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05-26-2010, 10:51 AM
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#76 | | SFICC-03*
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i dunno if i can call driving manual "fun".
just something i prefer because it offers more control
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05-26-2010, 11:01 AM
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#77 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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^ depends on the gearbox, maybe. The Miata gearbox is just fun, like a video game. Short, precise throw, snicks into gear cleanly.
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05-26-2010, 11:33 AM
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#78 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by Death2Theft If using inferior technology is how you get your jollies off you should consider riding a unicycle into on coming traffic down granville. | Good for you 
A modern day sportbike has more technology in it that your car
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05-26-2010, 11:40 AM
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#79 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Clutch + Stick = shifting.
Other stuff = sitting in a box while a computer drives for you.
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05-26-2010, 12:00 PM
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#80 | | How I Mod your mother
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Originally Posted by unit i dunno if i can call driving manual "fun".
just something i prefer because it offers more control | What do you mean? Apparently only real men drive standards 
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05-26-2010, 01:37 PM
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#81 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by NeoDestinyZ Also good for resale value. | orly
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05-26-2010, 08:03 PM
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#82 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN tip tronic is for posers, not drivers  | some tiptronic also take the longest time to shift. you'll hit the rev limiter before it shifts.
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05-26-2010, 08:28 PM
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#83 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Yet all the technology still wont allow you to corner faster under real world conditions with dirt and uneven surfaces than the average car Quote:
Originally Posted by Noizz Good for you
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05-26-2010, 09:18 PM
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#84 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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Originally Posted by Death2Theft Yet all the technology still wont allow you to corner faster under real world conditions with dirt and uneven surfaces than the average car | real world condition + average car = driving in city = not very fast at all
throw in straight line and corners into the equation, 2 wheels is faster...
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05-26-2010, 10:57 PM
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#85 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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in my opinion, automatic was considered a luxury back in the day. most people back in the day had to drive standard
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05-27-2010, 01:49 AM
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#86 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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hit lots of uphill traffic today in my car. was really not feeling like driving manual.
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05-27-2010, 04:05 AM
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#87 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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i know if i lived in california, i would not want a manual car. traffic there is just too crazy
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