Members bassplayer7770 Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 I have driven manual before, but both of our cars now are automatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 I hate that stupid idio light, "Shift Up Now." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlwarriner Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 *wave* i prefer my 5 speed to any auto trans... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 My Toyota truck has six Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rusty the Scoob Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 All manuals here. I'm actually getting worse at it because my Jeep is so forgiving... I stall out other cars now and it's damn embarrasing.There's nothing worse than being in traffic behind some dumbass in an automatic vehicle who is all gas pedal or brakelights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rippin' Robin Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 Originally posted by misterhinkydink We all drive true manuals, including my 15yo daughter who is training towards her license. My Citroen is manually shifted but the clutch is operated by a combination of the gear selector, brake and engine speed. There is no clutch pedal. Is that a DS with pneumatic clutch?Great to see another Citrophile here, by the way.. I drive a BX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burdizzos Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 Originally posted by Rusty the Scoob There's nothing worse than being in traffic behind some dumbass in an automatic vehicle who is all gas pedal or brakelights. Or worse, gas AND brakes.People who never learn to drive a manual frequently drive and automatic with two feet, one for gas and one to brake.I knew a chick in highschool who did that. It was cool until she had to make an emergency stop. She pushed both pedals to the floor and the car didn't really stop all that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rikshaw Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 i've driven a manual all of my life until 3 weeks ago. i finally bought an automatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hotblack Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mangojeep66 Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 manual is all I drive. more control. There are no drawbacks for me. I may have to go auto, though. I need to share cars with the wife and she's lazy to go manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dark Slide Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 I do. I prefer them... though I'm always scared when parking on hills. That is my only concern, especially while my emergency brake is fux0red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members B-Bottom Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 in my 13 years of driving I've owned 2 cars, and both have been manual.It's funny that this thread was posted because just last night I was teaching my girlfriend how to drive manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dark Slide Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 You know what I love? When I drive my girlfriend automatic after driving my standard all day and I come up to a stop light and jam the brake to the floor with my left leg. That rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burdizzos Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 Originally posted by B-Bottom in my 13 years of driving I've owned 2 cars, and both have been manual. It's funny that this thread was posted because just last night I was teaching my girlfriend how to drive manual Did you break out the training stick before hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike fitzwell Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 Originally posted by B-Bottom It's funny that this thread was posted because just last night I was teaching my girlfriend how to drive manual uhhh don't you mean BOALG's mom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thelurker Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 5 speed manual in my Trooper (260K miles!). I'm getting tired of holding the clutch in heavy traffic, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members B-Bottom Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 Originally posted by burdizzos Did you break out the training stick before hand? nice. She actually picked it up pretty fast. I know when my parents were teaching me how to drive stick they spent more time screaming at me than actually showing me how to drive the damn thing. By the time I went for my driving test I was so nervous that I forgot to take the emergency break off for like the first 2 minutes. I kept feeling the car buck but tried to play it off because I didn't want the officer to notice. Of course he did and failed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greenshag Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 I drive a stick, prefer it so much more, and it is not bad in rush hour traffic, my left leg just turns to jelly after 2 hours...someone else was mentioning that people who drive manuals know their car better, and I tend to agree with this statement. So many people on the freeway will brake for no reason, when if they were paying attention, they could have just coasted to even out the speed. Of course when that person brakes, the person behind them brakes, the person behind them brakes, then you have one of those moments where traffic comes to a stop, and you can't figure out why as it starts going again immediately.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeadNight Warrior Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 I learned to drive in manual cars, but when it came to buying my own car, a manual was hard to find in the type of car I was looking at.So now I drive an auto. Both have their upsides and downsides I guess... I don't consider one better or worse for my purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JacieFB Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 Originally posted by King Kashue Got to watch out for those Trannys... The hope that someone will post a hot pic like this is really the only reason I tell that story anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bigfiddle Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 Nothing but manuals until 99 = E-250 Van with auto. I ride motorcycles 90% of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deep Bass Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 Originally posted by Dark Slide I do. I prefer them... though I'm always scared when parking on hills. That is my only concern, especially while my emergency brake is fux0red. Parallel parking on hills is the worst. And just driving on the hills in San Francisco is scary with a manual, especially when they put a stop sign at the top of the hill. In the east coast, generally there are no stop signs going up because of what would happen in the winter if you stopped on snow or ice. On a side note, I saw my Dad back a trailer up a steep hill. He started on the hill backwards, then turned the trailer into a campsite while driving backwards uphill. I bet even he was glad to have an automatic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members megadan Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 Originally posted by thelurker 5 speed manual in my Trooper (260K miles!). I'm getting tired of holding the clutch in heavy traffic, though. That's why you put it in neutral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted August 23, 2006 CMS Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 I learned to drive MT early on, and have always prefered it, but the last 10 years or so, I've needed trucks or SUV's and they simply don't work with MT.....With an auto trans I can tow over 8,000lb with my F-150. If it had an MT, the limit would be about 2,500lb. Not nearly enough. Plus it's damned near impossible to find a MT truck that's not a bare-bones model, or a special order that takes months of waiting. And resale? Forget it. I had dealers ducking and hiding when I was trying to return *leased* cars with MT...they didn't want to take in a car that they had no interest in selling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t3ch Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 every car I've owned was a manual. The next car I'm buying will be some cheap pos tho, so I may just get an automatic. I will miss feeling in control and having the fun factor, but then again, what's fun or the need to be in control in some 90hp beater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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