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Forum: Canada

Oct 12th 2013, 10:45 am

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$3000-3500 what car?

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Posted By Shard

Re: $3000-3500 what car?

Back in the day, eh! :blink:

The whole point about long straight stretches is that they predominate in North America, but are less common in Europe. Since you don't change gears (much) there is...

Forum: Canada

Oct 11th 2013, 10:35 pm

Replies: 67

$3000-3500 what car?

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Posted By Shard

Re: $3000-3500 what car?

Manuals do keep one a bit more alert behind the wheel, I agree with that. It's just a bit unnecessary when most of the roads are straight as an arrow and fairly wide. There's a completely different...

Forum: Canada

Oct 11th 2013, 9:52 pm

Replies: 67

$3000-3500 what car?

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Posted By Shard

Re: $3000-3500 what car?

About ten minutes for it to become second nature.
As Novo said, pedals would be a different story.

Having said that, for the kind of driving that is done in most of Canada, automatic is the...

Forum: Canada

Oct 11th 2013, 3:02 pm

Replies: 67

$3000-3500 what car?

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Posted By Shard

Re: $3000-3500 what car?

Sound advice!

Forum: Canada

Oct 10th 2013, 2:24 pm

Replies: 67

$3000-3500 what car?

Views: 5,696

Posted By Shard

Re: $3000-3500 what car?

If you're actually using the car for work (beyond commuting) there is some rationale to it. Reliability, comfort, etc, but otherwise yes it is an invitation to over-consume.

Forum: Canada

Oct 8th 2013, 11:19 pm

Replies: 67

$3000-3500 what car?

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Posted By Shard

Re: $3000-3500 what car?

Subaru Impreza? Check Autotrader.ca at your price range.

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