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Driving a manual: is it difficult? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] distance@sh.itjust.works 7 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

You also need an IDP: "U.S. citizens who wish to drive in Romania must have an International Driving Permit (IDP) in addition to the valid U.S. state drivers’ license (DL)." https://ro.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/additional-resources-for-u-s-citizens/driving-in-romania/

Driving a manual: is it difficult? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] distance@sh.itjust.works 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I'm confident. Not to honk my own horn... (car pun intended).

Driving a manual: is it difficult? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] distance@sh.itjust.works 10 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

I have my US (state) driver's license & my IDP, neither which specify manual/automatic, so there's nothing stopping me from driving a manual legally. In Romania, from what my bf told me, if you pass your test on an automatic you can de jure only drive automatic as you have a marker on your license, but de facto you can drive whatever as there are no actual legal penalties mentioned in the law for driving a manual with a marked license.

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Driving a manual: is it difficult? (sh.itjust.works)
 

Long story short: I'm (24M) American, and I'm visiting my long-distance Romanian boyfriend for the first time soon. In Romania, most cars are manual - including all the ones owned by my boyfriend's family (I'll be staying with them). I've never driven a manual before. His dad told me he can give me a quick lesson, and that I'm welcome to use their cars if I want; otherwise, I can rent an automatic. I don’t have access to any manual cars here in the U.S. to practice on, so I’m not sure what to do.