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Anyone knows how to "speed shift"? That is, revving the engine up and up shifting to a higher gear quickly without the use of the clutch?

I can do that on just about any manual... It's a technique mostly for truckers and racers that's designed to save your breaks.
Here's a vid:

Really dont fancy driving an automatic. I think i would feel i didnt have control over the car. Only ever driven proper cars with a gear stick

 whembly wrote:
Anyone knows how to "speed shift"? That is, revving the engine up and up shifting to a higher gear quickly without the use of the clutch?

I can do that on just about any manual... It's a technique mostly for truckers and racers that's designed to save your breaks.

That's because Semi's have to shift 20 times to get any sort of speed

Manual or automatic, floor or column change.
Pre selecta I can drive the lot

 whembly wrote:
Anyone knows how to "speed shift"? That is, revving the engine up and up shifting to a higher gear quickly without the use of the clutch?

I can do that on just about any manual... It's a technique mostly for truckers and racers that's designed to save your breaks.

I would do that when going from 3rd to 5th on the highway.

You never know true fun unless your driving a Deuce and Half...in South Korea....

 Jihadin wrote:
You never know true fun unless your driving a Deuce and Half...in South Korea....

PEDAL TO THE METAL HERO! LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Uncle Sargie Wilki "WHEMBLY YOU SEE THEM!!! TWO OF THEM WENT THROUGH THAT DOOR!!!"
PRIVATE Whembly "YES SARGEANT!!"
Uncle Sargie Wilki "Pedal on the right Son....make it happen"

I learned to drive on an automatic, but my first car was a stick that I loved to death.

I currently have a Hyundai Sonata with a six speed manual. It's a stupid amount of fun. It's very tough to track down a sedan in a stick though.

I prefer manuals, but I'm equally comfortable in an automatic. My daily driver is an automatic, for the sake of my fiance. My '89 Mustang is a manual, my '70 Cougar is an automatic. I'd have preferred to find the Cougar in manual, but the car I bought was in great shape for a great price, so I settled for automatic.

 Jihadin wrote:
Uncle Sargie Wilki "WHEMBLY YOU SEE THEM!!! TWO OF THEM WENT THROUGH THAT DOOR!!!"
PRIVATE Whembly "YES SARGEANT!!"
Uncle Sargie Wilki "Pedal on the right Son....make it happen"

I'd like to hear more of that story some day, Uncle Jihadin.

My first car was standard but I haven't driven such in a long time. Wouldn't be shocked if I couldn't do it anymore.

I've read (according to google!) that larger engines (more common in the US than Europe or the UK where gas is a lot more expensive) are better suited to automatic transmissions, and that advances in technology are starting to make automatics more fuel efficent than manuals (used to be the other way 'round) and apparently faster acceleration than manuals. Crazy!

Manual is the way to go, unless you do long commutes.

Having been a rep I mostly did one speed - up on your ass - so having an auto or manual didn't really matter.

I don't really get on with tiptronic or flappy paddle gear boxes, although those with a double clutch or pre-selector are pretty nice.

 LordofHats wrote:
My first car was standard but I haven't driven such in a long time. Wouldn't be shocked if I couldn't do it anymore.

It's like riding a bike.

the hard part of driving stick is in the feel, not in anything cognitive.

Honestly, I wouldn't be shocked if I couldn't ride a bike anymore XD I look at a bike these days and I'm just "how the gak did this work again?"

If you can't drive stick, you can't drive.

 Soladrin wrote:
If you can't drive stick, you can't drive.

Hush, you live in a land of bikes and... dams...

Every car I have ever had has been a manual. I hate automatics.

pancakeonions wrote:
I've read (according to google!) that larger engines (more common in the US than Europe or the UK where gas is a lot more expensive) are better suited to automatic transmissions, and that advances in technology are starting to make automatics more fuel efficent than manuals (used to be the other way 'round) and apparently faster acceleration than manuals. Crazy!

It's true. Most high-end performance cars (Aston Martin, Lamborghini, ect.) don't come with the option for a manual anymore, since they can tune their transmissions to actually perform better. Most have a dual-clutch transmission with the shift paddels behind the steering wheel. They're better since there's no delay with pushing the clutch or actually shifting - it's all done with the solenoids inside the trans...basically, an automatic transmission that you control manually.

Why do lorries/trucks have manual gears (in the UK anyway)?

Goes along with you all driving on the wrong side of the road.....

 notprop wrote:
Why do lorries/trucks have manual gears (in the UK anyway)?

Because driving stick is manly.

Haven't driven stick in about 7 years, but I'm sure I could pick it up again with no problems.

 Alfndrate wrote:

 Soladrin wrote:
If you can't drive stick, you can't drive.

Hush, you live in a land of bikes and... dams...

Wooden shoes... and weeds... and most importantly... women field hockey!

Its been years since I drove clutch. I'm pretty sure I'd be fine if I was put in a manual car and told to go somewhere.

If I can't find it, I'll grind it.

An young teenage Afghan guide that was with my brothers EOD team taught himself how to drive manual when my brother was wounded clearing some old ordinance. My bro and his team gave him all the cash they had amongst them when he got safely to base. Was a decent haul for the kid, wonder what became of him.

Actually you really can't get your lisence here unless you can drive stick.

I could do it if I had to, but I certainly don't want to have to, lol.

I can drive stick, but don't like to.

Much prefer Automatic.

I never learned, nor do I have an inclination to do so.