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haha...like that one...I'll have to remember that saying

Also, u have to remeber that when u drive a stick guys drool. my girl bought a 98 mustang gt a few yrs ago. we sat at a red laight next to these hot guys. they had a low rider, which was a nice truck but please. anyway, they had it in Netural reving the engine, thinking they were hot Sh*t, my girl did the same. guess who peeled out and made it to the next red light before them. but remeber, whatever u feel comfortable with, is most important.

Hi, Living in the UK most cars have stick shifts. Don't know why, but i guess it gives more control. I had an automatic once and it was great for going about town in as you didnt have to change gear all the time. The gear shift mechanism worked itself loose eventually though.

I'm pretty sure that stick shifts have better gas mileage if driven properly. But many people in the US drive SUVs that both are gas hogs and harm other cars in accidents. So I'm not exactly sure what peoples' priorities are any more in choosings cars ...

I lived in Los Angeles with a stick shift - horrible and exhausting in traffic, even though you do have more control of the car. Just got an automatic.

i think it depends on where u live and all...i live on hte outskirts of town and out past my house its great except for those damn hills but in town esp w/our fair traffic and christmas boulevard id stick to my minivan which is an automatic but during the summer on hte interstae its all about the 5 spd racing and beating corvettes and mustangs.

I prefer standard. We've got one of each right now and I hate driving the automatic.

LOVE A STICK SHIFT!!!!! <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Yes, I'm female and I love driving a manual transmission. I've driven both but by and large most of my driving life has been behind the wheels of manuals.
I have lived in the city and in the country and driven on interstates and it doesn't matter I love using a stick shift.
I don't understand the "in city" comments. It's not a big deal to me. I don't even think about it. Changing gears is just a part of driving to me and yes manuals offer much better control over the car compared to automatics, especially when in precarious situations.

I have to admit that I am a definite lover of the stick-shift. This is good, because I feel like I have more control in most driving conditions.

However, late this winter (Feb. 2005), I was driving in city traffic (Phila), where I was stuck in stop-and-go traffic for three hours. It took an hour to go 4 blocks! My clutch is rather tight, and I now have tendonitis in my left foot. Bummer!