Who still drives a stick in 2025?

sandman2234 · Feb 27, 2025

5030 said:
Ain't gonna happen. The engine don't have enough gonads to overcome the wind resistance at that speed.

I have been over 200 in a vehicle with a six cylinder, and that one has a v-8 with a lot more cubes and close to the same aerodynamics.
My Kawasaki 900 Z-1 would do 60mph in first gear also, back when the speed limits were dropped to 55, so shifting to second would get you a ticket.
David from jax

Milo · Feb 27, 2025

I've been buying a new car about every 5 years. I'm now at 6 with my 2019 Corolla HB and just started looking at what's out there to replace it. I want a compact to mid-size sedan or hatchback with manual transmission, something practical, quiet, and comfortable to live with and drive, on sometimes crappy roads.
What I'm seeing available are Mazda 3, 2.5 HB S Premium, VW Jetta GLI, and Civic Si which is a bit more sport and less luxury than I think I want. Am I missing anything?
The Jetta GLI checks all the boxes other than....... it's a Volkswagen, with reliability and resale concerns.

jyoutz · Feb 28, 2025

Milo said:
I've been buying a new car about every 5 years. I'm now at 6 with my 2019 Corolla HB and just started looking at what's out there to replace it. I want a compact to mid-size sedan or hatchback with manual transmission, something practical, quiet, and comfortable to live with and drive, on sometimes crappy roads.
What I'm seeing available are Mazda 3, 2.5 HB S Premium, VW Jetta GLI, and Civic Si which is a bit more sport and less luxury than I think I want. Am I missing anything?
The Jetta GLI checks all the boxes other than....... it's a Volkswagen, with reliability and resale concerns.

My 2013 VW Passat was the best driving car I’ve ever owned and I had no mechanical issues. For a compact vehicle, check out the Nissan Sentra.

Rockbadchild · Feb 28, 2025

Milo said:
I've been buying a new car about every 5 years. I'm now at 6 with my 2019 Corolla HB and just started looking at what's out there to replace it. I want a compact to mid-size sedan or hatchback with manual transmission, something practical, quiet, and comfortable to live with and drive, on sometimes crappy roads.
What I'm seeing available are Mazda 3, 2.5 HB S Premium, VW Jetta GLI, and Civic Si which is a bit more sport and less luxury than I think I want. Am I missing anything?
The Jetta GLI checks all the boxes other than....... it's a Volkswagen, with reliability and resale concerns.

The options are getting very thin, that's I rushed to get a 2024 civic. Other then the muscle car type like the Camaro or the mustang the other option would be, Subaru WRX. In the luxury sedan category there is the Cadillac Blackwing, Acura integra and the BMW's.

Rockbadchild · Feb 28, 2025

5030 said:
Ain't gonna happen. The engine don't have enough gonads to overcome the wind resistance at that speed.

I don't think you know what a Ford GT is ... he his not talking about a mustang.

5030 · Feb 28, 2025

Rockbadchild said:
I don't think you know what a Ford GT is ... he his not talking about a mustang.

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I knew what it is. Go and do it, take a picture of the clock and report back...

Fastest I ever went was 200 clicks in a Ferrari 350 GT Berlinetta Boxer V12 when I was a kid at night on I71 south by the Ford Foundry in Brookpark, Ohio and that was scary. You hit anything at that speed on a public highway like a discarded pop can, you are a goner.

My RS's clock goes to 160 and I'm not crazy enough to explore that.

Mice car however. Never make it down our dirt road, too low, like the RS is. The RS stays in the drive now, until the road is graded.

Rockbadchild · Feb 28, 2025

5030 said:
I knew what it is. Go and do it, take a picture of the clock and report back...

Fastest I ever went was 200 clicks in a Ferrari 350 GT Berlinetta Boxer V12 when I was a kid at night on I71 south by the Ford Foundry in Brookpark, Ohio and that was scary. You hit anything at that speed on a public highway like a discarded pop can, you are a goner.

My RS's clock goes to 160 and I'm not crazy enough to explore that.

Mice car however. Never make it down our dirt road, too low, like the RS is. The RS stays in the drive now, until the road is graded.

I just wanted to make sure you didn't get confuse and was talking about the same thing.

Well if massey invite me for a ride I will gladly take a picture. That's the speed they advertise and clam.

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5030 · Feb 28, 2025

MinnesotaEric said:
My sister still drives a stick. In fact, she goes way, way, way out of her way to buy cars that offer stick shift. We just picked up a Mini-Cooper S model with a stick as a buy, fix, sell project. It has BMW disease, but we'll fix it.

Always heard they had many issues as they aged. In mu view they are ughly as well. Look like a puckered up blowfish.

Hard to find a manual today in a car. We live in an PRNDL society.

One good thing about a manual is, they really save on brake replacements unlike a slush box where the tranny is pushing the vehicle as you slow down. I have almost 100 grand on my RS and the pads are about 1/2 gone. 4 piston Brembo's.