Breaking the manual conditioning not easy!

Well, I signed the dotted line today and now officially own an auto trans Tacoma, the first auto trans truck that I have ever owned, and I have to say that old habits are hard to break! I sit with my left hand on the wheel and my right on the gear shift, and I have already unconsciously tried to shift in transit! Anybody else have that trouble when switching from a manual to an AT? Any idea how long it will take my brain to get with the program? lol

 

You'll be fine Shouldn't take too long.

 

Sometimes when I drive my wifes car I try to push the "clutch" in with my left foot, which results in the car coming to a screeching halt and giving everybody in the car whiplash! I'd guess driving the auto everyday you'd adjust pretty quickly.

 

Haha, I've done this on more than 1 occasion as well...

 

Yeah....

I've even accidentally stepped on the BRAKE thinking it was the clutch!!

 

+1- I've also tried to put my 5 speed scion into 6th gear (like my taco) at highway speeds. THAT is a nasty sound.

 

i had a 6 spd celica gt-s (same shift pattern) before my 6 spd trd sport, so no issues there. but then i bought a honda crx 5 spd.. thankfully it won't let me go right from 5th to reverse or i would have once..

i'll be in a few months you'll be thinking you will never go back to a manual