I will post some pics when I get some time. Brand new silver ES. YAY!

 

I sure hope you enjoy your new addition to the family.....Welcome to the club!

 

You will love the car. Did you get the 5 speed?

I just got mine almost 3 months ago. It's my first manual and I don't think it would be as much fun if it was an auto.

 

You bet I got the 5 speed. Would not have it any other way I also got it a bit under invoice as well. With the $1500 rebate, it all worked out well.

 

Congrats, you'll love it. Is it a 2002 or 2003?

 

Congrats.....

 

I dont understand the craze about manual transmission. IMO, its a big detriment to be playing around with the gears. I dont even wanna think about anything but whats in front of me.
But its cool...but what I do hate is the people who say "ah, why did you get auto?" Who cares?

 

To each his own, if you like auto then get an auto, don't worry about what other people say, you're the one who will be driving it everyday not them.

BUT, it does make a big difference performance wise. Auto trannys take away some of the HP (I heard 11%, dunno if it's true) and shifting isn't as effective if you compare it to a decent manual driver. My entire family drive automatics, my first car was an auto, but guess what? my new car is a manual, took me 1 day to learn how to shift properly (I'm still learning though) and I'm never going back to auto. It's so much more fun.

Now,2 weeks after getting my new car, when I'm going to use my mom's SUV, I'm like: "where's the damn clutch???"

 

The craze is that a car handles better with a 5 speed then an Automatic.

 

My salesperson brought it to my house and let me drive it back to the dealership to finalize everything. Drives like a dream. I love it! In case I didn't say, it is an 02 with the mid-cycle refresh.

 

good stuff man, post some pics please