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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A Survey about snow and cars.
- 04/01/2010 08:04:47 PM
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Manual transmission is a relic.
- 04/01/2010 09:39:50 PM
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Or people who like to actually be in control of their cars. Automatics are sloppy.
- 04/01/2010 11:13:17 PM
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Re: Or people who like to actually be in control of their cars. Automatics are sloppy.
- 05/01/2010 05:52:10 AM
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Acceleration is useless in automatics. I don't know why people even try to argue this.
- 05/01/2010 06:11:00 AM
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I don't understand why its useless in automatics. I accelerate just fine.
- 05/01/2010 06:31:33 AM
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As I said before, its a question of preferring control, not of "needing" it.
- 05/01/2010 08:10:15 AM
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i'll race you up the side of a mountain. me in my corolla w/manual you in your automatic of choice
- 06/01/2010 02:28:39 AM
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Re: A Survey about snow and cars.
- 05/01/2010 02:44:46 AM
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More control is better because, as you say, you know what's coming up on the road.
- 05/01/2010 03:08:14 AM
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Re: A Survey about snow and cars.
- 05/01/2010 05:56:06 AM
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I think I'm a lot like you. Still learning, though.
- 05/01/2010 05:05:58 AM
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Tricks for driving in the snow
- 05/01/2010 09:05:02 AM
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Swedish tires are awesome
- 05/01/2010 11:58:22 AM
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AWD is my friend.
- 05/01/2010 06:29:06 PM
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- 06/01/2010 02:31:49 AM
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