Jumpah 0 #26 November 24, 2006 An automatic will drive like it is programmed to drive. A manual is programmed by the driver in real-time. An economy-class car with an automatic will not perform as well as the same car with a manual. A premium car...BMW, Jaguar, etc...with an automatic will generally perform as well or better than the same car with a manual. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icyhot 0 #27 November 24, 2006 I drive a manual transmission neon. I prefer a stick but if you are in rush hour traffic or on a long drive your leg and knee specifically will hate you lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #28 November 24, 2006 QuoteI've been driving a sport car with a manual for 5 years now. Looking at picking up a new truck here in the next few months... it will be an automatic. I think manuals are best for sports cars, trucks that routinely do hard work, and commuter cars for people who place a high priority on fuel economy. Automatics are better where comfort is a priority, including mid-size and bigger sedans, and trucks that only see relatively normal use. My truck rarely hauls more than a few hundred pounds (tho I've done 1.5 tons), rarely tows more than 2-3 tons, and 4-low gets the occasional low-end work/getting unstuck accomplished, so an automatic works well for me. Unless I come into some serious money soon, my next car will not be an M-5, thus I have to pick between sporty or luxury, and the transmission will match that decision. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Froggy 0 #29 November 24, 2006 Automatic. There is no way in hell my wife would be able to drive a stick! If I was choosing a car strictly for myself, would only go with a manual.-------------- We were not born to fly. And all we can do is to try not to fall... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #30 November 24, 2006 6 speed manual.... with a high and a low range in my diesel 4x4 truck... I like to shift it babe.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Gawain 0 #31 November 25, 2006 QuoteThere are a couple of things I like about Manual. When your battery is flat.. you can push it and start it. This is possible with an automatic, but it helps to have a car do the pushing... QuoteWhen you break down, you can tow it with a rope. Same with an automatic, that's what the "N" is for. QuoteIt's way lighter on gas. That's not always true. QuoteIt's way lighter on brakes. This is widely true, but many automatics are now becoming a bit smarter, and shifting down with braking. QuoteYou have a variable means of how you apply power to the road surface through the clutch. Actually, an automatic is better at this. A clutch will eventually burn out. QuoteYou can pretty much fix it yourself - unlike automatic gearboxes. That's true.So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Frenchy68 0 #32 November 25, 2006 Manual "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DrewEckhardt 0 #33 November 25, 2006 QuoteQuote The only down side to a stick is if you injury your arms or your legs and then all of a sudden driving can be difficult if not impossible. Sticks aren't very fun in traffic jams on NYC's Westside highway (...or FDR for that matter). That's "parking" not "driving". Automatics are better for parking with the motor running because you don't have to tire your leg on the clutch or put it in and out of neutral. I drive a stick shift, and arrange living+working locations so I don't have to park on the road. Except when driving to DZs in the pacifc northwest. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites matt1215 0 #34 November 25, 2006 I drive a stick, don't foresee owning a car with an automatic anytime soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites masterrig 1 #35 November 25, 2006 [ Actually, an automatic is better at this. A clutch will eventually burn out. __________________________________ Not if you don't use it! I've driven standards all my life and have put over 100,000 miles on a truck and never touched the clutch or drive train. I was taught, "the clutch is to get you moving. Other than that, keep your foot off of it!" I've driven standards in everything from VW 'beetles' to big rigs and everything in-between. It's just however you are taught. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites selbbub78 0 #36 November 25, 2006 Quote A limo and driver would be even better. i concur!!!!! CReW Skies, bubbles"Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MrFreefall383 0 #37 November 26, 2006 Manual tranny for me. Only way to go. I'm going to be driving stick until my body won't let me. At which point I'll dump my savings on an Aston Martin, and live the rest of my life in happiness."If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Gawain 0 #31 November 25, 2006 QuoteThere are a couple of things I like about Manual. When your battery is flat.. you can push it and start it. This is possible with an automatic, but it helps to have a car do the pushing... QuoteWhen you break down, you can tow it with a rope. Same with an automatic, that's what the "N" is for. QuoteIt's way lighter on gas. That's not always true. QuoteIt's way lighter on brakes. This is widely true, but many automatics are now becoming a bit smarter, and shifting down with braking. QuoteYou have a variable means of how you apply power to the road surface through the clutch. Actually, an automatic is better at this. A clutch will eventually burn out. QuoteYou can pretty much fix it yourself - unlike automatic gearboxes. That's true.So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #32 November 25, 2006 Manual "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #33 November 25, 2006 QuoteQuote The only down side to a stick is if you injury your arms or your legs and then all of a sudden driving can be difficult if not impossible. Sticks aren't very fun in traffic jams on NYC's Westside highway (...or FDR for that matter). That's "parking" not "driving". Automatics are better for parking with the motor running because you don't have to tire your leg on the clutch or put it in and out of neutral. I drive a stick shift, and arrange living+working locations so I don't have to park on the road. Except when driving to DZs in the pacifc northwest. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matt1215 0 #34 November 25, 2006 I drive a stick, don't foresee owning a car with an automatic anytime soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #35 November 25, 2006 [ Actually, an automatic is better at this. A clutch will eventually burn out. __________________________________ Not if you don't use it! I've driven standards all my life and have put over 100,000 miles on a truck and never touched the clutch or drive train. I was taught, "the clutch is to get you moving. Other than that, keep your foot off of it!" I've driven standards in everything from VW 'beetles' to big rigs and everything in-between. It's just however you are taught. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
selbbub78 0 #36 November 25, 2006 Quote A limo and driver would be even better. i concur!!!!! CReW Skies, bubbles"Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrFreefall383 0 #37 November 26, 2006 Manual tranny for me. Only way to go. I'm going to be driving stick until my body won't let me. At which point I'll dump my savings on an Aston Martin, and live the rest of my life in happiness."If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
