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by **midnightsolara** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 12:20 pm

Woohooo! Hey everyone, I just started learning stick from my neighor last weekend and I gotta say I LOVE IT! So I'm getting closer and closer to my goal of owning a 2002 V6 Solara! Woot woot! I was just wondering if anyone had manual Solaras noticed any fun differences than driving automatic? Any drawbacks? Thanks again folks

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 12:43 pm

the manual tranny wil always be more fun EXCEPT in the following situations... usually found in Los Angeles =D

Stop / Go traffic (freeway =( )
Stop signs at the top of a hill (risking a roll down into the guy behind you if the moron stops too close... yes there are a lot of morons here in LA =D )
hmm... parallel parking on hills
Going over dips (if your car is lowered and you just started driving stick)
... I think that's it.

by **Hsakuragi** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 12:50 pm

another bad place is San Francisco

by **boneezy** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 1:39 pm

the "Strip"

by **midnightsolara** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 5:39 am

WEll then, good thing I live over here in good ole Maryland! lol Where the streets are level and the hurricanes kick a$$. After I learn the basic manual stuff my friend who owns a very suped up Eclipse said he will teach me the "others" of manual driving...should I be scared? lol :evilbat:

Website · by **DavPak** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 6:04 am

don't be scared at all, be excited!
driving stick is the most fun you can have in a car. total control at all times! i don't think i'll ever own an automatic in the future.

by **midnightsolara** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 6:20 am

Thanks Dave! Btw your Solara is nice, I'm looking for an 02 myself! Black and looking like Happy_Aggies

by **happy_aggies** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 6:58 am

Thank you.

Happy_Aggies. :bday:

by **ezshift5** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:45 pm

....FWIW (IMHO): a good choice for you.

A. The clutch and shifter are actually not bad

B. The fuel economy (should) surprise you (given half a chance)...

Best of Luck locating a good one..........ez

'00 SE-V6 DWP 5-speed, 215's

by **midnightsolara** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 4:50 pm

Woohoo! I think thats a positive angle to get a manual Solara! lol

Wat does FWIW mean?

Mid

Website · by **Turbosolara** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 6:44 pm

I start drive sticks since i was 15. I dont think i would buy a automatic car in my life. unless its a lexury car (but sometimes i think lexury car with stick are cool)

by **HKSV6SLE** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 8:41 pm

hmm....yeah l.a. is a bad place for cars with stick especially if you commute a lot....for anyone out here in l.a. if you wanna see a steep hill go up la cienega i think up to sunset the hill is almost straight up and everyone tails each other up...that's a steep ass hill

by **PEITRUS** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 8:50 pm

plus another thing that sux is when you burn and brake your clutch right when you are about to exit onto a ramp that is UPHILL...yeah that actually did happen to me

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