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Originally Posted by Kaptain K
A car limited to 55mph and 0 to 60 in 30 seconds would be a hazard to the driver, passengers and everybody sharing the road with it! There is simply no way such a car could safely merge with freeway traffic!
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Exactly. There are a lot of traffic situations where slamming on the brakes is the worst thing to do- you need to gun it.
This is part of the reason I hate Automatics too. Standard tranny all the way...
[ETA: Tranny is transmission. Not a strangely dressed passanger (which are almost common in Austin...)]