Who still drives a stick in 2025?

   / Who still drives a stick in 2025? #161  
I'm late to the thread, but I got rid of my 2019 Ram 1500 Laramie about a year and a half ago and replaced it with a 2006 Dodge 3500 5.9 diesel dually with a 6 speed manual. I knew when I bought it that there was no way I was going to use it as a daily driver, so I started looking for something fun to drive. A couple weeks later, I ended up with a one owner 2016 Mazda MX5 Miata soft top with 6 speed manual with 24k miles. Maybe not as much fun as the cars some of you have, but it is still a lot of fun.

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   / Who still drives a stick in 2025? #162  
My 1970 Chevy Nova has a 5 speed Tremec TKX600, brhind a 434 SBC. Originally came with a 4 speed Muncie M20 and a 350.

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   / Who still drives a stick in 2025? #164  
Good looking ride!
+1 on that! That generation of Novas were sharp-looking cars in my eyes, the Mopar A bodies (Dart/Valiant) of that era were right up there too. Simple lines without being bland.
Big cars by todays standards, but at the time they were considered to be compacts.
 
   / Who still drives a stick in 2025? #166  
I have a near mint 1985 CJ7 that's a 4 speed. I have had more CJs than I can remember in my life.. More than a dozen, less than 20.. I enjoy driving it for about 45 minutes these days, Then I'm sick of the hard ride and clutching it. It may get 200 miles a year now. I had a 911 Turbo Cab that was a 6 speed... It was fun.. But I got rid of it because I got sick of shifting it.
 
   / Who still drives a stick in 2025? #167  
I still love driving my manual, and it’s been a part of my driving experience since I first learned. There’s just something about having that control over the car that makes it more enjoyable, especially when you’re on a back road or cruising in a more relaxed setting. It’s definitely a skill that’s becoming less common, though. I was actually talking to a guy at the hardware store the other day, and he asked if it’s hard to drive a stick. I told him not at all, but I do feel like it’s becoming a bit of a lost art these days.
 

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