Driving Manual is such a pain

[DotKritic]

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lol I got my license on Oct 16th 2002. I'm old

<--- June 2004.

Had one speeding ticket, one moving violation (citation), and one parking ticket in 5 years.

edit: I just got an idea.

[Zipsnine]

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Wow in 5 years? Thats not too bad. I dont plan on getting any tickets. If i do my mom would probably take my liscence and burn it.XD

[0MG]

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just be careful. and mustangs weren't meant for canyons. i learned that in the the adolescent and very hard way

[Sullyman2007]

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You'll get used to the "uh oh I'm gonna hit the care behind me" feeling. I used to get that feeling all the time, but with practice releasing your foot from the clutch and applying your other foot to the accelerator will become second nature.

I also used to hate driving manual, but after a while you will start to love it.

[Necamus]

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You bought a manual transmission car before knowing how to drive stick.

Yes, this seems like a good idea.

[-zeroSKILL-]

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I will do my best to never own an automatic as long as I live. You just don't get the same response/power with an auto.

Only problem for me was the speed... I like to go fast any way, but manuals just make it that much easier. 3 tickets (2 speeding, one parking violation) in 5 years of driving. I got them all within a 3 month timeframe -_-.

And I also bought a stick before really ever trying it. There *is* a difference between knowing HOW to drive a stick, and being ABLE to drive a stick. I've known how to since I was 6 or younger, actually being able to put it into practice was quite fun.

[Orange Dude]

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The clutch just broke on my piece of crap 1990 subaru legacy last weekend so now I'm car-less for a little while. Riding the bus as a senior in high school is no fun.

I was very reluctant to drive manual at first, but I can't stand automatic anymore. haha

[Afrobean]

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hah.

I do valet parking for my job. From time to time we get manual cars in there.

I am completely able to, but there's something else. Every manual car has a different sweet spot. Do you know how annoying it is trying to figure out where it is just so you can move the thing into a parking space. Especially if they park on the one side of the door where you have to go over the incline to get through. Why couldn't they have just pulled ahead 10 feet before stopping and getting out?

There have been a few really nice ones though. There was a regular a while back who had this really nice BMW. It was a really wide spot that was really easy to hit.

[fido123]

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Once you get used to it you won't roll back when going up hill. You let the clutch out to around that sweet spot then quickly go heavyish on the gas and let the clutch all the way out a little faster than usual. Also after about a month it won't be a hassle at all to drive. As soon as I hit 3KRPM I pretty much automatically switch gears. Just keep in mind to keep your car in neutral with the clutch out whenever your stopped or you're going to kill your clutch.

[Mollocephalus]

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hey guys are you serious about the automatic switch

come the **** on who seriously uses that

EDIT: is this another of those "in america" things i wasn't aware of cause you talk like manual switches are extremely rare.

[fido123]

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hey guys are you serious about the automatic switch

come the **** on who seriously uses that

EDIT: is this another of those "in america" things i wasn't aware of cause you talk like manual switches are extremely rare.

They are. North America is full of automatics you lucky Italian bastard.

[Zipsnine]

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Oh yah. I know the concept of driving it. Now its just seeing how well i can do it. And its funny cause i know what im doing wrong. I just get frustrated when im doing and mess up to think at the time.lolz

[super kid]

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Once you start driving manual it feels really weird to driving an automatic car.

[customstuff]

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Not really. I was driving manual when I was 13 or so. I now have an Automatic car and I prefer it over standards. 1996 Dodge Neon, 91000kms.

[Zipsnine]

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Nah automatic is so boring. If i have the option to have a manual or automatic transmission, im going to pick a manual