Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 10:57     Subject: 18 year old wants manual transmission
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Manual yes. Sporty no.

+1 Getting harder to do but not impossible. Absolute no to a WRX, there are other Subarus, plus Hondas and Mazdas and VWs available in stick. Also a fair amount of Wranglers.

Here’s a manual Subaru that’s not a WRX.
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicle/748493885?allListingType=all-cars&city=Chevy%20Chase&maxPrice=22000&minPrice=15000&state=MD&transmissionCode=MAN&clickType=listing
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 10:56     Subject: Re:18 year old wants manual transmission
Anonymous wrote:There are very few cars on the market with stick any more.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g20734564/manual-transmission-cars/

As for the Impreza WRX, ask your insurance agent. That's like a race car and insurance rates for a new teen driver will be sky-high.

See if you can find a VW Jetta with stick.


Here you go!
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicle/753651341?allListingType=all-cars&city=Chevy%20Chase&maxPrice=22000&minPrice=15000&state=MD&transmissionCode=MAN&clickType=listing
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 10:52     Subject: 18 year old wants manual transmission
Anonymous wrote:Manual yes. Sporty no.

+1 Getting harder to do but not impossible. Absolute no to a WRX, there are other Subarus, plus Hondas and Mazdas and VWs available in stick. Also a fair amount of Wranglers.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 10:43     Subject: 18 year old wants manual transmission
Old Toyota pickup sounds great.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 10:31     Subject: 18 year old wants manual transmission
Manual yes. Sporty no.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 23:09     Subject: 18 year old wants manual transmission
The WRX is too fast. Get another manual.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 23:02     Subject: 18 year old wants manual transmission
Anonymous wrote:Manual transmission more attention to the act of driving and less opportunity for using your phone. Seems like a good choice for a teen who is interested and responsible.

Not 100% definitive evidence, but:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17085632/
https://www.cmtelematics.com/distracted-driving/drivers-are-nearly-3x-less-distracted-in-the-uk-why/#:~:text=Automatic%20vs.%20manual,UK%20manual%20drivers.

Mazda 3 still has the option for a manual transmission. Might not fit the bill for sporty car for a teen, but it's a good deal for a car with excellent safety ratings.


I know quite a few people that owned Mazda 3s with manual transmissions. They are great cars.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 20:16     Subject: 18 year old wants manual transmission
I mean, you learned on a manual too, right? I know I did, in my home country in Europe. I wouldn't have any problems getting a manual for my kids, but in our household, they don't get their own cars as teens. We already have two (automatic) cars that are enough for 4 people, what with our school walkability and flexible parent schedules.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 19:37     Subject: 18 year old wants manual transmission
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sure. But prepare to replace the clutch in a year. Part of learning!
Not necessarily. I bought a manual when I was 21 not knowing how to drive it. I never had to replace the clutch.


+1 but I got mine at 16. It was a Toyota and those clutches take a licking and keep on ticking.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 17:47     Subject: 18 year old wants manual transmission
Do not buy a used WRX!

Most Drivers beat them to hell and put little into maintenance.

Personally, I would find him an old Toyota manual pick-up truck.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 14:10     Subject: 18 year old wants manual transmission
Anonymous wrote:My sister made her kid drive a manual bc it’s much harder to text while driving one.


This! It’s hard to eat or drink coffee while driving too - which is my DH issue with his sports car.

Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 14:08     Subject: 18 year old wants manual transmission
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Go VW, the hatchback will come in handy when moving in and out of the dorms.

Can't text while driving a stick? Amateurs.


Why would anyone text while driving?


How come police officers are allowed to operate laptop computers while driving?

Are police officers imbued with super-powers? Are they supernaturally gifted drivers? Why are they allowed to do much more than merely texting while driving, while mere citizens can’t even hold a phone in their hand?

What are your thoughts about this inconsistency? I’d really like to hear them.


Because they are rigorously trained



What is the training they undergo? Please be specific.

I’m not referring to pursuit driving training or high performance driving training - I’m speaking of the training that lets them text, talk on the phone handheld, and operate a laptop.

What’s that training consist of? What makes it rigorous? Please cite sources.


Start your own thread. Totally off topic.



You’re the one who brought up texting and driving.


? Wrong person PP.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 14:03     Subject: 18 year old wants manual transmission
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Go VW, the hatchback will come in handy when moving in and out of the dorms.

Can't text while driving a stick? Amateurs.


Why would anyone text while driving?


How come police officers are allowed to operate laptop computers while driving?

Are police officers imbued with super-powers? Are they supernaturally gifted drivers? Why are they allowed to do much more than merely texting while driving, while mere citizens can’t even hold a phone in their hand?

What are your thoughts about this inconsistency? I’d really like to hear them.


I think the fact that other people text while driving has nothing to do with the fact that texting while driving is dangerous and no one should be texting while driving.

Are you ten yrs old? Well, yes, your friend, Jimmy rides without a helmet. That doesn’t make it safe, does it?

So stupid.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 12:04     Subject: 18 year old wants manual transmission
Anonymous wrote:I can drive a manual and smoke a cigarette, and text at the same time. I learnt to drive a manual transmission in Italy.


Same same same.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 12:03     Subject: 18 year old wants manual transmission
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Go VW, the hatchback will come in handy when moving in and out of the dorms.

Can't text while driving a stick? Amateurs.


Why would anyone text while driving?


How come police officers are allowed to operate laptop computers while driving?

Are police officers imbued with super-powers? Are they supernaturally gifted drivers? Why are they allowed to do much more than merely texting while driving, while mere citizens can’t even hold a phone in their hand?

What are your thoughts about this inconsistency? I’d really like to hear them.


Because they are rigorously trained



What is the training they undergo? Please be specific.

I’m not referring to pursuit driving training or high performance driving training - I’m speaking of the training that lets them text, talk on the phone handheld, and operate a laptop.

What’s that training consist of? What makes it rigorous? Please cite sources.


Start your own thread. Totally off topic.



You’re the one who brought up texting and driving.