Originally posted by NHH223
We pulled out of the bank taking a left turn. A guy In front of us, to our right was also taking a left onto the road we just turned on. He didn't see me, and went, almost into my passenger door. I was upshifting, hit 2nd, slammed on the brakes, down shifted back into 1st, and threw down rubber and all hell and dodged into the left lane, swerved around him, and we were on our way.

So, having a 5-speed SAVED you from that accident? Sounds to me like having a 5-speed and being an aggressive driver is how you almost CAUSED an accident.

Originally posted by NHH223
She may be confused about a few things.

Understandable. She can only know what she'd been taught. Judging by her old teacher...

Originally posted by NHH223
Manually shifting IS more control over acceleration and handling comes hand in hand with whatever RPMs you might be at.

What does handling have to do with rpms? :scratch