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Lifer
- Aug 30, 2000
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My parents have always owned manuals and since I got their old car its a manual. I don't mind traffic in it and its a hoot when you're driving aggressively so its all good.
Currently:
1991 Accord - mine
2000 Camry & '89 Toyota PU - parents'
BTW: I hate the tranny/shifter in the Camry. It feels like crap.
Currently:
1991 Accord - mine
2000 Camry & '89 Toyota PU - parents'
BTW: I hate the tranny/shifter in the Camry. It feels like crap.
Some auto trannies are crap. Some (GM 4L60E comes to mind) are very reliable and almost as fast as the equivelant manual.
What he said. When I get stuck in heavy traffic like that, I try to give myself a good opening in front so I don't have to keep braking or shifting. Of course there's always someone who has to get in my opening and cock-block me.
On a related note, why does it always seem like my lane is the slowest one while every other lane around me is going faster?
heh, story time:
i bought a 5-speed 2003 civic and traded it in for an auto 5 days later. Long story short, it was my 'learning' car and obviously I had trouble driving in traffic/going uphill, and my dad hates manuals (we were financing it at 1.9% with his credit, but I was paying) but in the end he wanted an auto so badly he basically forced me to trade it in with 300 miles on the odometer (290 of those was him driving, he wouldn't let me practice because he thought the dealer would give him all his money back, and now he pays for it).
anyway, a few weeks later I hooked up with this girl from one of my classes, and she had manual, so she taught me how to drive and now i want one :|
Someone please total my '03 civic sedan so I can at least go out and buy a used 5-speed with my own loot
i bought a 5-speed 2003 civic and traded it in for an auto 5 days later. Long story short, it was my 'learning' car and obviously I had trouble driving in traffic/going uphill, and my dad hates manuals (we were financing it at 1.9% with his credit, but I was paying) but in the end he wanted an auto so badly he basically forced me to trade it in with 300 miles on the odometer (290 of those was him driving, he wouldn't let me practice because he thought the dealer would give him all his money back, and now he pays for it).
anyway, a few weeks later I hooked up with this girl from one of my classes, and she had manual, so she taught me how to drive and now i want one :|
Someone please total my '03 civic sedan so I can at least go out and buy a used 5-speed with my own loot
Originally posted by: wasssup
heh, story time:
i bought a 5-speed 2003 civic and traded it in for an auto 5 days later. Long story short, it was my 'learning' car and obviously I had trouble driving in traffic/going uphill, and my dad hates manuals (we were financing it at 1.9% with his credit, but I was paying) but in the end he wanted an auto so badly he basically forced me to trade it in with 300 miles on the odometer (290 of those was him driving, he wouldn't let me practice because he thought the dealer would give him all his money back, and now he pays for it).
anyway, a few weeks later I hooked up with this girl from one of my classes, and she had manual, so she taught me how to drive and now i want one :|
Someone please total my '03 civic sedan so I can at least go out and buy a used 5-speed with my own loot
1. Find busy intersection
2. Run red light
3. Get T-boned by person entering intersection on green
4. Sue them
5. Profit
6. Buy new car
I have a 6-speed manual 350Z, and I couldn't imagine it being automatic. I bought the car to have fun driving, so *I* want to do th driving. I also have a '98 Honda Accord V6 EX Coupe, and it's an automatic. The Honda is a good car, but it's not exactly a fun car.
Turkish
Lifer
- May 26, 2003
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manual all the way... it was very easy to learn, when i was 11. my uncle thought it to me because he couldnt find an automatic car to teach me and u know, it's one of those things that gets lotsa attention when you hold a lady's hand while driving and it's a stick
and u know, it's one of those things that gets lotsa attention when you hold a lady's hand while driving and it's a stick Honda Prelude with a 5-speed manual. Love the gearing on my car
Drove my friend's 5-speed Saturn SL-1 a couple of times, and I hate the grearing on it. With my Honda, when I put the pedel down, she goes! Marked acceleration decrease around 4500 RPM. With the Satrurn it's closer to 3200 before the car's practically screaming at me to upshift.
Only time I regret manual is in heavy traffic (god, traffic jams SUCK in a car like that) and when visting a friend. The reason for the latter is that between his place and the highway I have to come down is a street with 14 stopsigns over a mile or less distance. Practically every block has its own sign! (*shift-1st-2nd-1st, come to rolling stop at sign, repeat* ARGH!)
-- Jack
Drove my friend's 5-speed Saturn SL-1 a couple of times, and I hate the grearing on it. With my Honda, when I put the pedel down, she goes! Marked acceleration decrease around 4500 RPM. With the Satrurn it's closer to 3200 before the car's practically screaming at me to upshift.
Only time I regret manual is in heavy traffic (god, traffic jams SUCK in a car like that) and when visting a friend. The reason for the latter is that between his place and the highway I have to come down is a street with 14 stopsigns over a mile or less distance. Practically every block has its own sign! (*shift-1st-2nd-1st, come to rolling stop at sign, repeat* ARGH!)
-- Jack
Auto for me and my truck which is what I'd prefer. Stick can be fun in certain situations and you do get used to it on daily driving, but I'd personally just as soon not have to deal with it on my daily commute if I don't have to; there's no need to look for thrills there and it becomes just one more minor thing you have to deal with in heavy traffic. My older Sentra and my wife's Accord are autos too. For functional vehicles like most family sedans, trucks, etc I'll probably always get an auto just for practicality in everyday driving. If I ever have spare cash where I can plunk down money for a 'fun' vehicle then I'll probably get a stick.
Please explain the reasoning there? I have never had a problem driving a manual in traffic. I find it more fun because traffic is boring. Nothing interesting ever happens in traffic. *shrugs*
BTW, I prefer a manual transmission. It adds to the driving experience and allows you to push start you car when necessary
Both but will probably get rid of the manual within the next year. I drive over 20K miles in the auto and less than 5K in the manual. Too much of a pain especially in Boston traffic. Plus with a good auto you can get amazing performance. Before any bench mechanics jump in and spout off on how manuals are superior in every which way, go test drive a BMW X5 4.6is with upgraded 5 speed Steptronics and the BMW 745i with 6 speed Steptronics. Even in full auto, they both let you hold at redline depending on how you modulate the gas pedal. Welcome to the 21st century. The whole "you have more control" thing is overrated. If everyone had that attitude, we'd still be churning our own butter and washing our clothes over a washboard.
Remember a manual transmission is not an extension of your manhood.
Windogg
Remember a manual transmission is not an extension of your manhood.
Windogg
Overall I prefer manual.
A good manual box is almost like driving an automatic and a good autmatic feels alot like a manual...
A good manual box is almost like driving an automatic and a good autmatic feels alot like a manual...
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