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Re: A Survey about snow and cars. BlackAdder Send a noteboard - 05/01/2010 12:37:39 AM
Standard is much more fun to drive even in the best of conditions.

Agreed.
Why is that, I wonder?

I like it mostly because it gives me a lot more options to suit my driving style on any particular day (slow, saving fuel vs. in a hurry and flooring it :P ). Also it's more responsive than most automatic transmissions.
Okay now this will seem sort of sexist...

I'm female, all that stuff is supposed to be harder for us than for males. Not sure why that is but that IS what society would have us believe.

Anyway, now I live in Vermont. While the weather here is similar to that in Wisconsin there are mountains here that are much higher than anything found in Wisconsin. What I don't understand is how there are so many people here with automatic transmissions when they would obviously have more control with standard.

I think most newer cars in the US come equipped with auto (even if it costs more).
Hmmm...maybe it is time to turn this into a survey.

We now have 33 inches ( 83.82 centimeters)

1: Do you have snow? How much?

Yeah. Decent amounts but nothing like last year, yet.
2: Do you drive an automatic or a standard?

manual
3: Why do you choose to drive your above answer?

More customizability, more responsiveness.
4: Where do you live?

Depending on a number of things, either Chicago, Boston, London, or Mumbai.
5: Add a question of your own.

Why?
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Re: Or people who like to actually be in control of their cars. Automatics are sloppy. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 05:52:10 AM 605 Views
Acceleration is useless in automatics. I don't know why people even try to argue this. Ghavrel - 05/01/2010 06:11:00 AM 566 Views
I don't understand why its useless in automatics. I accelerate just fine. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 06:31:33 AM 733 Views
As I said before, its a question of preferring control, not of "needing" it. Ghavrel - 05/01/2010 08:10:15 AM 572 Views
i'll race you up the side of a mountain. me in my corolla w/manual you in your automatic of choice moondog - 06/01/2010 02:28:39 AM 554 Views
I'd love to take you up on that. callandor1000 - 06/01/2010 04:26:47 AM 729 Views
Agree for the most part. Aemon - 05/01/2010 01:50:58 AM 599 Views
3. Outside the United States. *NM* Tim - 05/01/2010 11:18:41 AM 268 Views
exactly moondog - 06/01/2010 02:30:05 AM 523 Views
Oh, and manual transmission is no longer "standard". *NM* Tom - 04/01/2010 09:41:24 PM 274 Views
Okay... jh - 04/01/2010 10:40:22 PM 603 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Ghavrel - 04/01/2010 11:18:28 PM 607 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. BlackAdder - 05/01/2010 12:37:39 AM 755 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Aemon - 05/01/2010 02:44:46 AM 718 Views
More control is better because, as you say, you know what's coming up on the road. Ghavrel - 05/01/2010 03:08:14 AM 591 Views
Transmission thing is interesting. I'll have to look that up. Clover - 05/01/2010 05:22:53 AM 641 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 05:56:06 AM 559 Views
manual in the snow is much better if you get slightly stuck moondog - 06/01/2010 02:35:24 AM 547 Views
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Give me the stick! Beqi - 05/01/2010 04:41:59 AM 592 Views
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I think I'm a lot like you. Still learning, though. Legolas - 05/01/2010 05:05:58 AM 614 Views
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I'd rather have deeps now than bitter cold Danu - 07/01/2010 03:51:41 AM 552 Views
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