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flsedan07 · 07-17-2007, 08:54 AM

I'm a firefighter, I get crap all the time just for owning a civic, a chic car they say...I don't care a bit. I drive 40 miles to work and am not going to drive something that gets 20 or less a mile.........They are razzing you, all in fun fior the most part.........who cares what they think

masak_aer · 07-17-2007, 09:41 AM

I drove a stick long long time ago...then my next "02 civic ex is an auto and my '07 civic is also an auto. However, being a civic fan, i got my first ticket when i pull my civic out of dealership. Second ticket a month shortly..then i feel that cops are just Honda haters. This is the reason i don't get a stick (SI). I have enough tickets from auto alone. Imagine me in an SI. Gosh..

2f2fc1v1c · 07-17-2007, 04:20 PM

i love shifting gears, so driving in town doesn't bother me

KameraBoy · 07-19-2007, 11:59 PM

no my friends dont give me a hard time for driving an automatic, because i have that new car smell and they dont.

dz6t · 07-20-2007, 11:22 AM

I am OK since MT is not suitable in the Boston's stop and go traffic.

jomasoccer9 · 07-20-2007, 11:36 AM

sometimes when i just wanna get away from manual, i drive my mom's '01 civic LX or the odyssey '02 EX, family van cause it's really just soo chill to cruise and drive, don't have to worry about shifting but then again i always think there is a clutch hahahaha....automatics are cool.

getliquid · 07-20-2007, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sitric

..driving an automatic? ( for those that do )

I haven't even had my car a week and all of my male friends and co workers are giving me a hard time about not getting a stick. Part of the reason I got this car was because I hated driving a stick shift around town. Plus, every car I've owned before this has been a stick, so it's time to try something new!

It's not a friggin race car, so why MUST I have gotten a manual shift? If someone could explain this to me, b/c now I feel sad inside

LOL why would anyone buy a pussymatic, you pretty much downgraded

mO 64 StAnG 06 · 07-20-2007, 02:28 PM

I get hard-on's when people talk about my car

06RREX · 07-20-2007, 04:49 PM

to answer the thread question, yes.

mO 64 StAnG 06 · 07-20-2007, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2f2fc1v1c

i love shifting gears, so driving in town doesn't bother me

Same, I'd rather cruise the town then drive on the highway for long periods of time.

I can't stand not shifting, I get too bored when I just sit there.

***dmx*** · 07-20-2007, 05:00 PM

Buyin a new car in automatic, is like spending all this money, to buy urself a change of scenery. You dont feel how the car truly handles and performs. You arent driving the car, the car is driving you.

..Some people dont give a rat's ass about any of that stuff, and would be pleased with the new change of scenery, and more added electronic features, etc. They could care less about how the car performs, and what its 0-60 is.

Are either one of these people wrong? Nah, just different strokes, for different folks. Dont let anyone bring you down, do YOU homie.

sandeep108 · 07-21-2007, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmx

Buyin a new car in automatic, is like spending all this money, to buy urself a change of scenery. You dont feel how the car truly handles and performs. You arent driving the car, the car is driving you.

Not true. I can make out huge difference between performance / handling of civic and corolla AT sedans, having driven both. The downshifting / holding of gear by the civic AT as well as the better / crisp high speed handling stands out by a mile.

jamesbond · 07-21-2007, 02:24 PM

To each their own. I got the AT with my new civic. My '91 prelude is MT.. I'll prolly regret getting a AT sooner or later.. but what gives... we're driving a civic for crying out loud... not your typical sportscar.. Therefore it doesn't matter, unless you bought your civic to experiment and squeeze performance out of it.. Then it prolly would have been best to get the MT. But who cares, at least they're 5speed now hehe.

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07-17-2007, 08:54 AM	#41 (permalink)
flsedan07 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 135 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I'm a firefighter, I get crap all the time just for owning a civic, a chic car they say...I don't care a bit. I drive 40 miles to work and am not going to drive something that gets 20 or less a mile.........They are razzing you, all in fun fior the most part.........who cares what they think

07-17-2007, 09:41 AM	#42 (permalink)
masak_aer Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 17 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I drove a stick long long time ago...then my next "02 civic ex is an auto and my '07 civic is also an auto. However, being a civic fan, i got my first ticket when i pull my civic out of dealership. Second ticket a month shortly..then i feel that cops are just Honda haters. This is the reason i don't get a stick (SI). I have enough tickets from auto alone. Imagine me in an SI. Gosh..

07-17-2007, 04:20 PM	#43 (permalink)
2f2fc1v1c Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Powder springs,GA Age: 24 Posts: 537 FG#361-FA#97 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i love shifting gears, so driving in town doesn't bother me

07-19-2007, 11:59 PM	#44 (permalink)
KameraBoy Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Destrehan, LA Age: 19 Posts: 2,057 Derek iTrader: 0 / 0%	no my friends dont give me a hard time for driving an automatic, because i have that new car smell and they dont.

07-20-2007, 11:22 AM	#45 (permalink)
dz6t Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 12 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I am OK since MT is not suitable in the Boston's stop and go traffic.

07-20-2007, 11:36 AM	#46 (permalink)
jomasoccer9 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 546 iTrader: 0 / 0%	sometimes when i just wanna get away from manual, i drive my mom's '01 civic LX or the odyssey '02 EX, family van cause it's really just soo chill to cruise and drive, don't have to worry about shifting but then again i always think there is a clutch hahahaha....automatics are cool.

07-20-2007, 02:28 PM	#48 (permalink)
mO 64 StAnG 06 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wylie, Texas Age: 20 Posts: 2,616 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I get hard-on's when people talk about my car

07-20-2007, 04:49 PM	#49 (permalink)
06RREX Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,876 Drew iTrader: 0 / 0%	to answer the thread question, yes.

07-20-2007, 05:00 PM	#51 (permalink)
*dmx* X Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NY kidd.. Age: 20 Posts: 863 T iTrader: 0 / 0%	Buyin a new car in automatic, is like spending all this money, to buy urself a change of scenery. You dont feel how the car truly handles and performs. You arent driving the car, the car is driving you. ..Some people dont give a rat's ass about any of that stuff, and would be pleased with the new change of scenery, and more added electronic features, etc. They could care less about how the car performs, and what its 0-60 is. Are either one of these people wrong? Nah, just different strokes, for different folks. Dont let anyone bring you down, do YOU homie.

07-21-2007, 02:24 PM	#53 (permalink)
jamesbond Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 / 0%	To each their own. I got the AT with my new civic. My '91 prelude is MT.. I'll prolly regret getting a AT sooner or later.. but what gives... we're driving a civic for crying out loud... not your typical sportscar.. Therefore it doesn't matter, unless you bought your civic to experiment and squeeze performance out of it.. Then it prolly would have been best to get the MT. But who cares, at least they're 5speed now hehe.