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I can see how you can do daily driving on your manual car without a tach and such by hearing and feeling for it. But how on earth can you drive it hard at all? Not even for like racing or something like that, but just trying to pass a car or something like that when approaching near redline? Thats gotta be a pain.
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I have owned quite a few cars and Manual is the only way for me. I feel like I dont have the control in an Auto. I also think that everyone should hafta learn how to drive a Manual to get there liscence. It teaches you better coordination and driving and its just a good thing to learn. Just my opinion though.
i had a manual toyota carolla all wheel drive wagon i think it was an 89 no tach my first car
when i was 14 that thing was great after about 2 years of driving it i learned exactly where the shift point was its all a matter of feel not like youcan hop in and drive it perfect. thats just my opinion butt you you know what they say about those.
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I'm thinking about buying an EX or LX gauge cluster with tach and all that, and putting it into my car. I would like to have it configured to show my correct mileage too.
Anybody have any clue on what to do for all of this?
I may just end up going to the dealer and have them do everything for that expensive rip off fee they'll charge me.
manual all day everyday downshifting is a great thing to be able to do when we only have 127HP. Positive getting 501 miles per tank of gas helps me apreaciate the lack of power we have in our cars... Matt
Ok, from what I was told when I called the dealer about the gauge cluster with tach, this is what they respond with for just that part: $273 not including labor.
All I want to say is damn. Makes me hate Honda and all dealers even more.
An aftermarket tach would be cheaper, but good god I really don't need something that sticks out so ridiculously as that.
I tried looking up some gauge clusters on ebay but they were from Automatics.
Originally posted by skjinx I'm thinking about buying an EX or LX gauge cluster with tach and all that, and putting it into my car. I would like to have it configured to show my correct mileage too.
Anybody have any clue on what to do for all of this?
I may just end up going to the dealer and have them do everything for that expensive rip off fee they'll charge me.
Since the Odo is now a digital display. It possible the actual mileage is stored on a chip somewhere in the car. And all you do is plug new cluster in.
Stick. I got an Auto and i regret every min of it. Only bought my car cause i needed something reliable and i travel in stop and go traffic. Now im used to the area and i know my way around. Wanna buy my POS?? Auto just robs ya, Sucks
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dang....16 pages!!
Stick for me...oh wait....that's only in the video games
Auto for me. city traffic and hills just make me lazy. plus driving the 101 home from redwood city to san francisco during prime time makes me glad i have an auto....and did i mention the hills and city traffic as well? however, most of the time my right hand rest on the shifter and i do go from D2 up sometimes. guess i'm just a closet stick person....ummm...that doesn't sound right.
I bought a manual civic because I got such a great deal on it, but I've really grown to love it. I drove a stick accord before it and found that one to be great too. I think my cars will always be sticks, but when I buy a truck or an SUV one day it'll definetly be an automatic.
I had a manual Teg but i live in the city and drive alot in traffic got tired of it so i sold it and got a 4dr sedan ex auto, i like so far but wish i had money to install a intake and exhaust!
