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Another reason to drive manual transmission cars

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Re: Another reason to drive manual transmission ca

'twas a 1961 Falcon "three onna tree" with a whopping 144 C.I.D. straight six in my case. Two years later I was in an MGB. Haven't had a 'merkin car since, automagic transmissions are a box-o-tricks. No use for 'em at all.
They promote careless driving, they oughta be made illegal. :devilgrin:
 
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At least they're better than they some used to be. We had a (really LOUSY) company car years ago that had the world's worst automatic transmission. Driving up 95 was a constant adventure of guessing if or when it would decide to shift. Gotta pass someone? Stomp on the gas and wait to see if it'll ever down-shift. Got a hill to climb? Wait awhile and see if it'll downshift. It had cruise-control but <span style="font-style: italic">that</span> had to be overridden when going up-hill because it wouldn't get aggressive enough to make the transmission work.
 
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Stupid-truck has a regular 350 (non-turbo tranny) [3 "cogs"]

I'd change it over to a gearbox but, everybody says towing w/ a standard is a PITA.
And I hate even looking at that thing.

Everything else I own is manual.
I bought what looked like a nice corolla only to find out that the lady PO had torn out the syncros and it pops outta 2nd...
Oh yea...And the clutch looked like a cat exploded in the bell housing.
 
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I'd not say they're by-and-large inefficient, I think they promote the driver's license as a Rite of Passage. Too many inept folks can manage to start, stop and steer with 'em. They're artificially elevated to be allowed a task they're unequipped to perform otherwise.

Kinda like the "Peter Principle."

But deadly.
 
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Yea...I'd like to see granny stop that LTD w/o manifold vacuum...

Or turn that land yacht after the engine stalls...
 
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Granny should be driving something with less mass than a Nimitz class carrier.
Pedal mis-application would result in far fewer innocent casualties then. :devilgrin:
 
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I get to teach my wife to drive stick soon. My current daily driver is an auto, since I bought is shortly after we got married and didn't want to fight that battle so soon in our marriage. I've already told her that the next car will be a manual, though. Auto's just so dull to drive.

I think I'll teach her in the Tunebug -- I've go a spare transmission for it.
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You'll need it
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! (I tought my wife to drive a stick...many years ago!!) :wall:
 
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Driven a stick and owned nothing else for 35 years now. I find I actually have trouble driving an automatic since both feet are trained so well. Nearly stood one on it's nose once when during a quick stop both fett went to the floor and instead of hitting a clutch, got that big brake pedal...
 
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MikeP said:
I find I actually have trouble driving an automatic since both feet are trained so well.
Click to expand...

Yea...I do that 'sleeping dog thing'...

Where you move your limbs for no apparent reason :smirk:
 
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