Ladies and Moms (ok Dads too) - Manual or Automatic for my baby girl and why!

JARblue

Try telling that to a teenage girl

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XiP

what about getting her an automatic car that has paddle shifters?

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Chuck33079

My dad paid half of my first car. It was a 2 year old base Civic with no options for $9k. He informed me that if it wasn't good enough, I was more than free to take my $4500 and get something better.

Of course, he bought all of my sister's cars until she turned 25, but that's the difference between girls and boys.

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DEpointfive0

No purpose

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XiP

she can learn manual using paddle shifters and switch to auto mode too

she just needs to get the *it's time to change gears* *do something* part down

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JARblue

I agree with DE here. No point. It's the mechanical connection to the car with a clutch that makes driving MT a more valuable experience. You have to pay attention to what your car is doing at that exact moment, and then you have to make the adjustments yourself. Also, rev matching, while not necessary in the majority of cars these days, is a valuable skill nonetheless - it demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the vehicle operation as well as driving ability.

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DEpointfive0

C'mon man, that was THE WEAKEST explanation as to why auto with paddles is like manual.


It's the CHANGING and the clutch that has the learning curve

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Chuck33079

That's pretty pointless. Tell her to drive in manual mode only? That's probably not going to happen unless he rides along with her 24/7. Most of learning to drive manual is learning how to use the clutch.

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nogoodname

Why not just let her try manual on a beater or something. Like a friend's car if there aren't any manuals at home.

DEpointfive0

Only manual at home is his Nismo and soon his 240

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Chuck33079

Because driving a manual once or twice and then buying an auto doesn't really help much. She needs to learn manual well. Doing it a couple of times doesn't teach you much.

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nogoodname

So she might as well try the Nismo Z then if she's possibly going to get a 6MT Z. Go for a drive for like ateast an hour. If she doesn't like it now or isn't interested now. She will never be.

Chuck33079

Let a 16yo drive the Nismo? Oh hell naw.

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DEpointfive0

Mmmmm... The Z is harder than most to drive. I don't LIKE manuals, but I understand the appeal, and maybe if I lived in a different place I'd buy one, so I don't 100% agree with what you're saying.

Also, I doubt he'd let anyone drive either, both are overly nice.

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eastwest2300

Get her a manual, teach her how to drive it, she'll thank you in the end, having the skill to drive both.

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