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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 678 Views
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I'll answer for my bicycle Floffe - 04/01/2010 09:24:46 PM 731 Views
Manual transmission is a relic. Tom - 04/01/2010 09:39:50 PM 730 Views
Or people who like to actually be in control of their cars. Automatics are sloppy. Ghavrel - 04/01/2010 11:13:17 PM 694 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 689 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 663 Views
I don't understand why its useless in automatics. I accelerate just fine. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 06:31:33 AM 832 Views
As I said before, its a question of preferring control, not of "needing" it. Ghavrel - 05/01/2010 08:10:15 AM 664 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 638 Views
I'd love to take you up on that. callandor1000 - 06/01/2010 04:26:47 AM 820 Views
Agree for the most part. Aemon - 05/01/2010 01:50:58 AM 979 Views
3. Outside the United States. *NM* Tim - 05/01/2010 11:18:41 AM 309 Views
exactly moondog - 06/01/2010 02:30:05 AM 606 Views
Oh, and manual transmission is no longer "standard". *NM* Tom - 04/01/2010 09:41:24 PM 312 Views
Okay... jh - 04/01/2010 10:40:22 PM 679 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Ghavrel - 04/01/2010 11:18:28 PM 682 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. BlackAdder - 05/01/2010 12:37:39 AM 826 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Aemon - 05/01/2010 02:44:46 AM 804 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 674 Views
Transmission thing is interesting. I'll have to look that up. Clover - 05/01/2010 05:22:53 AM 742 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 05:56:06 AM 643 Views
manual in the snow is much better if you get slightly stuck moondog - 06/01/2010 02:35:24 AM 620 Views
Re: manual in the snow is much better if you get slightly stuck callandor1000 - 06/01/2010 04:30:15 AM 642 Views
Snow.. what's that? Kel - 05/01/2010 03:02:13 AM 631 Views
Give me the stick! Beqi - 05/01/2010 04:41:59 AM 679 Views
Re: Give me the stick! moondog - 06/01/2010 02:36:21 AM 623 Views
I think I'm a lot like you. Still learning, though. Legolas - 05/01/2010 05:05:58 AM 691 Views
Ooops. That was Lupine/Clover. *NM* Clover - 05/01/2010 05:06:29 AM 298 Views
Tricks to driving in snow Danu - 05/01/2010 08:42:56 AM 753 Views
Tricks for driving in the snow Floffe - 05/01/2010 09:05:02 AM 714 Views
winter tyres have to be changed every 5 years or more often. jh - 05/01/2010 10:16:55 AM 772 Views
Swedish tires are awesome ironclad - 05/01/2010 11:58:22 AM 667 Views
Well, if you are talking about the studded ones... jh - 05/01/2010 04:16:20 PM 719 Views
Yes and yes. ironclad - 05/01/2010 08:44:37 PM 659 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 05:47:59 AM 750 Views
Answers about snow and cars. Maria - 05/01/2010 09:58:28 AM 644 Views
I hate snow because of cars ironclad - 05/01/2010 11:55:54 AM 639 Views
Alrighty. LordPerrin - 05/01/2010 03:39:32 PM 688 Views
Are you kidding? Danu - 05/01/2010 08:08:15 PM 709 Views
I'm not kidding. And thanks. LordPerrin - 06/01/2010 12:41:34 PM 750 Views
I have little metal studs on my tires. Avendesora - 05/01/2010 03:47:18 PM 722 Views
You kill me! Danu - 05/01/2010 08:05:25 PM 689 Views
AWD is my friend. Jacob - 05/01/2010 06:29:06 PM 697 Views
Re: AWD is my friend. Macharius - 06/01/2010 02:28:09 AM 754 Views
That is true. Jacob - 06/01/2010 07:52:36 PM 627 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Liam - 05/01/2010 09:53:27 PM 709 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Macharius - 06/01/2010 02:31:49 AM 643 Views
I'd rather have deeps now than bitter cold Danu - 07/01/2010 03:51:41 AM 636 Views
Re: I'd rather have deeps now than bitter cold Macharius - 07/01/2010 04:21:04 PM 620 Views
snow is much more fun whether you can drive or not moondog - 06/01/2010 02:40:49 AM 602 Views
Ummm... Danu - 07/01/2010 03:50:23 AM 621 Views
I'll bite. *NM* Captain Spaulding - 06/01/2010 09:08:17 PM 323 Views
The quote-fu is weak with this one Floffe - 06/01/2010 09:12:38 PM 686 Views
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