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Discussion in 'Mondial' started by Alden, Dec 13, 2023.

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  1. Alden

    Alden F1 Rookie
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    #1 Alden, Dec 13, 2023
    I've had several several young people in their 20s and 30s, even 40's, who like my car and would like to drive it for the thrill of driving a Ferrari, I would be happy to obliged them but but when I asked them "can you drive a stick shift,"they say " no," or "what is that?"?
    Where do we go from here?
    Nowhere.
    I guess the art of driving a manual transmission car in the US is gone to the ages!
    Alden
     
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  2. edstorer

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    #2 edstorer, Dec 13, 2023
    I've read lots of stories and come to a conclusion that having a manual transmission does make ones' car theftproof these days.
     
  3. Subito Grigio

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    #3 Subito Grigio, Dec 14, 2023
    How about this- “I can’t get my car open - I left the dome light on all night - my key fob will NOT open the car!”


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  4. FamilyCar

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    #4 FamilyCar, Dec 14, 2023
    There are a few... both of my sons (16 and 18) can drive manuals. We no longer have any automatics. My wife hates them, too.

    I was speaking with a young guy at work that has several manual vehicles, he said they're really cool with his age group--25 or so.

    We're not entirely safe yet.
     
  5. yelcab

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    #5 yelcab, Dec 18, 2023
    My 22 years old girl asked to be taught how to drive a stick. She grew up in a family with 6 sports cars (Porsches and Ferraris) and she was going to learn it one way or another. I taught her on a Mini Cooper S with a 6-speed.
     
  6. James in Denver

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    #6 James in Denver, Dec 19, 2023
    Teaching my 15 year old step-daughter to drive a 5 speed first (older car) so she'll know how to drive a manual. She'll probably end up inheriting my wife's automatic for a regular car, but she'll learn on a manual.
     
  7. DocBasilone

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    #7 DocBasilone, Jan 11, 2024
    Driving stick and parallel parking, lost arts LOL
     
  8. Alden

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    #8 Alden, Jan 11, 2024
    And, apparently, from all the "gated" Ferrari videos I've seen, when I drive my car, it's supposed to give me a very satisfying "clickey clack" when I change gears, mine doesn't do that. Is it broken? Lol!
    Alden
    PS
    No, the shifter is properly adjusted, and I don't slam it against the gate when I shift it, because I know what I'm doing, what a bunch of dumbasses! I really think they put a mic on the shifter and record the sound of it clacking , when shifted improperly.

    Smooth as fast, and fast is smooth!
     
  9. DocBasilone

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    #9 DocBasilone, Jan 12, 2024
    Its funny I don't hear it as well when shifting, but when my wife recorded us driving you can hear it on playback. maybe just getting old LOL
     

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