Started with M/Ts in my teens. Three on a tree to Hurst shifters. Many many different cars.This message has been edited. Last edited by: bald1,
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November 16, 2020, 12:02 PM
KevH
I've owned a bunch of M/T cars and trucks in the past.
My wife's car is a 2018 VW Golf Sportwagen with an M/T.
I wish an American-made full size truck was still available with an M/T. Alas, no more.
Proverbs 28:1
November 16, 2020, 12:30 PM
Krazeehorse
Plus one on the "standard" Egregore
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November 16, 2020, 02:29 PM
83v45magna
Only the '83 V-45 in the garage now. I did have an '82 280ZX with a manual for about 21 years and 300,000 miles.
I learned to shift a manual on a '75 Honda XR-75 when I was 11. Learned after that in a '76 Datsun pickup with a 4 speed when I was 14. Gave up the Z car in 2003 for the first automatic I had since 1982. The old motorcycle is it now.
November 16, 2020, 07:38 PM
SigJacket
96 Ranger, 5 spd 66 Mustang, 3 spd. Unless I happen to wander across a T5...
-- I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is.
Had a few. Still driving my 2004 Civic EX sedan. Love it so much, I had the engine replaced last year at about 197,000 with a much lower mileage (70,000-ish) JDM engine. IMO, there is something about a manual trans that makes me feel more "at one" with a vehicle.
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November 17, 2020, 08:19 AM
tk13
I've had several manual transmission vehicles in my 40 years of driving, starting with a 1972 VW when I was 17.
The only one I currently own is a 2008 BMW 135i convertible w/6 speed manual.
Bought both my sons m/t vehicles when they learned to drive. I felt it kept them more active and attentive in the driving process and kept their hands too busy to fiddle with the cell phone.
November 17, 2020, 08:35 PM
64dodge
Bought a new daily driver early in the year and retired the old DD that had a 5-speed. Only M/T still in the fleet is a Superformance '65 Cobra replica with a Tremec 5-speed.
November 17, 2020, 10:29 PM
Tailhook 84
Ford F-150 4x4 which I bought new in 1991. Had to replace the shifting fork in the transmission at 112k miles, but otherwise it's only needed the usual maintenance. Still going strong at 127k miles and passes safety inspection each year with flying colors.
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November 18, 2020, 05:52 PM
OldMick
Well, lets see...
1966 Mustang 1969 Mach I Mustang 1982 (or maybe ‘83) Datsun 280ZX 1980 Porsche 911SC 2008 Honda Civic si sedan
And we just bought my wife a 2001 Mustang Cobra (her Dad taught her to drive a stick at age 16)
November 18, 2020, 08:40 PM
SIGnul 9
My 2015 Chevy SS (Holden Commodore) is a manual. Rare bird these days. V8, real wheel drive sedan with a huge trunk. Manual transmission is icing on the cake. Never selling this car
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