ice445
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- Apr 13, 2020
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- Location
- Salt Lake City, UT
- First Name
- Ryan
- Vehicle(s)
- 2020 Mustang GT 6MT
In America only 2% of cars sold new are manual transmission. People have gotten away from them for decades because automatics are "more luxurious". We also don't value driving like other countries since it's a literal necessity to do anything and participate in the economy.As an European fella, I find it quite funny all U US guys, can get such a rise out of this 'can U drive a stick' thing. Here (in Denmark) probably 95-99% of cars are manual. Until 3 years ago, manuals were mandatory when taking a licence, so everbody can drive stick. Nothing special. Now its possible to take an 'auto-only' licence. But if U later wanna drive a manual, U have to take a new test in a manual.
I looove my manual GT, but I rarely think about it in my work van. For normal driving its just second nature. But in the GT I'm, much more aware about my shifts, especially my heel toe downshifts.
But I also drive around in a rolling thunderstorm, so shifts are much more pronounced.
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