Why Real MEN Drive Stick!!!

- Real men understand that cars need three pedals, otherwise the vehicle is nothing more than a fancy golf cart.

- An automatic transmission is a fine accessory to have -- it's for those who find driving to be a confusing task, but unfortunately find themselves frequently distracted by things like cell phones, makeup, and shiny things. One of the obvious downsides to this propensity to distraction is when it comes time for these drivers to gently tug the steering wheel to either the left or right, they end up crashing into moving and parked cars.

- Rather than admit that driving is a skill that needs to be practiced and mastered, the people who favor automatic transmissions blame their poor driving skills on everyone and everything else.

“The tree jumped out into the middle of the road!” they will exclaim, quickly followed by a cry of, “There was no way to avoid it!” Of course, these drivers will be sure to omit the fact that they were texting, checking their lip gloss, and/or trying to master the use of the sippy cup holding their double tall nonfat chai latte.

Here is exactly why Real Men Drive Manually Transmitted Cars:

*You can't spell "manual" without "man".

- No Comment.

*You can't drift in an auto.

- No Comment.

* You’ll never look like a chump if you can drive stick.

- No Comment.

* Manual transmission cars are faster.

- No Comment.

* Women like a guy who is good with his hands.

- No Comment.

*Manual transmissions prove you can do more than one thing at a time

- Some people have a hard time walking and sipping chai lattes at the same time. No one respects these people. We as a society respect those who can do more than one thing at a time -- especially if they can do those things well. Men who excel at performing multiple, complex motor movements at one time, such as professional athletes, often enjoy an almost godlike status.

*A manual transmission is the ultimate in control:

- Despite what engineers may say, modern cars aren’t that smart. Cars that shift themselves will often hold the wrong gear, or shift up at the worst possible time, resulting in a car that treats the gas pedal as a suggestion box -- which it then promptly ignores. The automatic car is going to tell you what to do, and ultimately make you its bitch.

* You get better fuel economy with a stick.

- Manual transmissions have historically been more energy efficient than traditional automatic transmissions, and a quick look at EPA numbers will show that a manual version of a car can get 1 to 2 more miles per gallon than its identical automatic-equipped sibling.


Source: Askmen.com