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Well today was my first time really going out and driving in some actual traffic and I think I did quite well. I had to go to the dentist whose office is off a pretty busy street and I only stalled twice. No one was behind me the first time, and some dick was behind me the second time who found it ...

What about Japanese compacts? I'm thinking about the Nissan Versa since my uncle is a Nissan salesman. :D A fully loaded SL with the 6-speed is about 18k before rebates and a hefty employee discount. I'm willing to say that I could get it for about 16-17k. I have owned many NISSANS before and to te...

Hey dude nice to have you here, faq 2.0 is your friend go there first.. the search box gives you access to all the manual driving tips and hints you'll ever need, if you think of starting a thread and asking a question search first... if you still need help or can't find anything start a thread and...

Eh, there are no real tips I suppose. Here are a few things that I have notice in my 8 years of parallel parking in Chicago. - seems that no matter what size vehicle you have it works well to pull up parallel to a car behind which you will park. I noticed that I normall line up the rear bumers and t...

Well, people who study this stuff have shown that at for the tC, the ideal drop is basically about 1.25-1.4" (drop from stock) . Anything more and I agree with you, it is detrimental. My TRD springs should drop the car about 1.25" after its done settling. However, yea, you're right - it p...

nice save Ashish, play racing games much? thats prolly where you got the countersteer from. the exhiliration of being on the edge of a catastrophe is an adrenaline rush like nothing else. you were pretty far past the edge. and to think, if you were still on your stock springs, your car couldve been...

Some things never cease to amaze me. A lot of my commute to work is highway, so while cruising along I sometimes get to look around just outa boredom to get a glimplse of what people are doing behind the wheel without taking too much attention away from the road. This was especially possible when I ...

I suppose I'll add my two cents as well. I've owned my '08 Rabbit for a month now and I like it. I was weary of buying a VW because I've heard of their reliability records and so forth, but I must agree that I would rather have the car that I like and enjoy driving rather than a Civic or a Corolla (...

I'm not exactly new to driving manual trans, yet I'm far from an expert. My experience in the past has been limited to a crappy '86 civic 5-speed with 225,000 miles on the clock and synchros all worn out. That was 6 years ago or so... I sold my 4x4 (trail rig, auto) with intention to get something m...