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¿Question #5055?
Randy Cox: Are you proficient at driving a manual-transmission car?

pwilz: Barely
ocdspectrum: I certainly am. And I have owned one for the past 15 years.
BOBBYCAN: Truck, too.
pricero1: Once you've had a clutch you'd never want to lose it.
catosulla: no
Spirit of 70: No.
sunchaser32: yes
mintylish: yes
shacky22: No, but I could be if I got in a bit of practice. (Cause I used to be proficient)
LaBambaMan: Not at all.
vandemonium: Yep. My first two cars were manuals, and my wife's current car is a manual, and I can drive 'em like I stole 'em.
PsyJam: I wasn't about 18 months ago, but now I rock the 5-speed!
FeelGoodND: Yes, I can heel-toe downshift at limit without feeling the changes and shift without clutch (no grinding)
Woelf: I have numerous times, but don't do it often enough to avoid the occasional stall when first starting up.
kb10r: Yes. Everyone should be.
jessitron: Yes! The other day I took my (stick-shift Sunfire) to the Pontiac dealer, and I had to go get the car out of the lot myself because the valet couldn't drive a stick! how lame is that?
Nighthawk5577: TEEEHEEE. Tell you what if you are willing to let me learn how to drive stick on your car, I will learn. So far each time I try I end up grinding the gears.
bkdkk: no
Grognard67: Yes.
Frubgarde: Yes, but have never driven an auto.
Narlgoth: I am not proficiant at driving ANY car! :- D
kathleenryan: yes.
DKahnt: no
Froto: No, first gear is a bit.
sdonohue: yes.
ZeroZilla: It's a work in progress. I'd say 'almost'.
spacerx: not especially
dogberry: Yes. I've never owned an automatic (though I did learn on one).
mr. assist: grind 'em till you find 'em
Nogser: Of course
ctrzn: yep
alhazared: yes siree bob
DHEK: Yes. Manual is really not that hard.
Butterbane: isn't everybody?
Eric Haas: Yes
yoacusna: No. Nor indeed any other sort of car.
_hk_: Yes
GrandpaDave: Not so much
MightyMike: yup
iamalias: In real life not anymore. But I can still do it in computer games pretty well. The virutal clutch rocks!
2amp: yes
jeffwolfe: yes
Leo-T: yes - my current car is a 5-speed manual
Laudwic: very
KentuckyKid: Yes.
wargamer66: yes
MaksimSmelchak: Yes. I play a mean game of Formula De too!
pitferret: Yes, very.
Beelzebub: Yes
duLac956: Yes.
EppoKleppo: Yes
jasta6: Yep! I love driving a manual..........................................
cad614: Yes. In fact I tore out the automatic transmission and installed a 6-speed because of this.
Igloo cool: Yes
FrozenHoHos: Good God, no.
bkindt: Yes
Kasper: yes
vampywife: not exactly, but i could manage if i had to
ststrat: yes
Zaar: nope
Texscripter: Yes
rplea: Yes, they're the exception rather than the rule outside North America.
PopeBrain: Yes
HamsterOfFury: nope, I'm 24 and have never had a driving lesson
starbug: I am, but I just moved from the US to the UK so now I'm going to have to learn to shift with my left hand.
bigbadsteve: not even close
Chemik: I wouldn't say proficient...more like dangerous.
brainrob: Yes - automatics are for lazy wooses
aramis: yes.
ipodox: yes i would be....whos askin
ptsuk: I own a stick :P
tipigi: yep
Cyberjunk: No.
Mike A: Yes, and I like them very much.
Gecko23: Yes
scriptorum: No, I'm out of practice.
puffinge: noooooooooooooooo
Steve Leach: yes
MisterCranky: Of course--and anyone who isn't should just get roller skates.
jttm: Haven't done it in a long time.
Lord_Prussian: not very
Cavedog_pdx: very much so
skrutsch: nope
skelebone: Yes I am, I drive one every day.
chaddyboy_2000: No.
Spielfreak: no
CortexBomb: Yes
CDRodeffer: Well enough.
sos1: Yes - I have problems with an automatic, in fact. (keep hitting the brake trying to shift gears ...)
SteveK2: of course