How many pedals does your car or truck have?

[Grayfox]

I've only owned one manual car in my life. 1973 Mercury Comet with a 200 6 cylinder and 3 on the tree.
However, I made a career out of fixing things that had 3 pedals and as many as 20 forward gears with 4 reverse gears. Some even had multiple sticks. Anybody ever drive a Mack Quadraplex?
After shifting gears all day, it gets old. I'll stick to automatics.

 

[Robspeire]

2006 Chevy Duramax LBZ = 2 pedals, with tune, 14.5 mpg.
Golf Sport Wagon TDI = 3 pedals , stock , 44 mpg.
Guess which gets driven the most.

 

[Krogen]

46 yrs old and have never driven a manual transmission. Parents always had automatics, friends, relatives etc always had autos. Every vehicle I have ever purchased from Camaro to full size truck had an automatic. If you put a gun to my head and told me to name someone that I know that owns a stick shift, you may as well pull the trigger.

Ummm.... You know a bunch of us in this thread, doncha?

 

[tops]

I had my left knee replaced 14 months ago, and of course I wasn't able to drive at all. In truth, it didn't bother me, because I couldn't bend the doggone knee to get in the car on either side anyway! It was nice to be able to drive again...

I had the 428 Galaxie in 1969 and my left knee was operated on and I had a cast from ankle to hip. It was uncomfortable and annoying but that Galaxie had enough room that I could get in and drive. No long rides but at least I wasn't stuck at home. Larry

 

[NYlakesider]

Beemerguy53--- tight car

I had my left knee replaced 14 months ago, and of course I wasn't able to drive at all. In truth, it didn't bother me, because I couldn't bend the doggone knee to get in the car on either side anyway! It was nice to be able to drive again...

I hear you had my left knee replaced end of May last year. Even though my Vette was a auto getting in and out of a regular car is easy compared to a 5'11'' 250# 74 year guy with a bad leg has to do in a sports car

Towards September I could struggle in and out only if the top was down. My wife has a SUV and I have a full size pick up so I could get around sort of OK after the first two months.

Still a bit of a struggle today but put on a heck of a lot more miles on the Vette so far this year than all of last year!

Be Well, Dave

 

[steelslaver]

2006 Chevy Duramax LBZ = 2 pedals, with tune, 14.5 mpg.
Golf Sport Wagon TDI = 3 pedals , stock , 44 mpg.
Guess which gets driven the most.

Duramax rigs max payload

Golf Sports max pay load

Diesel trucks were not designed to be daily drivers. but work trucks. Some guys use them for drivers though.

My daily around town driver is a Polaris Ranger
My road Car is a Lincoln Town car
My camping, working, hauling, pulling rig is a Ford Heavy Duty with a 7.3 diesel
The welding truck I am setting up is an older Ford with a 6.9 diesel and a manual gear box.

Put a slide in overhead camper on your Golf, hook it up to a trailer with a 21 ft jet boat and try driving it around the mountains in Montana.

Shifting.

Ya, I can do it from muscle memory, I can do it and never use the clutch once rolling, work double stick trucks, etc. Don't need to look at the stick or sticks. But, its hard to do and hold onto your coffee or when I was younger some sweetheart.

I had a 68 Camaro SS with a built 350 and a T10 4 speed
I also had a 75 Trans Am with a built 455 and a built Turbo 400.
Chevy small blocks from 55s though 64s then the Camaro, mostly all with real gears, then the Trans Am.

 

[SC_Mike]

Three if you count the parking brake.

Officer: "Sir do you know how many feet it would take to stop your vehicle traveling at 100 mph?"

Bad driver: "Yes sir, two. One for the clutch and one for the brake."

 

[Kurusu]

Three if you count the parking brake.

Officer: "Sir do you know how many feet it would take to stop your vehicle traveling at 100 mph?"

Bad driver: "Yes sir, two. One for the clutch and one for the brake."

That is really one bad driver.

All familiar with manual transmissions will know why.

 

[Art Doc]

Half or more of my cars since 1971 have been manuals. I prefer them. My current ride is 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T with a 6 speed manual.

PS: I have 4 pedals if you count the parking brake.

 

[GaryS]

Don't need pedals, I have an engine in my truck.

 

[Dave_n]

The real fun was teaching people to drive a Land Rover Defender (circa 1958) with two settings for 4-wheel drive "Low" and "High", so you effectively had 12 forward and three reverse. Great fun using the diesel engined version and teaching people how to go up a sand dune and step out just before it toppled onto its side during early Army training. Dave_n

 

[SgtStone]

standard transmission

I learned to drive both standard and automatic. Became a fan of using a clutch and shifting gears. Taught my daughter so well that she STILL owns and drives a standard shift van.


Alas age and infirmity caught up with me. My 17 year old pickup truck has an excellent automatic transmission and various electronic hand controls for 'overdrive', cruise control, ECT, a hand parking break next to the central gear shift lever but only two floor pedals: brake and accelerate.


To this day my left foot sometimes reaches for the non-existent clutch pedal.

 

[vt_shooter]

Reminds me of an article I read a while ago about an attempted car theft - the thieves made an attempt to steal it but left without it because they didn't know how to drive it.

 

[bigwheelzip]

The Citroen 2CV that a friend loaned us in Paris was the most unique thing on four wheels I've ever driven, and had a shifter that stuck straight out of the dashboard.

 

[6518John]

Mary—I would be grinding some gears in that beauty!

 

[bigwheelzip]

Mary—I would be grinding some gears in that beauty!

Nahh. It's a very hearty design, that makes every drive a low speed adventure. Check out it's review from the German broadcaster DW.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP_op4yS57w[/ame]

 

[Kurusu]

The Citroen 2CV that a friend loaned us in Paris was the most unique thing on four wheels I've ever driven, and had a shifter that stuck straight out of the dashboard.

I drove one(belonged to a friend) no problem with the gears. But that thing didn't brake worth "you know what". It was a 1962 model though.

 

[SC_Mike]

 

[Kurusu]

Smart car. If I say so myself.

 

[bigwheelzip]

I drove one(belonged to a friend) no problem with the gears. But that thing didn't brake worth "you know what". It was a 1962 model though.

Meh, a small price to pay for a car that comes with a crank start handle. "CONTACT!!"