How America lost its love for the stick shift

Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by rrdharan on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @08:15PM (#17964579)

I tried to learn to drive stick on a Subaru WRX, I believe it was a 2002 or 2003 model year. It did not go well. Almost ended a friendship and I had leg cramps for days. Fortunately I managed to get the hang of it later on a more forgiving Mazda Protege.

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Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by sngz on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @02:15AM (#17965958)

i learned to drive stick on my WRX and it was the only manual I've ever driven for 5+ years. It wasn't until I had to pick up my brother in laws car from the shop where I noticed how heavy my clutch was and how boggy the first and 2nd gear are at low speeds.

but i never had the cramping problem and love driving it in stop and go traffic. keeps me entertained / sane with something to do. recently noticed my left calf is bigger than my right

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Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by bluedino on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @09:16PM (#17964835)

If you think any modern hydraulic clutch is hard to push you should try an old z-bar clutch from the 70’s or early 80’s

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Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by rrdharan on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @11:54PM (#17975877)

It actually wasn't hard to push all the way down, it was just hard to feather. The spring back near the top is really aggressive.

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