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Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: soundifound on September 09, 2001, 03:55:12 PM: After some sputtering I learned to drive manual transmission. I learned on my mom\'s sport beetle(pretty powerful for a small car). Now I just need a car for myself...
Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: EmperorRob on September 09, 2001, 04:59:05 PM: It\'s a nice feeling isn\'t it. Once you get used to it, you\'ll never want an automatic again.

It\'s a little different for every car, but once you master 1st gear, you\'re in the clear.
Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: Titan on September 09, 2001, 05:14:57 PM: Congratulations man. Now I have to learn to drive stick. Have fun. :D
Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: lionken07 on September 09, 2001, 05:30:03 PM: good dude...how long did it take you? anyway...I need a car myself as well...
Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: IronFist on September 09, 2001, 06:21:13 PM: When I learned how to drive, we didn\'t have any automatic cars. I learned how to drive on a manual transmition. :) I agree with EmperorRob, I love driving manual, and hate driving automatic.
Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: ajoh432 on September 10, 2001, 03:04:10 PM: I need to learn to drive stick fast.... My dad is giving me his Firebird...... Dam... If I don\'t learn... I won\'t get that car, my dad currently doesn\'t trust me:D
Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: Falcon4 on September 10, 2001, 03:08:56 PM: my first car will be a stick. and i cant wait. double clutching will be soo much fun. my eclipse will seem like a street racer!

but i heard double cluching is bad, what does it hurt, and how bad is it if it breaks to fix?
Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: JP on September 10, 2001, 04:07:22 PM: I\'ve always wondered why Americans drive automatic but I\'ve never gotten any answers...
Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: Kimahri on September 10, 2001, 04:14:27 PM: cool man, i got my learners permitt about 3 months ago and now that i am good at driving my dad said he is gonna teach me how to drive stick this weekend:)
Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: QuDDus on September 10, 2001, 04:33:07 PM: Well I don\'t drive sticks. I would like to learn how to drive one someday because I want a real fast car. But you can\'t drive eat double cheeseburger and drinks a shake at the same time with a stix. So I love my automatics. They switch gears faster than sticks.
Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: Falcon4 on September 10, 2001, 04:44:11 PM: Quote
Originally posted by QuDDus
Well I don\'t drive sticks. I would like to learn how to drive one someday because I want a real fast car. But you can\'t drive eat double cheeseburger and drinks a shake at the same time with a stix. So I love my automatics. They switch gears faster than sticks.

but sticks are faster, and you have more control of your race car.:D

anyways, i wanna have rev like a sport car, so by using stick i can do it.

also, stick is cheaper.
Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: EmperorRob on September 10, 2001, 05:07:56 PM: Quote
Originally posted by JP
I\'ve always wondered why Americans drive automatic but I\'ve never gotten any answers...
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Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: Titan on September 10, 2001, 05:50:18 PM: No offense to women, but they want what\'s easier which is automatic. But I don\'t know what I want yet. If I get a stick, it would be hard for a while to drive my car. If I get automatic, it\'s one less thing to worry about. So basically, automatic transmision is for the lazy. Like me :D
Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: QuDDus on September 10, 2001, 05:52:28 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Titan
No offense to women, but they want what\'s easier which is automatic. But I don\'t know what I want yet. If I get a stick, it would be hard for a while to drive my car. If I get automatic, it\'s one less thing to worry about. So basically, automatic transmision is for the lazy. Like me :D

that is one of the reason I drive a automatic.:p
Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: Toxical on September 10, 2001, 06:32:22 PM: My girlfriend likes to ride stick too, just ask her. :laughing: :eek:
Getting back to driving now, i like to drive stick, and had my first go at it in a Neon, :D That car is pretty good in stick mode, although the automatic sucks,...
Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: Coredweller on September 10, 2001, 07:34:31 PM: Quote
Originally posted by JP
I\'ve always wondered why Americans drive automatic but I\'ve never gotten any answers...
In California your right hand is usually too busy giving other drivers "the bird" to be constantly shifting gears and such. Idiot jagoff drivers need their automatics.
Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: fastson on September 11, 2001, 12:01:59 AM: Drive automatic: Its like the car its driving itself.. Freaking scary.. Feels like you have no control!

So says my brother.. (but then again, he drives like a maniac.. When he gave me a ride to school he went up to 180 on a 90km/h road.. LOL..)

My dad\'s Chevy is a automatic, and my bro doesnt like it..
He has always had a manual transmission.. (in his BMWs..)

I think driving with a "stick" is rather easy.. When you learn how to drive with it.. ;)
Title: Finally learned to drive stick
Post by: soundifound on September 11, 2001, 02:39:30 PM: The only hard part is starting it up in first gear and getting the movements down. Believe it or not my beetle sounds ****in powerful and sounds so good chaning between the gears.