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Re: Automobiles

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:10 pm
by shindig
If I could afford 2 cars, I would buy an automatic as my daily driver and a manual as my fun car (which would be a Porsche or Audi Roadster).

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:40 pm
by ChalkRocker
jeepinjayhawk wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:35 pm The idea of hanging out for a manual transmission cracks me up.
Probably depends on the driving you do.

A good manual, paired w/ an apt engine, can be intuitive, invisible and nuanced day-to-day and especially in inclement weather. With regard to some critical aspects of driving, you do the thinking. In a certain repect, of course.

A well thought out AT can be similarly invisible, with less concentration. And less connection. With regard to some critcal aspects of driving, it does the thinking, etc.

IMO

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:43 pm
by DrPepper
I can’t text and drive with a manual transmission.

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:51 pm
by ChalkRocker
OK.

Made me laugh

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:55 pm
by Deleted User 62
Auto transmissions have developed well past any perceived advantage a manual may have had since 1996.

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 9:08 pm
by ousdahl
jeepinjayhawk wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:55 pm Auto transmissions have developed well past any perceived advantage a manual may have had since 1996.
Have they developed an auto for which I get to use both legs?

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 9:11 pm
by ousdahl
ChalkRocker wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:40 pm
jeepinjayhawk wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:35 pm The idea of hanging out for a manual transmission cracks me up.
Probably depends on the driving you do.

A good manual, paired w/ an apt engine, can be intuitive, invisible and nuanced day-to-day and especially in inclement weather. With regard to some critical aspects of driving, you do the thinking. In a certain repect, of course.
^^^^

Many clients in fishing trips are surprised to notice my truck is a manual, even after driving around, cuz I’m just so smooth with it.

Particularly in the mountains, I like being able to tell my vehicle exactly which gear I want to be in.

Plus I think it’s fun.

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 9:26 pm
by DCHawk1
ousdahl wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 9:11 pm

Plus I think it’s fun.
^^^^^^

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 9:27 pm
by Deleted User 62
I drive in the desert/mountains a lot.

4:56 gears...4:1 transfers case.

Crawls over ANYTHING in its path

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 9:50 pm
by ousdahl
Oh yeah?

Well my truck has a pussy magnet.

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 6:00 am
by Deleted User 183
Yeah but how do you "finger blast" if you are driving and have manual transmission?

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 8:37 am
by Deleted User 62
Gutter wrote: Wed Oct 31, 2018 6:00 am Yeah but how do you "finger blast" if you are driving and have manual transmission?
Gutter gets it.

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 8:44 am
by ousdahl
Oh, you thought the one working that stick shift was me?

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 9:22 am
by Deleted User 183
Any reason why some people feel road head is any better than head anywhere else? I ask because I really don't. Don't get me wrong, I don't not appreciate it but it's not any more special to me than if it happens anywhere else.

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:06 am
by ousdahl
Road head is better because speed bumps.

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:25 am
by Deleted User 183
ousdahl wrote: Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:06 am Road head is better because speed bumps.
^^^^^^^
You have had multiple viable candidates today but this one gets me POTD vote.

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 6:17 pm
by kubandalum
I rented 3-cylinder Geo Metro once in Huntsville, AL, once and drove it to Birmingham. Huge long hills on that interstate. Car was so bad I was laughing at it.

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 7:22 pm
by jhawks99
If I ever win the lottery, which is unlikely since I don't play, I would love to buy a Yugo. I'd get the cheapest spray paint I could find and paint orange and black stripes on it. Get a stoopid tail and hang it out the trunk and then put messourah alum stickers all over it. Maybe stick some ears in the roof. Then buy allsome seats at AFH and that would be my game day car.

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 6:25 pm
by DCHawk1

Re: Automobiles

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 6:34 pm
by Deleted User 89
small penis alert