I hope it's not a job that requires multi-tasking.
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mrpon 24,049 posts
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PhoenixFlames 8,402 posts
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Registered 6 years agoTHFourteen wrote:
Fair enough, this is the internet after all. I'm not bothered by the stick though, I'm just happy I can drive. I decided 3 years ago that if I ever tried again it would be automatic. I've no need to compete in a pissing contest about it. My dick is big enough.PhoenixFlames wrote:
good cos it will never happen
I don't understand people's reaction really. Why not just have it easier? I have no intention of ever revisiting manual controls.
both me and my sister learnt to drive automatics and have never bothered to retake in a manual.
i am shocked that you find the reaction on here shocking though. i've had nothing but stick for 14 years, and thats including stick from the same arseholes i used to drive around at school because i was the only fucker with a bloody car!I drive an automatic 'cause I'm too cool to change gears.
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Youthist 8,815 posts
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Fatiguez 8,331 posts
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Registered 5 years agoDeckard1 wrote:
Driving isn't fun, it's a chore, so I chose to make it as simple as possible. Hence going for automatic, because I'm a big gay
Manuals much more fun.
And less gay.show me your tits u bitch from ubisoft
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mrpon 24,049 posts
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Madder-Max 10,961 posts
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Registered 9 years agoPhoenixFlames wrote:
haha! Yeah its life changing...especially on the wallet. Autos guzzle fuel. i have a 2.2 auto omega and i get the same mileage as my boss's manual BMW M3.
Just had my first lesson after a big gap! Automatic is life changing! I just might be able to do this.gif)
Plus there is the Transmission oil that needs changing on a more regular basis and the transmission itself needs more servicing.
Use a manual vectra for work though. Does that make me bi?
Edited by Madder-Max at 17:59:02 09-01-201299 problems and being ginger is one
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heyyo 14,307 posts
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Registered 7 years agoI'm so glad I stuck it out and passing in a manual, spent 2 months last summer in a country where automatic cars are like rocking horse shit. -
Khanivor 38,677 posts
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Registered 11 years agoI can drive a manual but my car is an automatic. Seeing as 90% of its use is for commuting a few minutes to and from work or the shops having a manual would be a pain in the arse. I can see the point if you take your car out for fun from time to time but otherwise I'm of the opinion that people who insist on manuals for simple transport are, well ,wankers. -
Trowel 15,024 posts
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Registered 10 years agoI passed in a manual, drove manual for the first 10 years, but after driving a fortnight in the States a few year back switched to automatic.
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Trowel 15,024 posts
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Registered 10 years agoYes Khani - reprasent the auto massive. -
Khanivor 38,677 posts
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Fake_Blood 2,975 posts
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Registered 4 years agoMy grandmother learned to drive with manual gears when she was 60. -
Aargh. 11,150 posts
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Registered 2 years agoDeckard1 wrote:
I like pretending I'm Steve McQueen with my gear changes.
Manuals much more fun.
And less gay.After chasing sunsets one of life's simple joy is playing with the boys
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Aargh. 11,150 posts
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Registered 2 years agoOnly not dead.After chasing sunsets one of life's simple joy is playing with the boys
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Rusty_M 3,598 posts
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Registered 6 years agoKhanivor wrote:
Hardly! (apart from the fact that clutch control aggravates a knee injury!)
Aye, driving a manual in town or traffic is fairly masochistic.The world is going mad. Me? I'm doing fine.
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Lukey__b 3,725 posts
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Registered 4 years agoCan't say I've ever thought 'wish I didn't have these gears'. Far more irritating things on the road. Like other drivers.'Sup, what's guanine?
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RedSparrows 16,948 posts
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Registered 6 years agoYeah, the main issue I have with driving is not the gears, but other cars - not necessarily bad behaviour, but their simple existence.
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Tuffty 1,029 posts
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Registered 6 years agoI booked my practical test in 2 weeks time. I feel like I can do it ok, just certain manoeuvres like reversing into a parking bay aren't exactly nailed down when I want them to be. The independent driving was easier than I expected it to be as well. Really, it's a case of getting over my own apprehension if I want to pass it. -
Dougs 59,066 posts
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Registered 10 years agoLukey__b wrote:
Manual gives much greater control too.
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dogbot 2,271 posts
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Deckard1 18,006 posts
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dogbot 2,271 posts
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Registered 3 years agoTbh, if you had my car and you chose a manual, people would laugh at you.
Well, more than they do now, anyway.
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PhoenixFlames 8,402 posts
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Registered 6 years agoTuffty wrote:
Same with me, the instructor says I'm fine but my nerves/lack of confidence get the better of me.
I booked my practical test in 2 weeks time. I feel like I can do it ok, just certain manoeuvres like reversing into a parking bay aren't exactly nailed down when I want them to be. The independent driving was easier than I expected it to be as well. Really, it's a case of getting over my own apprehension if I want to pass it.I drive an automatic 'cause I'm too cool to change gears.
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Day of my first driving test, middle of winter with snow and ice everywhere, half an hour before my test the instructor took me to a car park and had me do handbrake turns and all sorts of crazy shit to help me get the nerves out of my system.
It worked, I was totally and completely relaxed when it came to the actual test.
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PhoenixFlames 8,402 posts
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Registered 6 years agoPhattso wrote:
o_O Was this an "official" driving instructor in the UK?
Day of my first driving test, middle of winter with snow and ice everywhere, half an hour before my test the instructor took me to a car park and had me do handbrake turns and all sorts of crazy shit to help me get the nerves out of my system.
It worked, I was totally and completely relaxed when it came to the actual test.
Still fucking failed though.
/second time FTWI drive an automatic 'cause I'm too cool to change gears.
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Khanivor 38,677 posts
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Registered 11 years agoRusty_M wrote:
Do you use speed dial on your phone or do you dial every single person you call by manually punching in the numbers?Khanivor wrote:
Hardly! (apart from the fact that clutch control aggravates a knee injury!)
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PhoenixFlames 8,402 posts
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Registered 6 years agoAs far as I'm concerned manual doesn't make any sense at all. Why make something more complicated? Automatic is like evolution for cars.I drive an automatic 'cause I'm too cool to change gears.
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Lukus 18,696 posts
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Registered 8 years agoYou have more control over a manual car, for starters.Paintings & Photographs
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Manual = PC. Automatic = Macs. Good for differing reasons. Fanboys annoying for differing reasons. But generally the automatic fanboys are worse.
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