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Its a civic get an auto and later on switch back to stick with a k20 swap or love your auto and its perfect shifts turbo or nos it because its better than stick for those applications.
they are pretty much identical, maybe just a few extra options here and there.. a few costmetic changes like different style hubcaps, etc... but the 2002 should have less problems than the 2001 because the first year of a new model will almost always have a few problems...
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Rep Power: 583 i would go for a 2002 or 2003. you know, before i visited SF i would have said stick, but i saw those hills and i gotta say if you go up those on a regular basis, or cant drive around them, get the automatic. the civic will be struggling as it is with its little engine, you dont even want to worry about rolling back if you miss your shift into 1st or something. i was worried with a v6 rental car that was an auto...trust me. when you live somewhere else go for the 5 speed.
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Rep Power: 338 yeah, in SF, I would get an auto, especially if I have to lug ppl around... hell on the clutch. ANd your engine will have to torque so much.... yikes....
yes, bigger displacement cars are easier to drive with stick in most cases.
yes, bigger displacement cars are easier to drive with stick in most cases.
i think i would have gotten a stick if this wasnt my dads car.
but autos not that bad. my friend always hates driving when hes tired cuz he has to shift his rsx
btw what kind of problems did the 01s havE?
i have a 01 sedan lx
but autos not that bad. my friend always hates driving when hes tired cuz he has to shift his rsx
btw what kind of problems did the 01s havE?
i have a 01 sedan lx
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Rep Power: 0 I dont see any problem with driving stick with lots of hills. only problem is starting on hills, but other than that i'd prefer stick for hills as it wont be constantly hunting for gears, and you can use the extra juice. auto on hills is annoying IMO.
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