{"id":4678,"date":"2013-12-22T15:19:45","date_gmt":"2013-12-22T23:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/?p=4678"},"modified":"2013-12-22T15:19:45","modified_gmt":"2013-12-22T23:19:45","slug":"should-i-learn-to-drive-a-stick-shift-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/4678\/should-i-learn-to-drive-a-stick-shift-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I Learn to Drive a Stick Shift Car?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Now I’m not going to start off telling you how much more fun it is to drive a stick shift car ’cause you probably don’t care. Skydiving is fun. You probably are not going to do that. Swimming with sharks is also fun. You probably don’t want to do that either. So instead of focusing on the entertainment merits of a manual transmission vehicle, let’s look at the more practical reasons why you should learn to drive stick shift.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n You’ve probably figured out by now that I’m 100% pro-manual-gearbox and that I will go out of my way to buy only stick-shift cars. I will also refuse to buy a car that I might think is awesome, simply because the manufacturer doesn’t make it in manual. So, the excuse “They just don’t make a stick version” doesn’t apply to me. I just won’t buy it.<\/p>\n If I ever were to become a lawmaker en-route to becoming a professional liar, my first order of business before my mind is corrupted by years of working among thieves would be to make it a law to require student drivers to pass a stick-shift driving test before they can get their driver’s license. I’m sure there are countries that require this. Scandinavia anyone?<\/p>\n Driving an automatic is like having sex with your clothes on and your fly open.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you still want to read my obviously biased opinion, continue below\u2026<\/p>\n