cerebel: (peter don't panic)
Eradicating evil was always on my to-do list ([personal profile] cerebel) wrote2008-08-18 05:22 pm

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Oh my GOD.

Manual transmissions are TERRIFYING.

[identity profile] shimmeree.livejournal.com 2008-08-18 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
They're pretty easy if you learn on them first. ;D

[identity profile] archerstar.livejournal.com 2008-08-19 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
Awwwww. What makes it so scary?

I'm looking into buying a car, and it's like a thousand dollars cheaper to buy a manual, and I'd have to learn on it first, and I'm terrified to learn on the hills of doom around here.

[identity profile] grinninfoole.livejournal.com 2008-08-19 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Yes.

I know someone who had to learn how to drive one in Friday rush hour traffic in Paris.

She said that, by the time she'd gotten off the Champs Elysee, she'd gotten the hang of it.
ext_19652: (hitchhiker's guide don't panic)

[identity profile] spock74.livejournal.com 2008-08-19 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
Just pretend you're in a race car. Works every time, I promise.

[identity profile] cerebel.livejournal.com 2008-08-19 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
I'm learning on both manual and automatic at the same time, actually.

[identity profile] cerebel.livejournal.com 2008-08-19 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
I think the scary part was when I accidentally zoomed backwards while backing out of a parking lot when the car unexpectedly VERY MUCH SO went into gear.

Yeah. I think I'm going to end up liking manual better but - aaaaaaa.

[identity profile] cerebel.livejournal.com 2008-08-19 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
....dear lord. Texas drivers are scary enough.

[identity profile] cerebel.livejournal.com 2008-08-19 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
...I should try that.

[identity profile] forsquilis.livejournal.com 2008-08-19 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
Heh. My boyfriend drives a manual and I can't cope with it at all. Of course, he's driven it for so long that he can't cope with my automatic transmission. So I suppose that's an indication that you'll hopefully be able to pick it up and live with it. (I'll stick with my automatic, though...) Good luck!!!

[identity profile] archerstar.livejournal.com 2008-08-19 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
That would be kind of scary, yeah. I love the noise manual engines make when you back up, though. It's an awesome noise.

[identity profile] frogfrizz.livejournal.com 2008-08-20 10:56 am (UTC)(link)
;) Takes practice and time on the road. Have courage!