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I don't understand why its useless in automatics. I accelerate just fine. callandor1000 Send a noteboard - 05/01/2010 06:31:33 AM
If I need to, I can shift from neutral to 2nd and accelerate from there. Or I can downshift if I need to slow down quickly. I've had to do both of those things before, and I probably would have gotten in a wreck if I hadn't been able to shift in a way that (most) automatics simply won't let you do.


I'm confused still. I mean... breaks let you stop. Unless you're on ice or going extra fast there shouldn't be a problem stopping unless you have bad breaks.

If you need more control in an automatic then

you're clearly not driving correctly.

I didn't say I "need" it. I drive automatics well; it's like riding a tricycle. I prefer having more control. There's always the possibility that I'm a good enough driver that having a manual transmission matters. :P


I stand by if you supposedly "need" more control then you're doing something wrong.

I mean I've been in two accidents. One, I was at a stop sign sitting. The girl was sitting behind me in her car. A car zoomed by. She took this as it was time to hit the gas... right into the back of me. The other one, I was going a bit too fast in weather I should not have been driving in for any reason (a near complete whiteout) and the girl I hit hadn't cleaned any snow off her car except for a bit on her windshield so I hit her since her breaklights were covered. Manual wouldn't have helped with those.

I've had close calls when I needed to stop fast or go quick... And I've always been able to do it in an automatic. I mean... I love jumping off the line when its red and turns green and I'm rarely if ever beat by anyone. I've driven things from a a super old Camry (an auto, though) to a brand new Honda Civic and its fine. Its about how you drive the car. And in bad weather, its about your tires.

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