Pie™ Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 Originally posted by edlib Slam the tranny into neutral (or better yet, reverse! ) I read that so wrong. -.- Anyways, that kid is awesome.
RebelScum! Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 Originally posted by Pie™ -.- *smells smiley stealer* -.- Lol that kid must be pretty darn smart to know how to drive a car at 4 years old .
edlib Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 Originally posted by Pie™ I read that so wrong. -.- Eh... works either way.
Leper Messiah Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 which do people in america typically learn on? i think that people should learn on manual because i find it encourages much better awareness on what you doing but with automatic because you can do it in your sleep virtually, many people pay far less attention in general to what theyre doing on the road.
lukeiamyourdad Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 I don't think so. People still have to pay attention to the road or they'll crash or something. Besides, living in a northern country with lots of snow during the winter, I can safely say manual ain't fun in the snow. That's pretty much why you don't see a lot of people using manual here.
kipperthefrog Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 I never tried manual before, but I saw my grampa do it. it looked loke alot of trouble.
lukeiamyourdad Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 It's no more trouble then anything really. Just a question of habit.
kipperthefrog Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 I see. it would be SOME trouble to learn.
BongoBob Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 I taught myself how to drive an auto last saturday when we had my cousins wedding. My mom and lil bro were in the wedding and my dad was at wrok, adn we were late. "she said it's times like these that I wish you could park the ca." So I said I would figure it out, and bet her a dollar that I would not only do it, but not crash and park real well. I got a dollar needless to say. I am waiting until next week when my dad is gonna teach me to drive manual.
El Sitherino Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 Manual is easy, it's just a matter of getting in the habbit of shifting that's difficult.
BongoBob Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 Originally posted by InsaneSith Manual is easy, it's just a matter of getting in the habbit of shifting that's difficult. That's word for word what my dad said.
El Sitherino Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 *your name here*? Well it's true, you just gotta get into the habbit of shifting gears. Identifying when you should start to shift, all that fun stuff.
kipperthefrog Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 is manual easier to maintain or cheaper to replace or less likely to go out than automatic transmition? otherwise, why would any one want anything besides an auto transmition?
El Sitherino Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 Manual is the best for racing. And some people were raised on manuals, and so it's more natural for them. As for price, it depends on the type and quality of the transmission. Though often manual will run you up more.
BongoBob Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 I want a Mazda miata with a manual transmission, and that's the exact reason I really really want to learn stick. Plus it's in my dad's truck, the original pimped ride(1' black and white tv with tuner biznatches ).
toms Posted February 15, 2005 Posted February 15, 2005 Seee!! and people say video games are a bad influence on our kids!! I'd like to see any so-called teachers teach a four year old to drive a car! hah!
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