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Originally Posted by BrianGriffin78
Thanks Dustin you rock! I mean seriously. If it was that much of a big deal, I would learn to drive manual, even if I am rough with it. Why the f*** should I force myself to learn. Not one person told me I should of gotten manual. One person did ask me why I got an Auto, when I told them the reason, they said good enough for me. You have to be really good at stick to not get that jerking feeling but you still get a little bit of it.
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47, female, 2SSRS, V8, Manual. I can't believe they don't teach kids to drive manual transmissions any more. It was mandatory when I was in driver's ed. We all knew how or didn't pass the class. All parents required driver's ed so they could afford to insure us!
3 cars, all manuals and yes, I know how to shift without jerking you around (and also how to shift without a clutch at all). It's not that hard.
You don't have to force yourself to learn anything but like everything else in life, not knowing how to do something limits your options. Plus, hard to have an opinion if don't have experience with it IMO.
I prefer manuals not because it's the only true characteristic of a sports car but because they have much better control -- especially in bad weather or quick stopping. Again, more options.
Now, I would have preferred an LS3 with an auto so I could drag race but personally, I was going to have the fastest camaro they made and that meant a manual trani.
No right or wrong here. Just respect everyone's opinion. If this was my daily driver and I lived in a city with large amounts of traffic, the auto may have been my choice.
