Transmission
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Topic: Transmission
Posted By: Bounty
Subject: Transmission
Date Posted: 03 August 2005 at 11:30pm
| Ive been wondering what you guys thought was better. A lot of people say manual but then some complain about it being to hard. Whats your take? |
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Posted By: oreomann33
Date Posted: 03 August 2005 at 11:32pm
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You don't need a transmition.....
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Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 03 August 2005 at 11:32pm
| Depends. |
Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 03 August 2005 at 11:34pm
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Whatever comes with the tractor you will be driving... ------------- 
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Posted By: Glassjaw
Date Posted: 03 August 2005 at 11:35pm
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Manual. Unless my right hand is occupied in various situations, then automatic.
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Posted By: Bounty
Date Posted: 03 August 2005 at 11:36pm
Yeah but what if its optional. |
Hades wrote:Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 03 August 2005 at 11:37pm
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Sorry too hard of an answer to compute. Try again later... -------------
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 03 August 2005 at 11:38pm
| Automatic is easier to use, so it gets my vote. |
Posted By: cdacda13
Date Posted: 03 August 2005 at 11:48pm
| Depends on the car. |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 03 August 2005 at 11:49pm
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It depends, if you want a sports car, manual is the way to go. If you are driving a truck and no hauling anything, manual may be the way to go if you are experienced with a manual transmition. It dpends on the aplication really.
The only thing about manual that is difficult, is learning how to feather the clutch. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors"> 
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Posted By: the_blade
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 12:02am
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hmmm im sorta in the middle of converting my neon from auto to stick. So ill say stick. you for the fact that you have more control and 0 drive train slippage unlike a auto. ------------- 95 base neon 3.0 cai, knifedged crankshaft 60 mill throttle body,14 crane cam crane springs/retainers eagle rods port matched/ polished intake p&p head shaved .015 phantom grip diff dohc exuast |
Posted By: mysteriousone
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 12:04am
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come move this transmission so i can take a bath... -------------  "Where is your beer tonight? I hope its a heineken."
Jesus is my savior |
Posted By: chubbchubb
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 12:22am
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in the middle? ------------- IF A QUIZ IS QUIZICAL, WHAT'S A TEST? What is "Spam" |
Posted By: Civeta Dei
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 12:38am
Why do that to a Neon, the cars are worth like 5 dollars. -------------  |
Posted By: Killgore
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 12:42am
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If i had like an Escalade an auto. However the stang in your pic you must have manual. Reason, faster, better control, faster... Oh and why pay an extra $1,500 for an auto. Put that cash to upgrade the stereo. ------------- 
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Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 1:09am
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For practical purposes, I prefer automatic. Manual for trucks(hauling stuff) and sports cars. You should learn how to drive in a manual, IMO. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules> 
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Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 1:10am
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Yeah, if you can drive a manual, you can drive anything. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 1:19am
| Manuals aren't hard to work. It takes a tad getting used to, but it isn't rocket science. Everyone should learn how to drive one. But I do agree that it depends on whether to go auto/manual. |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 1:20am
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Yeah, just learn the mechanics of it, then after 3 days, you have mastered it. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: MetallicaESPa5
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 1:22am
I agree. What if you're in a possible position where you have to drive a manual car? Something like your friend gets his finger cut off and you have to drive him to the hospital, but you only have his car. Something like that, you need to know how, for safety. ------------- 
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Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 1:24am
You arive in a new town and the only rental car they have is one that smells like cat vomit, or a mustang thats a stick..  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Snipa69
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 1:44am
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I refuse to drive anything but a manual. You rob yourself of RPMs with an automatic, but my views are purely racing and car customization. That's what I do with all of my time. ------------- http://imageshack.us - [IMG - http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/857/sig9ac6cs1mj.jpg - |
Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 1:51am
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For racing yeah, but you don't need to get max RPMs to go to the grocery store. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules>
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Posted By: Snipa69
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 2:59am
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Thankfully I never go to the grocery store! ------------- http://imageshack.us - [IMG - http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/857/sig9ac6cs1mj.jpg - |
Posted By: Impulse.
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 3:27am
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CVT all the way. ------------- [IMG]http://www.word-detective.com/berry.gif"> |
Posted By: TheSpookyKids87
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 9:42am
| Automatic, I'm lazy. |
Posted By: reifidom
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:08am
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Manual whenever possible. Drive one for long enough and you'll be eating, reading, smoking, taking a sip of your drink, and shifting gears in a long fluid motion. It just becomes second nature. My jeep was a manual and it was perfect.
Everybody should know how to drive one, even if they don't prefer it. They should do themselves a favor and at least learn. More than one bank robber has been caught because their stolen getaway vehicle was a stick and they couldn't drive it. ------------- 
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Posted By: chettacheez
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:32am
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Manuals are fun in some cars, however for all around Ill take a built up auto(high stall,shift kit,ect).
Oh and Snipa69, WTF are you talking about robbing RPMs? I could hit the rev limiter in an auto the same as with a manual. |
Posted By: Fat Stalin
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:36am
Yes, it depends entirely on the situation. |
Posted By: agentwhale007.
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 11:16am
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Auto. I can drive manual, but I dont like it. I am lazy, and constantly shifting makes no sence when I can just use auto. ------------- Hey, nice marmot!  |
Posted By: A-5 08
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 11:27am
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Currently I have a manual Blazer and I feel like a blasted soccer mom.
Ooh what I would give to have my Mazda 626 back. '89. Twas' a perfect car for me. 5 speed, just flat out fun to drive. |
Posted By: Predatorr
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 12:23pm
| My amigo owns a car shop and he just made himself a paddle shifting system for his 88 monte carlo. Its all hydraulic and stuff. Pretty neat. He does the paddle thing and this little arm moves the gearbox and all this crap. |
Posted By: Frozen Balls
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 12:29pm
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Don't know how to drive manual, but I wouldn't like it unless I had a fast car to go along with it.
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Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 1:17pm
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My explorer is automatic. I've never driven a manual transmission car.
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Posted By: fractus.scud
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 1:26pm
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Take a look at any car compainies website, under the est. gas mileage manual always beats automatic. And manual is cheaper than automatic to buy. You can get a car moving quicker with manual too. My dad had two company vehicles. They were both Subaru Legacy outbacks. Same engines. One was stick, the other was auto. The one with stick was much quicker. ------------- 
Benny go home! |
Posted By: For Honor
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 1:33pm
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manual only women driving their pt cruisers should have automatics ------------- 
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Posted By: Bounty
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 1:42pm
| Ive been trying both and manual does seem to be better. I just feel like something is missing with automatic. |
Posted By: For Honor
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 1:55pm
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two things are missing with automatics, manhood and a clutch -------------
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Posted By: Bounty
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 2:01pm
| Yeah it feels weird not having a clutch, just so weird. |
Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 2:11pm
| If you need a clutch to feel manly, maybe the clutch isn't what is missing... |
Posted By: For Honor
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 2:34pm
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it has nothing to do with the clutch, it has to do with being pathetic if you complain about how hard it is to drive a manual transmission -------------
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Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 2:35pm
True dat - anybody who can't figure out a stick shouldn't be allowed to drive at all. But I'll stick to my compensation theory... ;)
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Posted By: For Honor
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 2:37pm
dude that sig is $$ -------------
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Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 2:38pm
| You like that? I thought it was cute. Who doesn't like midgets? |
Posted By: For Honor
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 2:41pm
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espicially the one with the long hair and the other guy is old and chinese -------------
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Posted By: Monk
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 2:44pm
| If the clutch is the problem. There is such thing as an autostick. |
Posted By: reifidom
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 2:46pm
Actually, I know a person (the husband of my fiance's boss) who is scared to death of little people. We were all at one of their co-worker's wedding receptions, and when the little person would come within sight he physically shut down from fear. He managed to leave a couple of times to get some air, but the rest of the night was spent with him doubled over, hands hiding his eyes, and breathing deeply to not panic. This man is 6'6" and in his 40's. -------------
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Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 2:58pm
Yeah and they suck. If you cant figure out a stick shift, there isnt much reason you need to be on the road. Its not so hard, it becomes second nature. People saying "i like automatic better, i dont see the point of shifting, im too lazy" its so lame. You dont even notice when you shift. Either that or you are entirely too lazy for your own good. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 3:02pm
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Actually, I have come to appreciate automatics more. They are SOOO nice for rush traffic driving. And then there was the time when I had to drive a stick for 3 hours with a dislocated right shoulder... sure wish I had an automatic then. Sticks are still fun, but automatic transmissions have improved a lot over the years. Nice newer cars with decent engines do all right with them. |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 3:09pm
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I drive my stick an hour to school and an hour back. Ive never found myself thinking. "I really wish i had an automatic." But with a dislocated shoulder, i wouldnt want to use my arm at all. The only time it can be scary is when im on a very very steep hill. And even then, its not so bad. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Telemachus
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 8:51pm
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I think some of you who say you will only drive manuals just like holding long rods with knobby ends all the time . ------------- "Sing in me O Muse... " 
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Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 8:51pm
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Not all stick shifts have a nob.. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Bounty
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 8:59pm
Im guessing you dont drive or have ever driven before. Young immature perverts, they ruin every thread. |
Posted By: Telemachus
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 9:01pm
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Hrm. Seeing as I have a car and have a lisence. You know where assuming gets you. ------------- "Sing in me O Muse... "
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Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 9:03pm
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Yes but his point is comparing a stick shift to a phalis is just dumb. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Bounty
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 9:05pm
I doubt it. |
Posted By: Telemachus
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 9:06pm
What do you doubt? I drive a 1999 Honda Accord. Want pics? ------------- "Sing in me O Muse... "
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Posted By: Bounty
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 9:10pm
Well if thats true than a 15 year old is more mature than you. Thats sad. |
Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 9:17pm
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How did Automatic get so far ahead in the poll? Yesterday manual was ahead and has since only gotten like 2 votes... ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules>
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Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 9:18pm
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Because a lot of young kids dont know how to drive a stick shift. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Bounty
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 9:19pm
Yeah, kids are funny that way. |
Posted By: Telemachus
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 9:30pm
Yes, by picking a fight on the internet, you are showing your maturity. ------------- "Sing in me O Muse... "
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Posted By: Bounty
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 9:35pm
Ive been calm through out this. Maybe you think this is an argument but all Ive been doing is trying to prove a point. Argueing on the internet is pointless. |
Posted By: Telemachus
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 9:37pm
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Well you attempted to insult me by calling me a "Young immature pervert." All this becuase I posted a humorous observation, not ment to be taken seriously. ------------- "Sing in me O Muse... "
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Posted By: Bounty
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 9:49pm
Well to be honest it was something I expected to hear from a 10 year old. Now I dont plan to take this any further for obvious reasons. |
Posted By: Grent
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:06pm
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ok didnt read anyone elses but here we go... standard.. better on gas.. last longer( if you know hwo to shift right) more fun to drive keeps the driver more alert its effin hard to fall asleep when driving a stik cuz ur always ready to shift( exept highway)... only thing auto does is let ppl that wont lern to drive stick be able to drive ------------- i lost my strike.. good things do happen to bad people |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:08pm
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Nah, a standard tranny wont last longer, it needs to be serviced or turned every 4 years or so. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Grent
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:20pm
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i meant the car does... and 4 years.. try 8.. unless u dont kno what ur doing ------------- i lost my strike.. good things do happen to bad people |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:22pm
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Im goin by manufacturers specs. 4 years. And the car wont last longer. Deisel engine will make a car last. But not just the tranny, manual or otherwize. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Grent
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:23pm
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well i dont kno anyone who replaced tranny after onyl 4 years manual or non ------------- i lost my strike.. good things do happen to bad people |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:24pm
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You shouldnt need to replace it but it still needs maintenence. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Grent
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:26pm
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still 4 years.. doubtfull...ps money u save in gas u culd easily pay for any repairs.. not that there is any extra ------------- i lost my strike.. good things do happen to bad people |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:29pm
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You only save gas moderatly on city driving only. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Grent
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:33pm
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actualy u save alot city.. highway is the same tho ------------- i lost my strike.. good things do happen to bad people |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:34pm
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No you save a moderate amount. Ask BearClaw about it. Hes a mechanic.. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Telemachus
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:34pm
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Besides the money you would "Save" would be miniscule at best and would just go to filling up next time. ------------- "Sing in me O Muse... "
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Posted By: Grent
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:38pm
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umm that commet makes no sence... ------------- i lost my strike.. good things do happen to bad people |
Posted By: Grent
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:39pm
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as am i... in a year ------------- i lost my strike.. good things do happen to bad people |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:41pm
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No, it makes perfect sense. But the money you would save wouldnt come close to repair costs, at all. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Grent
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:43pm
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repair isnt more on a manual.. im refering to decent cars not hondas.. haha jk jk ------------- i lost my strike.. good things do happen to bad people |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:50pm
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Hondas are decent car. They are over-engineered and very reliable. Ive never had a problem with on. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Grent
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:52pm
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im jk hondas r ok i geuss.. id jus never buy one.. onyl one i liek is thr s200... very nice car but for that much cash id rather another car ------------- i lost my strike.. good things do happen to bad people |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 10:55pm
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Its an S2000.. And all hondas are nice cars. They last for a long time when cared for. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Jim Paint
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 11:16pm
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If you know how/its necessary, manuals are pretty nice.
Ecspecially now that most cars have computers telling them when to
shift. A manual, you decide. If a single wire goes
out of place, your check engine light comes on, and your car begins to
shift horribly. This then tears up your transmission. Then
you get the privelage of paying the mechanic a couple grand. I dont like foreign cars. ------------- 
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Posted By: Glassjaw
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 11:19pm
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Hondas are great cars, you can put around 300k miles on them.
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Posted By: Monk
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 11:21pm
Mine hasnt been replaced or looked at in 32 years. Works just fine, but the clutch slips alittle when I do alot of shifting. And I had a Honda, and I will never have one again. Too hard to work on unless you have little asian hands. |
Posted By: Telemachus
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 11:22pm
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I don't think I am going to take car advice from somebody using your grammar and spelling skills. ------------- "Sing in me O Muse... "
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Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 11:23pm
Yeah my 88 bronco, i had the origional tranny stuff, then i got stick a lot of mud, and it ate itself. It was caked with mud.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Impulse.
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 2:01am
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It's not the transmission itself on manuals that you have to replace. It's usually the clutch. This is from people not knowing how to shift propertly. When a automatic goes out they usually go out big. Also they are more complicated to work on, so when they need repairs they tend to be costly. ------------- [IMG]http://www.word-detective.com/berry.gif"> |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 2:29am
Yup, the clutch on my bronco needed to be fixed, it wasnt a big deal, the last automatic car i had, the engine threw a cam because of the tranny, never again. Automatics=  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: A-5 21
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 3:58am
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Well since i jeep with my family i pic manuel because when you have a stick you generally will have lower gears which means you can go much slower on the trails and you can just crawl up the rocks also stick is much easier to repair ------------- Adapt, Improvise, Overcome Today's Latin Lesson De Oppresso Liber Oderint Dum Metuant |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 4:02am
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Eh... Not so fast, i dont like stick sometimes while off roading. In mud, you can just go, if you are really in there it will just stall your engine out. I like automatic for muddin and crawlin usualy. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: A-5 21
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 4:07am
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i dont do mudding and i see no point in it but if ur going down hill with low gears the stick is the way to go but if ur going up hill especially if it is really steep automatic is the way ------------- Adapt, Improvise, Overcome Today's Latin Lesson De Oppresso Liber Oderint Dum Metuant |
Posted By: A-5 21
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 4:07am
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Do any of u guys go jeeping and know alot about it just wondering ------------- Adapt, Improvise, Overcome Today's Latin Lesson De Oppresso Liber Oderint Dum Metuant |
Posted By: Impulse.
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 4:09am
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The only problem with going up hill with manual is starting. ------------- [IMG]http://www.word-detective.com/berry.gif"> |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 4:09am
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Not "jeeping" but i take my 88 bronco II off road a lot. And i know what you are talkin about. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: A-5 21
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 4:14am
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sweet i got to go to bed i will continue tomorrow ------------- Adapt, Improvise, Overcome Today's Latin Lesson De Oppresso Liber Oderint Dum Metuant |
Posted By: the_blade
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 7:33am
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[/QUOTE] Why do that to a Neon, the cars are worth like 5 dollars. [/QUOTE] Wow should I just beat you know or later for your ignorant post. sohc 95 dodge base model neon 2.4 dodge stratus engine port and polished head 3 way valve cut eagle h rods 14'crane cam titanium springs and valves aem adjustible cam gear pacesetter headers flow master piping and a dohc muffler lightened and balanced crankshaft the new tranny is a 3:55 coupled too a stage two fidanza clutch and flywheel ------------- 95 base neon 3.0 cai, knifedged crankshaft 60 mill throttle body,14 crane cam crane springs/retainers eagle rods port matched/ polished intake p&p head shaved .015 phantom grip diff dohc exuast |
Posted By: Impulse.
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 7:42am
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I feel sorry for you. It's like dumping $ into a m98. ------------- [IMG]http://www.word-detective.com/berry.gif"> |
Posted By: proteus316
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 8:06am
automatics aren't harder to work on...there easier to repair and to pull from vehicles than standards are...i've been working for a transmission rebuilder this summer so i've learned a few things |