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Old 11-24-2007, 07:47 PM
ikestoys ikestoys is offline
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Default Re: getting fast cars in automatic....

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I have a mustang GT in auto and its still fun to drive, i don't think it will hurt performance too much

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i just puked a little in my mouth.
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Old 11-24-2007, 07:59 PM
Life Life is offline
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how sad is it that i bought a manual so i can be a superstar racer but now i go through turns in the highest gear possible to save gas [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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Old 11-21-2007, 05:28 PM
Dilznoofus Dilznoofus is offline
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Default Re: getting fast cars in automatic....

It's not so much that it's bad to not want to drive a stick, it's wanting to own a sports car but not wanting to learn how to drive it.
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Old 11-21-2007, 05:29 PM
RunDownHouse RunDownHouse is offline
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Default Re: getting fast cars in automatic....

Why would anyone actually be opposed to learning manual? It's a few hours time to learn the basics, at most, and a lifetime's worth of a basic skill. Even if you plan on driving auto Civics the rest of your life, I can't imagine having the chance to learn manual and not doing so.
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Old 11-23-2007, 12:26 PM
bmw335i bmw335i is offline
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Default Re: getting fast cars in automatic....

Depends on the car you get. I love a stick, but my new BMW is paddle shift becasuse its performance is much better.
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Old 11-27-2007, 05:52 PM
LateNiteRush LateNiteRush is offline
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Come on man learn to drive a stick, its not that hard. You will be so much happier in the long run!
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Old 11-21-2007, 05:30 PM
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Default Re: getting fast cars in automatic....

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I am going to buy a car and a lot of the cars I like are the semi-trick ones like VW GTI and Subaru WRX. The problem is I don't know how to drive a stick shift. Am I a big tool if I get these cars in automatic and just use the paddle shifter occ.? fwiw, its not that i dont want to learn driving a stick its just that I dont want to.

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Who the [censored] raised you? Is your dad upset you're gay?

Jesus christ
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Old 11-21-2007, 05:34 PM
Keepitsimple Keepitsimple is offline
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Default Re: getting fast cars in automatic....

I can understand driving automatic if you live in a city with a lot of hills. Using the hand brake at every stop sign gets old really quick.
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Old 11-21-2007, 05:37 PM
XXXNoahXXX XXXNoahXXX is offline
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Default Re: getting fast cars in automatic....

wtf is up with all these "lol automatics are for the gays!" comments.

i know how to drive manual, but its a pain in the ass when you're in traffic, hills parallel parking, etc. When I'm driving, I like to put in as little effort as possible, I'm not out there drag racing Nick Hogan, so what do i care.
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Old 11-21-2007, 05:47 PM
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Default Re: getting fast cars in automatic....

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wtf is up with all these "lol automatics are for the gays!" comments.

i know how to drive manual, but its a pain in the ass when you're in traffic, hills parallel parking, etc. When I'm driving, I like to put in as little effort as possible, I'm not out there drag racing Nick Hogan, so what do i care.

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Seriously. I drove a friend's manual Celica to San Francisco from Los Angeles once. The drive there was great because traffic was light, but as soon as I realized I needed to parallel park on Nob Hill (one of the biggest hills in SF, where my brother lived at the time) all the fun went away. I nearly [censored] my pants when a trolley came as I was parking. Somehow I pulled that one out, but I have no idea why anyone in a hilly city would own a manual.
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