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I just like having my hand on the shifter, I'm in complete control of the car and it's not doing anything I don't want it to do. With an auto, I have a hand and a foot that then have nothing to do so I get bored. Dropping gears from 5th to 3rd can in no way be compared to flooring it in an auto. Plus since we have the extra gear, the car doesn't max out until the hp/wind resistance ratio becomes to much of a burden. I've seen civics that were maxed out at the top of the tach doing only 119, I've reached 130 and still had room on the tach.

 
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Well, considering that I do know how to drive and I do it quite well. Ive drove manual plenty of times, never crashed. Yea i might be only 14 but I know how to drive, maybe under certain conditions ill take it easy but otherwise im driving how I want, not endangering people but having fun at least. Dont tell me to learn how to drive, ever.

 
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Growl! Feisty at 14 eh? "Never crashed" doesn't mean you didn't make a mistake, it just means you made one when no one is around or other people were able to avoid you. Lots of people "know" how to drive; why do you think so many are on the road? Also why would you care what transmission others want? Not your car.
Not flaming here. Just stating some points you might want to consider.



As for me, for normal driving, manual is the way to go if there's no traffic. If there's traffic, I curse my clutch pedal.

 
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Wow. No need for you to be cocky. Just because you have been driving here and there in a parking lot for a few months does not mean you know how to drive. And if you are out on the road driving by yourself, you shouldn't been. You need to get your license and get some driving experience under you belt for a few years before you can make comments like that. This isn't F&F. Its the real world. I seen a lot of dumbass people who think they know how to drive and find out the hard way that they do not. So unless you have been involved in racing at the track since you were little, do not tell us a fourteen year old kid knows how to drive, ever. So grow up.

 
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Ok, Ill stop bein cocky. I prefer manual over auto, thats all i got to say.

 
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I have an auto 1 regret

Not fast enough to race

2 pluses:
easier in city
more value in car

 
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On a reality note:

I don't know if everyone heard the story, but an old man who "knew how to drive" and "never crashed", plowed into a street market in Santa Monica, CA, killing 8 people a few months ago...

I don't mean to be uppity, but kid, don't be a snot nose.
We should all give driving a little more respect. Remember, we're throwing a few THOUSAND pound down the street REALLY fast. What's stopping us? Four little pieces of rubber called tires, a little aluminum and glass and... well, just about nothing.

I'd hate to see you and all your "mad skills" when the speedometer goes up. Wonder how many people you'd take with you...

 
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your right, i was bein a douche(sp?). Sorry about it.

 
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i hv a auto , heard it was quicker off the line not sure if its true. idk cause i didnt pay for the car. but i like it in the city and heavy traffic. but for racing purposes id go with the stick

 
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I like manual better.. because my 1988 Accord's manual tranny is so ghetto, it's very easy to drive. It's not picky like 7th gens. It's catch point is almost anywhere. lol.

 
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I have auto and it really sux. Its just 2 slow and boring for me. And an auto can get to 6700, when you floor it in d3, and the engine also gets pretty loud.

 
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All in all, it's just more fun to drive a manual than an auto.

 
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It's not just about performance. If I got a stinkin Kia Rio, I would get it in manual, just because being in complete control makes the drive that much more enjoyable.

Now when there's traffic on a steep hill, I want nothing more than to drop it in "D" and not worry about it. But whatev, unless I get a truck, all my cars will be manual.

 
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You Douche!!!! LOL. Just playing man.




Well you did call yourself it.

 
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Well, I think the bottom line is like this:

Manual- more control. You are one with your car... which means you are in complete control (and can't kick back and slouch and chill).

Automatic- less control => easier to drive =>lazy. But it's good to be lazy sometimes.

Now what sucks is that if you have a manual, and you are tired, hurt, on a hill, or stuck in traffic, you'll wish you had an automatic.
If you have an auto, your left foot and right hand will be bored while you chauffeur yourself around, and wish for a manual. You can't switch back and forth, which really sucks. Maybe we should start a car trading program switching automatic and manual cars around? Sound cool? Maybe not...

Anyway, my 2 cents...

 
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I prefer the stick shift over the automatic. I don't hate driving
automatic cars, but i get bored of it really quickly. No offense to
those people who don't know how to drive a manual car, but if you don't
know how to drive a manual, you don't really know how to drive.
Pressing the just the gas & brake is just too easy.

 
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explain that term please

 
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bejesus this is long!

Main Entry: 1drive
Pronunciation: 'drIv
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): drove /'drOv/; driv·en /'dri-v&n/; driv·ing /'drI-vi[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English drIfan; akin to Old High German trIban to drive
Date: before 12th century
transitive senses
1 a : to frighten or prod (as game or cattle) into moving in a desired direction b : to go through (a district) driving game animals
2 : to carry on or through energetically <drives a hard bargain>
3 a : to impart a forward motion to by physical force <waves drove the boat ashore> b : to repulse, remove, or cause to go by force, authority, or influence <drive the enemy back> c : to set or keep in motion or operation <drive machinery by electricity>
4 a : to direct the motions and course of (a draft animal) b : to operate the mechanism and controls and direct the course of (as a vehicle) c : to convey in a vehicle d : to float (logs) down a stream
5 a : to exert inescapable or coercive pressure on : FORCE b : to compel to undergo or suffer a change (as in situation or emotional state) <drove him crazy> <drove her out of business> c : to urge relentlessly to continuous exertion <the sergeant drove his recruits> d : to press or force into an activity, course, or direction <the drug habit drives addicts to steal> e : to project, inject, or impress incisively <drove her point home>
6 : to force (a passage) by pressing or digging
7 a : to propel (an object of play) swiftly b : to hit (a golf ball) from the tee especially with a driver; also : to drive a golf ball onto (a green) c : to cause (a run or runner) to be scored in baseball -- usually used with in
8 : to give shape or impulse to <factors that drive the business cycle>
intransitive senses
1 a : to dash, plunge, or surge ahead rapidly or violently b : to progress with strong momentum <the rain was driving hard>
2 a : to operate a vehicle b : to have oneself carried in a vehicle
3 : to drive a golf ball
synonym see MOVE
- driv·abil·i·ty also drive·abil·i·ty /"drI-v&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun
- driv·able also drive·able /'drI-v&-b&l/ adjective
- drive at : to intend to express, convey, or accomplish <did not understand what she was driving at -- Eric Goldman>

 
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my parents bought me a 2001 civic ex stick i dont know what i would do if it was an auto it would be mad boring and i would have no fun in the snow

 
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Got an automatic because I thought it would help out with the traffic into work. I should have bought the manual. It is pretty slow off the line compared to the manuals.

 
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Even my old *** Accord can pick up some speed. But it never compares to the cars that are fuel injected these days. At least I have my fun driving my car the way I like it to be driven.

Manuals are God's gift to cars.

And Automatics make me even more tired to drive. "Yay, it shifted gears for me at 2,600rpm, just like every gear"



Song of the moment: AFI - This Celluloid Dream

 
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well i have an auto and sure, it would be nice if it were a manuel, but i guess its no big deal. i didn't buy this car, so its not my place to complain. next time i do buy a car, i am going to get it just the way i like it, a manuel!

btw, you konw how they have techtronic shifting? thats dumb, why dont they do it hte other way around? why not have a full manual that turns into an auto, not the other way around.

 
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good new guys! I got my nephew lookin out for a car for me and he found one! a 1998 EX Coupe, manual transmission, 88k miles on it, for $8,500. Im sure I can get the price lowered because the drivers side door doesnt quite line up with the rest of the car, its saggin a litt,e but im sure I coudl get that fixed easy. Hes takin time off of his lunch break to test it today~! W00T! Maybe this weekend ill be on my way to testin it out!

 
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Autos are great, but the breaks squeak when they're released.

 
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maybe that is why my brakes suck a**.

 
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not mine.

 
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Okay, side note:
One of the hottest things I can imagine is a woman who knows how to drive manual, and drive well. Dude.....
That woman earns BIG points with me...

 
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STICK HERE !! AUTO IS TOO BORING FOR ME.

 
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I worked with a girl that PREFERS to drive manual over auto. That made her so much hotter. And one day she got to drive her step-dad's 2001 corvette manual.

What was even cooler because she drove the same truck as mine except hers was in manual. 1992 Ford Explorer power!

 
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I could care less in a civic but i have manual so i voted for manual