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heath 09-09-2003 05:06 AM

Auto or Manual?
 
I'm a manual man myself...but I saw this same poll on another website and got thinking about JW and what our car nuts here drive!

novass 09-09-2003 05:15 AM

im a manuel fan myself, i do have an auto in my Nova, but its a lot different than conventional autos. i can still bump shift it up and down, just dont have a clutch, its a lot quicker in shifting then normal autos too, slam it into gear and it immediately shifts. i still think manuels provide more fun overall tho, nothing feels better then some good shifting :D

cho_888 09-09-2003 05:32 AM

i cant believe you could consider anything else. the only reason i think i would get a manuel is for city driving and that would have to be a side car

Imre 09-09-2003 05:49 AM

Manual is for me.I`v driven autos too but it`s just not for me.Perhaps in the future when I own a s-class merc I change my mind.

stradale 09-09-2003 05:56 AM

I don't want anything other than a manual. The feeling of not being completely in control bugs me.

If you do it right, you can make your manual shifts just as smooth as an auto. While accelerating and decelerating a little harder you can do it even smoother. So that's not an argument why anyone should have an auto.

I'm used to shifting manually, so I don't feel like I have to do a lot while driving.

Even at cruising speed on the highway I prefer a manual. What if you want to overtake someone a little bit quicker than you would usually do, but you don't want to rev the car too much to keep it more relaxed for the passengers? You just stay in top gear and floor it. You can't do that with an auto. Sometimes I work as a driver for business men etc. and on those occasions I prefer manual for the reasons I just mentioned. I don't understand why so many executive cars have an auto. Are there too many bad and lazy drivers maybe?

TT 09-09-2003 06:28 AM

Manual all the way for me...

BADMIHAI 09-09-2003 07:23 AM

Automatic is disgusting! It's for old farts! I will never drive automatic! Manual rules!

stracing 09-09-2003 07:43 AM

manual's the best till you drive in a traffic jam. sometimes i feel like just getting my mate to push the car instead. :P

gis 09-09-2003 08:26 AM

manual for me.

never actually driven an auto so i cant compare which i like better,but i still think id choose a manual,u can really feel the car with a manual IMO

Kangaroo Boy 09-09-2003 08:55 AM

yeah,I like Manual,I get bored driving auto,But if I had 600+hp V8 XY falcon with a locked up diff,I proably would have auto,because I would go through Manual boxs each week. :cry:

jakaracman 09-09-2003 09:41 AM

For everyday use I frefer good auto (but with possibility of sequential "manual" shift). But my choice would be robotized manual ("manumatic" - like BMW SMG). Manuals are pain in the ass 90% of the time, pure joy 10% on sunday morning with empty road ...

twboy1999 09-09-2003 09:57 AM

manual here

sbbs 09-09-2003 10:17 AM

Manual. I feel I'm the one who controls the car. Driven automatic a few times, boring. And the left foot keep steping on the brake paddle because it's searching for the clutch. :lol:

suqish76 09-09-2003 11:36 AM

the only time auto is any good is when your girl is leaning over to give you head cause there's no need to change gears
other than that it's useless :lol:

Billyjuan 09-09-2003 01:42 PM

Well i am a manual fan myself but when i am in a traffic jam i wish i had a automatic because its a pain to shift in stop ang go traffic :D . But I always pick manual over automatic no matter what. U can do funner things on a manual than on a automatic


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