I hear ya. My commute is usually 1 to 1-1/2 hr each way, at least 20
minutes of which is creepy crawly. An automatic is just fine for me.

BTW, to get back on topic, I ended up getting Flows again for the LX.
2-chamber Delta something or other. The shop I went to did a cat-back
but they saved my stock tips, which I wanted badly. $300 out the
door. The sound is fairly mellow during normal driving, but they
sound downright _nasty_ at WOT.


"Dave Combs" > wrote in
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> After spending 2 1/2 hours yesterday on the 405 (LA area) going 65
> miles I'm almost ready to get an automatic in may next car, no
> matter what decade that is!
>
> dave
>
> "Michael Johnson, PE" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Joe wrote:
>> > "Michael Johnson, PE" > wrote in
>> > :
>> >
>> >
>> >>Joe wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>"Michael Johnson, PE" > wrote in
>> :
>> >>><snippy>
>> >>>
>> >>>>I've told my wife not to make me choose between her and the
>> >>>>'89. I've known that car longer than I have her. Getting rid
>> >>>>of it would be like selling my favorite dog.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>I just had that very same conversation with my wife this week.
>> >>>She's ****ed about how much money has been dumped into it over
>> >>>the years, and she accused me of thinking that "the car was part
>> >>>of the family". Of course, I told her she was right. It was
>> >>>the first car we bought as a family, and now it's sort of being
>> >>>passed down to my son. I think of it as an heirloom of sorts.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>>>My body may fail me over the coming years, but I swear I'm
>> >>>>>going to my grave with a well-defined left leg.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>I have a SPEC Stage III in my car and it kills my left knee.
>> >>>>I'll be going to my grave with a well-defined left leg in a
>> >>>>knee brace.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>>dwight
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>My left leg's just fine. That's why automatics were invented.
>> >>>
>> >>>Let the flames begin...
>> >>
>> >>No flames from me. I just hope the GT500 has an option for an
>> >>auto tranny. It will do duty as a cruiser, not a road racer.
>> >>Plus, one thing I've learned from hopping up the LX is having a
>> >>manual car with 400+ rwhp and a boat load of torque makes the
>> >>first two gears worthless.
>> >> In a 0-60 run I spend more time shifting than accelerating.
>> >
>> >
>> > There ya go. Automatics are tons o' fun with torquemonsters.
>> > Just a blip or two of the throttle and it's party time. The
>> > Dak's tranny is pretty neat - the harder you're accelerating the
>> > firmer it shifts. WOT is a blast.
>>
>> I really hope the GT500 has an auto option. If it does it will be
>> a terror at the drag strip.
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