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Old 07-28-10, 12:49 PM
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Great... another immigration thread...
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Great... another immigration thread...
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Old 07-28-10, 04:57 PM
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manuals as in transmissions
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Where are they going....


Was there some bill passed to outlaw Manual Transmissions? Is there some legitimate threat we should be aware of? Or are you just posting some stupid facebook group that you had a slight chuckle at and think is clever.

"Middle-aged house wives aren't buying manuals and Ferrari doesn't offer the option on their latest super car!!! WAAAAAA It's taken me a year to do a stock motor swap in my 23 year old mazda, and I'll never be able to afford a Ferrari, but this is an outrage!!!"
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Manual transmissions are in trouble. A slim percentage of cars sold today have them, and Ferrari’s latest doesn’t even offer a three-pedal manual. Rally with us to raise awareness and appreciation of the stick shift!
Rally cars don't have manual transmissions either RicerJ.
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guess you people dont care about the manual trasmissions
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Originally Posted by RicerJ
guess you people dont care about the manual trasmissions
Not on the top of my list-of-things-to-save.
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guess you people dont care about the manual trasmissions
If there were more cars that I would be interested in that came with them, then I'd be able to say something. But since I can barely afford my 23 year old FC, I'm not really in the market for a new car right now and therefore have no say in these matters as far as the automakers are concerned.
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Originally Posted by RicerJ
guess you people dont care about the manual trasmissions
I guess you don't care about preserving the carburetor, drum brakes, bias-ply tires, recirculating-ball steering, or the collapsable steering column.
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I guess you don't care about preserving the carburetor, drum brakes, bias-ply tires, recirculating-ball steering, or the collapsable steering column.
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i dont like drum brakes they never really were that good i dont like carb'd cars the acceleration sucks and the last 3 i either never had to deal with or i never cared to know if i have dealt with it
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I dont like Renton....

Or stick shifts
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and not a **** was given that day.
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and not a **** was given that day.
Pretty much, yep.
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Originally Posted by RicerJ
i dont like drum brakes they never really were that good i dont like carb'd cars the acceleration sucks and the last 3 i either never had to deal with or i never cared to know if i have dealt with it
You realize automatic transmissions are superior to manuals in every way except possibly weight, right?
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Originally Posted by FC_EDDIE
I dont like Renton....
Agreed

Originally Posted by TheAbsence
You realize automatic transmissions are superior to manuals in every way except possibly weight, right?
Except for the fact that it allows you to have full control over the gearing of the car. I will always take a manual over an auto.
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Originally Posted by fc_eddie
i dont like renton....
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Except for the fact that it allows you to have full control over the gearing of the car. I will always take a manual over an auto.
BRB, gotta tell Formula One drivers that those paddles are useless.
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RicerJ, you're a dumbass who creates threads like this and Crash, you're a dumbass period. Also AFI is for 13yo girls and morons. Seriously, grow up.
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lol move to china if you want manual... almost every car in china is manual
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lol move to china if you want manual... almost every car in china is manual
...and pedal-powered.
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Thats incredible! I didnt know the Chinese drove!!!
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We should just punch a whole in the floor and roll around like Fred Flintstone
Yeah ba dab ba do!
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