In article <x_qRc.7507$nx2.1755@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink. net>, "Rabid
G" <a_rabid_g@nopam.hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, I just found this newsgroup and I was hoping someone here could help me
> on an age old question.
> Stickshift or Automatic?
>
> I'm going to buy a Honda Civic 04 soon and I would very much appreciate any
> insight into this. One thing that keeps me from better being able to decide
> my self is the plain fact that I don't know how to drive stickshift (yet).
> So I wouldn't know if it would annoy me by having to constantly shift gears
> from block to block. Some other factors are that I live in Washington DC
> where there is virtually no open road, I'm a 20 year old college student,
> and in about a week I'm going to be moving out on my own (To Silver Spring,
> Still commuting to DC and back.). Also, for those who don't know, DC can
> have pretty bad traffic during certain parts of the day (Rush Hour).
>
> I don't know if I'm actually going to want to do engine modifications. And
> if I ever do make egine mods it'll probably happen about 2 years down the
> road (So I guess by then I could sell the automatic anyway?). I guess my
> main question is, is the immediate fun really worth the trouble?
>
> Thanks in advance for your patience and help.
> -RG

You might consider renting a car that has a manual transmission on your
next long trip or vacation. It will give you a chance to see whether you
love shifting gears or hate shifting gears. I drove a dump truck one
summer while I was in college. When I had a load of gravel, I had to shift
gears so much that my arm hurt at the end of some days. I got so sick of
changing gears that my last three cars have had automatic transmissions. I
would only have a manual trans. if I decided to rent a hot two seater
sports car.

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