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Old 01-08-2013, 08:41 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Haha, I'm not a true American. But since our cultures and lifestyles are identical, your comment about standard shift cars could apply here too.
Shift cars! I guess this is what you call a manual car over in your neck of the woods.
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Old 01-08-2013, 10:58 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Shift cars! I guess this is what you call a manual car over in your neck of the woods.
Yeah, standard shifts or a manual transmission is what we call it. And dealerships usually just say "Manual transmission" while driving schools call it "standard".
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What the? That's not like any jughandle I've seen in New Jersey. They usually look like this:
What you call 'jug handles' is a road system often used in a lot of mainland European countries as well.

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Yeah, standard shifts or a manual transmission is what we call it. And dealerships usually just say "Manual transmission" while driving schools call it "standard".
Every car here is assumed to be a manual and automatic is seldom used on your average car.
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Old 01-08-2013, 11:16 AM   #4 (permalink)
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What you call 'jug handles' is a road system often used in a lot of mainland European countries as well.
Let me guess, they're superior to American ones in some way, amirite?
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Let me guess, they're superior to American ones in some way, amirite?
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Old 01-08-2013, 11:24 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Automatics are for rich lazy people I generally find. Over here anyway.
I prefer manuals too, but there are certain situations when an automatic is nice. Like when you're trying to parallel park on a hill in the city in the snow or when you're stuck in in stop-and-go traffic for a really long time.

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You don't DRIVE an automatic, you point it in the direction you want to go. Stick shift is driving.
I've had 6 manual transmission vehicles in a row. My Honda Prelude was da bomb yo. 2-4 barrel carbs, 5 speed manual, that would smoke 5.0 Mustangs like snoop (read Beiber) smokes blunts.
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I prefer manuals too, but there are certain situations when an automatic is nice. Like when you're trying to parallel park on a hill in the city in the snow or when you're stuck in in stop-and-go traffic for a really long time.
I've never actually drove an automatic, it would be so bloody weird though. Just having a foot sit there, twiddling its thumbs. I think they would be good for hill starts and **** because you don't need to find your biting point or anything. I dunno why I actually prefer manuals though, just can't imagine driving without a clutch.
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Let me guess, they're superior to American ones in some way, amirite?
Nah, they don't have a drive thru McDonalds on em'
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