Home•Fairfax General Forum•Arrest/Ticket Search•Wiki new•Pictures/Videos•Chat•Articles•Links•About
Fairfax County General :  Fairfax Underground fairfax underground logo
Welcome to Fairfax Underground, a project site designed to improve communication among residents of Fairfax County, VA. Feel free to post anything Northern Virginia residents would find interesting.
Goto Topic: Previous•Next
Go to: Forum List•Back to Forum•Post New Topic•Search•Log In•Print View
Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: Ghostface Killah ()
Date: April 24, 2008 08:53PM

What do you guys think of driving a car with a manual or an automatic transmission around here? I've been driving an automatic Civic which is a little but sluggish. I've thought about getting something with a manual and a bit of pep, but is that a bad idea in this area? I'm thinking that it might be too tedious to drive stick during rush hour.

Does anybody regret driving a manual?

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: Radiophile ()
Date: April 24, 2008 09:06PM

If you plan on using a cell phone even wih hands free, get an automatic.

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: native............fuck ()
Date: April 24, 2008 10:30PM

it becomes a second nature but I think its more fun even in traffic with a manual then automatic

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: paddy ()
Date: April 25, 2008 12:37AM

I used to drive a manual and now i drive an automatic and it sucks. i wish i still had my manual

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: Adam ()
Date: April 25, 2008 12:40AM

The only thing that sucks about manual is stop and go traffic.. Pressing down the clutch a million times gets old fast.

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: Gravis ()
Date: April 25, 2008 12:45AM

Radiophile Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> If you plan on using a cell phone even wih hands
> free, get an automatic.


an automatic transmission or gun? :P


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."095042938540

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: dark ()
Date: April 25, 2008 12:54AM

I drive a manual. I simply avoid traffic, so the stop-and-go issue doesn't really bother me.

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: Handy ()
Date: April 25, 2008 02:04AM

If I drive a manual, I can't goose the ole' lady as much as I'd like to.
WahHooooo!

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: ferfux ()
Date: April 25, 2008 07:14AM

i drive a manual honda cuz uuuh thats All I could afford after savings from summer jobs

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: several manuals ()
Date: April 25, 2008 09:40AM

I have had several manual transmissions and find them disappointing in this area. Traffic is sufficiently challenging so that little fun is had with driving. And the gas mileage savings are negligible - especially again with the traffic. And with the amount of stop and go driving here, I replaced a few clutches at some expense - especially the last vehicle - a FORD Explorer SUV - a well cared for automatic would have lasted longer in each case without the repair expense. As much as I viscerally tend to like the idea of a manual transmission, I will not buy one again until retirement to a rural or less populated area - where I can truly enjoy a sports car. I am an environmental disaster - four cars right now - and for the first time - none are automatic.

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: WashingToneLocian ()
Date: April 25, 2008 09:49AM

Ghostface Killah Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> What do you guys think of driving a car with a
> manual or an automatic transmission around here?
> I've been driving an automatic Civic which is a
> little but sluggish. I've thought about getting
> something with a manual and a bit of pep, but is
> that a bad idea in this area? I'm thinking that it
> might be too tedious to drive stick during rush
> hour.
>
> Does anybody regret driving a manual?


I had a stick when I first moved here. I went through two clutches in three years. Now I drive an automatic.

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: DirtDigler ()
Date: April 25, 2008 10:00AM

Manual or Automatic, people in this area will fuck your shit up either way at some point. Rt. 7 on Sat afternoons has turned into a derby show.

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: cville ()
Date: April 25, 2008 10:13AM

Started on a manual when i was 16...moved to an auto by 18...back to a manual at 31. If you're getting the manual..make sure it's worth it, get some power behind it. Nothing worse than a weak 4-cyl manual.

Love the manual btw. I sit in negligible traffic, try to find the route that keeps moving, not necessarily the fastest.

Just don't talk on the phone while driving, or use a bluetooth or ear bud...common sense for that issue.

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: Genevieve ()
Date: April 25, 2008 12:10PM

Manual... but I work from home 2 days a week and only have a 30 minute commute the other 3.

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: bdimag ()
Date: April 25, 2008 12:14PM

DirtDigler Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Manual or Automatic, people in this area will fuck
> your shit up either way at some point. Rt. 7 on
> Sat afternoons has turned into a derby show.


my body shop called me yesterday to tell me my car is totalled.

fucking rt 7 on friday late morning

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: George ()
Date: April 27, 2008 10:54PM

what happened on Saturday? Which part of Rout 7?

>

DirtDigler Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Manual or Automatic, people in this area will fuck
> your shit up either way at some point. Rt. 7 on
> Sat afternoons has turned into a derby show.

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: Jester ()
Date: April 28, 2008 06:18PM

People drive manual transmissions in this DC stop and go traffic? That's insane man!

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Manual vs. Automatic in this area
Posted by: acidbyt3 ()
Date: April 28, 2008 07:35PM

If I lived anywhere else, id most likely have a manual.
My ole' beater 94 accord has 220,000 miles on it. That is the equivalent of driving around the world(oceans and all) almost 9 times.
Original transmission. Infact the last 10k miles its given me with a cracked transmission, no strange sounds, no slipping.. and somehow its not leaking fluid.

The mechanic I go to told me about it, and suggested not even getting the oil changed.

I knew I shouldn't of gone off-roading in it, but hey.. it was fun!
Lets just say I was not easy on this car, Honda's are like tanks.

Options: Reply•Quote


Go to: Forum List•Back to Forum•Search•Log In
Your Name: 
Your Email (Optional): 
Subject: 
Attach a file
  • No file can be larger than 75 MB
  • All files together cannot be larger than 300 MB
  • 30 more file(s) can be attached to this message
Spam prevention:
Please, enter the code that you see below in the input field. This is for blocking bots that try to post this form automatically.
 ********   **    **  ********    ******    ********  
 **     **  ***   **  **     **  **    **   **     ** 
 **     **  ****  **  **     **  **         **     ** 
 ********   ** ** **  ********   **   ****  ********  
 **         **  ****  **     **  **    **   **        
 **         **   ***  **     **  **    **   **        
 **         **    **  ********    ******    **
This forum powered by Phorum.