I guess people actually don't know how to drive a manual...

http://tracking.landroverusa.com/t/e...RJ5Y.7VF&s=c&4=

 

 

 

I feel bad for the people who ordered the V6 manual and need to read that pamphlet.

 

Actually, I think it's the other way around. I think it's sad that someone at JLR really thought it would be a good idea to print and distribute that pamphlet. NO ONE is ordering a manual without knowing exactly what they are getting, which means they have the experience that's caused them to prefer it.

 

I hope you are correct!

 

I would not say "NO ONE". Imagine you suddenly came into some money (inheritance, work bonus, etc.). You've always like sports cars and now finally have the means to buy one. But you didn't have anyone to teach you stick growing up and all your life you've been driving an auto Camry. But you are adventurous and want a "proper" manual sports car. So you buy one! Why not? Everybody has to learn/start. Most people learn on a beater family car, you learn in a nice Jaaaag. I did this with golf. Growing up no one in my circle played golf. One day I bought $2K worth of equipment even though I couldn't tell you the difference between a pitching wedge and a 6-iron. Read a golf for dummies book, and the rest is history. Bravo to anybody who is adventurous enough to drop $80K on a car they can't drive Actually, a guy I know from college did this. Barely knew how to drive a stick, bought a Celica manual. Salesguy offered to drive it home for him LOL. Everybody starts out somewhere.

 

The pamphlet was meant to be ironic, tongue-in-cheek, the very dry British sense of humor lamenting that manual transmissions are dying out.

Don't take it too seriously, it's not an instruction manual, it's a marketing gag.

 

+1 Cambo. I got the same mailer and it's pretty obvious it's meant to be tongue in cheek. It's just an ironic way of promoting the manual.

Maybe you need to be a Brit (or of course an Aussie) to appreciate it

 

I didn't bother to click on the link and look at it previously, but now that I have, it's pretty clear you're right.

 

There's not a person in my office under 30 (about 15 of them) that know how to drive a stick. Millennials don't do anything unless it's attached to the business side of a USB port.

 

Love it, I agree it looks like something of a marketing gag, but really nicely written from both a technical point of view and also with a nice sense of humour. As the parent of two teenagers one who is just got her licence it is not a joke. Most of the, are learning in autos and most will likely never drive a manual.

I have saved this so that if one day they need to learn this would be a good primer read.

 

I'm going to write one for JLR - Customer Care Manual ;-)

 

Pretty close to my own experience.

Back in the mid 90's I decided to buy a Porsche 911 as a weekend "fun" car. Local dealer had a 1989 911 Targa that was in pristine condition, and once I saw it, I knew I had to have it. Problem was, I didn't know how to drive a stick.

For the test drive, I had the salesman drive it around with me in the passenger seat. When I bought it, I had him follow me back to the house, and then I drove him back to the dealership.

I lived up in a rural area of Colorado at the time, and the driveway to my house sloped downward to the road. So at least the very first time out in it, I got a running start.

I learned how to work the stick by driving it around on weekends on the county roads near my house. Because my driveway sloped, I could practice starting on hills by driving up it.

Definitely not the normal way to learn how to drive a stick, but I made it work

 

In 20 years, they will be releasing a "How to Drive" manual By then cars will be self-driving and entire generation will have never driven a manual, let alone a car! I can imagine a young lad wanting a "vintage" 2015 F-Type and having to learn how to actually drive a car. His first issue, WTF is "gas" LOL

 

So I guess my '28 Model A roadster would be considered B.C. ?

 

I always enjoyed stick but never really had to worry about heavy traffic all the time. In college had to learn how to survive San Francisco hills, definitely hardest place to drive manual! Now bad hip, no knee! Have trouble enough getting in and out of the car!