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Automatic or manual

Do you prefer manual or automatic?

  • I prefer a manual transmission

    Votes: 30 47.6%

  • I prefer an automatic transmission

    Votes: 20 31.7%

  • I don't know how to drive a car with a manual transmission

    Votes: 13 20.6%

  • I have no idea what you're talking about

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    63
The Mark said:
Well, if those are jet turbines, you would - but I think they are straight jet engines - or perhaps rockets.

Which begs the question...Wtf are the flames out the exhaust stacks for? I'm guessing aesthetic value, but I still wonder...

Edit: And, what Fiddytree said. :mrgreen:
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Just to let you know those are afterburners. They vent off the heat. You know sometimes if you have a bad operator a tranny can overheat, with the stacks I got no problem...
 
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drz-400 said:
Just to let you know those are afterburners. They vent off the heat. You know sometimes if you have a bad operator a tranny can overheat, with the stacks I got no problem...
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Uhh... :confused:

I thought afterburners were those things the put on jet engines in military planes to go REALLY fast - and burn a ****-ton of fuel, too.

You not making sense - The Mark are confusededed.
 
auto on car, manual on bike.
 
My wife and I both learned how to drive on sticks...we both prefer auto now...older yanno and its easier :)
 
TheGirlNextDoor said:
Do you know how to drive a vehicle with a manual transmission and if so, do you prefer manual or automatic?

I ask because I am amazed at how many people I've run across lately, that can't drive a stick. I guess I just assumed that at some point, everyone learns how - but I'm learning there are a TON of people who can't and who have no desire to learn.

I prefer a manual transmission because it allows me more control of my vehicle - especially in bad weather.
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I learned on a stick...but it was on the wheel.....not bad........then a floor stick......not so good........and an automatic is great although not as sassy.......:)
 
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Rise, my Minion!
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automatic, its hard to steer, shift and reload all at the same time!
 
TheGirlNextDoor said:
Do you know how to drive a vehicle with a manual transmission and if so, do you prefer manual or automatic?

I ask because I am amazed at how many people I've run across lately, that can't drive a stick. I guess I just assumed that at some point, everyone learns how - but I'm learning there are a TON of people who can't and who have no desire to learn.

I prefer a manual transmission because it allows me more control of my vehicle - especially in bad weather.
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I've driven three manual transmission cars -- two I owned and one is Tom's. Tom's is a Nissan pick-up; I owned a little red convertible MR2; and also drove a Geo Metro a long time ago. Oh! And drove Tom's Corvette a few times (nicknamed Raggedy Ass).

I love manual transmissions. I get bored in traffic and thoroughly enjoy shifting through the gears. I own an automatic now, but maybe some time I'll get another sports car--and, for sure, it'll be manual.
 
a few top sports cars no longer are avaliable with traditional manuals as the dual clutch autos are can be faster then any human in shifting gears, and they can be adapted for launch control easier
 
Does not matter as "manual" transmissions, especially in the context of exotics, high end coupes, and some luxury cars have abandoned manual transmissions for electronic controlled automatics (electro hydraulics) where they can add in manual overrides with paddle shifters and similar mechanisms to control the transmission without a clutch sitting next to the break pedal. This transition has been going on for years now, I enjoy the manual override on my 07 Infiniti M45 Sport. Still automatic, but can shift into a manual mode controlling the transmission (granted mine is not with paddle shifters which would be nice.) You have these double clutch systems and other complex transmission types now that can shift up and down through gears now far quicker than someone can using an older style manual transmission yet still has the basic feel and control of a manual transmission. Give it another 3... 4... perhaps 5 years and there will be no reason to have manual old style clutch on the floor transmissions with the exception of larger commercial trucks, transport systems and perhaps agricultural/farm vehicles. I would suspect that even the mid grade sports cars and perhaps some American sports cars (granted they tend to be stubborn adopting performance technology last) will experiment with this in the years to come. I just see little reason to hold onto manual transmissions when all the technology added onto these newer complex automatic / manual override transmissions exists now (especially when you add in launch controls, rev controls, vehicle dynamic control systems, and automatic down shift controls that can be baked into the set up.)
 
Manuals are better on gas, more fun to drive, and faster. (Unless of course your talking about the dual clutch automatics.) So yeah I prefer manuals for a fun car but my day to day driver I would rather have an automatic.
 
Omgitsme said:
Manuals are better on gas, more fun to drive, and faster. (Unless of course your talking about the dual clutch automatics.) So yeah I prefer manuals for a fun car but my day to day driver I would rather have an automatic.
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The 7 sp auto in the Nissan 370 Z is faster then the 6 spd manual when using the paddle shifter
 
Lord Tammerlain said:
The 7 sp auto in the Nissan 370 Z is faster then the 6 spd manual when using the paddle shifter
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Yeah a 7 speed with more aggressive gear ratios is going to be faster than a 6 speed even if it is automatic. However from what I saw online it was literally .1 seconds in the quarter.
 
Manual

I want it to shift gears when I want it to shift gears.
 
I prefer a manual transmission because when it's in gear it's a sure thing unless the clutch is going out, but then I have never worn one out.


Manuals should get better mileage if you know how to drive.


I have however had a number of Automatics give up the ghost. My last pickup had a 5 speed manual and got about the same mileage as my Goldwing.
 
I've never driven an automatic, they are not popular here. But I'd love to drive an automatic... electric car. :) I've had it will those gear boxes and ICEs. :peace
 
TheGirlNextDoor said:
Do you know how to drive a vehicle with a manual transmission and if so, do you prefer manual or automatic?
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Love the manuals myself,

usually a pain to drive though when in stop and go city traffic,

life spans of manual transmissions are longer than automatics IIRC and they might be better on gas,

zero to sixty times are probably a tad better with a manual transmission versus an automatic assuming the right driver at teh wheel.



Looks like driving one is much easier with one of these here,

only drawback is they seem to come in only one color which is gray,

look at the pictures and check the reviews, it makes driving any car much easier =).

Amazon.com: Wheelmate Laptop Steering Wheel Desk: Automotive
 
Back in 2009, I bought a new Toyota Tacoma and specified a manual. You should have seen the look on the salesman's face, like there was something wrong with me. They didn't have any on the lot. They wanted to take my old 94 in a trade in and give me a loaner automatic until they could order me a manual. I knew what they were up to. They figured I'd just take the automatic and they'd have the sale. I left and went to a dealership in another town. They just happened to have a forest green Tacoma with manual transmission. It was love at first sight, even though I really wanted a silver one to match my wife's 2005 Dodge 2500, also a manual. I have 3 trucks, and everyone is a manual, along with our Massie Ferguson tractor. No farm should be without a manual transmission vehicle. It is just the only way to drive a vehicle, especially when you're in the mountains. I bought the first electronically controlled automatic with my then new 1985 Toyota pickup. I had nothing but trouble with that transmission. I vowed never to buy another automatic. Granted, you have to search high and low for a manual, but it is well worth it. I drive a vehicle for over 10 years so I want one that I like, not what a car salesman says I need to drive because that is all they have on the lot because he wants the sale.
 
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Maybe I should start a thread on who drives a car with roll up windows? When I went looking for my new Tacoma, I wanted one with rollup windows, and you can get a Tacoma with them, but only in the Regular Cab models. Since I wanted the Access Cab model, then power windows were standard. I'll admit, power windows have their good points. I can roll down the passenger side windows without having to stretch over like I do with rollup windows. All the other trucks I have are rollup windows. Yet, those trucks all have variable speed wipers with cruise control, while cruise control and delayed wipers were an option, which I decided against since all of that would have cost me an additional $4,000. At first, I was led to believe that you could no longer get a Tacoma with a manual transmission on the Toyota website. I almost bought an Isusu because of that. Incidentally, a standard model Isusu also supplies cruise control and variable speed wipers as standard equipment. Years ago, air conditioning was considered a luxury option. Now, it is standard on all models. Even today, I will go for as long as I can before turning on the AC. Heck, when I get home, I'm going to be out on the bike sweating my head off, anyway. What's the difference?
 
I love manuals. I have two now. They are more fun and allow me more control.

Having said that, I do not do daily stop-and-go commute traffic. If I did, I'd own an automatic for commuting.
 
A manual would drive me insane during my daily commute. I drive an automatic; although, I do know how to drive a straight drive.
 
Both, it depends on the vehicle.

In my sports cars I prefer manual but in the family car I want an automatic.
 
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