B6G Poll: can you drive a manual or not?

[t3n2and4]

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?

The last offroad vehicle I test drove was a manual wrangler. Decent clutch but rubbery shifter. It was circa 2006. 4 Door Unlimited.

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[HarderCorer]

Can? yes, done it. Should? Not practiced enough for any busy areas, wouldn't feel comfortable without a lot more practice

Thank you for being honest. I think the better question would be, "Can you drive manual well enough you won't look like an idiot driving off the lot."

Which is my fear by the way. Drove manuals all my life but my current for the past 10 years is an auto. I might be more nervous than the first time I took off my wife's bra...

 

[Ksjrb03]

Less than 50% can drive a stick??? Lmao. Why do hardcore manual guys act like its driving a semi.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Surprised by almost 94% yes. Seems like Ford should have offered the 2.7 with the manual, no?

Can and want to are two different things.

Not everybody that can drive a manual wants a manual Bronco.

 

[jxc]

I drove a C-10 chevy with three on the tree, a Plymouth Reliant 4 spd on the floor with a bench seat in front, and an Accord 5 spd. -- The stick throw on the Reliant was about 2 ft between gears. LOL. Beat the snot out of that thing as a teenager. Dukes of Hazard style $%#@.

 

[JTBros]

First car was an automatic WRX then got my Fiesta ST 3 years ago. Maybe I’d feel different if it was a car with an upgraded clutch but it’s super easy to use. Take it on plenty of road trips and sat in both NYC and Philly traffic tons of times with no issues. Clutch take up is super linear as well. Also most of my driving is on weekends since I was taking the train to/from NYC and didn’t have to drive to the station.
If the Bronco 7sp was closer to that of the JK Wrangler or Tacoma maybe I’d feel differently but those who have tested it said it’s a great box. Not too worried and as of right now I plan to keep the Fiesta as a nice compliment to it.

 

[long_road]

I've driven nothing but manuals since I was 19 (40 now). My wife and I currently have five vehicles - all manuals. The "rumor" of Ford building a new Bronco with a 7sp manual was what originally pulled me into being interested in the Bronco. Here I am now counting the days until I can finally actually buy one!

As long as some manufacturer continues to make a decent vehicle with a manual trans in the future, I'll buy it over any automatic.

Not sure if that counts for much, but I'm +1 buyer that Ford is getting solely because of their willingness to build a new vehicle with a manual.

 

[BrentC]

All the nannies and assists on modern vehicles are taking away from the mechanical connection to the tires and the road that I live for.

I know there’s barely anything left in this Bronco that won’t be fly-by-wire, but at least I can have a clutch and a shifter that I must work properly in order to have zen-like satisfaction that I’m a critical part of the powertrain. It’s a real art to be able to drive a manual in traffic so smoothly that your passengers can’t feel the shifts, which is a different technique than what’s used to race, or to crawl, or to off-road.

I have the 2.7/10AT combo in my F150 and, being a mechanical engineer, I marvel at the engineering that’s gone into the design of these two amazing components. I do find it boring to drive, though, which is why I’m going 7MT. I don’t think I’d be as interested in the Bronco if it wasn’t offered in 3-pedal config.

 

[BrentC]

@long-road LOL - we’re kindred spirits!

 

[talbot]

learned to drive a stick on a 3-on-the-tree GMC 1500 6cyl work truck

everything else was gravy after that POS

 

[Slyder]

I grew up on a farm and was taught to drive on a stick shift, took my driving test on one and have only had 2 auto transmission vehicles in the 15+ I've owned since a teenager.

I debated on the manual for the Bronco, but opted to go with the 10spd auto and V-6. If it came behind the V-6, then sure, I'd get the manual.

You can tell me how good the 2.3 is for days on end, but I don't want another 4 cylinder (my last 3 vehicles have been 4 cylinders) and since a V-8 isn't available, I'll get the V-6 & auto and go from there.

 

[dejones64]

Most of my vehicles have been manual. Learned on a 3-on-the-tree. Bronco will be a manual.

 

[Kevinf0wler]

Surprised by almost 94% yes. Seems like Ford should have offered the 2.7 with the manual, no?

ask how many are buying a manual , I know how but girlfriend and others in my household do not , so I'm get an auto and I also prefer an auto while off-roading

 

[MaverickMan]

I dont even understand why they are offering an auto on the bronco. Seems like a waste of a car. I mean why not just take the bus.

 

[David C.]

Yes I can but ordering an auto.

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