Can you drive a standard transmission ??

[70 sublime]

Just curious how many can drive a standard car
I have been gathering parts to swap my Charger over to a 4 speed got me to thinking this
When I got my driver permit I learned on the family farm truck which was an auto
Dad got me my first very own car from the local junk yard and it was a standard so it was sink or swim right from the very start   

And when I say standard I do not mean lawn mowers or motor cycles or 4 wheelers or farm equipment

I tried a dirt bike once but it did not go well so ever since any thing I have driven has had at least 4 wheels   

[XH29N0G]

Story from my kids was that one of their friend's brother's manual transmission car get car-jacked and then driven about a block and abandoned at the next intersection.

We own two older manual transmission cars.  The charger is one of them. I would have bought one if it had been available at the right price and if my daughter hadn't 'claimed' she wouldn't be able to drive it.  This argument annoyed me because she has driven my son's older manual transmission car when necessary.  So everyone except my daughter would say they could drive a manual transmission.

[tan top]

I'm 48 ! learnt to drive with a manual transmission   , my daily driver for the last 11 years is standard transmission ,
thinking more about it out of all the daily drivers ive had since passing my test late 80s almost all my daily drivers have been a stick shift 

[lloyd3]

Short answer.....yes. First real street experience (well...dirt road) was a 1966 Dodge truck 3 on the tree when I was 13-years old (11 in an automatic '59 Merc in a farm field). Taught my son on my car as his feet were too-big for his mothers 5-speed Volvo (and 440s are comparatively rather hard to stall).  Heck, with the 3.54 Dana, mine will start off in 3rd if you so-desire.

[70sixpkrt]

I learned to drive a stick at one of my first jobs. Used to wash tow trucks when I was 16. Boss told me to move the tow truck and I told him I don't know how to drive a stick. He said if I blow the clutch, just use the other tow truck to tow it.

[chargerperson]

Learned to drive standard in a Ford 150 3 speed on the column.  Anything after that was quite easy.

67 Charger - converted from automatic to 6 Speed

[triple_green]

I learned to drive a 4-speed on my cousin's 1972 LS5 454 4-speed daytona yellow t-top Corvette. On the backroads of Centralia, WA the year was 1975

[Kern Dog]

I have had a few 4 speed vehicles. I converted a 76 Camaro, a 74 Duster and might convert my Charger to a manual transmission.

[white]

I learned to drive a stick in my 64 Impala super sport with 327 4 barrel when I was 16.

[odcics2]

Daily driver years ago was a 3 on the tree Dart.

198 with a 3:55 rear end !!  Fun times!  Spanked many Gremlins, Mavericks and Novas on the street!   

[Topher]

Yep. Taught my wife and 2 sons how to drive the Charger years ago. Just in case we were out and Daddy got attacked by adult beverages. 

[XH29N0G]

What a wonderful reason!   

[kent]

Learnt how to drive standard when I was 11. Our 70 D-100 three speed on the tree. Does that count. If not Fuller 18 speed should qualify me then. When I was a kid use to load potato trucks under the boom and run them to the road. After that about 20 years over the big street.

[70 sublime]

So 162 have read the thread and only 32 have voted and all 32 can drive a standard
Does that mean the 130 that did not vote can not drive a stick

Well it looks good that Dodge people can drive by the votes so far 

[nchrome]

learned on a 54 chev 3 on the tree six popper what a hoot ran it in the ground too

[green69rt]

learned on a 54 chev 3 on the tree six popper what a hoot ran it in the ground too

Wow, pretty close to me.  53 Chevy column shift.  I learned in Kansas City Mo.  If anyone remembers it, KC is a series of hills, all up and down.  I learned early how to feather a clutch!

[HANDM]

Learned on a 80 something Chevy Luv with a worn out clutch before I even had my license
Perfected on a 70 something Datsun 620 pickup
The 73 Cuda I sold had a 440 and a PG-4
Sold my 99 Ranger manual when I got my new Ram... The ranger was the easiest to kill with too much clutch and I did it so regurlarly I felt like I was learning for the first time....lol

[kab69440]

I much prefer them, actually. Autos leave you disconnected from the pavement. No stick, no sale. Praise Jesus for the late model Challengers!

[JB400]

I played in a few work trucks with a clutch, but the first time on the road was in a Neon headed to auction.  Told the guy I never drove one; he said I'd figure it out.  Drove plenty ever sense.

[INTMD8]

Would say yes, that is my preference but getting harder to find.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAW5pOggjrg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMpOTDJUGlk

[dual fours]

It had flat front fenders, four wheel drive, a four cyc. and was painted red over olive drab paint. I would drive it down the dirt road to the local gas station to buy candy. It went slow. I may have been around ten years old. No cops on the back roads around the farm. I do not recall using a seat belt . Then I graduated to three on the tree and three and four on the floors. Lately these past years the knees hurt so bad. It's funny these days, that when I drive an auto. on the center console, I have the left hand on the steering wheel at 12 o'clock and the right hand on the auto. shifter knob. Maybe more then one time in an auto. and power brakes, I had to brake fast and hard, both feet went on the brake pedal at the same time, good thing I had the seat belt on that time. Old habits never die.

[duckmanreno]

Learned to drive a 62 Willy's Wagon. It has a Muncie 4 speed and a 283 my dad converted. It was a pretty smooth shift. My Charger is a 4 speed, and my truck is a 6 speed.
I prefer them.

[INTMD8]

In regard to knees, I've not experienced issues with that but would say that may not be an issue with hydraulic actuation and diaphragm pressure plate compared to mechanical actuation and borg and beck pressure plate.

[gtx6970]

Learned to drive standard in a Ford 150 3 speed on the column.  Anything after that was quite easy.

67 Charger - converted from automatic to 6 Speed

I learned to drive in my moms  1965 Buick lesabre. then moved up to my dads 1973 Ford F150 , six cyl with 3spd column shift. My wife can drive a stick, my daughters can not . and neither have any desire to learn

Seems most if not all  of my 'non car people' friends can not, yet ALL the car people can.

Im looking for a classic car and if its a 4 spd, I keep looking as Im not interested

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

Funny to see, so far, all who cannot drive a stick shift trans are not responding. LMAO