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Re: A Survey about snow and cars. BlackAdder Send a noteboard - 05/01/2010 12:37:39 AM
Standard is much more fun to drive even in the best of conditions.

Agreed.
Why is that, I wonder?

I like it mostly because it gives me a lot more options to suit my driving style on any particular day (slow, saving fuel vs. in a hurry and flooring it :P ). Also it's more responsive than most automatic transmissions.
Okay now this will seem sort of sexist...

I'm female, all that stuff is supposed to be harder for us than for males. Not sure why that is but that IS what society would have us believe.

Anyway, now I live in Vermont. While the weather here is similar to that in Wisconsin there are mountains here that are much higher than anything found in Wisconsin. What I don't understand is how there are so many people here with automatic transmissions when they would obviously have more control with standard.

I think most newer cars in the US come equipped with auto (even if it costs more).
Hmmm...maybe it is time to turn this into a survey.

We now have 33 inches ( 83.82 centimeters)

1: Do you have snow? How much?

Yeah. Decent amounts but nothing like last year, yet.
2: Do you drive an automatic or a standard?

manual
3: Why do you choose to drive your above answer?

More customizability, more responsiveness.
4: Where do you live?

Depending on a number of things, either Chicago, Boston, London, or Mumbai.
5: Add a question of your own.

Why?
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OMFG! David! *huggles muchly* Danu - 04/01/2010 08:25:18 PM 599 Views
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I'll answer for my bicycle Floffe - 04/01/2010 09:24:46 PM 643 Views
Manual transmission is a relic. Tom - 04/01/2010 09:39:50 PM 643 Views
Or people who like to actually be in control of their cars. Automatics are sloppy. Ghavrel - 04/01/2010 11:13:17 PM 610 Views
Re: Or people who like to actually be in control of their cars. Automatics are sloppy. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 05:52:10 AM 609 Views
Acceleration is useless in automatics. I don't know why people even try to argue this. Ghavrel - 05/01/2010 06:11:00 AM 586 Views
I don't understand why its useless in automatics. I accelerate just fine. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 06:31:33 AM 753 Views
As I said before, its a question of preferring control, not of "needing" it. Ghavrel - 05/01/2010 08:10:15 AM 590 Views
i'll race you up the side of a mountain. me in my corolla w/manual you in your automatic of choice moondog - 06/01/2010 02:28:39 AM 557 Views
I'd love to take you up on that. callandor1000 - 06/01/2010 04:26:47 AM 750 Views
Agree for the most part. Aemon - 05/01/2010 01:50:58 AM 602 Views
3. Outside the United States. *NM* Tim - 05/01/2010 11:18:41 AM 270 Views
exactly moondog - 06/01/2010 02:30:05 AM 527 Views
Oh, and manual transmission is no longer "standard". *NM* Tom - 04/01/2010 09:41:24 PM 276 Views
Okay... jh - 04/01/2010 10:40:22 PM 607 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Ghavrel - 04/01/2010 11:18:28 PM 615 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. BlackAdder - 05/01/2010 12:37:39 AM 758 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Aemon - 05/01/2010 02:44:46 AM 722 Views
More control is better because, as you say, you know what's coming up on the road. Ghavrel - 05/01/2010 03:08:14 AM 598 Views
Transmission thing is interesting. I'll have to look that up. Clover - 05/01/2010 05:22:53 AM 661 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 05:56:06 AM 563 Views
manual in the snow is much better if you get slightly stuck moondog - 06/01/2010 02:35:24 AM 551 Views
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Snow.. what's that? Kel - 05/01/2010 03:02:13 AM 565 Views
Give me the stick! Beqi - 05/01/2010 04:41:59 AM 599 Views
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I think I'm a lot like you. Still learning, though. Legolas - 05/01/2010 05:05:58 AM 623 Views
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That is true. Jacob - 06/01/2010 07:52:36 PM 560 Views
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I'd rather have deeps now than bitter cold Danu - 07/01/2010 03:51:41 AM 556 Views
Re: I'd rather have deeps now than bitter cold Macharius - 07/01/2010 04:21:04 PM 531 Views
snow is much more fun whether you can drive or not moondog - 06/01/2010 02:40:49 AM 533 Views
Ummm... Danu - 07/01/2010 03:50:23 AM 546 Views
I'll bite. *NM* Captain Spaulding - 06/01/2010 09:08:17 PM 286 Views
The quote-fu is weak with this one Floffe - 06/01/2010 09:12:38 PM 610 Views
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