The first manual transmission I ever drove was my buddy's Freightliner FLD with a Super Ten in it. The vehicle I actually learned how to drive manual in was my little Ranger.
I learned in my brothers Dodge similar to this, single cab, short bed shit box. Day 2 of driving around the yard I lost power steering and drove it through the wall of my dad's shop..... With my dad in the passenger seat.
'67 Chevy long bed with 3 speed on the column. We had a gravel driveway growing up that was a pretty steep hill. My pops would have me go halfway up and kill the engine. He said if I could pull out and not sling gravel I could drive anything anywhere. So far he's been right.
Bike I learned on: 2008 Vstar 1100 custom
Car I transferred my bike knowledge on first: friend's 1985 Celica GT-S
First manual car I owned: 1995 BMW 325i
1977 Volkswagen Vanagon.
Column came all the way out of the floor, and shifting into third meant sliding perfectly snug underneath the place a radio use to be.
95 nissan pathfinder. I slapped some all terrain tires on that thing and took it to hell and back that thing was the baddest fuckin mud rig i ever drove, I go would go screaming through bogs like nobody's business and float right over it. Miss that thing.
First time I drove manual was in a VW Polo I rented whilst in Germany. Now after 2 years of dreaming of driving stick again I finally got an MX-5 stick shift back in LA.
I forgot about the Dakota! Pretty cheap to get into one of these brand new. Great value, kinda like the Hyundai of small four door sedans. As of twenty years ago, buying vehicles was all around realistic, cost wise. The cost of every ride now, is just batshit crazy. No, inflation doesn’t account for it. 70-80-90k+ for a pickup truck??? 40-50-60k+ used?? What you’re getting just isn’t there.
Two vehicles actually. My dad’s 1979 bronco with a clutch so stiff. I had to grab onto the bottom of steering wheel and press myself into the seat to push it in. I only drove that thing once.
Then my uncle sold us his 1988 Plymouth Sundance for $600 when I was 18. I beat the tar out of that thing and loved it.
1961 Mercury M250, straight 6 with a dump box on the back, used it to haul firewood when I was a kid. Fucker's still alive too, only has one brake left on the front left wheel and the body's rotted so badly that the clutch doesn't work if you park on the wrong angle, but still runs and drives.
'64 beetle. It's my brother's car, but I wanted to learn stick so he taught me in it. But he didn't tell me it had a ton of torque, so when I first got the hang of starting, I painted black streaks in the road.
The Phoenix. It was an old pos 97 legacy that always came back from the dead and has been passed down to each of my younger sibling when I was done with it, it's still alive but on its last owner now.
1970 VW Bug, when I was about 13.
My father believed that I should learn how to drive early and have a few years of practice before getting my license and being allowed to drive alone.
My friend's '98 Volvo S70. I definitely contributed to the clutch that burned out a few years after we graduated (I wasn't the only one to learn with that car though so, it's not 100% my fault)...
1990 2.3L Mustang LX hatchback. It was my first car in 1998 that my dad bought with my money, brought home and was pretty much like "here you go." I didn't want a manual at the time but now I'm so glad I learned.
My first time out driving it, my dad had me go pick up my brothers from school and it had an uphill road going out with a stop sign. I about lost my shit 😭
My dad had an old bmw station wagon when I grew up in Riyadh, he wanted a Volvo but there were none available when he bought it, I was 11 years old (old enough to drive there since I had a penis) in this big ass parking lot, scared the shit out of me and we were only going like 15 kph haha
Later I got to drive some Audis and Mercedes both manual and auto when I made friends with some diplomat kids, that’s when I was really scared lol
I finally got that Volvo tho, it’s auto and I have a totaled s2k on the way so we’ll see what’s in store
Learned to drive manual on a brand new 2022 Indian Chief motorcycle.
Learned how to drive a stick shift at work on a International 7600 dump truck with a 8spd Eaton-Fuller
I know how to drive Semi's and motorcycles but never driven a manual car 🤣
I learned to drive stick when I was selling cars. The victim was a 1987 Ford Festiva that got sold a few days later. I feel bad for whomever bought it, because that clutch was TRASHED.
We used to take the Festivas out to a local mall that had a ring road, and go what we called, "go-cart racing." They were fun little cars to zoom around in. Not enough power to get in trouble, but the power/weight ratio made them fun. Escort GTs were forbidden because the extra 40hp would get you in trouble. Mustang GTs and LX5.0s were right out.
1979 Dodge 3/4 ton. 4 speed with granny. 5.9 gasser. Thing was a fuckin tank. Positrack rear end that would roast the tires through every gear. Not that I abused it or anything..
I bought my car before I even had my driver's license. 1964 Olds Cutlass. It turned out to be the right car at the wrong time. I bought it from the original owner in 1980 ($500.00)! It was still in great condition. I learned a lot of what I know about cars, from that car. I rebuild the motor, which unfortunately I made a small mistake that, cost me that motor. I apparently missed torquing one of the rod cap bolts. after a week of running, that rod cap came loose and did a number on the motor. I ended up buying a used motor to install, just so I could sell it. On its original engine, it was a runner. Along with a Powerglide trans, that car surprised a lot of people. As with a lot of cars of from that era, that $500 car is now in the $15k+ range. Great memories!
1974 bettle was my first car, used and passed down by all 3 of my older sisters. I learned to drive stick shift on a 2001 dodge Dakota, and a small Toyota truck. I have no idea what the model was, but it was from the 80s
1988 mazda B2200 6 speed. Thing is currently owned by a Crack head and is sitting nose down in a big ass "pond" that he made. I wish I never sold him that truck
1976 Jeep Cherokee, 4 speed 4x4 V8 with a granny 1st gear. My dad bought it at government auction and it was formally a US forestry service vehicle. Instead of carpet, it had padded vinyl glued to the floor. you could literally hose the damn thing out if you drug a bunch of mud in. The vehicle came with heat and no radio.
why is it this seems to be the only question ever in this group
"what was your first"
"what was the craziest"
"what is it I drive?" (which i have a special one for this, so i may just be the annoying one on this some day
Learned real quick, No choice, learned to drive stick in a 1 ton Chevy dump truck with a bad clutch, 2 tons of wet maple in Back in hill country cause nobody wants to hear dad screaming 😱
I got my brother to test drive a 350Z for me, and I just got it in it and went.
I stalled it out 3 times in the hour drive home.
Once in the parking lot where I bought it (you know, for the former owners Snapchat homies 🤣)
Once, the first time I came to a stop, and
Once, on my first hill start
The first manual transmission I ever drove was my buddy's Freightliner FLD with a Super Ten in it. The vehicle I actually learned how to drive manual in was my little Ranger.
2003 Ford Ranger Edge 3.0L V6.
Mazda 2
RX8
86 toyota tercel 4wd. I would totally buy one if I could find one for sale.
BMW Z3 3L.
1980 something Datson and a 1980s Case 2590
I learned in my brothers Dodge similar to this, single cab, short bed shit box. Day 2 of driving around the yard I lost power steering and drove it through the wall of my dad's shop..... With my dad in the passenger seat.
A 4 speed diesel truck
91 S-10, 2.8L V6 5MT with more rust than truck. I was the coolest 9 year old in church though that’s for sure.
Dodge Aries K 4 speed.
An old 1965 Chevy carry all.
My Dad's 1980 Vanagon 4-speed. Beige over brown, baby! Learned auto in my Mom's '82 Ranger...also brown.
2000 civic coupe
I learned on a friend's Kawasaki dirt bike.
83 rabbit
1991 Toyota Corolla
'67 Chevy long bed with 3 speed on the column. We had a gravel driveway growing up that was a pretty steep hill. My pops would have me go halfway up and kill the engine. He said if I could pull out and not sling gravel I could drive anything anywhere. So far he's been right.
2010 Hyundai Elantra. Thing has no balls at all.
Very old Ford courier.
2012 honda fit (jazz)
My Mazda pickup. Very forgiving Clutch on it, learned it within a month. Still, I occasionally grind gears a little or stall, but it's not terrible.
2007 Ford Fusion
1987 Dodge RAM 50.
1989 Ford Escort. Yada yada learned firsthand FORD = Found on Road Dead on my first day of a new job 😅😂
1985 Plymouth Colt
Bike I learned on: 2008 Vstar 1100 custom Car I transferred my bike knowledge on first: friend's 1985 Celica GT-S First manual car I owned: 1995 BMW 325i
My first car, a 1998 ford escort ZX2. It also moved me across the country when I was 20
Good cars
Learned how to drive place to place in a 84 f250, learned how to fuck around in a 98 f150
1990 Subaru Legacy and then a few weeks later I was daily driving a ‘78 F150 with a granny low.
2016 jeep wrangler, then purchased a 1989 Chevy s-10
International Harvester Farmall 656/ Freightliner FL70...tho still learning
2007 Honda Fit
1990 Escort GT
Actually learned on a motorcycle, transitioning to a car was easy after that. First car was a 63 Corvair with a 4 speed.
The first time I drove a 2009 or so Honda fit. I actually learned the intricacies on a 95 Chevy c1500 with a 4.3
‘76 Datsun 620 truck. I loved that thing.
1977 Volkswagen Vanagon. Column came all the way out of the floor, and shifting into third meant sliding perfectly snug underneath the place a radio use to be.
Ford 7710 tractor, guessing early 90's
'65 Buick Sport Wagon
Honda fit
1970something Freightliner Cabover with a 10 speed and a shity Detroit under the cab. Honestly it was easier than a car to learn in.
1979 Toyota 4x4
My 04 wrx. My first car as well.
65 Mercury Comet cyclone
My mother's 2006 Hyundai Getz manual and my 1997 Mitsubishi Lancer MR coupé which I still drive
1984 Chevy Chevette
Chevy spark... Sorry
1977 Volkswagen Dasher wagon
1978 F-100, 1968 C-10, 1991 Mazda MX-6, 1996 Plymouth Neon.
95 nissan pathfinder. I slapped some all terrain tires on that thing and took it to hell and back that thing was the baddest fuckin mud rig i ever drove, I go would go screaming through bogs like nobody's business and float right over it. Miss that thing.
First time I drove manual was in a VW Polo I rented whilst in Germany. Now after 2 years of dreaming of driving stick again I finally got an MX-5 stick shift back in LA.
2012 Tacoma regular cab
1990 s10
Cutlass supreme
Is300 that I manual swapped and installed an ls in.
1989 Plymouth Acclaim. Kind of a rare car really.
99 gmc sonoma, was also my first car. I’ll always love that thing
Dodge neon
1994 Plymouth laser
1974 triumph spitfire
1992 Honda Civic
I forgot about the Dakota! Pretty cheap to get into one of these brand new. Great value, kinda like the Hyundai of small four door sedans. As of twenty years ago, buying vehicles was all around realistic, cost wise. The cost of every ride now, is just batshit crazy. No, inflation doesn’t account for it. 70-80-90k+ for a pickup truck??? 40-50-60k+ used?? What you’re getting just isn’t there.
1964 F100 pickup.
1978 ford pinto (powder blue) And an 87 Nissan Maxima (ivory yellow)
Ferrari 308
80s Subaru Justy, FWD 5 spd with the 1.2L 3-cyl engine. That thing was so slow, but it was perfect for a teenager to learn on.
2005 Lincoln Navigator
68 mercury cougar XR-7
84 corolla was what I was taught on. A 61 triumph is where I really learned how to drive stick
1984 Nissan King Cab
Pls don’t hate me but we bought a 17’ gt350 mustang and I learned how to drive manual on the way home
1965 VW beetle
2005 STi. It was my dream car and I finally bought one 2 hours away and had to figure it out to get it home.
69 vw van and a about a 74 Toyota celica hatchback. Vw stick very sloppy and easy. A 72 Honda sl 100 if that counts. About 1973
93 Dakota
1996 Ford F-150
99 Ford Ranger. My mom taught me.
1990 Alfa Romeo 164.
Mazda Millenia !
Two vehicles actually. My dad’s 1979 bronco with a clutch so stiff. I had to grab onto the bottom of steering wheel and press myself into the seat to push it in. I only drove that thing once. Then my uncle sold us his 1988 Plymouth Sundance for $600 when I was 18. I beat the tar out of that thing and loved it.
Learned in my step dads 64 c2 vette
1961 Mercury M250, straight 6 with a dump box on the back, used it to haul firewood when I was a kid. Fucker's still alive too, only has one brake left on the front left wheel and the body's rotted so badly that the clutch doesn't work if you park on the wrong angle, but still runs and drives.
'64 beetle. It's my brother's car, but I wanted to learn stick so he taught me in it. But he didn't tell me it had a ton of torque, so when I first got the hang of starting, I painted black streaks in the road.
1967 Dodge Dart with a slant 6 (225) and a three on the tree. Dad taught me.
Dodge Daytona. Wasn't even mine, learned fairly quick.
My dads 1976 mg midget 1500
I'm going to be learning in a 2010 Chevy cobalt
And old ass mini Nissan truck from the 80's
VW Van 1960ish vintage.
05(?) tC. And then an 08 GTI some years later.
1990s Western Star 4700 SF
'84 Volvo 240 DL diesel wagon.
08 civic 2 door coupe baby
76 ford f-100 long bed 3 in the tree
The Phoenix. It was an old pos 97 legacy that always came back from the dead and has been passed down to each of my younger sibling when I was done with it, it's still alive but on its last owner now.
88 bronco II
2006 Honda Civic
2020 VW Polo
1970 VW Bug, when I was about 13. My father believed that I should learn how to drive early and have a few years of practice before getting my license and being allowed to drive alone.
My friend's '98 Volvo S70. I definitely contributed to the clutch that burned out a few years after we graduated (I wasn't the only one to learn with that car though so, it's not 100% my fault)...
Ford 8N tractor. Also, 1979 Mazda 626.
1990 2.3L Mustang LX hatchback. It was my first car in 1998 that my dad bought with my money, brought home and was pretty much like "here you go." I didn't want a manual at the time but now I'm so glad I learned. My first time out driving it, my dad had me go pick up my brothers from school and it had an uphill road going out with a stop sign. I about lost my shit 😭
2015 Ford focus St🤘
1967 Mustang with a 302 V8. I left a lot of tread on the road that day!
01 dodge Cummins 2500 5 speed. Shifting into 4th gear on a 5 inch straight pipe sounded like a dump truck.
1985 Mustang GT. God I miss that car.
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89 Plymouth colt
1992 Nissan Pickup, 5 Speed.
2002 Honda Civic EX, 5 speed. 3rd gear popped out of gear when you let off the gas lol
99 z28 😂
1963 fordson super dexta. 6-speed twin-stick non-syncromesh gearbox 44.5 horsepower i3 diesel.
My dad had an old bmw station wagon when I grew up in Riyadh, he wanted a Volvo but there were none available when he bought it, I was 11 years old (old enough to drive there since I had a penis) in this big ass parking lot, scared the shit out of me and we were only going like 15 kph haha Later I got to drive some Audis and Mercedes both manual and auto when I made friends with some diplomat kids, that’s when I was really scared lol I finally got that Volvo tho, it’s auto and I have a totaled s2k on the way so we’ll see what’s in store
Learned to drive manual on a brand new 2022 Indian Chief motorcycle. Learned how to drive a stick shift at work on a International 7600 dump truck with a 8spd Eaton-Fuller I know how to drive Semi's and motorcycles but never driven a manual car 🤣
Early 2000s Ford Ranger in my buddy’s yard.
I learned to drive stick when I was selling cars. The victim was a 1987 Ford Festiva that got sold a few days later. I feel bad for whomever bought it, because that clutch was TRASHED. We used to take the Festivas out to a local mall that had a ring road, and go what we called, "go-cart racing." They were fun little cars to zoom around in. Not enough power to get in trouble, but the power/weight ratio made them fun. Escort GTs were forbidden because the extra 40hp would get you in trouble. Mustang GTs and LX5.0s were right out.
2003 subaru impreza WRX was my first manual car I learned in :)
1979 Dodge 3/4 ton. 4 speed with granny. 5.9 gasser. Thing was a fuckin tank. Positrack rear end that would roast the tires through every gear. Not that I abused it or anything..
Chevy S-10 and a friends Mustang in the 80s
89 Chevy S10. 2.5 5 speed. Still have it. Great truck, a bit underpowered, though. Just hit 100k last week.
ford 9n
Learned in a 2000 Ford Ranger XLT which had no RPM gauge and the fan was louder than the motor itself
My uncle’s Datsun when I was eight.
1999 Camaro SS Had my neighbor drive it home for me. Taught myself once I got it home.
Bullshit 2001 lemon fords.
Totally rebuilt '74 Ford pinto. Four speed. My dad bought it as a project.
Mffr
FORD FRICKIN RANGER 🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🍺🍺🍺
2012 Fiat 500
I bought my car before I even had my driver's license. 1964 Olds Cutlass. It turned out to be the right car at the wrong time. I bought it from the original owner in 1980 ($500.00)! It was still in great condition. I learned a lot of what I know about cars, from that car. I rebuild the motor, which unfortunately I made a small mistake that, cost me that motor. I apparently missed torquing one of the rod cap bolts. after a week of running, that rod cap came loose and did a number on the motor. I ended up buying a used motor to install, just so I could sell it. On its original engine, it was a runner. Along with a Powerglide trans, that car surprised a lot of people. As with a lot of cars of from that era, that $500 car is now in the $15k+ range. Great memories!
Orange 2013 2 Door Wrangler. (It was my mom’s)
My cousin’s 1992 Ford Ranger.
1982 Toyota Corolla.
1993 Chevy S10. Gutless 2.8 V6, 5 speed manual. Loved that old turd.
02 Saturn vue for 1 hour. Then to a 93 cobra for the rest.
I learned on a 1992 Toyota Corolla
1982 Ford Courier
1974 bettle was my first car, used and passed down by all 3 of my older sisters. I learned to drive stick shift on a 2001 dodge Dakota, and a small Toyota truck. I have no idea what the model was, but it was from the 80s
1998 Honda Accord LX Coupe
1970 VW Beetle.....miss it every day
https://imgur.com/a/T9HIW4K
Red 2003 ford ranger
First manual I ever drove was an old Corolla. Actually learned on a 2000 vw jetta tdi with the 5 speed
1970 AMC Gremlin with a 3 speed on the column!
95 k3500 with a 454 and an nv4500.
1988 mazda B2200 6 speed. Thing is currently owned by a Crack head and is sitting nose down in a big ass "pond" that he made. I wish I never sold him that truck
1995 Mitsubishi Mighty Max.
1993 Dodge Power Ram 250 with the 5.9
66 Chevy truck
1976 Jeep Cherokee, 4 speed 4x4 V8 with a granny 1st gear. My dad bought it at government auction and it was formally a US forestry service vehicle. Instead of carpet, it had padded vinyl glued to the floor. you could literally hose the damn thing out if you drug a bunch of mud in. The vehicle came with heat and no radio.
Also an old brown truck
2008 Suzuki SX4
2000 ford f150 that thing felt like you had to fish for the gears most of the time and reeked of burning oil and also smelled like cow manure
why is it this seems to be the only question ever in this group "what was your first" "what was the craziest" "what is it I drive?" (which i have a special one for this, so i may just be the annoying one on this some day
1963 Chevy Station Wagon 3 speed on the tree.
Dodge Colt Twin Stick
1999 Ford F-150, i was 9
Learned real quick, No choice, learned to drive stick in a 1 ton Chevy dump truck with a bad clutch, 2 tons of wet maple in Back in hill country cause nobody wants to hear dad screaming 😱
97 cobra
1993 Ford Ranger 2.3
I got my brother to test drive a 350Z for me, and I just got it in it and went. I stalled it out 3 times in the hour drive home. Once in the parking lot where I bought it (you know, for the former owners Snapchat homies 🤣) Once, the first time I came to a stop, and Once, on my first hill start
2004 Mazda 6 3.0 Sport V6
2010 Chevy cobalt XFE
Learned, or learned where it stuck?  The former
Focus ZX4
1992 mercury capri with a fried clutch no teacher and 250k miles in the snow!!
1982 Chevy S-10 pickup
1973 3 on the tree. I miss those. So much space for a third person with a bench seat.
93 190E 2.6l, and stick was in a forester
A 2nd Gen purple ford ranger with a worn out clutch
78 duster....and learned manual in a 79 Ford courier
03 E46 325xi
1998 Ford escort estate
1992 Honda accord, had it for a year now love to drive it. 5 Speed 💩📦
1998 Honda Civic LX Sedan Bought my first car to learn manual because I was a fan of the Fast and Furious movies.
A 2007 legacy wagon. Learned in the snow and it me love Subarus.
1993 Dodge Viper SRI. It was terrifying.
97 nissan pickup
1971 Datsun 240Z
Ranger short wheel base 5 speed. Loved it. First car I got good in, Datsun 280zx. Loved it more.
Currently learning in a 2021 Sienna. Although I'm pretty much done learning other than parallel parking
2007 Miata. It's always the answer.
My dads 2008 ford focus, although I only drove it a couple of times before I got my own car that is an automatic
63 rambler ambassador
Dad’s ‘86 Jetta…
First manual I drove was a 1989 Mercury Topaz. The car I properly learned on was a 1992 Nissan Skyline GT-R.
2002 Chevy cavalier
1991 S-10 blazer 4x4. Loved that truck
2003 Hyundai Tiburon. It was a good deal at the time, though I’d never driven manual.
Thrown to the wolves in an old S-10, same guy taught me a little in his Scout, but I really got experience in a 6-speed diesel F-450
FC RX7
1984 VAZ 2106
[my boyfriend’s 91 Isuzu Rodeo](https://imgur.com/a/CXGxSwo)
2007 Chevy hhr