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Ireneparalegal · 10-13-2006, 03:18 PM

I drive automatic. I have tried ONCE to learn to drive stick shift, but it's just not for me. As it is, I drive with both my feet. I use my left foot for the brake and my right foot for the accelerator. I have always driven that way. My boyfriend would get annoyed at me because he thought I was stepping on the brakes AT THE SAME TIME I was pushing on the accelerator. I had to show him that my foot was NOT touching the brake pedal.

Mr. Stefani · 10-13-2006, 03:28 PM

automatic, bc of where i live. i'd love to own a manual car, though.

Chelsea · 10-13-2006, 03:28 PM

I *currently* drive an automatic, but honestly, I hate the way it shifts - it doesn't progress through gears the way I think it should. I've considered buying a manual transmission vehicle next time, or I may just buy another Auto - it's not really the deciding factor.

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 10-13-2006, 03:29 PM

Auto!!! Im with you on using both feet. If Im at a red light too long, I switch feet.

moeee · 10-13-2006, 03:39 PM

I drive an automatic.

Brieannas21 · 10-13-2006, 04:00 PM

Automatic, I can't drive a stick to save my life. I've tried to learn but it just wasn't happening.

gilligan fanatic · 10-13-2006, 04:04 PM

hard to belive I have been driving two in a half years. In that time I have never touched a stick. We had a Saturn that was manual, but we got rid of it.

Janice · 10-13-2006, 04:17 PM

Automatic. If I drove a manual, someone would surely die.

Already Gone · 10-13-2006, 04:26 PM

Automatic for me.

swedeace · 10-13-2006, 05:46 PM

Automatic.

When I was in driving school at 17, we did practice standard. It never stuck in me because I found it complicated with the gear shifting, so I just drive automatic now.

TJL · 10-13-2006, 06:38 PM

I have never learned to drive stick.

Maybe before I turn 40.

Lex Luthor · 10-13-2006, 07:43 PM

Up until last year I would have said Manual 100% because of the increased control of speed, torque and downshifting.

I just recently converted to an Automatic with shiftronic transmission ... you drive auto but on hills or in slippery conditions you can shift to a semi manual transmission for better control without the use of a clutch.

I havealways liked the additional control of standards (manual) but with rush hour commutes and stop and go traffic the clutch pushing is a P.I.T.A

80sTrivia · 10-13-2006, 08:39 PM

I can drive both, but my car is an automatic...

dawsongirl · 10-13-2006, 09:53 PM

Automatic. I learned how to drive a stick several years ago...I had to have been only 16 or 17 at the time, but I was terrible at it. Killed the engine several times, hopped it down the street...and then dad got rid of the truck and we had no more manuals. But I think if I had to, I could drive a stick far enough to get help or something. Downshifting would be the real hard part.

And I only drive with one foot. That was dad's huge lesson while teaching me to drive. NEVER drive with both feet with an automatic. Yet....he does. He brakes with his left foot.

I can't though...too weird for me now.

Czas na Zywiec · 10-14-2006, 02:25 AM

Automatic is better for me, especially living in the city. But I'd love to also own a stick shift because like said above, controlling the speed and gears, i feel more in control. But it's better when driving through empty stretches of road with no other cars in sight. Driving a stick through rushhour traffic would kill me. Hopefully one day when I make enough money, I'll have one of each.

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10-13-2006, 03:18 PM	#1
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	For those who drive: Automatic or Manual? I drive automatic. I have tried ONCE to learn to drive stick shift, but it's just not for me. As it is, I drive with both my feet. I use my left foot for the brake and my right foot for the accelerator. I have always driven that way. My boyfriend would get annoyed at me because he thought I was stepping on the brakes AT THE SAME TIME I was pushing on the accelerator. I had to show him that my foot was NOT touching the brake pedal.
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10-13-2006, 03:28 PM	#3
Chelsea Semi-retired Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Washington Posts: 5,727	I currently drive an automatic, but honestly, I hate the way it shifts - it doesn't progress through gears the way I think it should. I've considered buying a manual transmission vehicle next time, or I may just buy another Auto - it's not really the deciding factor.
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10-13-2006, 03:29 PM	#4
¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ MISS APRIL Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 19, 2001 Location: Parsonsfield ME Shaws - Screwing my way up the employment ladder! Posts: 68,780	Auto!!! Im with you on using both feet. If Im at a red light too long, I switch feet.
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10-13-2006, 04:04 PM	#7
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	hard to belive I have been driving two in a half years. In that time I have never touched a stick. We had a Saturn that was manual, but we got rid of it.
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10-13-2006, 03:28 PM	#2
Mr. Stefani Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jul 15, 2001 Posts: 20,757	automatic, bc of where i live. i'd love to own a manual car, though.

10-13-2006, 03:39 PM	#5
moeee Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pie Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 31, 2003 Posts: 40,094	I drive an automatic.

10-13-2006, 04:00 PM	#6
Brieannas21 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 05, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,792	Automatic, I can't drive a stick to save my life. I've tried to learn but it just wasn't happening.

10-13-2006, 04:17 PM	#8
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Automatic. If I drove a manual, someone would surely die.

10-13-2006, 04:26 PM	#9
Already Gone Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 31, 2004 Posts: 2,587	Automatic for me.

10-13-2006, 05:46 PM	#10
swedeace Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 22, 2003 Posts: 9,009	Automatic. When I was in driving school at 17, we did practice standard. It never stuck in me because I found it complicated with the gear shifting, so I just drive automatic now.

10-13-2006, 06:38 PM	#11
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	I have never learned to drive stick. Maybe before I turn 40.
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10-13-2006, 07:43 PM	#12
Lex Luthor I'm bringing Lexy back Senior Member Join Date: Jun 07, 2005 Location: The Great White North Posts: 2,374	Up until last year I would have said Manual 100% because of the increased control of speed, torque and downshifting. I just recently converted to an Automatic with shiftronic transmission ... you drive auto but on hills or in slippery conditions you can shift to a semi manual transmission for better control without the use of a clutch. I havealways liked the additional control of standards (manual) but with rush hour commutes and stop and go traffic the clutch pushing is a P.I.T.A
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10-13-2006, 08:39 PM	#13
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10-13-2006, 09:53 PM	#14
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Automatic. I learned how to drive a stick several years ago...I had to have been only 16 or 17 at the time, but I was terrible at it. Killed the engine several times, hopped it down the street...and then dad got rid of the truck and we had no more manuals. But I think if I had to, I could drive a stick far enough to get help or something. Downshifting would be the real hard part. And I only drive with one foot. That was dad's huge lesson while teaching me to drive. NEVER drive with both feet with an automatic. Yet....he does. He brakes with his left foot. I can't though...too weird for me now.

10-14-2006, 02:25 AM	#15
Czas na Zywiec what up Forum Star Join Date: Jun 28, 2001 Location: Southwest Side, Chicago Posts: 18,398	Automatic is better for me, especially living in the city. But I'd love to also own a stick shift because like said above, controlling the speed and gears, i feel more in control. But it's better when driving through empty stretches of road with no other cars in sight. Driving a stick through rushhour traffic would kill me. Hopefully one day when I make enough money, I'll have one of each.