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just askin 4 ppls opinions wif dis 1 at the moment i hav an AUTO r33gts(dnt laugh i like it :) )ive just refinanced my loan and wana join the turbo family im thinkin just a sII r33gtst im thinkin of gettin a manual catch is i havnt driven 2 much manual i can basically do it but not very great do you's think its in my best interest 2 get a manual and kinda rough through da 1st couple wks or just stick wif my guns wif d auto is there any major differences perks 4 either all advice would b much appreciated thanx

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I went from 10 lessons in a manual corolla to a r32 manual gtst. There was also a month gap since i last drove the corolla. I found the r32 much harder to stall than the corolla. Hell, the engine lights would come on and I just had to press in the clutch for it to start up again :)

Took about a week to get used to it, and probably another one to not depend on the handbrake on steep hills :pirate:

Get the manual!

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I went from 10 lessons in a manual corolla to a r32 manual gtst. There was also a month gap since i last drove the corolla. I found the r32 much harder to stall than the corolla. Hell, the engine lights would come on and I just had to press in the clutch for it to start up again :P

Took about a week to get used to it, and probably another one to not depend on the handbrake on steep hills :(

Get the manual!

Cheers

yeh im prob more leaning towards gettin a manual at d moment just not really lookin 4ward 2 lookin like a goose out there on the rd stalling occasionally :)

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yeh im prob more leaning towards gettin a manual at d moment just not really lookin 4ward 2 lookin like a goose out there on the rd stalling occasionally :(

haha we all go through that stage. Remembering now, i didnt drive with radio on for the first week as it was too distracting. Had a clutch and gears to worry about without the yacking of a radio :P

Might also get a couple of smells of clutch burning too haha

All in the learning :)

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Manuals become second nature within a couple of weeks. it is the only way to go.

that post is so hard to read!?!

sorry mate i probably text to much on my phone bad habit of writing like it i think so couple wks or so should all be good im sure ill be able to get over the embarrassment of stalling if im in a sweet looking car :P i'll probably have to get used to the smell of clutch for a bit to huh would i be in danger of seriously damaging it in those couple wks

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