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Old 09-27-2006 | 08:30 AM
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This is a little vid of my younger brother's LT\Lid\shifter LS1. He is only 18 and has only been driving 6 speed for two months. Tell me how his shifting is.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KDTvEAnPhfE

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Old 09-27-2006 | 09:06 AM
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Slow.
Old 09-27-2006 | 09:34 AM
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y do people always say ONLY 18, im 18 and i guess it is a young age but we dont need special treatment
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not bad for driving for 2 months
Old 09-27-2006 | 09:37 AM
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IMO not bad at all buddy & that Z sounds awesome

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Old 09-27-2006 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by BLACKNREDSS
y do people always say ONLY 18, im 18 and i guess it is a young age but we dont need special treatment
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not bad for driving for 2 months

lol.....
Old 09-27-2006 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by BLACKNREDSS
y do people always say ONLY 18, im 18 and i guess it is a young age but we dont need special treatment
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not bad for driving for 2 months

Well it's rare to see a 16-18 year old driving these cars, and for good reason.

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Old 09-27-2006 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by koolkoreanked
Slow.
Can you post a link as to what you would consider fast?

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Old 09-27-2006 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by DougsfastZ
Well it's rare to see a 16-18 year old driving these cars, and for good reason.

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Im 19, and have had my car since 2001.


Yep, Got it when I was 14. Didn't drive it then though.
Old 09-27-2006 | 11:07 AM
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i bought my car when i was 18.................just to make my dad mad!!!!
Old 09-27-2006 | 11:48 AM
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That shifting was good. Tell him good work and next step is to work on power shifting so you bark each gear
Old 09-27-2006 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by BLACKNREDSS
y do people always say ONLY 18, im 18 and i guess it is a young age but we dont need special treatment
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not bad for driving for 2 months
When you get older you will say "only 18" too.
Old 09-27-2006 | 12:50 PM
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Pretty good.
I thought it sounded like his shifts slowed down the faster he went probably due to a little hesitation from lack of confidence in hitting the gear as he had to reach further away from his body.
Old 09-27-2006 | 01:24 PM
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18 doesn't deserve special treatment. I was shifting like that at 18 as well, and people did find it amazing....outside of my family that is. We're expected to know how to drive....nice shifting, and nice car man!
Old 09-27-2006 | 02:39 PM
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Thanks guys, yeah I was powershifting which I don't do much, I had years of experience from the passenger seat

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Old 09-27-2006 | 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by KevsfastZ
Thanks guys, yeah I was powershifting which I don't do much, I had years of experience from the passenger seat

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Glad ya are here with us & keep it up buddy cause ya know what ya do

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Old 09-27-2006 | 03:50 PM
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Power shifting is the only way to shift.. If you don't know how to,,, you don't deserve to cruise in a F-Body. Just my opinion though.
Old 09-27-2006 | 04:08 PM
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Sounded good to me

As for powershifting, thats a little to rough on things for me.
Old 09-27-2006 | 04:09 PM
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Sure he can shift fast..... but can he launch it?
Old 09-27-2006 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by TransAm_00
Power shifting is the only way to shift.. If you don't know how to,,, you don't deserve to cruise in a F-Body. Just my opinion though.
just curious... so if you say you dont deserve to cruise in a Fbody if you dont powershift...are you saying you dont deserve to drive your car....being A4 and all, i dont see you powershifting at all....
Old 09-27-2006 | 04:22 PM
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shifting was average, car seemed slow



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