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Old 10-09-2011, 12:56 AM   #14 (permalink)
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I won't concentrate on hypermiling too much at first, but I won't resist the urge to coast to a stop. I already have spent quite a lot of time driving, but the biggest thing for me will be to learn how to drive a stick shift. I already know how it works, I'm just going to have to get the timing down and learn how not to roll backwards when going up a hill.
Great to see young people learning to drive stick; way to go! Shifting will become second nature in no time.

I gave a group of people a ride in my manual TSX the other night, and the passenger said "you drive a stick, that's so weird". I don't know how it's weird, but usually I get compliments for both my decision to drive a manual, and my skill at handling it.

I'm sure people will think it's neat that you aren't driving an automatic like everyone else.
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