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05-09-2007, 09:09 AM | #1 |
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Finding a 5 speed LB to test drive
I went to a Toyota dealership yesterday in hopes of test driving a new Yaris. Unfortunately, they didn't have a single 5 speed on the lot. Not one! What's with all the automatics? Are people really too lazy to shift? I guess I'll have to keep checking around until I find a dealer that has a 5 speed.
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05-09-2007, 10:34 AM | #2 | |
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05-09-2007, 10:35 AM | #3 |
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i got manual and all i want now is automatic.
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05-09-2007, 10:38 AM | #4 |
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05-09-2007, 10:42 AM | #5 |
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If Jamal is like me (another ATL resident) he's constantly sitting in mind-numbing traffic whether its to go to the neighborhood grocery store or to commute on the road-raged filled interstates of this city.
Its really a pain to have to nurse a clutch pedal in all this mess. A slushbox onboard is one less thing to worry about as you are forever watching for the next wayward SUV with the driver on the phone going 90+ on your rear bumper.
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05-09-2007, 10:47 AM | #6 |
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I live near Chicago so I'm used to driving a manual in traffic (I currently have a '99 Corolla with a 5 speed), and I still wouldn't go with an automatic. Manuals are jusy way too much fun to drive.
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05-09-2007, 11:23 AM | #8 |
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Hey, you can test drive mine any time.
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05-09-2007, 12:22 PM | #9 |
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Yeah, a manual trans is a little tiresome in stop-and-go traffic, but I just deal with it. I'm still glad I didn't get an automatic.
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05-09-2007, 12:42 PM | #10 |
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So you'd rather put wear on your engine instead of the brakes?
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05-09-2007, 12:43 PM | #11 |
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05-09-2007, 12:59 PM | #12 |
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I guess if it is recommended/ok on quarter of a million dollar piece of heavy equipment then it can't be that bad for my little Yota. Keep in mind that I still brake and keep the revs down to a moderate level. Hell, it even has the recommended shift points (up & down) in the owners manual.
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05-09-2007, 01:27 PM | #13 | |
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05-09-2007, 03:26 PM | #14 |
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05-09-2007, 03:30 PM | #15 |
Insert sarcasm here.
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What part of Ohio are you from? Walker Toyota in Miamisburg had several of them last week.
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05-09-2007, 04:35 PM | #16 |
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05-10-2007, 07:58 AM | #17 |
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Oh, thats just a skip and a jump for you then. Yes, they had at least 3 or 4 of them. I test drove both an auto and a 5 spd. Not a huge color selection though. Ask for Dave Hall and tell him Jeremy Manning sent you. He's a good guy to deal with.
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