How can people stand driving manuals?

[ScottyB]

I don't understand why people would want to drive a stick shift. I can barley stand all the work that goes into driving an automatic now that my cruise control went out. Can anyone enlighten me on this topic?

 

[NFS4]

It's doesn't take half a brain to drive an automatic...even without cruise control. I can drive my car with my pinky finger and my right foot on the highway.

Anyway, I just like the ease of driving with an auto. I can eat and drive, or talk on the phone and drive, or just about anything else and drive...I like to multitask

 

[HiTek21]

You can shift gears when you need the power, not have to slam on the gas pedal and wait for the automatic transmission to change gears. I love stick shift and will never buy automatic. I guess everyone has their own prefrence. Oh yeah and Manuals cost about 2 grand less than the auto

Edit: It also keeps other people who don't know how to drive stick from driving your car =P

 

[Rallispec]

driving stick is cool... i didnt think i'd like it so much, but now i cant ever imagine going back to auto.


TRAFFIC SUCKS THOUGH!!! i was stuck in rush hour traffic everyday this summer on my way home from work and i wanted to kill myself.

 

[Nocturnal]

you certainly get more power out of your manual speed car.

instead of stepping on the gas and having it downshift for you, you step the clutch and put it into the gear you want, and presto, power.

how can people stand driving autos?

i sure cant. it sucks. out of the five cars ive ever owned, they were all standard.

 

[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: HiTek21
You can shift gears when you need the power, not have to slam on the gas pedal and wait for the automatic transmission to change gears. I love stick shift and will never buy automatic. I guess everyone has their own prefrence. Oh yeah and Manuals cost about 2 grand less than the auto

rofl, you read my mind.

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: ScottyB
I don't understand why people would want to drive a stick shift. I can barley stand all the work that goes into driving an automatic now that my cruise control went out. Can anyone enlighten me on this topic?

Are you one of those people who can't stay at a constant speed without using their cruise control?

 

[NFS4]

Oh yeah...the difference is hardly $2,000 btw manual and automatic versions of cars nowadays.

Also, in larger vehicles, a manual transmission is really a bitch IMHO. Like SUVs, large sedans, etc.

Also, there are just times when you don't want to be bothered. I like to just sit back and relax while driving...

 

[ScottyB]

I hate not having cruise control. I used to be able to daydream and think about whatever I wanted to think about. Now I have to look at the gas gage like every couple of minutes. It is horrible, its like living in hell. I can't even sit how I like now because I have to have my foot by the pedal all the time.

 

[toant103]

Originally posted by: ScottyB
I don't understand why people would want to drive a stick shift. I can barley stand all the work that goes into driving an automatic now that my cruise control went out. Can anyone enlighten me on this topic?

I thinik all 4 cylinders engine should be manual. (except for a few like the s2000.

 

[The Dancing Peacock]

it's fun. If there's no traffic, it's makes driving fun. Hell, even if there is traffic, it keeps you on your toes. No cruise control and you're bitching? pussy

 

[ScottyB]

Originally posted by: rbloedow

Originally posted by: ScottyB
I don't understand why people would want to drive a stick shift. I can barley stand all the work that goes into driving an automatic now that my cruise control went out. Can anyone enlighten me on this topic?

Are you one of those people who can't stay at a constant speed without using their cruise control?

Yes, I end up going like 10 or 15 over and then have to slow down.

 

[Blayze]

I have no problems driving a manual, but I prefer a auto as well.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Also, there are just times when you don't want to be bothered. I like to just sit back and relax while driving...

That is an amazingly strange comment for such a car enthusiast. I guess I just love driving, not riding with one toe on the gas and one finger on the steering wheel.

I hate, hate, hate automatic transmissions, and I honestly can't imagine owning one, other than in a truck I intended to use for towing, or for a suburban cruiser when I am an old codger. I experimented with owning my first car with an automatic a couple of years ago and I detested driving it. I pray that the prevalence of cell phones does not drive out the availability of manual transmissions in relatively ordinary cars (like my Maxima SE).

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: ScottyB
I hate not having cruise control. I used to be able to daydream and think about whatever I wanted to think about. Now I have to look at the gas gage like every couple of minutes. It is horrible, its like living in hell. I can't even sit how I like now because I have to have my foot by the pedal all the time.

Heaven forbid you have too look at the gas guage and use your muscles to push a pedal

If you have to use cruise control on a trip to teh grocery store, you are one INCREDIBLY lazy mofo.

 

[bUnMaNGo]

hrmm... I'm usually sitting when I'm driving my 5spd Integra.

 

[Ryan]

How hard is it for you to hold your foot in place?

 

[Soybomb]

I used to be able to daydream

I hear that man, when I'm driving, the last thing I want to think about is piloting my vehicle.

It is horrible, its like living in hell. I can't even sit how I like now because I have to have my foot by the pedal all the time.

Wow tell me about it. I like to cross my legs, put them on the dash, or even sometimes stretch out over the passenger seat, without cruise control that stupid gas pedal, and even more useless brake pedal are in my way.

 

[zzzz]

How can people stand driving manuals?

Its dangerous, only stuntmen should do that.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito

Also, there are just times when you don't want to be bothered. I like to just sit back and relax while driving...

That is an amazingly strange comment for such a car enthusiast. I guess I just love driving, not riding with one toe on the gas and one finger on the steering wheel.

I hate, hate, hate automatic transmissions, and I honestly can't imagine owning one, other than in a truck I intended to use for towing, or for a suburban cruiser when I am an old codger. I experimented with owning my first car with an automatic a couple of years ago and I detested driving it. I pray that the prevalence of cell phones does not drive out the availability of manual transmissions in relatively ordinary cars (like my Maxima SE).

Well, there's only but so much you can do when you drive a Camry, Highlander, and F-150. So I prefer to just sit back and relax when driving those vehicles.

 

[Viper GTS]

A manual is so much more fun than an auto.

Once you're used to it you don't notice the "work" required unless you're stuck in traffic, and once you hit some windy, narrow country roads you'll remember why you have the stick.

Viper GTS

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Well, there's only but so much you can do when you drive a Camry, Highlander, and F-150. So I prefer to just sit back and relax when driving those vehicles.

Well, I can relate to that to a point, but I had a LOT of fun driving my '84 Accord with 206,000 miles when I was in law school - a stick can make even a very plebian car fun to drive.

 

[ScottyB]

Originally posted by: rbloedow

Originally posted by: ScottyB
I hate not having cruise control. I used to be able to daydream and think about whatever I wanted to think about. Now I have to look at the gas gage like every couple of minutes. It is horrible, its like living in hell. I can't even sit how I like now because I have to have my foot by the pedal all the time.

Heaven forbid you have too look at the gas guage and use your muscles to push a pedal

If you have to use cruise control on a trip to teh grocery store, you are one INCREDIBLY lazy mofo.

Why would I want to do extra work when I don't have too?

If you have to make comments like that then you are one INCREDIBLY arrogant mofo.

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito

Well, there's only but so much you can do when you drive a Camry, Highlander, and F-150. So I prefer to just sit back and relax when driving those vehicles.

Well, I can relate to that to a point, but I had a LOT of fun driving my '84 Accord with 206,000 miles when I was in law school - a stick can make even a very plebian car fun to drive.

Accords are DAMN fun little cars. My 89 DX was very go-kart like on back roads, and it had under 100 hp!

Viper GTS

 

[ScottyB]

Originally posted by: rbloedow
How hard is it for you to hold your foot in place?

I have ADHD and chronic back pain. It is very hard for me to hold my foot in place.