Cars

[Tender Branson]

This one (with manual transmission):

[© tweed]

I don't really own one but the one I use at home is automatic.. in fact I have never used and do not know how to use manual.

[opebo]

Haha, 'coupling'?

Yeah I have an ancient Toyota that not only has a 5-speed manual, it is rear wheel drive (still a real car in 2012)!  That said most of my life I drove around virtually for free in big, luxurious second hand 60s, 70s, and mostly 80s 'boats', all of which were of course automatic transmissions.  The only manual transmissions I used in the States were tractors and off-road jeeps, of which we had many.  Seems like we might have had a 5-spd Mazda once in the 80s, just for fun..

[Tender Branson]

I don't really own one but the one I use at home is automatic.. in fact I have never used and do not know how to use manual.

You have to push the coupling with your left foot, put in the gear and move your foot slowly back from the coupling. If you do it too fast, like many do in driving school, the motor dies off.

[© tweed]

yeah I understand the prevailing concept(s) I just have no practical experience.

[CLARENCE 2015!]

I have a 2007 Chrysler Pacifica- automatic

Looks very similar to this-

[AndrewTX]

Still the same 2005 Jeep Wrangler Sport, 4.0 I6 with a 6 speed.



I also have my company truck, which is a 2008 Ford F250

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

I of course don't have a car, but my family has a 1997 Ford Mondeo (manual) and a 2009 VW Routan (automatic).

Haha, 'coupling'?

The German word is "Kupplung"

[dead0man]

I prefer manuals, but both my current cars are autos.

[Ban my account ffs!]

I don't really own one but the one I use at home is automatic.. in fact I have never used and do not know how to use manual.

You have to push the coupling with your left foot, put in the gear and move your foot slowly back from the coupling. If you do it too fast, like many do in driving school, the motor dies off.

You are referring to the "clutch" in a manual, or "stick-shift" as many Americans call it.  The "coupling" apparatus is called the "transmission"... so your car has either an automatic or manual transmission.

In older parlance, manuals were often referred to either as "three on the tree" or "four on the floor", referring to the location of the shifter/stick.. either attached to the steering column or in what is now the normal place for the shifter.

I've driven and owned both... but currently drive an automatic.  They're much easier on snowy/icy roads as you don't have to worry about the engine dying if your brakes lock up and you don't push the clutch in.

[Ban my account ffs!]

I don't really own one but the one I use at home is automatic.. in fact I have never used and do not know how to use manual.

You have to push the coupling with your left foot, put in the gear and move your foot slowly back from the coupling. If you do it too fast, like many do in driving school, the motor dies off.

So I'll translate this into American English:
You have to push in the clutch with your left foot, put the car in gear and let off the clutch slowly while simultaneously pressing the gas pedal.  If you let off the clutch too quickly, you'll kill the engine... to slowly and you'll just rev the engine while the gear is partially coupled to it, which is not good for your clutch and is why clutches burn out and need replacing.  Also, if you let off the clutch too fast, you'll also likely lurch forward while doing so... which is fun to watch, but humiliating to do yourself.

[LastVoter]

Don't own a car... Only know how to drive automatic.
Something like this I got to use for a couple months during summer after my senior year of HS.

edit: It was 4 doors, not 2.
What I am hoping to get this summer:

[Хahar 🤔]

Everywhere I would ever need to go by myself is within two miles, so I have no need for a car.

[Tender Branson]

Also, if you let off the clutch too fast, you'll also likely lurch forward while doing so... which is fun to watch, but humiliating to do yourself.

This happened to me when I was training for driving school. I was stopping at a red traffic light and when it was green I wanted to drive on. Motor died off. I started it anew, motor died off again. People behind me where already honking and wondering what the hell was going on with me. Then I realized that I was having the 3rd gear in when I was approaching the red light and didn't change it to the first, so I couldn't drive away with the 3rd in because the motor would always die. Later on that was never a problem anymore, with enough gas you can even start rolling with the 2nd gear in and it's not much of a problem. Never tried rolling away with the 3rd in anymore because that would probably kill the clutch if you do it a few times  ...

[muon2]

I drive a hybrid, and a manual transmission doesn't make sense when an electric engine is available. The electric engine runs at very low rpm and sufficient torque to eliminate shifting gears.

[opebo]

I drive a hybrid

Oh lord.