Took months coz i learnt in a manual, i've never driven an auto, i assosiate them with disabled people.And when your learnin theres more than just tryin to do the gears thats on ya mind Don't you lot have those crappy autos with the stick thingie like on the steering colum and not beside the seat where a normal gearstick goes.Although paddleshift cars are becoming big now and the gearbox in the new Golf, i thinks its called DSG or summit that has 2 clutches (1 for odd 1 for even gears) and actually accelerates faster than a manual, lol the American (drivers) dream. Especially considering how simple your roads are over there you should really be using manual anyhow :s
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Manuel Trans question
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Actually, the only time when an automatic is really useful is in very busy city driving, when you're constantly changing speed as well as having to concentrate on complicated messes with cars and lanes going everywhere. That's the only time I find driving a manual any sort of burden at all.
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Try driving in mountainous areas.
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grrr in this new job I've got, both of the service users have automatice cars... bloody hate automatics!
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Well, I LOVE THEM, even though I can drive both.
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I have driven in mountainous areas, websex, and I rather enjoy changing up and down. It gives me the feeling of having more control over the car's performance and being able to get the best out of the car (which is not a trivial issue, as my cars are small-engined and old and need skill to do well on hills). I also like the feeling that handling the changes needs skill and I do it well. There aren't many things at all that I can say that about. :smile:
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I'm lazy, so I'm an automatic kinda guy. lol.
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I also really like the control of a manual. However, driving a manual in stop and go traffic totally sucks. Your clutch foot gets completely cramped from the constant work. I have no need for a car right now, but when I'm done with school I'm going to get myself a nice, lazy automatic
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It's hard to drive a manual and put on makeup at the same time
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lol. people like that scare me when I'm driving near them.