{"id":490565,"date":"2009-03-01T17:00:52","date_gmt":"2009-03-02T01:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=48108"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:26:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:26:57","slug":"shifting-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/shifting-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Shifting Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I read a statistic the other day that totally floored me. In the United States, less than 10% of the population knows how to drive a manual transmission. Wow, only one out of every ten people is capable of driving a car with a stick shift? To me, that\u2019s like saying that only one out of every ten Americans knows how to cut their own meat. When exactly did we become automotive sloths?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sadly, the 10% who can stir a manual gearbox are likely over 40. I suppose you can\u2019t blame today\u2019s youth entirely. How many entry-level cars can you buy in the United States nowadays with a manual transmission? Hmmm, none. I hate to sound like the old geezer by the cracker barrel, but back in my day, the majority of cars you could learn to drive on were stick shift.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? You&#8217;re missing out<\/h2>\n<p class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content\">Any Text Here<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a07online-global-marketing-prompt\" href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=86696\">Get Started<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">\n<h4 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">Already a Member? <a href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/account\">Sign in to your account here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I read a statistic the other day that totally floored me. In the United States, less than 10% of the population knows how to drive a manual transmission. Wow, only one out of every ten people is capable of driving a car with a stick shift? To me, that\u2019s like saying that only one out of every ten Americans knows how to cut their own meat. When exactly did we become automotive sloths? 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