Alternative (car) Shifters? - Page 5

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

"Shifter"? Are we talking about a manual transmission? I learned back in the 1970s and it wasn't for me. My mother learned to drive when we were kids in a Corvair that was a stick (manual) shift. I only remember that since she kept jerking the car!

I can only drive automatic today. It doesn't matter if it's a stick on the side of my seat or if there are buttons......as long as it's not a manual! LOL!

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

@haddon9 wrote:
"Shifter"? Are we talking about a manual transmission? I learned back in the 1970s and it wasn't for me. My mother learned to drive when we were kids in a Corvair that was a stick (manual) shift. I only remember that since she kept jerking the car!

I can only drive automatic today. It doesn't matter if it's a stick on the side of my seat or if there are buttons......as long as it's not a manual! LOL!

@haddon9

A "manual" is a LOT easier to drive in SNOW! di

♥Surface of the Sun♥

WRXtoo · ‎03-22-2010

My automatic Forester has a "manual" mode where you flip the console shifter to the side and use the paddle shifters on the steering wheel to control engine speed. Very useful on my snowy/icy mountain pass commute when heading downhill to one of the many 30-mph corners where brakes might not be the best choice for success.

I can do all that without looking for a button on the dash.

I miss driving a manual transmission. Every once in awhile I have to drive our pickup just to get my "fix", but it's not very quick off the line.

We rescue cats · ‎01-25-2023

Our new vehicle has the 'dial' instead of a shifter, DH does not mind it but he misses having the shifter to rest his hand on when driving. The VW EOS and the Jeep Wrangler are both regular shifters.

@WRXtoo Our Outback had that as well, it came in handy more than once on our private road.

I learned to drive on a standard (3 on the tree!) Falcon, and we have often had standards-loved our 6-speed Mini-Cooper-that car flew!

My favorite vehicle was my '68 Dodge Dart, 383 4-barrel. What a fun car!

Lynn-Critter Lover!
(especially cats!)

I am still oxox · ‎03-09-2010

Our 2024 Mazda CR 3 has a shifter

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being positive what could go right.

monicakm · ‎03-16-2010

@Goodie2shoes

Thanks. I think this will be the first car purchase without my dad. Because of my husband's work schedule, it was never easy for him to car shop so dad and I would do the leg work and then DH would look at my choices. I'm 90% sure this is the car I want (since the Edge isn't available). It will be a few weeks till we will be able to test drive one.

monicakm · ‎03-16-2010

@KailaS

I think this was my brother's and my first vehicle LOL I got my license in 1975 and this is a 1965 Ford Farm and Ranch Speical. No AC. Shifter on the steering wheel column, manual transmission. I wish I could ask dad WHY. What was his rationale to put us in this truck?? Safety maybe? A lesson? I'll never forget the time Frank and I were on our way home from school. We were almost home and a hornet flew in the window of the truck. I'm deathly afraid of any insect that wants me dead. I started screaming, flailing my arms and stomping my feet on the gas and brake. It's a good thing we were on a small country road. I think I got us stopped before landing in the ditch. Ahh, memories

Remember when pickup trucks were basic as in no thrills and actually cost less than a car? - Manteca Bulletin

monicakm · ‎03-16-2010

@Sooner

I'm not excited about the idea of piano keys but from what I've read, it's not a big deal and people get used to them in a day. Traditional shifters are a thing of the past.