1st car in my name

I had to take the wife's Subaru Forester w/a 5 speed manual to work today in bumper to bumper traffic in pouring rain. I've never appreciated my Tip more than this morning. My left foot is 10 times stronger than when I left home.

I love rowing the gears myself, but the Tip is too good to make the manual a better choice for those who commute. I have much respect for those who can do it.

Carson@RiversideAudi

Trying to convince my fiance to hike it up and at least learn how to drive stick...shes resisting.

ThetaTau87

IMO an auto trans not being in the right gear all the time and waiting for downshifts or upshifting when I'm not expecting it is far more annoying than clutching in stop-n-go traffic. Also, I save 3-4 mpg by coasting in neutral while in traffic like that. You can't do that easily w/ an auto.

ThetaTau87

Ask her what she will do if you are driving your car and something happens in a remote area and you can't drive? If she is with you she needs to know how to drive your car.

4Driver4

The only automatic I have is the Suburban. I'd almost rather walk.

April

Lived in SoCal for 12 years and drove stick the entire time.

April

often comes from family or significant others see them go through the learning process. A competent acquaintance is often the least stressful way to introduce somebody to stick driving. Oh, and if they are female, all the better. Guys and gals communicate differently in case you haven't noticed;-)

absolutcq20v

...instead of gas-brake-gas-brake, you coast and act as a buffer between cars.

Kris Hansen

in traffic, we'd have less traffic. If more people paid attention, we'd have less traffic...

Kris Hansen

IMHO, a stick in something like an A8 would be silly. Same for my Avant, though, there are times I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to have a M6 Allroad.. StageIII...