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Auto, frees you up to eat cheese burgers, change the stereo, take pictures & phone a friend.........ha ha ha
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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Manual IF your still a boy racer
Seems theres a few around Auto if ya sick of cog swapping Id rather drive the auto here than the manual anyday Autos for lazy people ??? Someones stuck in last century |
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Centrefold Lounge
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I've only ever driven a few autos, besides driving peoples cars around the carpark into the workshop at slow speeds. I drove this Hyundai Tiburon up to a customer with a 4sp auto and it was horrible, always in the wrong gear and it was very slow to kick down, it took a good 2 or 3 seconds to realise it should be kicking down.
Then I drove a new "Civic Sport Auto", same thing. Then match the new Accord Euro with an auto and its horrible compared to the manual, so sluggish. The only one I quite liked was the new Civic Hybrid, it seemed to read your mind what you wanted to do. So I don't know much about Autos and how they drive except for Honda's ones, and they all suck. If you don't really care how a car performs, then who cares, but unfortunately I do haha. Last edited by Franco Cozzo; 17-08-2010 at 12:06 PM. |
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IMO, manual makes it a more fun drive, as you're more involved in the process (and if that makes me a "boy racer", so be it). Auto is easier in stop-start traffic. So I guess it depends on what sort of driving/driving style.
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Location: Warrnambool, Vic
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Prefer manual, only manuals i have driven though are work utes (triton, hilux) |
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SE Melbourne
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Auto for the daily, manual for everything else
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Melbourne
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I own one of each. Works well for me! GK
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Across the road from Speedway City
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manual - as long as its a quality gearbox
6 speed auto is awesome though
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Narre Warren, Vic
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I love my manuals... even if the new car is auto.
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Northern Suburbs Melbourne
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Manual.
So dissapointed in driving an Auto ATM (mind you i have access to a couple of manuals), if the SR was manual car would be very very good.
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Definitely manual all the way. I love being in control of the car. Can't wait til next week when the AUTO is gone from the XR6, to be replaced with a manual.
3 years of driving an auto is WAAAAY too long. And it means the wife will actually drive the car again ![]()
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Newcastle, NSW
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Manual. I was nearly going to get an auto VL, but when to opportunity came up to get the manual one off a family friend I grabbed it.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Horses for courses.
Manuals are great if you really enjoy "driving" but are a huge pain in the bum when negotiating stop start peak hour traffic. They are also a huge problem if your wife does not like driving manuals. All of my FPVs and my datto are manuals but if I buy a new coyote it will be auto. |
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