Too old for a manual transmission?
I am considering a HD pickup that has a manual transmission. I have plenty of experience driving a stick, so that is not an issue. What is on my mind though, is whether the aches and pains of an ag...
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Sport45 wrote:Hell I had my right foot operated on and couldn't drive my manual or auto tranny trucks/car for 2 weeks.
Age has nothing to do with it.
I had my left foot operated on last year. If my truck didn't have an auto I'd have been grounded for at least 12 weeks. No thanks.
Folks can think up all kinds of excuses to drive what they own.
I'm 72 and have no problems with the NV5600 behind the my Cummins.
My son in law had a manual tranny small car years back and said he could drive my manual tranny truck. He found out rather quick a big heavy 6 speed manual tranny truck had nothing in common with his experience with small cars.
The OP would be wise to drive one first. Their not for everyone.
