Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transmissions

Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by jessaustin on Thursday November 17, 2016 @08:37AM (#12977266)

Having driven manual pickup trucks for hundreds of thousands of miles, I'm sure this will happen eventually, but it hasn't yet...

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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by jpindar on Thursday November 17, 2016 @06:45PM (#12982938)

But do you hold the clutch in when stopped?

I generally don't. I too have driven several manual pickups, and only once had a squeaky throwout bearing. But I bought that one used so who knows what it had gone through before me.

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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by jessaustin on Thursday November 17, 2016 @08:56PM (#12983688)

I've never heard of this rule, and I suspect it's more valid for tiny European cars than for pickups. If I want to take off quickly, e.g. third in line at a short left turn, I keep the pedal depressed. If I'm tired, I'll shift out of gear. If neither of those conditions holds, I might shift or I might stay on the clutch.

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