comment by Shinjisshin (U1700)
posted 36 seconds ago
If someone uses a chainsaw, (not a standard saw) to chop down a tree, are they lazy, or energy efficient?

If a commis chef chops vegetables with a mandolin not a knife, are they lazy, or energy efficient?

I can understand the control aspect of driving but surely in this day and age, you can't be called lazy for taking the option whereby technology makes things easier.




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It's different though. In those examples the new technology delivers better results. Automatic cars don't. And for sake of not having to move a gear stick every now and then, I don't see that they make your life THAT much easier.

Don't think anyone is disputing that they are easier though.

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Yeah Diesel RPV. Its alright but the chip box can it make it go even quicker but probably wont get it.

comment by Shinjisshin (U1700)
posted 2 minutes ago
If someone uses a chainsaw, (not a standard saw) to chop down a tree, are they lazy, or energy efficient?

If a commis chef chops vegetables with a mandolin not a knife, are they lazy, or energy efficient?

I can understand the control aspect of driving but surely in this day and age, you can't be called lazy for taking the option whereby technology makes things easier.

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The argument is though that driving a manual is more fun, thus automatics take the enjoyment out of it. You couldn't say that cutting a tree down with a chainsaw removes the fun of using a junior hacksaw instead

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Do all cars have cruise control? I'd love to use that on a motorway

The worst is when you see these little clapped up tinted Clios with 4 exhuasts and bumpers that are virtually scraping along the road

I can just kick back and relax, maybe have a little snooze as well. Stretch the legs

comment by Mr Chelsea ✪ (U3579)
posted 12 seconds ago
Yeah Diesel RPV. Its alright but the chip box can it make it go even quicker but probably wont get it.
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In that case you probably have a decent amount of power/torque anyways.

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comment by Shinjisshin (U1700) posted 3 minutes ago
If someone uses a chainsaw, (not a standard saw) to chop down a tree, are they lazy, or energy efficient?

If a commis chef chops vegetables with a mandolin not a knife, are they lazy, or energy efficient?

I can understand the control aspect of driving but surely in this day and age, you can't be called lazy for taking the option whereby technology makes things easier.
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You have the right idea, but the difference in ease is much greater for chainsaw-saw than it is automatic-manual.

I'd compare it to holding the A/X button in FIFA to let the computer play defense instead of defending yourself

comment by RVP's Left Foot - The Fallen Giant (U11781)
posted 5 seconds ago
I can just kick back and relax, maybe have a little snooze as well. Stretch the legs
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you will be hard pushed to find a car within "1st car" budget, with cruise control. Also, cruise control is pretty shít unless you are on a straight road with no other cars. If there is traffic, you have to slow down/speed up anyway.

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Only passed my driving test 8 days ago, but can't see myself wanting anything other than a manual for the foreseeable future.

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My car for driving lessons has cruise control, my instructor even said I can use it when I'm going down a long road on the seafront.

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comment by Just Shoot (U10408)
posted 2 seconds ago
Mr C,

I had my car chipped to 270 from 225 bhp. Great fun. It would wheelspin going into 3rd on damp roads.
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What car do you have Just Shoot?

Ive found cruise control just never really works. You cant use it properly for long enough.

comment by Mr Chelsea ✪ (U3579) posted 13 seconds ago
Ive found cruise control just never really works. You cant use it properly for long enough.
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It's for driving on the motorway in the middle of the night

comment by Mr Chelsea ✪ (U3579)
posted 9 seconds ago
Ive found cruise control just never really works. You cant use it properly for long enough.
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the only one that does work is BMW's - you have a wheel on the indicator stalk which you roll up or down to increase/decrease speed.

Yeah I take your point conor it was well made.

I think an angle no-one has looked at yet when debating this is the Ryan Giggs theory.

Argument against Manual cars:

When Giggs was in his earlier years and picking up hamstring injuries, the fact he drove a manual car was rumoured to have contirbuted to said injuries. Fecking Manual pieces of sheite

Argument against Automatic cars:

When Giggs changed to an automatic car the injuries seemed to slow down, The Automatic had made life easier on his hamstrings, so much so (with a bit og Yoga thrown in) he is still playing to this day. Fecking automatic pieces of sheite