bluheelrtx 0 #101 June 25, 2007 Quote In addition to the facts you already mentioned, if you are one that downshifts like I do, your brakes last a LOT longer. I dont brag to anyone about it cuz who the hell cares? With a stick you have much better control of the vehicle. I have never, and will never, buy an automatic trans, unless I suffer some permanent disability that forever prevents me from being able to drive a stick. I've never owned an automatic in 23 years of driving and I don't intend to start anytime soon - even though I drive 80+ miles a day in a major metropolitan area. If you know how to use the right gears and following habits, I think you actually spend less time braking and shifting than in an automatic. Plus I usually drop it in neutral and let off the clutch when stopped for longer periods. My front brakes have over 100,000 miles on them and they are just starting to get close to the red. The back ones went at 60k.-- Jason -- Some people never go crazy. What truly boring lives they must lead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbry 0 #102 June 25, 2007 Great if you have a dead battery -------------------------------------------------- Growing old is mandatory.Growing up is optional!! D.S.#13(Dudeist Skdiver) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #103 June 25, 2007 Quote Quote Driving a stick with a trailer in tow can be tricky, so that's a little different. There is a lot more coordination involved with that. WE (me myself & I) can't even back up a trailer with a auto transmission. OTOH the boss (wife) is with it. I think it has something to do with being a farm girl The trick to backing a trailer is to remember "nose and tail" - whichever way the NOSE of the tow vehicle goes is the way the TAIL of the trailer will go. Judging turn arcs takes a bit of practice, though...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #104 June 26, 2007 Quote Quote but they're annoying in heavy traffic. Yea but my left quad is stronger then my right Ok not really, but it sure as hell gets used more Then you aren't driving with coffee in your left hand and a cell phone in your right often enough. Woman! Make USE of that other thigh....lol.-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #105 June 26, 2007 Quote I was SO waiting for Billvon's response. I mean it! Admit it... You just had an orgasm when he posted. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #106 June 26, 2007 Looks like you aren't the only person who thinks this!!! http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20070620/tod-uk-stickshift-b7e5c6f.html Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #107 June 26, 2007 Jesus. I'm sitting in Marietta, GA right now. Must be a local thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #108 June 27, 2007 QuoteWTF is so great about a stupid manual transmission? Go off road.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taikoen 0 #109 June 28, 2007 I wouldn't trade my automatic 2007 Saturn Sky Red Line in for a manual any day. I know, sports car, you have to get a manual or else you're not a man. Turbocharged 2.0L 4-cylinder with 19mpg (even with the way I drive it), the auto is half a second faster than the manual 0-60. With the Stability control, it can tell how much I'm turning and how fast I'm going and won't upshift through a turn where I would die hitting the wall at 60 or so getting on the Tollway. Hmm...Dallas North Tollway traffic, I'm going to pass on the shifting. And it's not any less fun to drive. Top down, music up, going 80 on the highway...beautiful thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #110 August 21, 2007 Just thought I'd poke my head in and say hello. I bought a manual transmission Mazda3, and I'm actually having a pretty good time with it. I bought it last Thursday on my own and then struggled all the way home with it. I've gotten much better since. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lauraliscious 0 #111 August 21, 2007 LMAO, I'd forgotten all about this thread. And here you are, a proud owner of your very own "stupid" stick shift. Welcome to the wonderful world of having bragging rights. Can't wait to see your new car. Enemiga Rodriguez, PMS #369, OrFun #25, Team Dirty Sanchez #116, Pelt Head #29, Muff #4091 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #112 August 21, 2007 Yeah . . . I'm kind of a big deal. I have many leather-bound books. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #113 August 21, 2007 Pancakes suck, Waffles are better. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #114 August 21, 2007 Yeah, well, Lilo's better, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #115 August 21, 2007 Quote Pancakes suck, Waffles are better. I agree that waffles are better, but pancakes dont suck.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #116 August 21, 2007 i never had Waffles I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrFreefall383 0 #117 August 21, 2007 I see you caved in and bought a manual tranny. Nice. Can't say I would've bought a Mazda 3. Silly little underpowered stability-controlled pussy car with crappy engine mounts that fail all the time. But enjoy."If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #118 August 21, 2007 After almost 4 years on this website, I'm ALMOST negative-comment proofed. I was this close to not putting what car I bought, b/c someone always has something to say if you give them details. Shoulda been more vague. Damnit! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrFreefall383 0 #119 August 21, 2007 Yeah, not sure what you were thinking. But hey, thankfully that's not my problem."If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #120 August 21, 2007 I hate waffles and pancakes. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrFreefall383 0 #121 August 21, 2007 Both are straight evil. Just kidding, I love both."If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifall 0 #122 August 21, 2007 I tend to gravitate toward French Toast. Mmmmm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conundrum 1 #123 August 21, 2007 QuoteI see you caved in and bought a manual tranny. Nice. Can't say I would've bought a Mazda 3. Silly little underpowered stability-controlled pussy car with crappy engine mounts that fail all the time. But enjoy. The Mazdaspeed 3 is a turbocharged 263hp hatchback. I wouldn't exactly say it was a "pussy" car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrFreefall383 0 #124 August 21, 2007 But she doesn't have a Mazdaspeed 3, does she? And even if she did, I've read enough pre- and post-release reports on it to figure out that performance-wise, it's still outclassed, both in racing and on the street. I mean it's a comfortable car, shifts reasonably smoothly, steering is tight enough, but toss it into a high-G corner, it'll give it up quicker than a fat kid in dodgeball."If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conundrum 1 #125 August 22, 2007 Uh, what are you comparing it to exactly? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
