know I could still learn more though.
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This driving stick sure appears to be dead.
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The 20-Somethings Fueling a Stick-Shift Renaissance
https://www.wsj.com/articles/manual-tra ... s-929dc155
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theholycow wrote:Why in the world would you even want to be as smooth as an automatic? Might as well just drive an automatic...
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