B6G Poll: can you drive a manual or not?

[duder2233]

I can drive manual but am getting an auto.

Same. I'll still have my WRX to scratch my manual itch.

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[Big Boss]

I can, would have to shake off the rust but I am capable of driving one.

 

[Shotsy]

Same. I'll still have my WRX to scratch my manual itch.

I gave up my Focus RS for the Bronco!

 

[ssolypop]

Quick poll of you awesome members.

So I am guessing that most (more than 50%) of B6G members can drive a manual and @Drex thinks it’s less than 50%. Made me curious but yes or no, can you drive a manual?

do the same poll and ask if people can drive an Auto... now that will tell you something!

 

[AKBronc49]

I can drive a manual great, I just despise them. I keep telling my dad when I inherit his classic Corvette I'm gonna swap an Auto in it, that really gets him going haha

 

[SD_Bronco]

How many can drive a manual without using the clutch?

I know this doesn't relate.....but i wanted to anyway

 

[portalgun]

Have an AP1 S2000 as my summer fun car and a 14 Sierra as my daily that the Bronco would be replacing. All manual all the time if I can have it my way. As much as I'd love the 2.7, the 2.3 will do just fine since it's a 7spd.

 

[MNbronco]

Manual for last 20 years in DD, time for auto

 

[Paul Gagnon]

How many can drive a manual without using the clutch?

Hey Matt, fancy meeting you here!

 

[Rubisquatch]

So @Drex - can I claim victory yet? 250+ respondents and 93% say they can drive a stick.

I was hypothesizing that most B6G members can drive a stick because we are enthusiasts and maybe (slightly) skew a bit older than the general driving population so most of us would be able to drive a stick and seems my inclination was right. But, if this was a poll of all drivers in the US, this would be way lower.

I learned to drive on a 1970 VW Rabbit 5 speed. Have since taught both my kids to drive a stick and my son has the WRX so I can get my manual fix when needed (and that’s a fun car to drive manual in).

 

[P52Ranch]

One of my memorable times as a dad was the time I spent with my daughter teaching her to drive a Mini Cooper S with a stick. She had it perfected after a couple of hours. Many of her friends always wanted drive the Mini but none could because they didn't know how. I think at one point in college she had a friend who could drive a stick.

Maybe a better poll question would be> Are you capable and confident enough to drive a manual through San Francisco?

 

[mjcutri]

I gave up my Focus RS for the Bronco!

Yeah, I'm going to offload my WRX once I get my Bronco. I would love to keep it, but won't have the space for it in the garage and it wouldn't be right to park it on the street
I'm just going to enjoy it as much as I can until then. Drove it on the tail of the dragon last Nov. That was a blast

 

[Shotsy]

Yeah, I'm going to offload my WRX once I get my Bronco. I would love to keep it, but won't have the space for it in the garage and it wouldn't be right to park it on the street
I'm just going to enjoy it as much as I can until then. Drove it on the tail of the dragon last Nov. That was a blast

With the pandemic - I was only driving my RS on weekends just to get some mileage on it, so I wasn't really taking advantage of it. Sold it to a young guy who appreciates it. I was surprisingly okay with it!

 

[pan-y-cerveza]

I know how to drive a manual in theory, but I'm not very good at it (marked "no" in the poll).

I'm 25 so there just weren't many manuals around when I was learning to drive. I've probably spent a grand total of two hours behind the wheel of a manual in my life. But still, I would have ordered a manual if they offered it in the 2.7L because I'm sure I could figure it out within an afternoon and it seems like it would be more fun to drive.

A buddy of mine, in his twenties bought a manual Chevy Colorado off the lot. Bought the manual because it was cheaper. Had no idea how to drive one but rolled it off the lot anyway. That was 15 years ago....still has the truck....still has the same clutch.

 

[Stu baby]

Been driving one for over 40 yrs. Got tired of it!
I also think most of the people that don’t know how to drive a stick will not answer the question

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