Giving an "Auto" that "5 spd" look?!?! What do I need?

[asnrefugee]

funny how u talk about money isn't a problem yet ur profile says u have no car.

[Barwick]

do you not get his point? I'd rather drive my stick shift Civic than drive an automatic NSX. That's what he's trying to say.

Look, do whatever you want to your car, we'll always laugh at you and make fun of you for wasting your money on pointless stuff. "ooooh.. that car 'looks' fast.. how cool!!!" Give me a break. If it's not fast, it's not fast.

[Bryan8412]

Originally posted by asnrefugee
funny how u talk about money isn't a problem yet ur profile says u have no car.

yes as i am 17. yes i could buy one but i have college and other things to worry about, i'm not going to be arrogant like some kid my age and blow thousands on cold air intakes, paint jobs, rims, etc to have a cool ride when i need money for college. Unlike some people, daddy is not paying for college for me. So right now im enlisting in the Air National Guard which will pay for 100% of college tuition but i still have room and board to pay for. But once i get out and i'm making $40,000 a year as an electrical engineer i'll buy a car and it certainly wont be an automatic. so before you judge get you're facts straight. my point is if you're serious enough about it, don't let money hold you back, save up responsibly and instead of getting some expensive mod swap trannys.

[Bryan8412]

Originally posted by Barwick
do you not get his point? I'd rather drive my stick shift Civic than drive an automatic NSX. That's what he's trying to say.

Look, do whatever you want to your car, we'll always laugh at you and make fun of you for wasting your money on pointless stuff. "ooooh.. that car 'looks' fast.. how cool!!!" Give me a break. If it's not fast, it's not fast.

exactly. it's like being a supermodel but having no personality, no soul. It's takes away the excitement of driving, pushing it to the redline. It's the greatest feeling having all the power under your control, not just how much the automatic transmission wants to give you. They have torque converters which waste power, wasting your gas and speed. most use overdrive the entire time to save gas. Also, if you need to go up a hill its better to be in a lower gear, easy for a manual. And forget about downshifting to save your brakes, manual again. its cheaper to buy, it saves gas, it gives you complete control of the car, AND its more fun to drive. advantages of automatic transmissions? none. that is my point. in my opinion all of the above make a swap the first mod anyone should do.

[MSilage]

dam straight bryan
i woulda gotten a manual civic and im kicking myself now for not doing it but i needed a car, i totaled my nissan sentra(xmas eve of 00) and all i could find around me for the amount i had and what was available was a 97 auto civic. i could do a swap but that'd cost too much. It'd just take money away from the next car i buy, which will be a Acura RSX 6 speed

[Bryan8412]

Originally posted by MSilage
dam straight bryan
i woulda gotten a manual civic and im kicking myself now for not doing it but i needed a car, i totaled my nissan sentra(xmas eve of 00) and all i could find around me for the amount i had and what was available was a 97 auto civic. i could do a swap but that'd cost too much. It'd just take money away from the next car i buy, which will be a Acura RSX 6 speed

nice, see there you go. if i had to stick it out(hah) with an auto, i'd save up as fast as i can and get a swap or a new car. damn that rsx would be nice though, i wish we had an acura dealer here. we have one up in chi-town but its too far to toe it for repairs its not very practical.

[hobbesboarder]

right now im clutching the sides of my toilet bowl and vomiting. honestly one thing describes this: horrible.

[Rice-Rocketeer]

This isn't the street racing forum, take it elsewhere please.