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Post by beth on May 7, 2013 9:39:29 GMT -5
I learned to drive with a manuel but switched over within a year. Sometime later, I drove a car that belonged to a friend (a Pontiac Firebird) for her from Lexington to Knoxville ... a 2+ hour drive with a long grade hill (Jellico Mountain) between. The next morning my whole right side, legs, hip, side, arm and shoulder were very sore. Haven't driven a manuel for more than a mile or so, since. Oh, and she bought the car on a budget and it didn't have power steering, either. Painful!
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2013 11:25:35 GMT -5
I guess some people can't press a pedal and move a stick at the same time.... shutup!!!!! It's when I get to the top of a hill, have to stop, and then go again.......the damn car starts to roll backwards and I freak so that is why I hate a manual. I used to drive our 4 speed 1972 Ford Courier to the ocean up and down hills and was fine with the shifting and all.......it's only when stopping at an intersection on a hill I have trouble.
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Post by Tempus Fugit on May 7, 2013 12:01:36 GMT -5
No. The only issue I have is after driving in the US where all cars seem to be automatics (talk about lazy!!! ) when I come home I'll drive up to junctions and forget to work down the gears and then try to move off in fifth. I love my automatic transmission and will never buy a car with a manual........they are to hard to shift, especially if one is stopped on a hill. I can understand in the sports car of having a manual but why would I need one in my Camry? It's a piece of cheese changing gear in my car - as long as you remember to depress the clutch!! Gives you much more control, too.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2013 12:39:15 GMT -5
I love my automatic transmission and will never buy a car with a manual........they are to hard to shift, especially if one is stopped on a hill. I can understand in the sports car of having a manual but why would I need one in my Camry? It's a piece of cheese changing gear in my car - as long as you remember to depress the clutch!! Gives you much more control, too. but what about rolling backwards in the small time when you take foot off brake and apply gas? it's that damn rolling backwards that annoys me to no end; I have no problems shifting on level ground and getting around.....it's the stopping on a hilltop that gets me
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Post by Tempus Fugit on May 7, 2013 12:41:27 GMT -5
That's nice. My instructor was called Steve.
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Post by Tempus Fugit on May 7, 2013 12:42:45 GMT -5
I learned to drive with a manuel but switched over within a year. Sometime later, I drove a car that belonged to a friend (a Pontiac Firebird) for her from Lexington to Knoxville ... a 2+ hour drive with a long grade hill (Jellico Mountain) between. The next morning my whole right side, legs, hip, side, arm and shoulder were very sore. Haven't driven a manuel for more than a mile or so, since. Oh, and she bought the car on a budget and it didn't have power steering, either. Painful! It was probably the heavy steering more than changing gear. Did it have bucket seats, too, or were you able to adopt a proper seated posture?
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Post by Tempus Fugit on May 7, 2013 12:44:24 GMT -5
And did it speak to you and have a panel of buttons for all the secret gadgets including a boost to jump over trains, and a flashing red light at the front with very unlight-like properties like making a bass "whoo-whoo" noise, too?
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Post by Tempus Fugit on May 7, 2013 12:45:38 GMT -5
I guess some people can't press a pedal and move a stick at the same time.... shutup!!!!! It's when I get to the top of a hill, have to stop, and then go again.......the damn car starts to roll backwards and I freak so that is why I hate a manual. I used to drive our 4 speed 1972 Ford Courier to the ocean up and down hills and was fine with the shifting and all.......it's only when stopping at an intersection on a hill I have trouble. There's this other lever next to the gearstick...
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Post by Tempus Fugit on May 7, 2013 12:48:29 GMT -5
It's a piece of cheese changing gear in my car - as long as you remember to depress the clutch!! Gives you much more control, too. but what about rolling backwards in the small time when you take foot off brake and apply gas? it's that damn rolling backwards that annoys me to no end; I have no problems shifting on level ground and getting around.....it's the stopping on a hilltop that gets me Er, there's this other lever next to the gearstick...!
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Post by beth on May 7, 2013 12:55:06 GMT -5
I learned to drive with a manuel but switched over within a year. Sometime later, I drove a car that belonged to a friend (a Pontiac Firebird) for her from Lexington to Knoxville ... a 2+ hour drive with a long grade hill (Jellico Mountain) between. The next morning my whole right side, legs, hip, side, arm and shoulder were very sore. Haven't driven a manuel for more than a mile or so, since. Oh, and she bought the car on a budget and it didn't have power steering, either. Painful! It was probably the heavy steering more than changing gear. Did it have bucket seats, too, or were you able to adopt a proper seated posture? Yes, bucket seats. It was a used car she bought from the owner. Looked like a sports car. Very pretty but hell to drive.
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Post by Tempus Fugit on May 7, 2013 12:56:12 GMT -5
It was probably the heavy steering more than changing gear. Did it have bucket seats, too, or were you able to adopt a proper seated posture? Yes, bucket seats. It was a used car she bought from the owner. Looked like a sports car. Very pretty but hell to drive. So it seems that your ails were more to do with the crap design of the car rather than the type of gearbox, then?!!
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Post by beth on May 7, 2013 13:02:39 GMT -5
Very possibly, but I've driven other manuals ... just not owned them. Hate to sound sexist but I'm going to, I know ... it seems to me women are more partial to automatics than men. Now, you tell me .. is that a snobbery thing or do men often really like them better and if so ... why?
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Post by Tempus Fugit on May 7, 2013 13:14:45 GMT -5
Very possibly, but I've driven other manuals ... just not owned them. Hate to sound sexist but I'm going to, I know ... it seems to me women are more partial to automatics than men. Now, you tell me .. is that a snobbery thing or do men often really like them better and if so ... why? Plenty of women with manuals over here. Automatics are in the minority. Most automatics seem to be driven by men - big BMWs, Audis and the like. Sales rep's cars, basically. Then again, sales rep's have a reputation-based and thoroughly deserved unflattering stereotype over here, so...
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Post by beth on May 7, 2013 13:23:23 GMT -5
Very possibly, but I've driven other manuals ... just not owned them. Hate to sound sexist but I'm going to, I know ... it seems to me women are more partial to automatics than men. Now, you tell me .. is that a snobbery thing or do men often really like them better and if so ... why? Plenty of women with manuals over here. Automatics are in the minority. Most automatics seem to be driven by men - big BMWs, Audis and the like. Sales rep's cars, basically. Then again, sales rep's have a reputation-based and thoroughly deserved unflattering stereotype over here, so... I can imagine. Well, I stand by what I said .. it's a common perception here that women prefer automatics and they ARE easier to drive. We own Japanese cars but given the choice, I'd pick a lovely Dodge any ol' day.
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Post by Tempus Fugit on May 7, 2013 13:31:54 GMT -5
Plenty of women with manuals over here. Automatics are in the minority. Most automatics seem to be driven by men - big BMWs, Audis and the like. Sales rep's cars, basically. Then again, sales rep's have a reputation-based and thoroughly deserved unflattering stereotype over here, so... I can imagine. Well, I stand by what I said .. it's a common perception here that women prefer automatics and they ARE easier to drive. We own Japanese cars but given the choice, I'd pick a lovely Dodge any ol' day. A Dodge...? Petrol's cheap round your way, then?!!! Incidentally, if you're going Japanese (going Japanese, I really think so, la la la) then have a Toyota because they've got Toyota engines and you get the same mileage we get (and we seriously look for economic performance since they made road tax cheap or non-existent for the cleanest engines and petrol hit £6/gallon). As far as I know, Nissans built in the US still come with Dodge engines and, without wishing to be offensive, US-designed engines are crap. Yes, you build powerful engines but you can get the same power out of a non-US engine with a much smaller cylinder capacity and that consequently gives you miles per gallon rather than inches per pint! Then again, why invest in research to design an efficient engine when your petrol costs 50c a gallon? Only it doesn't anymore, does it...?!
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