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I agree. Manual vs Automatic just isn't a deal-breaker for me anymore.
I tried to explain to my wife's grandkid
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Originally Posted By: FutureDoc
I want to go on record...
I would definitely take a Yaris with a stick over any "Stang" with a slushbox. .
Yea, there's a Taylor Swift edition of the yaris coming out for you guys.
Leave the muscle cars for us that want to stay dudes.
I want to go on record...
I would definitely take a Yaris with a stick over any "Stang" with a slushbox. .
Yea, there's a Taylor Swift edition of the yaris coming out for you guys.
Leave the muscle cars for us that want to stay dudes.
Originally Posted By: wemay
I agree. Manual vs Automatic just isn't a deal-breaker for me anymore.
Guess I took after dear old dad, whose first car was a Model T he bought from his brother for $14.
Dad used to rant and rave about how people could be STUPID enough to want to drive a manual when the car could do the shifting for you! I'd guess that he drove enough cars with really bad manual transmissions that even a crummy 3 speed auto was a wonderful innovation. As a result, we never had a car with a stick for me to learn on.
Funny, dad could keep a bad car running for a long time and was a bondo master, but there were some basic things about cars that he didn't get. Many years after the cars involved were probably crushed and/or rusted away, he would tell me about how his buddy with a Boss 302 could walk away from dad in his big Merc with a 390 on the highway...and not be able to comprehend how that little engine could beat his monstrous one. I never said anything, but I was maybe 14 and I got why...
I agree. Manual vs Automatic just isn't a deal-breaker for me anymore.
Guess I took after dear old dad, whose first car was a Model T he bought from his brother for $14.
Dad used to rant and rave about how people could be STUPID enough to want to drive a manual when the car could do the shifting for you! I'd guess that he drove enough cars with really bad manual transmissions that even a crummy 3 speed auto was a wonderful innovation. As a result, we never had a car with a stick for me to learn on.
Funny, dad could keep a bad car running for a long time and was a bondo master, but there were some basic things about cars that he didn't get. Many years after the cars involved were probably crushed and/or rusted away, he would tell me about how his buddy with a Boss 302 could walk away from dad in his big Merc with a 390 on the highway...and not be able to comprehend how that little engine could beat his monstrous one. I never said anything, but I was maybe 14 and I got why...
Originally Posted By: ccap41
Originally Posted By: FutureDoc
I want to go on record...
I would definitely take a Yaris with a stick over any "Stang" with a slushbox.
If forced between the two would even take the Yaris over the Stang because if I was strong-armed into a car that can't handle, the Yaris has an excuse... and would be cheaper.
Also, those self-driving cars are for drooling incontinent baby-boomers... not the youngsters. Anyone under 30 can text with a stick if they can use three petals.
Haha that is very true. In fact, what I just said about my buddy trading his R/T Challenger for the 1.0T Fiesta..was exactly that. Slushbox Challenger, manual Fiesta.
The most fun time I have had at an AutoX day was with a stock manual Aveo. Don't get me wrong, the MR2 is better, but with the Aveo, you could only win. If you came in last, who caress? But for every person who took themselves too seriously/noob driving god and then put up slower times than the rebadged korean hatchback... epic. Beat a few HEMIs too. Man that was the best.
Right now, I am confined to the old '99 Outback (auto) and it just crushes my soul. In the end, it is a slow anti-driver car but gets me to work. But hey, I don't have snowdays and the MR2 is nearly fatal in a light mist. I will live with it... for now.
Originally Posted By: FutureDoc
I want to go on record...
I would definitely take a Yaris with a stick over any "Stang" with a slushbox.
If forced between the two would even take the Yaris over the Stang because if I was strong-armed into a car that can't handle, the Yaris has an excuse... and would be cheaper.
Also, those self-driving cars are for drooling incontinent baby-boomers... not the youngsters. Anyone under 30 can text with a stick if they can use three petals.
Haha that is very true. In fact, what I just said about my buddy trading his R/T Challenger for the 1.0T Fiesta..was exactly that. Slushbox Challenger, manual Fiesta.
The most fun time I have had at an AutoX day was with a stock manual Aveo. Don't get me wrong, the MR2 is better, but with the Aveo, you could only win. If you came in last, who caress? But for every person who took themselves too seriously/noob driving god and then put up slower times than the rebadged korean hatchback... epic. Beat a few HEMIs too. Man that was the best.
Right now, I am confined to the old '99 Outback (auto) and it just crushes my soul. In the end, it is a slow anti-driver car but gets me to work. But hey, I don't have snowdays and the MR2 is nearly fatal in a light mist. I will live with it... for now.
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
Yea, there's a Taylor Swift edition of the yaris coming out for you guys.
Leave the muscle cars for us that want to stay dudes.
I'll take the Yaris if it comes with Taylor Swift in it.
She is a little honey!!!
Yea, there's a Taylor Swift edition of the yaris coming out for you guys.
Leave the muscle cars for us that want to stay dudes.
I'll take the Yaris if it comes with Taylor Swift in it.
She is a little honey!!!
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
Yea, there's a Taylor Swift edition of the yaris coming out for you guys.
Leave the muscle cars for us that want to stay dudes.
I thought every muscle car came with a free trial of Cialis and two matching bathtubs. Big loud noises only impress other "dudes" sooo who will you be sharing your bathtubs with?
Roadster + trained hounddog sitting shotgun ... I am good.
Yea, there's a Taylor Swift edition of the yaris coming out for you guys.
Leave the muscle cars for us that want to stay dudes.
I thought every muscle car came with a free trial of Cialis and two matching bathtubs. Big loud noises only impress other "dudes" sooo who will you be sharing your bathtubs with?
Roadster + trained hounddog sitting shotgun ... I am good.
Originally Posted By: FutureDoc
Originally Posted By: ccap41
Originally Posted By: FutureDoc
I want to go on record...
I would definitely take a Yaris with a stick over any "Stang" with a slushbox.
If forced between the two would even take the Yaris over the Stang because if I was strong-armed into a car that can't handle, the Yaris has an excuse... and would be cheaper.
Also, those self-driving cars are for drooling incontinent baby-boomers... not the youngsters. Anyone under 30 can text with a stick if they can use three petals.
Haha that is very true. In fact, what I just said about my buddy trading his R/T Challenger for the 1.0T Fiesta..was exactly that. Slushbox Challenger, manual Fiesta.
The most fun time I have had at an AutoX day was with a stock manual Aveo. Don't get me wrong, the MR2 is better, but with the Aveo, you could only win. If you came in last, who caress? But for every person who took themselves too seriously/noob driving god and then put up slower times than the rebadged korean hatchback... epic. Beat a few HEMIs too. Man that was the best.
Right now, I am confined to the old '99 Outback (auto) and it just crushes my soul. In the end, it is a slow anti-driver car but gets me to work. But hey, I don't have snowdays and the MR2 is nearly fatal in a light mist. I will live with it... for now.
Ever see the Top Gear episode with Sabine running a Transit around Nuremburg? While passing people? Always wonder what those who got passed thought.
Originally Posted By: ccap41
Originally Posted By: FutureDoc
I want to go on record...
I would definitely take a Yaris with a stick over any "Stang" with a slushbox.
If forced between the two would even take the Yaris over the Stang because if I was strong-armed into a car that can't handle, the Yaris has an excuse... and would be cheaper.
Also, those self-driving cars are for drooling incontinent baby-boomers... not the youngsters. Anyone under 30 can text with a stick if they can use three petals.
Haha that is very true. In fact, what I just said about my buddy trading his R/T Challenger for the 1.0T Fiesta..was exactly that. Slushbox Challenger, manual Fiesta.
The most fun time I have had at an AutoX day was with a stock manual Aveo. Don't get me wrong, the MR2 is better, but with the Aveo, you could only win. If you came in last, who caress? But for every person who took themselves too seriously/noob driving god and then put up slower times than the rebadged korean hatchback... epic. Beat a few HEMIs too. Man that was the best.
Right now, I am confined to the old '99 Outback (auto) and it just crushes my soul. In the end, it is a slow anti-driver car but gets me to work. But hey, I don't have snowdays and the MR2 is nearly fatal in a light mist. I will live with it... for now.
Ever see the Top Gear episode with Sabine running a Transit around Nuremburg? While passing people? Always wonder what those who got passed thought.
Originally Posted By: gmh101357
he is into phones.....not cars. He likes a yaris more than my mustang gt
And his is a moron.
he is into phones.....not cars. He likes a yaris more than my mustang gt
And his is a moron.
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Is it a manual replacement? No. There's certainly a niceness with changing gears that an auto just can't recreate(1). However, it brings with it some traits/behaviours that are excellent in their own right and it is most certainly welcome to have over the stick when in bumper-to-bumper on the 401 or DVP, situations where driving stick was absolutely awful(2).
(1)One of those situations is winding mountain road with a lot of tight turns. A good manual is better than a good automatic.
(2)A good manual with fairly light clutch is tolerated, a not so good manual with heavy clutch is awful. But in general automatic in bumper-to-bumper traffic(5-10 MPH) is much preferred.
Is it a manual replacement? No. There's certainly a niceness with changing gears that an auto just can't recreate(1). However, it brings with it some traits/behaviours that are excellent in their own right and it is most certainly welcome to have over the stick when in bumper-to-bumper on the 401 or DVP, situations where driving stick was absolutely awful(2).
(1)One of those situations is winding mountain road with a lot of tight turns. A good manual is better than a good automatic.
(2)A good manual with fairly light clutch is tolerated, a not so good manual with heavy clutch is awful. But in general automatic in bumper-to-bumper traffic(5-10 MPH) is much preferred.
Originally Posted By: Virtus_Probi
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
Yea, there's a Taylor Swift edition of the yaris coming out for you guys.
Leave the muscle cars for us that want to stay dudes.
I'll take the Yaris if it comes with Taylor Swift in it.
She is a little honey!!!
Can't deny that. I would not kick Taylor Swift out of bed for eating cookies.
Plus you could sell the Yaris to a millennial who will pay for something that Taylor Swift sat in and buy a Vette.
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
Yea, there's a Taylor Swift edition of the yaris coming out for you guys.
Leave the muscle cars for us that want to stay dudes.
I'll take the Yaris if it comes with Taylor Swift in it.
She is a little honey!!!
Can't deny that. I would not kick Taylor Swift out of bed for eating cookies.
Plus you could sell the Yaris to a millennial who will pay for something that Taylor Swift sat in and buy a Vette.
Originally Posted By: HosteenJorje
Originally Posted By: gmh101357
he is into phones.....not cars. He likes a yaris more than my mustang gt
And his is a moron.
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Originally Posted By: gmh101357
he is into phones.....not cars. He likes a yaris more than my mustang gt
And his is a moron.
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Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
Originally Posted By: Virtus_Probi
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
Yea, there's a Taylor Swift edition of the yaris coming out for you guys.
Leave the muscle cars for us that want to stay dudes.
I'll take the Yaris if it comes with Taylor Swift in it.
She is a little honey!!!
Can't deny that. I would not kick Taylor Swift out of bed for eating cookies.
Plus you could sell the Yaris to a millennial who will pay for something that Taylor Swift sat in and buy a Vette.
Taylor would probably vote for an ecogroovy Tesla that could wax the Vette.
Originally Posted By: Virtus_Probi
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
Yea, there's a Taylor Swift edition of the yaris coming out for you guys.
Leave the muscle cars for us that want to stay dudes.
I'll take the Yaris if it comes with Taylor Swift in it.
She is a little honey!!!
Can't deny that. I would not kick Taylor Swift out of bed for eating cookies.
Plus you could sell the Yaris to a millennial who will pay for something that Taylor Swift sat in and buy a Vette.
Taylor would probably vote for an ecogroovy Tesla that could wax the Vette.
Originally Posted By: Virtus_Probi
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
Originally Posted By: Virtus_Probi
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
Yea, there's a Taylor Swift edition of the yaris coming out for you guys.
Leave the muscle cars for us that want to stay dudes.
I'll take the Yaris if it comes with Taylor Swift in it.
She is a little honey!!!
Can't deny that. I would not kick Taylor Swift out of bed for eating cookies.
Plus you could sell the Yaris to a millennial who will pay for something that Taylor Swift sat in and buy a Vette.
Taylor would probably vote for an ecogroovy Tesla that could wax the Vette.
Tesla works for me too. The Model S P90D is awesome. They actually have a Tesla dealer next to ours, they are really quiet neighbors.
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
Originally Posted By: Virtus_Probi
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
Yea, there's a Taylor Swift edition of the yaris coming out for you guys.
Leave the muscle cars for us that want to stay dudes.
I'll take the Yaris if it comes with Taylor Swift in it.
She is a little honey!!!
Can't deny that. I would not kick Taylor Swift out of bed for eating cookies.
Plus you could sell the Yaris to a millennial who will pay for something that Taylor Swift sat in and buy a Vette.
Taylor would probably vote for an ecogroovy Tesla that could wax the Vette.
Tesla works for me too. The Model S P90D is awesome. They actually have a Tesla dealer next to ours, they are really quiet neighbors.
Taylor Swift did a music video a few years back with a scene in a 1970 Roadrunner convertible. She apparently knows something about classic muscle cars. You can also see her and Shania Twain in a 1966 Thunderbird doing a Thelma and Louise parody.
Taylor Swift "Fifteen"
Taylor Swift "Fifteen"
I'll take my big comfy 300C with its hemi and combined 20 mpg. Your friend can keep his tiny toy Yaris.
Thats disgusting
Originally Posted By: Virtus_Probi
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
Yea, there's a Taylor Swift edition of the yaris coming out for you guys.
Leave the muscle cars for us that want to stay dudes.
I'll take the Yaris if it comes with Taylor Swift in it.
She is a little honey!!!
Not sure she'd fit in a Yaris. She's a looong-legged girl.
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
Yea, there's a Taylor Swift edition of the yaris coming out for you guys.
Leave the muscle cars for us that want to stay dudes.
I'll take the Yaris if it comes with Taylor Swift in it.
She is a little honey!!!
Not sure she'd fit in a Yaris. She's a looong-legged girl.
Originally Posted By: Benzadmiral
Not sure she'd fit in a Yaris. She's a looong-legged girl.
Not sure she'd fit in a Yaris. She's a looong-legged girl.
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