Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift
by taeric on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @06:57PM
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Would you teach someone on a vehicle without power steering? :)
Our truck has bad power steering. Such that it often handles as if it didn't have it. Holy crap is that a pain.
Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift
by skookumchuck on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @07:38PM
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That's because the steering wheel gears are different in a car made for manual steering than one made for power steering. The manual steering wheel has quite a bit more leverage.
I drive a manual steered car. It's no problem at all. It's more physical than fingertip control, sure, but I like that. You can feel the road better.
Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift
by bigger_cheese on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @07:18PM
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I definitely would not recommend. Manual I think is ok to learn but I'd insist on power steering and modern safety features.
I own a manual currently. One big disadvantage (or possibly an advantage...) is when Friends ask to borrow car you need to ask "Can you drive a manual?" 9/10 times I've found answer is no.
Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift
by ptaipale on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @05:20AM
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I taught my daughter using a car that had no power steering. But it was a Nissan Micra, so it was still physically possible for her to turn the steering wheel while the car was parked...
A few years later they sold the car and both my sisters learnt to drive in more modern automatics.
My learning experience was miserable but after learning in that old crappy wagon I can drive just about anything now. Once you have parked a car without power steering any other parking you have to do in a modern car feels like a complete non issue.