chris_l_usa

You should have no problem with a stick. I would definately recommend practicing before hitting traffic. If your decision is between a manual GT or automatic V6 then i am begging you to get the manual gt. Otherwise i gurantee you will eventually regret the decision. the GT and V6 don't even compare in the amount of fun you can have.

chris_l_usa

Is it just me or is everyone else getting sick of this guys anti mustang posts. I have no problem with people not liking mustangs, but this is a mustang forum. Go somewhere else for that crap. It's kinda like a girl joining the boy scouts just to make fun of them for being boy scouts. It makes no sense unless deep down inside you really want a mustang but are scared to admit it.

Corpo

My first car was a '05 GT Manual. i've only had a little experience with manuals before i bought my car, and let me tell you, it was easy as hell to learn on... lol.

lostsoul

were you 19 years old and never drove a stick [sm=gears.gif] .. my first stick (no pun) was 84 ford escort.. haha.. the first month I was all over with that thing sweating bullets. I could not imagin being in a new car with 300hp.. I would have a log in my pants. haha

Corpo

lol, i learnt on a automatic, but i am close to 19, i'm 21. i think i was all giggles like losing my virginity all over again. and i have driven stick before, not much, but i guess it was enough. didn't stop me from stalling the 'stang. let me tell you, thats embarrasing with all the girls looking at me.

lostsoul

you want to talk about sad.. I didnt have the ford long since a truck decied not to stop and too me out.. after that I bought a 93 twin turbo 300zx. It has the chip in it and was pushing 400hp.. that thing was Fing awsome. I got some rice in me too.. haha.. when I forst got it was not not sure about the shifting.. I was driving around in 4th gear all the time because the rpms were so low.. why shift into 5th? hahaha.

Ryder

I don't know if this is true or not, but I have also heard that manuals get better gas mileage if driven correctly. Is this true?

lostsoul

you can save more gas with a stick. If you get to a 3rd world country like china or vietnam you will see nothing but sicks(and sheet load of mopeds) you will see all the drivers shift like at 1-2K ahaha.. their 0-60 times are like 5 minutes..ahah.. anyhow.. its all how you shift.. I know my shifting at 6K dont help =-/

Wadatai

Sportscars should only be made in manuals.

If nothing else, because a sportscar deserves to be driven.

NoOriginalNamesLeft

Yeah Wadatai my dad used to work for the Honda plant, which is in Marysville by the way, not Dayton. But it's still a Japanese company, so calling the car such is valid. And as for learning in a stang, you might as well. I learned in a 3.0 Z4, and I'll tell you what, that was the scariest/most fun thing I did for quite some time. I think I ended up accidentaly red lineing it through 3rd gear for a day or so, drove the neighbors nuts, and scared the crap out of my parents when the saw me.