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wilfredmerriweathr posted:if you drive in the snow regularly, it's infinitely better because you have exact control over how fast your wheels move, you can use this to get unstuck and to slow down without using the brakes That's what the [1] [2] [3] part of your slushbox is there for
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Frozen to Death posted:the op is referring to morons who brake with their other foot. even if you drive a manual stick you're supposed to break and gas with the same foot. jesus I think only you and one other dude got that, was it my poor communication skills or goon stupidly?
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revmoo posted:That's what the [1] [2] [3] part of your slushbox is there for You would be surprised how many people have no loving clue what those are for.
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Sep 14, 2015 18:58
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revmoo posted:That's what the [1] [2] [3] part of your slushbox is there for yes but shifting that poo poo isn't as rapid and in many cars it's just a "don't exceed this gear," not "stay in this gear til I tell you otherwise" for example on my lame rear end old outback it takes a good 2-3 sec to decide it's gonna go into 3 or 2 after you tell it to. that's sometimes the difference between sliding off the side of a snow covered mountain. also it doesn't lock the torque converter when you do that, so you still don't have as much control *AND* it will still downshift to a lower gear. so if you had it in 2, and it thinks it needs more power, it will still go to 1. and slide you off the road. a friend wrecked his bronco in this manner
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Sep 14, 2015 18:59
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revmoo posted:That's what the [1] [2] [3] part of your slushbox is there for Wifeys autotragic has a 'Winter' button which makes it start out in third, which is kind of along the same lines. Thankfully she hasn't asked where the 'Spring, Fall, and Summer' buttons are. 
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Sep 14, 2015 19:03
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Dr. Tim Whatley posted:I think only you and one other dude got that, was it my poor communication skills or goon stupidly? Oh I got that alright the thing is arguing about stick vs automatic is more fun dumb, but fun
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Sep 14, 2015 19:08
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Dr. Tim Whatley posted:I think only you and one other dude got that, was it my poor communication skills or goon stupidly? they just couldn't wait to lay down their sick burns on you
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Sep 14, 2015 19:14
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Son of Rodney posted:Oh I got that alright the thing is arguing about stick vs automatic is more fun Frozen to Death posted:they just couldn't wait to lay down their sick burns on you Fair enough to both
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Sep 14, 2015 19:37
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I do. But ironically I only have one leg.
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Sep 14, 2015 19:40
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You are not required to drive stick, but if you can't and only have an automatic license, you do not know how to drive a car. Luckily, nowadays driving stick is easy, because cars have really great and tight clutches compared to back in the day. It's like learning how to drive a bike, or learning how to swim. You should not exist in this despicable, yet easily resolved situation of where you can only use an automatic transmission, and you have to explain your embarassing inability to someone in the exact situation where you do not have the thirty minutes required to get it down.
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Sep 14, 2015 19:59
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person who taught me to stick was handing me the keys to the supra and sending me out on the track
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Sep 14, 2015 20:07
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Anyone can drive a stick, not everyone can drive a stick well enough to not go through clutch plates in like 20k miles.
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Sep 14, 2015 23:00
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I've only ever had automatic vehicles. I don't feel like I'm worse off for not ever needing to drive a manual vehicle 
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Sep 14, 2015 23:08
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Methanar posted:I've only ever had dumbed-down kiddie vehicles. I don't feel like I'm worse off for not ever needing to drive a real vehicle
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Sep 15, 2015 04:52
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Son of Rodney posted:lol I'm american I basically drive the scooty puff junior variant of cars and still have more accidents than most other first world countries pretty sure deaths per mile driven would be much less bullshit
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Sep 15, 2015 06:33
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Zeno-25 posted:pretty sure deaths per mile driven would be much less bullshit the us ranks better than japan using that stat lol
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Sep 15, 2015 07:36
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Zeno-25 posted:pretty sure deaths per mile driven would be much less bullshit Yeah but then my dumb argument would have less impact. This is per miles driven:  Still higher than most civlized countries, while you can only drive 60 miles an hour which is babby speed. 
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Sep 15, 2015 10:46
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Driving stick in San Francisco is terrible and bad.
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Sep 15, 2015 11:44
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:if you drive in the snow regularly, it's infinitely better because you have exact control over how fast your wheels move, you can use this to get unstuck and to slow down without using the brakes You can still downshift an automatic. D 2 1 son. I get along just fine in the snow at work in a poo poo rear end ford ranger. When it's in the shop and I have to drive a stick around I slap shift so I don't blow out my knee at every stoplight in town. In other words you only need one foot to drive either way. dpush fucked around with this message at 12:59 on Sep 15, 2015 |
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Sep 15, 2015 12:53
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I am uncoordinated on a legendary scale. I'm sure I could find a few ways to gently caress up a manual.
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Sep 15, 2015 12:59
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Idiot Kicker posted:I use two feet because I am Fred Flintstone Came in to post ^^that, except put as... Q: Who uses 2 feet 2 drive? A: Fred Flintstone. Conclusion: I'm quietly confident that Idiot Kicker (aka Fred Flintstone) has a good brain which works well in the correct way.
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Sep 15, 2015 13:50
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Son of Rodney posted:Yeah but then my dumb argument would have less impact. you can go faster than 60 on a lot of roads in the us (were you talking about the other civilized countries?)
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Sep 15, 2015 23:32
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Matey posted:you can go faster than 60 on a lot of roads in the us No I meant the US, didn't know that. I legit thought that you can only go 60 mph in the US.
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Sep 15, 2015 23:39
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Matey posted:you can go faster than 60 on a lot of roads in the us In Kentucky I've been tailgated for only going 87. One time a cop passed me there for going 55 on a one lane highway.
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Sep 15, 2015 23:42
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Son of Rodney posted:No I meant the US, didn't know that. I legit thought that you can only go 60 mph in the US. A lot has changed since Sammy Hagar sang his speed limit song
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Sep 15, 2015 23:47
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Son of Rodney posted:No I meant the US, didn't know that. I legit thought that you can only go 60 mph in the US. Hey piss rod, it's 2015. Read a wiki while your eating rear end and shucking cum corn.
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Sep 15, 2015 23:51
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Son of Rodney posted:No I meant the US, didn't know that. I legit thought that you can only go 60 mph in the US. Heh. If you're doing 80 MPH on the highway you're only going faster than about 75% of the drivers.
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notZaar posted:Heh. If you're doing 80 MPH on the highway you're only going faster than about 75% of the drivers. Oregon supposedly has a maximum speed limit of 65 MPH, but if you are on I-5 doing 65 then you are getting passed by everyone. Cruising at 75 is fairly normal, and even going 85 I get passed with some regularity.
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unpacked robinhood posted:Automatics are nice for traffic jams which to my understanding are 80% of the driving time on huge us metropolitan areas, manuals are great the rest of the time In traffic jams I just keep it in 1st and leave a nice gap in front of me. Rarely have to touch my brakes or accelerator, have plenty of room to maneuver around jackasses that insist on being 5' behind the car in front of them, it's nice. People who bitch about driving stick in traffic just don't know how to drive one.
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Sep 16, 2015 11:15
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I enjoy driving stick and if I had to choose between two cars, with all else being equal, I'd take the manual. Plus they usually cost less. I hate going to Chicago in my car though. It's fine once I get past O'hare, but right around there is a loving nightmare.
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Jesus Christ posted:In traffic jams I just keep it in 1st and leave a nice gap in front of me. Rarely have to touch my brakes or accelerator, have plenty of room to maneuver around jackasses that insist on being 5' behind the car in front of them, it's nice. Lmao you never been in traffik, BITCH
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bag of a bee posted:you should learn how to develop film too, just in case you come across a roll solving the JFK assassination ...solving it more?
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Dr. Tim Whatley posted:Lmao you never been in traffik, BITCH Eh I've not been in any of them multi-week traffic jams in China, yah, but Austin gets pretty retarded every day. You'd be surprised how people react when you give a bunch of space in front of your car! Try it sometime, it actually makes the drive faster!
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www posted:i use both feet cus im not a baby and drive a manual car
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