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My dad can do that, though he's been a trucker all his life!Now take that up one notch and learn to shift without using the clutch. It is a real good feeling to be able to shift by throttle and engine RPM alone.
I had to drive a platoon of my fellow Marines back to base after the clutch got stuck and would not release. That was three hours of fun !
My first daily drivers both had a 5-speed manual transmission. I learned stick on a 1999 Wrangler Sport with the 4.0L and drove a 2005 Toyota Corolla with a 5-speed stick for awhile. In addition I've driven a few pieces of green iron with manual transmissions. It's a good skill to learn even as they get fewer in new vehicles!
That said I never would've guessed that my first MV would have an automatic transmission in it! Some day I'll get an older one with a manual to teach the kids how to work it.
True that!!!A manual trans is also a millennial anti-theft device...