I'm a 19 yr old female, and people always give me odd looks because I drive stick. If you drive both, which do you prefer, automatic or stick?
2006-08-27 11:23:01 · 12 answers · asked by ifpyoyogirl 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
Missy, its because they dont know how! I cant stand driving automatic, its so lazy like or something. Your more more alert, did you know that 95 percent of all accidents are cars of automatic! I always tell people they should drive standard. you save more gas also.
2006-08-27 11:28:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello!! :o) I think it's great that you drive a stick. I think everyone should at least know how to. At one time - a person couldn't get a driver's license without proving that they could shift for themselves. As for what I prefer... it depends. There is nothing quite like the feeling of control one gets when driving a really good stick shift. [with an easy to engage clutch] But some manual transmission are more work than pleasure. Some automatics are really pretty good [at least these days] and they're certainly easier to drive. I think a lot of people want an automatic while sitting in rush hour traffic and a manual transmission when going for a long Sunday drive. Craig!! :o)
2006-08-27 11:38:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kudos to you for being in the minority. I drive both and each has it's own advantages. Stick shift is more fun, more torque, and better fuel economy. Automatic is more convenient for driving in towns where there is a lot of stop and go driving. Some of the most fun driving I have had is in a 1980 Chevy Chevette with a 4 speed.
2006-08-27 11:38:59 · answer #3 · answered by simonspark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Out of the 20 years I've been driving, I owned an automatic for 6 months. It wasn't by choice, it was all I could afford at the time. I then later bought a stick.
My next car will most likely be a stick.
63' Beetle - stick
74' Super Beetle - stick
82' Celebrity wagon - Auto :(
84' Cavalier - stick
97' Honda Civic - stick
2006-08-27 16:22:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can drive stick no problem.
It depends on the car I am driving, if it is a sports car I like stick, but If I am driving something like a truck or suv, I prefer automatic.
2006-08-27 11:46:11 · answer #5 · answered by m1ndless 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prefer a stick
all my car expect 2 where automatics
2006-08-27 12:21:54 · answer #6 · answered by Red Sawx ® 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stick, absolutely. I want to drive the car, not have the car drive me. You can anticipate the proper gear a lot better than an automatic shifter.
2006-08-28 17:59:48 · answer #7 · answered by RobertG 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i complain every time i have to drive a d@mn automatic, they are so boring and i feel like i have no control and the acceleration sucks. i love driving manuals, it is soo much more fun.
and people who complain about it being hard in the city can shut the hell up, i live in southern California, its has some of the worst traffic in the country, and its not that hard, even during rush-hour traffic its not that bad
2006-08-27 11:40:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i am a truck driver (i drive eighteen wheelers) so i have to know how to drive a stick, but i never shifted a day in my life before i got in an eighteen wheeler.
2006-08-27 11:57:27 · answer #9 · answered by truck driver 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prefer stick, there more fun, have more torque, and you can push start it if the battery dies!
2006-08-27 11:31:04 · answer #10 · answered by hillbillyrk26 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋