She carries on without a doubt

[cyrano]

So, my friends with a dedicated passion to a clutch; what's the attraction? The most feasible explanation I can think of matches the reason I like LaunchCast. You get to constantly fiddle with something. People talk about gas mileage, but people don't swoon like this over an extra 3mpg.
The past two weeks have been rough, strictly in terms of having no motivation. Getting out the door later and later to go to work. Today I left on time/early because I was having lunch with the charming Luc, and it was an exception, but I have a performance review on Thursday so I'm going to try it again.
But it's been hard to get anything done, and just maintaining the course takes up what energy I have. This may have something to do with recovering from the respiratory carnival I was dealing with last week, combined with a low spot in my biochemical period.

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As an aside, I'm disappointed that Lou Diamond Phillips only lasted one episode.

Comments

The Clutch

[miss-friday.livejournal.com]

This one is easy. It costs approximately $300 to replace a clutch. It costs approximately $3000 to replace an automatic transmittion.

In the end, everything is economics.

[lil-m-moses.livejournal.com]

As you sort of note, clutches are fun because you can much more closely control the shift points/power band of the vehicle. And believe it or not, the mileage does make a significant difference to me, and it's usually more than 3 mpg IME. However, driving a clutch 75+% of the time in the city or in stop and go traffic gets old really quick. Hence the reason my current car is an auto. Clutches are better for sports cars (damn fun to harness that much power), or for more rural areas. City traffic with hills, as in SF, is also really bad at least until you get really good with the clutch, though it's still nerve-wracking to have somebody pull up close behind you.

the clutch

[ambar.livejournal.com]

I think it's just a control-freak thing.

[l2g.livejournal.com]

My preference for a stick-shift is more of an intuitive thing. I feel more connected with the car when I'm driving stick; it feels almost symbiotic. Of course, I will drive automatics when necessary, but they always make me feel coddled, like I'm letting part of my brain go to waste. It's like the difference between running Linux and running Windows XP.

clutch

[wilson-lizard.livejournal.com]

It's really hard to pretend an automatic is a race car...

clutch the clutch

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

I don't really care about the engine efficiency side of things. Well, I mean, I do, but I'm ignorant about it.

The reason /I/ like a clutch is that it engages my attention more. Makes me more /part/ of the ride, as opposed to halfway a passenger in my own car.

The race car thing is no small part of it, too. *vroom!*