I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as the clutch, is in fact, the clutch pedal, or as I've recently taken to calling it, the clutch+pedal. The pedal is not a mechanism unto itself, but rather another mechanical component of a fully functioning clutch system made useful by th

[–] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I bet with all the US based users of lemmy, not many people know what a clutch is

[–] Ejh3k@midwest.social 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shush. There are many Americans that still drive a manual transmission.

[–] Poach@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yep all 5 of us over here

[–] get_off_the_phone@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm one. Who are the other 4?

[–] xilophor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only three more!

[–] IGuessThisIsForNSFW@yiffit.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My daily drivers have been manual for years. Had to drive a uhaul recently and instinctively reached for the shifter everytime it hit 3k.

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Checking in. Apparently only one of us left? I’m guessing it’s my buddy and his Civic Si.

[–] Classy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Most tractors are manual too, I'm pretty sure. I would be surprised to find any farmers out there who only drive automatic.