The Importance of Stick-Shift Driving Skill in the Age of Automatics

Hilarious and bizarree things can happen when people are so accustomed to using the automatic gearbox and have to change for a manual gearbox vehicle. Several videos here shall lighten your mood and possibly provide some pros in favor of driving manual gearboxes too.

All in all, it's interesting to see how youngsters react to driving a stick-shift car as we know that there are pros and cons for both transmission types. This is particularly interesting for the US market where the majority of drivers tend to have automatic gearbox vehicles.

Here's an interesting video when a teenager is introduced to the stick shift for the first time - seems like he did some damage to the clutch kit in the process, involving lots of nervousness and laughs


We, at go4trans.com, think that it is definitely worth having at least a minimal experience with the stick shift for you may never know when this skill can come handy (we certainly do not hint carjacking a stick-shift vehicle) - leave aside a more-involving driving experience! Here's some opinion in favor of our thoughts

All in all, you may drive even a CVT car but having practice with multiple transmission types is a crucial step in finding the best driving experience for yourselves!