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Connoisseur_of_fine_cars · 09-19-2011, 03:47 PM

Never been a fan of slushbox in small econobox. They're dangerous when trying to merge into traffic. You can't control what gear you're in. You stomp on the gas pedal, and you get no response for a second and then the slushbox changes gear and then it goes. Way too slow! Going to get plowed by the 3-ton SUV bearing down on you. Trying to shift in a slushbox is just awkward. If you live in areas with hills and mountains, forget it. If you have to have a slushbox because you have a handicap, get a V6 or V8 for its torque. Don't tell me shifting is too much trouble--my 62-y.o. mother commutes to work 20 miles everyday in a stick shift Honda.

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09-19-2011, 03:47 PM	#11
Connoisseur_of_fine_cars Oh what a feeling Drives: Yaris Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 56	Never been a fan of slushbox in small econobox. They're dangerous when trying to merge into traffic. You can't control what gear you're in. You stomp on the gas pedal, and you get no response for a second and then the slushbox changes gear and then it goes. Way too slow! Going to get plowed by the 3-ton SUV bearing down on you. Trying to shift in a slushbox is just awkward. If you live in areas with hills and mountains, forget it. If you have to have a slushbox because you have a handicap, get a V6 or V8 for its torque. Don't tell me shifting is too much trouble--my 62-y.o. mother commutes to work 20 miles everyday in a stick shift Honda.