i got a question, my friend is 17 years old and is getting a car, but he doesn't know if he should get a stick or auto. he has never driven a stick before and is wondering if he should get a stick or an auto, i told him i didn't know cuz i learned to drive on a stick, what do u guys think?

well, he's driven a stick a couple time but not in traffic or anything, just on side streets. what should i tell him to do?

Just learn to drive manual. It is not that hard, and it makes you a better person.


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Definitely a manual:smoker2:

I don't see any advantage to owning an automatic.
Nothing wrong with it, but if you have the choice between 5 spd or auto on a sport compact car, then why chose auto?

Being too lazy to learn should not be an excuse.

Can't go back to auto once you drive stick...it would be too dull.

Definitely stick.

Most sticks are cheaper than autos and you dont have to worry about replacing the tranny because (at least w/ honda) you can get them for really cheap.

don't u lose 20% drive train with auto ?

......always looking for that 3rd pedal

Originally posted by SleeperTeg
......always looking for that 3rd pedal

Lol, how many of you have been driving an automatic car..and while turning in somewhere...hit the break hard because you are used to a clutch :o Kind of funny because while you expect it to roll into neutral, the car slams to a halt :p

I always get into my friends car and try to push in the clutch to turn it on. DOH!

k... break it down like this... hot girl=stick.... ugly girl=automatic.... what would you chose then? I think stick:D

I always forget about the park brake and stuff if I have to drive auto.....hate it its so boring! Haven't driven auto for years!!!

manual....is the way to go :)

Originally posted by SleeperTeg
......always looking for that 3rd pedal

my integra has 4 pedals.. so that 3rd pedal should be there.. its way on the left (the dead pedal)

Speaking of which, I also have a funny experience driving an automatic after being used to manual.

I was driving my friend's civic (auto) and we were stopped on a steep uphill, so instead of keeping my foot on the brake (to avoid rolling back), I tried "riding" the gas pedal.

I was fully aware that I was driving auto, but I simply forgot that I could just use the brakes. So here I am tapping the gas and sliding down and suddenly jerking upwards continuously in an almost panick stricken state cuz I forgot what I was supposed to do.

The people behind me must've thought I was a retard.

you dont brake on hills in a manual?

you really shouldnt ride the gas, auto or manual.. its a good way to ruin the torque converter in an auto, and shorten the life of the clutch in a manual.

you should be able to get the car moving without rolling back more than 6".. no matter how steep the grade. (in a manual)

that is unless of course you are new to manual and haven't got the clutch/gas timing down yet

anyone here ever get tired of driving there stick? my dads trying to talk me out of getting a 5speed teg, by saying i'll get tired of shifting and everything, but regardless of what he says i'm 150% sure i'm going stickshift...it sure did look like a ton of fun when he was crusin down the road when we went to go test drive my teg...lol

get tired of driving a stick? Definitely not. Autos are boring and you'll fall asleep at the wheel before a manual

Right on.....nothing quite like a 5th to 3rd downshift. Sweeeet

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Originally posted by SickShift
...anyone here ever get tired of driving there stick?
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yea, i do once in a while....those are the times when im either really tire or sore from weight lifting^^

Originally posted by SleeperTeg
Right on.....nothing quite like a 5th to 3rd downshift. Sweeeet

nothing quite like destroying your 3rd gear synchros either

NEVER skip gears when downshifting unless you do a full double-clutch shift

incidentally the only time manual gets tiring is when there is a traffic jam and the traffic moves 3 feet and stops.

I say to defenitly go stick.