When was the last time you drove Auto?

MustangGT · Post by **MustangGT** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:30 am

I haven't driven an Auto in 3 months, since I got rid of my old car. I remember when I had both at the same time, even though I was driving stick for only a few days, it felt weird as hell getting back into my Automatic - my left foot kept trying to clutch in - and it felt the same as if when you're thinking there's one more step at the top of a stairway and instead there's just air.
It'd probably feel 10 times stranger now...

Post by **jomotopia** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:56 am

drove my fiancee's auto about a week ago. it was the first time i'd driven an auto in several months and it was definitely weird at first.

dklkse · Post by **dklkse** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:15 am

I drive one about every other day or so. My g/f's car is a bit older than mine, so we basically consider it our beater car, and use it for all of the around-town stuff (shopping; seeing local friends; etc).

comingbackdown · Post by **comingbackdown** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:54 am

Sadly, mom and dad don't have a stick, although dad will tolerate mine. he used to have an old 3spd column shift... He said "Those were great, until the shift linkage wore. Then they sucked."

Nychold · Post by **Nychold** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:56 am

Drove a loaner when my car was in the shop to be fixed. And it was weird...I never realized how trained my body was to shift until I tried to clutch in on an auto Corolla.

comingbackdown · Post by **comingbackdown** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:05 am

Nychold wrote:Drove a loaner when my car was in the shop to be fixed. And it was weird...I never realized how trained my body was to shift until I tried to clutch in on an auto Corolla.

I know what I'd do then.
"Holy quit, there's air down there? Where my clutch?"
I wish I could be freaked out driving an auto...
Wow, I'm so anti-slushie...

JackBauer · Post by **JackBauer** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:24 am

i drive one six days a week. The Ford Ranger at work has an automatic transmission.

zender05 · Post by **zender05** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:34 am

I'm still wait'n on tires are camber links for the tC, so i've been driving an auto camry for a few days now...man...trying to clutch on an auto isn't good

ucfchickity · Post by **ucfchickity** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:04 pm

I usually only drive auto when my roomie ends up having a little too much to drink. I don't usually drink when I go out, so I almost always end up being the DD, and she drives an auto. It's bizarre; I never realize how used to shifting I am until I put her car in D and that's the end of it. Or I go for the clutch and nothing's there.

chrono · Post by **chrono** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:12 pm

Unfortunately I don't have a manual car right now, but that's gonna change in less than 9 months

For now, I'm getting to drive a manual once in a while, other than that only my automatic Ford Focus.

zender05 · Post by **zender05** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:15 pm

ucfchickity wrote:I usually only drive auto when my roomie ends up having a little too much to drink. I don't usually drink when I go out, so I almost always end up being the DD, and she drives an auto. It's bizarre; I never realize how used to shifting I am until I put her car in D and that's the end of it. Or I go for the clutch and nothing's there.

It even more bizarre when you go for the clutch and the brake pedal is there.

I did that once a few years ago...wow...hehe...abs definitely works.

Nychold · Post by **Nychold** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:17 pm

zender05 wrote:
ucfchickity wrote:I usually only drive auto when my roomie ends up having a little too much to drink. I don't usually drink when I go out, so I almost always end up being the DD, and she drives an auto. It's bizarre; I never realize how used to shifting I am until I put her car in D and that's the end of it. Or I go for the clutch and nothing's there.
It even more bizarre when you go for the clutch and the brake pedal is there. I did that once a few years ago...wow...hehe...abs definitely works.

I did that in my tC by accident too.

chrono · Post by **chrono** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:19 pm

Nychold wrote:
zender05 wrote:
ucfchickity wrote:I usually only drive auto when my roomie ends up having a little too much to drink. I don't usually drink when I go out, so I almost always end up being the DD, and she drives an auto. It's bizarre; I never realize how used to shifting I am until I put her car in D and that's the end of it. Or I go for the clutch and nothing's there.
It even more bizarre when you go for the clutch and the brake pedal is there. I did that once a few years ago...wow...hehe...abs definitely works.
I did that in my tC by accident too.

My friend who lives 5 minutes away was once late by about 10 minutes (after he told me he's on his way already). Turned out it took him some time to figure out why were the brakes much stronger than he was used to

MustangGT · Post by **MustangGT** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:46 pm

It also feels weird when you're breaking to a complete stop, and the car doesn't stall on you...

Nychold · Post by **Nychold** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:51 pm

MustangGT wrote:It also feels weird when you're breaking to a complete stop, and the car doesn't stall on you...

Actually, it's interesting you brought that up. When I was stopping my loaner Corolla, it felt like the car was about to stall. And being the stick driver I am, I'd mash my "clutch" to the floor, just out of habit. Anyone else notice this?

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