stick is the only way to go....it brings you closer to the machine. I used to drive a cbr until it got stolen a couple months ago...man I have cravings for it now. Yes, I'm an addict =)

It's only hard the first few times when you're learning it. After that it's really fun to drive. Auto is too boring.

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Originally posted by TranceGiant 0-15 km/h = 1st gear 15-35 km/h = 2nd gear 35-70 km/h = 3rd gear 70-110 km/h = 4th gear 110+ = 5th gear after a while u'll "hear" it too..u..unless u dont have your speakers blasting the newest armin set

emm, you sure about that? doesnt apply to all cars you know...

a 1995 Dauer Porsche 962 LeMans can do 110 in 1st gear

seriously though, knowing when to shift is simple, youll hear
it after a while, but you can just take a peek at your tachometer,
(gauge that shows the revs), THATS WHAT ITS THERE FOR.

just dont go over the red line (thats what they call "redlining" )

i learned to stickshift when i was 14 in half an hour. and people,
stop that 'automatic is for wimps' shit... my father has been driving
since forever, racing as a hobby on a professional level since he
was 15, won the national kart championship 7 times, (yes, there
are racing karts with gears) has raced Formula Arcobaleno 5 times,
which he won 4 of, has built himself 5 race cars over the years,
and owns the representative of germany's Bosch GmbH in this country,
the man KNOWS HIS CARS.

when he was like 12 he said 'im never ever gonna have an automatic'.
now he's 46 and says 'i mustve been fucking out of my mind.

id like to see ANYONE stuck in traffic for 2 hours and still be
happy wih your stickshift. sure, im 100% for shifters, but its
a pain in the ass sometimes. although, EVERYONE SHOULD FUCKING
LEARN TO DRIVE A STICK or they shouldnt be given a licence.
what if an emergency happens, you gotta drive someone to the
hospital, and theirs only a stick available? sticks are a lot
sportier, and consume slightly less.

driving a stick is easy, and everyone should know how to do it,
but at the end of they day, its a question of commodity.

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You really need to know how to drive a manual gear shift.

Automatic is very simple, but what happens when you have to drive a car in, say, an an emergency. Move a car in a crash or something like that, and you're the only one who is in the possition to do it.

Or let's say you are in the southern america, and some guerilla has captured you. Your only way out is if you run all you can through the prison camp, and jump into that Toyota Pickup and drive the hell out of there... To bad then if you don't know manual shift!

Manual gear, the key to freedom.

It is useful to learn stick, like the numerous amounts of people before me have said. I like automatic because I don't have to concentrate on anything else, but that;s only because I'm 16 and haven't been driving long.

Mmm. this has nothing to do with anything but coming home from NJ we were driving on this road and there was this car for sale.looked alright...
1987 thunderbird coupe
in good shape
GOOD looking speakers
new brakes and tires
STICK SHIFT
$1950
If I had the money I'd have bought it

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stick shift: costs less & consumes less fuel

you know what would rule? owning one of those BMWs that have both automatic and stick shift, although it costs like 5 grand more. but that way you could rock in traffic and rock on the highway

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lol wtf..

Over here in England you're considered a spasitc if you drive an automatic, either that or you're over 90 years old. I thought the value of auto's depriciate (?) soo quickly.

[edit - lmao, i spelt spastic wrong]

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I guess to know how to shift manual gears, is kinda like swimming.

hehe when i was in highschool i was in an autodetailing class senior year, and one of the teachers had an 02 cobra, yellow...stick. I drove a 1965 rover at the time, you have to double clutch that thing and when that broke down i drove a 67 camero, also stick. So the teacher says to me, go park it, cuz you are the only one who can drive it.......MUAHAHHAHAHAHHA

i came back like half an hour later all grinning and shit, but my teacher just laughed cuz he was fuckin awesome.

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g2ic eh? You got a 'teg? I'm a member of that site

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