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ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY CHROME.
Posted by: markwil1992
Posted by: Garland
Posted by: markwil1992
I use an automatic because I'm not a knob-head who thinks it's cool to handicap himself. Just because you drive a stick doesn't make you more awesome.Having more control over the car and being more connected to how it operates isn't a "handicap." People that drive automatics are just lazy and want to pay as little attention as possible to what they're doing.
I drive in an urban area. Do you know how tiresome it would get to be constantly shifting?
It's not, it's fun actually.
Have you ever driven a standard before? Do you know how much fun it is to drop the clutch at 5k spin the tires and slam into 2nd and take off from a light, and then scream up to 7k and slam through the gears at MOTHER-blam!- REDLINE!!!????!!
Posted by: theHurtfulTurkey
And dangerous.
"People that drive automatics...want to pay as little attention as possible to what they're doing."
Quite the opposite. Not having to focus on gear shifting lets the driver be more aware of what is going on around him, lets the driver focus on more important things, and frees a hand in case of a need to swerve out of the path of obstacles.
It barely takes any focus to drive a standard once you've learned. I literally do it without thinking, its just muscle memory. I feel more in-tune and focused driving my standard then I do driving any automatic.
[Edited on 11.27.2012 7:06 PM PST]