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Originally Posted by InglewoodFan
Yup, I'm 42. Have always been able to drive a stick. But I can see it dying out. It's getting to be a bugger finding manual cars.
As for the traffic argument, I drove a manual Mini Cooper S in Toronto in 401/427 traffic for a year and it was never really a problem. Guess I'm just used to it.
The only downside is my current S4 is a stick and my GF can't (won't) drive standard. |
Women seem to universally dislike driving. You have an S4, if that's not enough to inspire her to learn, you could bring home that Google car that drives itself and she'd take the passenger side.'
EDIT: And yes, I'm 24 years old, can drive a standard. For all the reasons others have mentioned it's a skill I'm pretty happy I have. On top of that, simply in terms of buying a car, it makes your life easier to be able to drive both. You could find several cars that are really good, fit the price points, etc but then if it's a standard, you're screwed. I don't for the life of me understand why it isn't mandatory to learn, TBH. You're noticeably more aware of your surroundings by necessity (Starting out) and I know that made me a better driver.