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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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OMFG! David! *huggles muchly* Danu - 04/01/2010 08:25:18 PM 616 Views
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I'll answer for my bicycle Floffe - 04/01/2010 09:24:46 PM 663 Views
Manual transmission is a relic. Tom - 04/01/2010 09:39:50 PM 663 Views
Or people who like to actually be in control of their cars. Automatics are sloppy. Ghavrel - 04/01/2010 11:13:17 PM 631 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 630 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 607 Views
I don't understand why its useless in automatics. I accelerate just fine. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 06:31:33 AM 771 Views
As I said before, its a question of preferring control, not of "needing" it. Ghavrel - 05/01/2010 08:10:15 AM 610 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 574 Views
I'd love to take you up on that. callandor1000 - 06/01/2010 04:26:47 AM 766 Views
Agree for the most part. Aemon - 05/01/2010 01:50:58 AM 623 Views
3. Outside the United States. *NM* Tim - 05/01/2010 11:18:41 AM 278 Views
exactly moondog - 06/01/2010 02:30:05 AM 546 Views
Oh, and manual transmission is no longer "standard". *NM* Tom - 04/01/2010 09:41:24 PM 284 Views
Okay... jh - 04/01/2010 10:40:22 PM 623 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Ghavrel - 04/01/2010 11:18:28 PM 629 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. BlackAdder - 05/01/2010 12:37:39 AM 771 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Aemon - 05/01/2010 02:44:46 AM 743 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 616 Views
Transmission thing is interesting. I'll have to look that up. Clover - 05/01/2010 05:22:53 AM 683 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 05:56:06 AM 584 Views
manual in the snow is much better if you get slightly stuck moondog - 06/01/2010 02:35:24 AM 567 Views
Re: manual in the snow is much better if you get slightly stuck callandor1000 - 06/01/2010 04:30:15 AM 583 Views
Snow.. what's that? Kel - 05/01/2010 03:02:13 AM 579 Views
Give me the stick! Beqi - 05/01/2010 04:41:59 AM 616 Views
Re: Give me the stick! moondog - 06/01/2010 02:36:21 AM 569 Views
I think I'm a lot like you. Still learning, though. Legolas - 05/01/2010 05:05:58 AM 636 Views
Ooops. That was Lupine/Clover. *NM* Clover - 05/01/2010 05:06:29 AM 268 Views
Tricks to driving in snow Danu - 05/01/2010 08:42:56 AM 690 Views
Tricks for driving in the snow Floffe - 05/01/2010 09:05:02 AM 661 Views
winter tyres have to be changed every 5 years or more often. jh - 05/01/2010 10:16:55 AM 712 Views
Swedish tires are awesome ironclad - 05/01/2010 11:58:22 AM 606 Views
Well, if you are talking about the studded ones... jh - 05/01/2010 04:16:20 PM 659 Views
Yes and yes. ironclad - 05/01/2010 08:44:37 PM 609 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 05:47:59 AM 693 Views
Answers about snow and cars. Maria - 05/01/2010 09:58:28 AM 591 Views
I hate snow because of cars ironclad - 05/01/2010 11:55:54 AM 586 Views
Alrighty. LordPerrin - 05/01/2010 03:39:32 PM 619 Views
Are you kidding? Danu - 05/01/2010 08:08:15 PM 651 Views
I'm not kidding. And thanks. LordPerrin - 06/01/2010 12:41:34 PM 699 Views
I have little metal studs on my tires. Avendesora - 05/01/2010 03:47:18 PM 668 Views
You kill me! Danu - 05/01/2010 08:05:25 PM 638 Views
AWD is my friend. Jacob - 05/01/2010 06:29:06 PM 643 Views
Re: AWD is my friend. Macharius - 06/01/2010 02:28:09 AM 694 Views
That is true. Jacob - 06/01/2010 07:52:36 PM 577 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Liam - 05/01/2010 09:53:27 PM 646 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Macharius - 06/01/2010 02:31:49 AM 585 Views
I'd rather have deeps now than bitter cold Danu - 07/01/2010 03:51:41 AM 573 Views
Re: I'd rather have deeps now than bitter cold Macharius - 07/01/2010 04:21:04 PM 550 Views
snow is much more fun whether you can drive or not moondog - 06/01/2010 02:40:49 AM 549 Views
Ummm... Danu - 07/01/2010 03:50:23 AM 564 Views
I'll bite. *NM* Captain Spaulding - 06/01/2010 09:08:17 PM 295 Views
The quote-fu is weak with this one Floffe - 06/01/2010 09:12:38 PM 626 Views
~shivers~ Elaine - 07/01/2010 07:57:02 PM 588 Views
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