What car did you learn how to drive Stick in?
10-11-10, 10:38 AM
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I learned on a '79 F350 4-speed with a dump bed. First gear was so low that if you didn't have a load, you started in second. It was pretty easy. Easiest car I've driven stick in was the 1st gen Miata. It has no power, but is so small that it's still a lot of fun to drive. If you want a short term car, convertibles should be selling for cheap soon at least in colder climates, so that would be my suggestion.
10-11-10, 11:20 AM
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A long, long time ago I learned on a 4 speed
1968 Triumph TR250, and in 1970 a good friend and I drove a 1941 Ford "Woody" wagon from Cape Cod MA to Huntington Beach CA. 3 speed on the column, getting over the Rockies was challenging for the flat head V8 and my nerves.
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10-11-10, 08:49 PM
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Volvo C70 T5 HPT Coupe. Had to do a dealer swap when I used to work for them years ago. Didnt know that it would be a manual. So I was forced to teach myself. Hardest part was moving from a standstill where I stalled a couple times, but it came kind of naturally. With that said, Volvo manuals have got to be the worst modern manual transmission cars to learn on.
10-12-10, 12:56 AM
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I learned to drive in my instructor's 1978 Ford Fiesta 1.3 Ghia. Obviously it was a manual transmission as if you pass your test in the UK driving an auto, you get a license that restricts you to driving autos only - unless you re-take the test in a manual.
10-12-10, 01:57 AM
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First attempts were in a Chevy Luv when I was deployed in Iraq (in a base). Then while on duty driving a Mazda Bongo van in Okinawa, Japan.
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10-12-10, 07:46 AM
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Learned a manual transmission on a Kawasaki KX-80 when I was 10. Technically not a "stick" though. 
Same here (as cars go, anyway). My first car at 16 was a '78, US model, Fiesta S. Over here in the states, we got the 1.6 instead of the 1.3. Must have owned 6 or 7 of them, as we built an autocross/track car. In the mid 80's, we could pick them up for $100 a pop.
Haven't owned an automatic since...
Haven't owned an automatic since...
