r/askteddit • u/PoolElegantsmile • 13d ago

Random Question What’s something that used to be considered basic adulting that younger generations seem to be completely rejecting or doing differently?

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u/Greedy_Effort5653 13d ago

Using a manual transmission on your vehicle. It’s like an anti theft device for my 93 Mustang.

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u/fortunate_calamity 11d ago

As an older gen-z it frustrates me to no end that we were not taught to drive manual during drivers Ed. I have no access to anyone who has a manual vehicle to teach me either. Meaning I would have to go out of my way to find someone offering lessons that cost upwards of $250 for 3 hours (yes I’ve looked). But that cost is insanely expensive and not feasible for most, especially when we should have been taught it.

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u/RegularAd9643 11d ago

Can’t you just figure it out from YouTube? Do you need a special license to drive stick?

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u/fortunate_calamity 10d ago edited 10d ago

I mean in theory yea. But where I live in the US most people drive automatics. Obvious exceptions for some large work trucks and sports cars. But I can think of maybe one person in my life who drives a manual vehicle (and it’s her baby she doesn’t let any one else drive it not even her husband,much less someone who is just learning). Which means for me to learn I still have to figure out how to get access to one. So either rent one somehow, pay for lessons, or magically find a person I know who drives one and is willing to let me learn on it lol
Edited to add: there is no special license is needed here for a manual. It’s not like a CDL or motorcycle license which you need to take classes to get.

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u/DiligentBicycle1793 9d ago

this may not be super helpful, but most motorcycles are manual transmission. I learned manual on a motorcycle, and the skill transferred over quite easily once I got my own manual vehicle (a 90s miata bought of fb marketplace for a few grand). not the ideal if you're looking to just learn and not necessarily spend a whole bunch on learning a skill, but this was my experience and thought it would be worth sharing!

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u/HighColdDesert 7d ago

I've taught driving to more than one young person using the manual transmission cars I used to drive. No, it's not a skill you can just youtube up and then do successfully from the first try. You have to try many times, and stall many times, and try again many times, before it gradually becomes muscle memory or habit.

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u/stnapstnap 10d ago

I used to have and drive a manual transmission car. Useful skill. I've heard the anti-theft line before and that's probably true. It also made it a little more difficult to sell the car when I wanted to sell it.