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My parents just bought a new car: a convertible one, with automatic transmission. And, according to me, totally useless. My dad showed it to me last night when I got back home. We went for a ride. He looked so satisfied with the car and kept asking me why I didn't like it.

It's not that I don't like the car, it's just that I feel I will never be able to drive that machine. It's because of the automatic transmission. I'm used to gear change and I'm afraid the day I try it I will have a car crash.

So I hope my parents stick to the convertible and I keep the other car, hehehe.

This is the useless machine they got:


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Although theirs is golden...

So what would you do? Do you think I should take a try? I'm scared to death!
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dixie that a beautiful car. and i will say autimic car is very useful when u learn it and its very easy. i feel anxious when i see gear changleable car..coz i am not used with it..haha.. seems ur not fast driver...i guess gear car is safer than automic one..

anyway....hopefully u will get ur job done....

good luck..... :)
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Thanks...

I'll prolly be trying on Sunday... my dad asked me to...
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try it. you'll never know. :wink: i have never driven an automatic car before. mine is the manual one. just like your old one. one thing i know about driving is that... once you got used to driving a manual one, it will be easier for you to drive the automatic one. and even if you go back to you old one, it will still be the same. same skill like you had before. once you learn how to drive, it won't be erased or relearned anymore. it's there already. it's like... it's already programmed into your system. :wink:
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Thank you, Grace... I will try on Sunday... :roll: Hope not to have a crash! :D
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gee, that's one cool car! :wink: good thing you don't fear trying to drive that bombastic machine. you'll get use to it. it's much easier than shifting gears. i've tried it before and it's like playing bump cars(hopefully you won't really bump it though). the only problem with it is once the machine stops it won't turn on easil since evrything is automatic. wish you luck and enjoy the ride! :D :D
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Thank you, Lianne. I will try. Although that car is not for me and I'm not planning to use it. I'll stick to the other one, which is smaller and non-automatic and I'm used to it :D

Thank you all...
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I am learning driving recently. so I care about cars as well. Dixie, your parents' car is really nice, I mean its appearance :lol: I don't know what about its function though.

For me, two things about car are necessary: 1. I have to learn to drive well in the first place, but now my driving skill still sucks; 2. I can't buy a Japanese car, of people from my hometown, everyone refuses to buy any Japanese cars or any Japanese stuff.
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RedRose wrote:I am learning driving recently. so I care about cars as well. Dixie, your parents' car is really nice, I mean its appearance :lol: I don't know what about its function though.

For me, two things about car are necessary: 1. I have to learn to drive well in the first place, but now my driving skill still sucks; 2. I can't buy a Japanese car, of people from my hometown, everyone refuses to buy any Japanese cars or any Japanese stuff.
why? could you tell us please? i'm driving a japanese car. it's a common brand here in the Philippines.
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so dixie.. how's the car? you tried driving it already?
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I did!! And I loved it! I don't know why I was so scared! Automatic transmission is something new for me, yes, but now I see it was too much ado about nothing :D:D:D I loved it!!!!!!!!!
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What is better for you:

Dixie in the old car = [img]http://2ni2.com/emoticon/coche/en_moto.gif[/img]

or Dixie in the new car = [img]http://2ni2.com/emoticon/coche/coche6.gif[/img]

the decision is in your hands.
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Can't view them :roll:
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can't view it as well. :roll: here, let me try..
Elba wrote:What is better for you:

Dixie in the old car = Image

or Dixie in the new car = Image

the decision is in your hands.
i still can't view anything... :roll: :?
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Dixie wrote:I did!! And I loved it! I don't know why I was so scared! Automatic transmission is something new for me, yes, but now I see it was too much ado about nothing :D:D:D I loved it!!!!!!!!!
good! :wink: congratulations. :wink:
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Sorry girls :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:

something is wrong with my computer at the office, or at h0me, or maybe with me, I don´t have enough experience with that kind of technology, remeber that I´m a little old woman.
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Elba wrote:Sorry girls :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:

something is wrong with my computer at the office, or at h0me, or maybe with me, I don´t have enough experience with that kind of technology, remeber that I´m a little old woman.
hey.... don't say that. must be the computer itself. :wink:
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Yeah! I´m sure is the computer, but I´d like to know how to solve the problem. I don´t know [img]http://pages.prodigy.net/rogerlori1/emoticons/shrug.gif[/img][img]http://pages.prodigy.net/rogerlori1/emoticons/shrug.gif[/img][img]http://pages.prodigy.net/rogerlori1/emoticons/shrug.gif[/img] much about computers and for that reazon I lost the rose atthe final of my signature :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: The rose is my simbol, remeber that my name is Elba Rosa in English Elba Rose. Some of the smileys in the Dixie replyies has lost too. Some smileys in that messages are from a web pages Red Rose recomend to Baby Cricket.
Francine, have I told you that you are a sweet girl. Dixie is the Mom,but you are like the little, very little sister. Be Happy princes.
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Post by Mr. Wiggles ™ »

try REDLINING your car, but that only works for manual...

you aint a good driver if you dont drive well with a manual...
automatic transmission is for sissies....
wiggle it just a little bit ™
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Hi, there, Ms. Dixie Chix... :D
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jonrey10 wrote:Hi, there, Ms. Dixie Chix... :D
dixie chix kong... hihihi.... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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A big family here,but no gentleman. Here I am , although I am already 24 years old. :lol:
Elba wrote:Yeah! I´m sure is the computer, but I´d like to know how to solve the problem. I don´t know ImageImageImage much about computers and for that reazon I lost the rose atthe final of my signature :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: The rose is my simbol, remeber that my name is Elba Rosa in English Elba Rose. Some of the smileys in the Dixie replyies has lost too. Some smileys in that messages are from a web pages Red Rose recomend to Baby Cricket.
Francine, have I told you that you are a sweet girl. Dixie is the Mom,but you are like the little, very little sister. Be Happy princes.
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Luke CN wrote:A big family here,but no gentleman. Here I am , although I am already 24 years old. :lol:
What do you mean, already? I hope you don't mean you're too old, coz I'm 24 as well :roll: And I'm just a kid :evil:
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Nice flower :D
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Nice smileys :D
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Man is differnt from woman. More burden is on man's shoulder
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Excuse me? Why do you say that? And what are you reasons? Can you explain? By the way, what does that have to do with the topic?
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Oh, that's a nice car!
Actually, I have a driver's licence.
First, I am little afraid of driving, but now, I am OK.
Because, if we do not do careless thing, we don't lose my life.
Why don't you try that?
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comeon dear dixie just do it ..

auto is easer than manual

just put it on D and go a head :mrgreen:

oh.. :arrow: "hope it is write spilling " cangarulations
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