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Re: A Survey about snow and cars. callandor1000 Send a noteboard - 05/01/2010 05:56:06 AM
While I was raised in the southern parts of the country I learned to drive in the north. Truth be told I was very timid when learning to drive a standard but at the time I was living in northern Wisconsin and it was necessary due to the weather.

I don't understand this. I learned to drive in the north as well (Maine and New Hampshire), and this message is the first I've heard of the "manual for snow" thing. What difference does it make? It's not like you can't drive slowly or smoothly with an automatic. If anything I'd think manual would be worse in the snow, because a human driver can't shift as smoothly and rapidly as a computer can. A jerky shift could spin the tires, causing loss of control.

And for the final nail in the coffin, every automatic I've driven has had a manually controllable first, second, and third gear. You can keep yourself in first, engine brake with third, whatever. I don't understand why a manual is better in the snow.


I agree with this. I also learned to drive in Maine and I've never heard of having better control in the snow with a manual. In fact, most of the people I know with manuals also have automatics... its their winter vehicle. I just can't see a manual being safe in snow. I would think tires would make the far bigger difference.

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Manual transmission is a relic. Tom - 04/01/2010 09:39:50 PM 603 Views
Or people who like to actually be in control of their cars. Automatics are sloppy. Ghavrel - 04/01/2010 11:13:17 PM 569 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 565 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 537 Views
I don't understand why its useless in automatics. I accelerate just fine. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 06:31:33 AM 689 Views
As I said before, its a question of preferring control, not of "needing" it. Ghavrel - 05/01/2010 08:10:15 AM 536 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 521 Views
I'd love to take you up on that. callandor1000 - 06/01/2010 04:26:47 AM 695 Views
Agree for the most part. Aemon - 05/01/2010 01:50:58 AM 565 Views
3. Outside the United States. *NM* Tim - 05/01/2010 11:18:41 AM 253 Views
exactly moondog - 06/01/2010 02:30:05 AM 488 Views
Oh, and manual transmission is no longer "standard". *NM* Tom - 04/01/2010 09:41:24 PM 258 Views
Okay... jh - 04/01/2010 10:40:22 PM 563 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Ghavrel - 04/01/2010 11:18:28 PM 575 Views
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Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Aemon - 05/01/2010 02:44:46 AM 677 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 551 Views
Transmission thing is interesting. I'll have to look that up. Clover - 05/01/2010 05:22:53 AM 608 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 05:56:06 AM 522 Views
manual in the snow is much better if you get slightly stuck moondog - 06/01/2010 02:35:24 AM 511 Views
Re: manual in the snow is much better if you get slightly stuck callandor1000 - 06/01/2010 04:30:15 AM 522 Views
Snow.. what's that? Kel - 05/01/2010 03:02:13 AM 523 Views
Give me the stick! Beqi - 05/01/2010 04:41:59 AM 552 Views
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I think I'm a lot like you. Still learning, though. Legolas - 05/01/2010 05:05:58 AM 578 Views
Ooops. That was Lupine/Clover. *NM* Clover - 05/01/2010 05:06:29 AM 243 Views
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winter tyres have to be changed every 5 years or more often. jh - 05/01/2010 10:16:55 AM 637 Views
Swedish tires are awesome ironclad - 05/01/2010 11:58:22 AM 548 Views
Well, if you are talking about the studded ones... jh - 05/01/2010 04:16:20 PM 595 Views
Yes and yes. ironclad - 05/01/2010 08:44:37 PM 556 Views
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I'm not kidding. And thanks. LordPerrin - 06/01/2010 12:41:34 PM 639 Views
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You kill me! Danu - 05/01/2010 08:05:25 PM 552 Views
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That is true. Jacob - 06/01/2010 07:52:36 PM 527 Views
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I'd rather have deeps now than bitter cold Danu - 07/01/2010 03:51:41 AM 518 Views
Re: I'd rather have deeps now than bitter cold Macharius - 07/01/2010 04:21:04 PM 493 Views
snow is much more fun whether you can drive or not moondog - 06/01/2010 02:40:49 AM 496 Views
Ummm... Danu - 07/01/2010 03:50:23 AM 490 Views
I'll bite. *NM* Captain Spaulding - 06/01/2010 09:08:17 PM 265 Views
The quote-fu is weak with this one Floffe - 06/01/2010 09:12:38 PM 573 Views
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