Im 15, and i don't know what would be better for me to get for my first car.
An Automatic, or a Manual. I'd rather have a Manual but i don't want to break my first car. What should i do?

 

learn to drive manual on your friend's car. that way you can break theirs. j/k :D
go with whatever you think is best for you. go to a dealership and take a manual out for a drive. it only takes five minutes to learn.

 

Buy a stick. Honestly it isn't that hard. I tought myself how too @ 17. I went to the car dealer asked to drive a truck he had on the lot. And took off in it. I Came back a 1/2 hour later and bought it. IMHO if you can't drive a stick shift you can't drive.

 

hmm..... i really DO want to learn to drive a stick shift. i guess i just need some practice. HEY when do get ur fricken permit n e wayz? i WANT TO DRIVE BAD
my parents have to B***ch about it and how its "not legal" they let me drive but only like on our street. its sooo lame

 

lol....i got my permit at 15.
as for auto or stick, it all depends on you. auto is easier to drive (ovbioulsy) but the stick is more fun (imo). as for me, i'm going with an auto, i'm gettin lazy in my old age

 

lol.
And Early 15 Mid 15 or Late 15
I WANT TO DRIVE NOW!!!!!

 

Permit? Drivingschool? Drivers Ed? I never took any of that. know a driving school instructor. He gave me a signed paper thingy that approved my driving skills. So all i had to do is take it to the dmv and right there i took my written test and passed the first time. I then got my DRIVERS LICENSE. Tight i was about 15 and a half. Only thing is that i had to drive a astro van for half a year . lol. yeah i am a nerd.

Good luck but i now have a thundercloud 5 speed. MANUAL

 

lol nerd you are lucky bro.
But when do you get your permit
early mid or late 15?

 

manual. Best to learn to drive them and it's easiest when you are young. Everyone should know how to drive one.

 

i was about 15 and a half!

 

then soon. . . . very soon. . . . .

 

Definately get the 5-speed. This car is slow enough with a manual transmission, I'd probably shoot myself if I had an autotragic (no offense to the automatic owners ;) ).

The only thing good I can say about having an automatic on any car is the ease of driving in rush hour traffic. Grinding down the road with a stick can be a bit of a pain in the butt at times.

 

ya, but boy is it great to have a manual on an empty freeway!!! :twisted: :twisted:

 

The biggest factor is where you live. Are you going to be stuck in traffic a lot? I used to live in NYC(Queens) and it sucked bad when I had a manual. I suffered every time I got stuck in traffic and it was often. Now that I live further up north, away from NYC traffic, the manual is great. That's probably the biggest thing to factor in when choosing between the two. It isn't that much faster with manual but it is definitely more fun to drive.

 

I think Rayman brings up a good point...it def. depends on how you're going to drive it everyday. I used to live in CA and I couldn't imagine driving a manual in that traffic everyday...but now that I'm in PA manual is the way to go...

 

I live in Ca and the their is ussually not much traffic. (esspiecially the hours i drive) :twisted:

 

I sell cars (obviously by the name ) and when I get someone in that does not know how to drive a stick but wants one, I get them in a POS in the back of our lot and let them go crazy.

But that is just me I guess. I don't listen to their rules :twisted: and I never hear anything about it as long as I continue to sell cars.

 

in a pos? whats dat? :?

 

You don't need to be driving around when you're fifteen, that's for damn sure. Your parents are being smart by not letting you drive around.

Here in RI you have to take drivers' ed to get your permit (with which you can drive only with your parents) which you have for 6 months before you get your license. Personally I think graduated licensing laws are unjust (a 16 year old can't vote!) and dumb, but you really shouldn't be out on the road with a bunch of kids in the car on your 16th birthday. It's not safe.

As for automatic/stick, learn to negotiate traffic in an automatic, then learn how to drive a stick on empty roads. After that make the decision based on where you live.

 

POS=piece of ____.