On 6/28/2014 10:02 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 6/28/2014 9:40 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>> On 6/28/2014 9:32 AM, ChattyCathy wrote:
>>
>>> Automatics are good in heavy traffic (saves having to keep one's foot on
>>> clutch pedal) - but in any other circumstances, I prefer 'stick shift'
>>> vehicles; I can pull off in 1st, 2nd and have even done it in 3rd gear
>>> occasionally <laugh>. And I also know when to change gears - don't
>>> need a
>>> rev counter to do it - I still have pretty good hearing...
>>
>> I'm with you! I like to shift when I feel like it.

> I can do that with the paddle shifters and not have to play with a
> clutch pedal in traffic. I too can do a second gear start with it.

I actually can shift with my car, and my previous car, though no
clutch pedal. It's not the same and I don't bother with it.

> Stick is fun once in a while, but I don't want it for my every day driver.

Of course, to each his own, I only speak strictly for myself
and if other people prefer automatic, certainly it's not my
business.

nancy