I think I can drive stick, but I haven't since 1992, and then it was only a few times, so I don't know. I understand how, however.
Giles: Helping out with the dishes makes me feel useful. Dawn: Wanna clean out the garage with us
Saturday? You could feel indispensable.
'Dirty Girls'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 28, 2012 11:32:35 am PDT #19876 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Jesse - Aug 28, 2012 11:37:21 am PDT #19877 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So, if I want to get renters' insurance (my lease says I have to), do I actually have to get quotes from every frigging company, or can I figure that since two of the major companies were about the same and one was cheaper for more coverage, I should just get that cheaper one?
-t - Aug 28, 2012 11:39:19 am PDT #19878 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yes, do that.
msbelle - Aug 28, 2012 11:40:26 am PDT #19879 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Get the cheaper more coverage.
msbelle - Aug 28, 2012 11:40:32 am PDT #19880 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Jesse - Aug 28, 2012 11:44:32 am PDT #19881 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I don't need to get even more estimates, in case there's a better deal somewhere? OK then.
NoiseDesign - Aug 28, 2012 11:46:15 am PDT #19882 of 30001
Our wings are not tired
Cars with manual transmissions tend to be cheaper than the same model with automatic transmissions. The gear box for the manual transmission tends to last longer than the "slush box" for the automatic transmission. And, depending on how you drive, cars with manual transmissions tend to get better mileage than those with automatic transmissions. So I'm a fan of the stick shift.
The tide is changing on this. The latest generation of automatic transmissions are more fuel efficient in most cases. They also tend to offer more gears, 8 speed autos are coming out on more and more cars, and there is at least one 9 speed automatic now. With the exception of a possible 7 speed from Porsche coming out, manuals tend to end at 6 gears. The cost savings on purchase is going away as well. Since manuals are less in demand they are now an upcharge on some cars, such as the 5 speed on the Titanium trim Focus.
High end performance cars have moved largely away from manuals in favor of dual clutch automatic transmissions. This is the case for BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, and the top end Porsche cars.
msbelle - Aug 28, 2012 11:49:28 am PDT #19883 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Jesse I am pretty sure I got no quotes and just bought from one.
Jesse - Aug 28, 2012 11:52:01 am PDT #19884 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Then Progressive it is! I thought they might do the comparison thingie for me, but I guess that's not for renters.
Consuela - Aug 28, 2012 11:53:45 am PDT #19885 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Used to be that manual transmissions were lighter, and that was one reason you got better mileage with them, or so my dad used to say.
I love having a manual transmission, but NSM in heavy traffic, or as David says, when in traffic in SF. Bah on the way there are lights at the top of the hills!