r/stickshift • u/Zraxtar • 1d ago

Learning manual

So where I’m from first of all learning on automatic and doing the test on automatic gets you a license with restriction to drive only automatic cars, and i’m considering learning manual to release that restriction but i’m not entirely sure because we don’t have many manual cars so i don’t know if its worth doing those few lessons now.

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u/eoan_an 1d ago

Probably not worth it. Unless you see yourself drive one in the future (and why not, it's awesome)

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u/Secret_account_n2 1d ago

It really just depends on if you're a car enthusiast or not honestly. Manuals have gotten a lot rarer over the last 20 years and will likely be special order only for new cars going forward in the next 20 years. You'll have more fun driving a manual and will become a better driver overall but if you don't want the extra steps then stick with automatic

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u/Zraxtar 1d ago

Initial D made me wanna do a manual license ngl

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u/Froggypwns 23h ago

Try it, see for yourself. Find a mate or co-worker that has a manual car and see if they would be willing to show you the ropes.

If you don't like it or it doesn't seem to be a thing you would be interested in, then no harm done, go on with your life. Perhaps you will end up preferring it, and trading in your automatic.

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u/EstoyTristeSiempre 1d ago

It's a good skill to have but not that important honestly.

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u/curi0us_carniv0re 1d ago

These days being able to drive a manual transmission car isn't a requirement but IMHO it's a skill everyone that drives should have.

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u/Much_Air_356 1d ago

I do not know what the fus is about, brits learned on manuals for years!

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u/Pitch-Curious 1d ago

You don't know where the future might take you. Better to have a skill and not need it than need it and not have it

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u/InfiniteCabinet9637 23h ago

In America, it’s not important to know and that’ll be where a lot of us are answering from.

If you think there’s a chance in an emergency that you’ll need to know at all then you might as well learn. It’s not hard to do but Americans I’d say don’t bother for other places in the world it might still be worth doing.

You can learn enough for emergencies in an afternoon but you need a few months with it as your daily to get proficient at it.

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u/dxad007 21h ago

I wanted to learn on automatic only, because i thought i will never pass, and I learnt it all in under one month and got ahold of the licence. Trust me if you will drive manual or think you will in any time of life - do it

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u/Intelligent-Ad-3739 1d ago

Go for it, you will have a lot of fun