Manual or Automatic
by Although I am fairly sure it is not a matter of gender but, rather a combination of comprehension and coordination the question still presents itself:
Manual or Automatic, why or why not?
My position: MANUAL ALL THE WAY (me, baby Silvia (my Elantra), and the open road)
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i'm in the process of learning manual because my car is manual. but it is a lot of fun and i like how it gives me more to think about while i'm driving so i'll focus more but... i don 't like hills. i loathe them. i feel they're trying to make my car keel over and die. especially stopping on hills. with the whole using the e brake thing. maybe evuantally i'll learn to love it but this week, i'm hatin it.
i hate hills too! when i was first learning stick... i staled out on this hill by my house 3 times! right in front of my friends house... i felt like a retard! and all 3 times i couldn't do it and the guy who was teaching me had to switch places and drive the car up the hill... oo i hated that stupid hill!
automatic, because i've only been taught to drive manual once, and that wasn't enough
but, i think its really really hot when a guy drives manual...i dont know why
listen, i know you want me, you don't have to make up this thing like "oh guys who drive manual are hot"
once i learned how to drive manual, i HATE automatic... i can't wait to get my new car... then i can get it manual and have more fun haha
EVERYONE STAY IN YOUR HOUSES!! =P
shut it! when i have my new convertible buggie u'll be wanting a ride! haha
if it comes with a blindfold maybe
AWWWW the joys of sisterly affection ;-)
i don't like neither. i want a plane or helicopter
haha well if you want to fly a plane i suggest flight school. I have been thinking about it and the steps are usually they get you flying a glider and then a small cessna and eventually maybe some more complicated planes.
manual 6 speed 6 pak carburetor with 2 side inlets and a holly with dual exhaust
i miss my manual, that was my baby..
I've saved myself from many accidents with manual transmission. Not only do I feel like I have more control over the whole car with a quicker reaction time but also can stop very quickly.
ahhh it's much nicer in traffic to not have a stick...seriously...especially when talking on hte phone...shifting and talking never works...
but man, you're flying up skyline drive in 2nd, is there ANYTHING better...
manuals are great as long as you're not driving in north jersey ha
Manual all the way. I love driving a manual. They are just so much more fun to drive and another upside is manuals usually get better gas mileage as well, which is great with the way gas prices are now.
ah, but gas mileage varies indirectly with fun level. The more fun I'm having, the less gas mileage I'm getting...if you catch my drift.
you have a 6 cylinder maxima, right? in my integra, the amount of fun i had driving didn't reflect in the gas mileage at all...
i think having a 6 cylinder car is only worth it if gas is less than $1.50/gallon ***regrets his v6 purchase***
haha, yeah, my 6 cyl is great fun, though! And since my exhaust is...practically falling off, I sound like I've got some real power. SOUND is the key word, though. It's bark is worse than it's bite. What 6 cyl purchase did you make?
i have a 2000 626. i wish i had just worked out to get a used 2003 6i. ahhhh keeping the eye simple is hard
I don't understand the point of driving manual if you can drive automatic. I don't know how to drive manual and I never care to learn.
Depends on the car for me at this point. I've been driving a stick for the past 10 years. I enjoy automatics and being lazy from time to time, especially during traffic. And many automatics today have a nice jump off the line. So my next car I'd get an automatic, unless it was a 4x4 or sports car. A jeep is not a jeep if it's an automatic. And a mustang isn't a mustang unless it's a stick. There's a great feeling of control in a stick that I love, especially on the parkway. Good times. :)
i love manual. i never want to go back to automatic. haha sometimes when i have to drive an automatic i almost forget what to do.
Yeah me too. I hate driving an automatic I always feel like I'm forgetting to do something and always want to try and do something with my left foot.
automatic bc no one has ever taught me manual =(
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