For Those Who Can Drive a Manual...

[chainblu]

1982 Toyota Corolla SR5. It was the only car I've owned that over-steered from the factory. Although it was a handful on wet Florida roads, I wish I still had it.

 

[otis24]

1965 Chevrolet C10, 3 on the tree.

 

[Dylan1303]

Learned on a ltz 400 the clutch and shifting and applied what i knew to my first manual car i bought was a 2006 tiburon.

 

[MCompact]

1969 Datsun SPL311

 

[knerml]

1969 Plymouth Valiant with 3 on the tree

 

[CARJ]

1996 Toyota Tacoma. I bought it brand new but my Dad had to test drive it and drive it home. (I was 17.) Learned to drive stick that afternoon. 2 of the 3 vehicles we have are stick (Honda and the VW). My wife prefers it.

 

[JayhawkRoy]

1954 Chevy 210. It was our $100 beater/second car in 1967. Was truly beat almost to death before our family purchased it.

 

[pandus13]

'01 Daewoo Leganza

 

[mcwilly]

Originally Posted By: Chris142
I was 9 when my dad bought the Subaru and left me and mom to figure it out.

That's kind of sad, at least he left you guys a car I guess.

 

[parshisa]

1995 LADA!!! it was a real challenge to get that first gear in lol

 

[ArrestMeRedZ]

Mid 40s Army deuce and a half truck on my uncle's farm. Non-syncromesh manual tranny, had to double clutch and rpm match shifts. At least 2 cousins in the cab to laugh at you and jibe in case you ground the gears or missed a shift provided incentive to perfect your technique.
At 15 graduated to learning street driving in a 65 Mustang 289 3-speed.
Good thing I had the 5-speed in my Chevy truck when I met my wife. I'm not sure she would have gone out with me a second time if I drove an auto.

 

[aquariuscsm]

1940s era Jeep at the deer lease when I was about 7.

 

[Whipcitywrencher]

68 Plymouth
3 speed on the column

 

[exranger06]

1995 Chevy S10 4 cylinder. I was working as a delivery driver for a Napa store. First day at that particular store, the manager asks, "Can you drive stick?" Me: "Yeah, absolutely."

Off I went right out into traffic on a busy road. It was sink or swim for me. I had gotten pretty good at it by the end of the day.

 

[Bud_One]

Early 1980's Chevy S10 ext cab , out in a 13 acre pasture.

 

[NGRhodes]

Yamaha ty250

 

[demarpaint]

I started on a 1975 Datsun B210, and polished it off on a 72 Mustang.

 

[Dave Sherman]

A 1997 Saturn SL2 is what I really cut my teeth on. The MG keeps me in practice.

 

[bruckus]

Chevy pickup, 3 on the tree, don't remember the year, later 70's.

 

[JHZR2]

1991 BMW 318i. My brother learned on the same. Still had original clutch and flywheel when sold with 188k