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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='434880' date='Jun 12 2007, 06:44 AM
I find it easier to drive in traffic with a good manual. The car doenst rush ahead causing me to have to move my feet back and forth from the gas to brake... with manual... driven properly the engine braking will slow the car enough to cruise at idle...
Incidentally, in some of our traffic it's only the brake pedal that gets used anyway!!
PS I also drive a manual car.
My 2c.
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Looking good . . . 
Congrats on getting the car and surviving the wait!
I'm curious . . . when did your car arrive at the port? Mine got to NY two weeks ago and it's not even at the NJ VDC yet. I'm bummin . . .
Congrats on getting the car and surviving the wait! I'm curious . . . when did your car arrive at the port? Mine got to NY two weeks ago and it's not even at the NJ VDC yet. I'm bummin . . .
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Originally Posted by aybeesea' post='434890' date='Jun 12 2007, 08:17 AM
Strange, I have exactly the same experience with a properly driven auto. Never had any kind of "rushing ahead".
Incidentally, in some of our traffic it's only the brake pedal that gets used anyway!!
PS I also drive a manual car.
My 2c.
ABC
Incidentally, in some of our traffic it's only the brake pedal that gets used anyway!!
PS I also drive a manual car.
My 2c.
ABC
Congrats on the car, by the way, looking good ...
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Originally Posted by aybeesea' post='434890' date='Jun 12 2007, 02:17 AM
Strange, I have exactly the same experience with a properly driven auto. Never had any kind of "rushing ahead".
Incidentally, in some of our traffic it's only the brake pedal that gets used anyway!!
PS I also drive a manual car.
My 2c.
ABC
Incidentally, in some of our traffic it's only the brake pedal that gets used anyway!!
PS I also drive a manual car.
My 2c.
ABC
I drive a manuel as my preference, in cases of traffic jam I like to 'glide' the car in neutral, sometimes not even needing to touch the brake padal, the car is slow enough to simply stop 2 feet behind the vehicle ahead or by a light pull (2 clicks) to the hand brake.
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Originally Posted by hinckley' post='434914' date='Jun 12 2007, 03:05 AM
Looking good . . . Congrats on getting the car and surviving the wait!
I'm curious . . . when did your car arrive at the port? Mine got to NY two weeks ago and it's not even at the NJ VDC yet. I'm bummin . . .
Congrats on getting the car and surviving the wait! I'm curious . . . when did your car arrive at the port? Mine got to NY two weeks ago and it's not even at the NJ VDC yet. I'm bummin . . .
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Looks great! Congrats! The light wood turned out nice. Nice color combo. Glad to hear only 2 days at Port Hueneme!
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