im 20 years old looking to buy a 08+ should i get auto or stick never drivin stick
12-06-2013, 06:48 PM
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12-07-2013, 06:51 AM
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Stick! Buy it first, I promise someone at the dealer will teach you to use it. Its a lot harder to learn a CNC machine. They want to sell a car. Then, teach her to drive it. Nothing is hotter than a chick who can drive a stick!
12-07-2013, 08:13 AM
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Ask yourself this. If you were a dealership employee, would you let a 20 year old kid who may or may not be able to actually buy the car learn to drive stick on a vehicle that's yours? Let alone letting them drive the car at all, but letting them learn to drive stick on a car that costs $30k+, knowing fully well that if they break the car there's a damn good chance they'll never be able to recover the damages, and there's a very real possibility they'll lose their jobs?
Of course not.
If you want to learn stick, go spend a few thousand, buy a beater car with a stick, figure it out on that for a few months, then go in knowing how to drive stick.
Of course not.
If you want to learn stick, go spend a few thousand, buy a beater car with a stick, figure it out on that for a few months, then go in knowing how to drive stick.
And a 20 year old learning how to drive a stick in a 430hp car? Life insurance would be a good investment also. If you can afford a $50K car at 20 then you can afford to buy a beater stick to learn how to drive a stick and then move up to a ricer to learn how to control wheel spin and then a Mustang to learn how to handle sliding and finally you will have enough knowledge to not destroy the car in the first 6 months and possible kill yourself in the process. Does every kid have to repeat Paul Walker's lesson?
12-07-2013, 09:11 AM
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Hey Reck, looked at all the posts. You seem to be a hard working young soul with a promising future. I will make you an offer, I have driven manual tranny for 40+ years and have taught many as well. IF you are close to San Antonio, I will teach you on your car in short time. Agree, a CNC guy will pick this up in no time, but most of us salt and peppered (or fully gray) haired guys have learned the hard way to respect the horse power!! IMO, manual.
12-07-2013, 11:47 AM
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Hey Reck, looked at all the posts. You seem to be a hard working young soul with a promising future. I will make you an offer, I have driven manual tranny for 40+ years and have taught many as well. IF you are close to San Antonio, I will teach you on your car in short time. Agree, a CNC guy will pick this up in no time, but most of us salt and peppered (or fully gray) haired guys have learned the hard way to respect the horse power!! IMO, manual.
12-07-2013, 12:09 PM
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12-07-2013, 01:17 PM
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I haven't owned a manual in many years until I bought my first vette. There is just something about hitting those gears that makes it more fun to drive. The main question to ask yourself is will you ever need your young lady to drive you home?
12-07-2013, 04:01 PM
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My buddies (all Vette owners) and I always debate this. Most of us are purists and want a manual. I personally would Never buy a sports car with an auto (or excuse me "paddle shifters"). Yeah I get it, paddle shifters are always going to be faster I would never debate that fact.
There is something to be said, however, about shifting with a clutch and just listening to that awesome sound (especially if you have a nice exhaust system) of winding out each gear. That's just me. Even Jay Leno (every car guy's hero) said he thinks its great that Chevrolet retains the option of a true manual in the Vette. Most of the other imported exotics (to the best of my knowledge) only offer paddles. Correct? My next car (and probably last) thank goodness only comes in a true manual as well. That car is the Ford GT. It is far and away the car I truly hope to own one day.
Short answer - buy a stick. The few short months I drive my 427 to my office in the nice weather in the summer is in relatively heavy traffic on the xway and it never bothers me. Top down, tunes cranking --- life could be worse than having to downshift in stop and go traffic. These new clutch are very easy on the left leg.
Enjoy and good luck with your decision.
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There is something to be said, however, about shifting with a clutch and just listening to that awesome sound (especially if you have a nice exhaust system) of winding out each gear. That's just me. Even Jay Leno (every car guy's hero) said he thinks its great that Chevrolet retains the option of a true manual in the Vette. Most of the other imported exotics (to the best of my knowledge) only offer paddles. Correct? My next car (and probably last) thank goodness only comes in a true manual as well. That car is the Ford GT. It is far and away the car I truly hope to own one day.
Short answer - buy a stick. The few short months I drive my 427 to my office in the nice weather in the summer is in relatively heavy traffic on the xway and it never bothers me. Top down, tunes cranking --- life could be worse than having to downshift in stop and go traffic. These new clutch are very easy on the left leg.
Enjoy and good luck with your decision.
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