Manual over Automatic? See how Gerardo learned to fall in love with “Stick Shift” cars.

Host:Andreia Lopes

Guest: Gerardo Reyes

Are you debating on choosing a manual car over automatic? The car industry among young teenagers has been growing, while now the use of manual cars are continuously increasing manual cars come with many challenges. It is no longer just the breaks and accelerator now its a clutch and switching gears. Hear about how Gerardo Reyes an experienced stick shift driver learned not only to drive stick shift but love every single thing about it. Gerardo shares his experiences he faced but also shares what he recommends if you are new to this journey of trying to learn stick shift. Gerardo’s podcast can be a guide to help you especially if you are nervous and do not know yet what to expect when learning something completely new. Gerardo is self taught, he learned by watching others, and from some help of Youtube. Gerardo has owned over three stick shift cars now since his first one that he purchased in 2016. They are all mustangs, because of his love for sport cars. Gerardo is fascinated of the differences stick shift cars have to bring and offer. He began learning at the age of sixteen and does not look into changing to an automatic car anytime soon. Gerardo loves being able to switch gears and control his speed driving a stick shift. Gerardo loves driving stick shift because of the unique qualities these cars have to bring and are not like your everyday typical automatic. The increase in manual drivers are growing so what are you waiting for? Learn to love stick shift as much as Gerardo does.

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Reflection:

This was my very first podcast and I learned a lot from working on Audacity. It was my first time putting together an audio piece and I was able to learn a lot of editing skills. I enjoyed having this as my last project because my first ones were based on video and I didn’t work as much on my audio because I was focused on the videos. This project allowed me to enhance my podcasting skills and allow me to know what I have to work on for next time. I am glad we got feedback on our projects so that I could know what to fix for next time. I began this class completely new to everything and I saw a lot of improvement from my first project compared to my last.