Urgent! How to use auto transmission?

[IsLNdbOi]

I wish I knew how to drive manual. I was going to get a manual Yaris as my first manual car, but I've had a couple of emergencies where someone has had to drive and none of the people around that could drive, knew how to drive a manual.

[tomato]

Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi

I wish I knew how to drive manual. I was going to get a manual Yaris as my first manual car, but I've had a couple of emergencies where someone has had to drive and none of the people around that could drive, knew how to drive a manual.

hey, that's a really good reason to get an auto! I thought of that, too, but too late

[QuantumIguana]

My first two cars had manual transmissions - a 73 Celica and an 87 Chevy Sprint. It seems to me that each car's manual transmission is a learning curve of its own. After a while, you hardly have to think about it, but it can be rough until you get a feel for that model.

I've driven an automatic since 95, a 94 Lebaron convertible, a 91 Civic, and now the 08 Yaris. I suppose I could have re-learned the stick shift, but I've gotten out of the habit. I do think quite a bit while driving, just not about what gear to be in.

[sbergman27]

Originally Posted by tomato

hey, that's a really good reason to get an auto! I thought of that, too, but too late

My solution to that particular problem has been never to depend upon other people. That strategy probably shows up in my posts here.

People. People who need people. Seem to need other people... all their lives. (Apologies to Barbra Streisand.)

-Steve