vs auto vs manual

[burnsy150]

appart from the obvious benefits of a manual what do you guys think in terms of reliabilty, fuel economy etc. when it comes to an auto vs manual commy....
i was thinking of converting it to manual because i aint the biggest fan of this vs auto transmission, does the job but nothing special, but not sure if its quite worth changing it over?

[HoldenMan7]

appart from the obvious benefits of a manual what do you guys think in terms of reliabilty, fuel economy etc. when it comes to an auto vs manual commy....
i was thinking of converting it to manual because i aint the biggest fan of this vs auto transmission, does the job but nothing special, but not sure if its quite worth changing it over?

Hey Mate

i rekon its defently worth having a manual, alot more fun, fuel economys a little better, though there is also some disadvantages, like peak hour traffic, with converting yours to manual, if your planning on keeping the car for a long time eg 5 years+ go for it, also are you doing it all your self ??

If not its gona cost you like 3K so probably not worth it, IMHO, though then again its up 2 you....

[betts]

hey mate, i converted my old 93 vr to manual when the auto died, and it was the best thing i ever did. i easily managed another 100+ kms per tank of fuel after the conversion, and the car was a hell of a lot quicker, aparrently you lose about 10% of the engines power output to the automatic transmission. it cost me $3200 for everything, and i think it was definately worth it, even though the car was written off about six months later. the extra enjoyment i got from the car was well worth the cost. just my 2 cents

[mattgreen]

is that 3k$ second hand parks or new parts? =[ i wanan convert mine to manual to!!
i miss manual sighh =[ but i love my vs!

[HoldenMan7]

yeah i assume that would be brand new parts for 3k and labour, because i was gona buy a VY S auto and convert it to manual if i couldnt find and manual commo and it was 3k for new parts and labour thou i found one manual so didnt have to go down that path...

[mattgreen]

ahhh i guess thats not to bad seeming clutchs n all them cylinder ****s r expensive haha wonderhowmuch it would cost from a wrecked vs? maybe i should just buy a recked one for like 1500 haha salvage the parts myself then id have a whole car for parts

[betts]

i bought a conversion kit from ebay for $1800, off a place called CJ's holden spares, it had everything needed to convert to manual. installation by my mechanic was $600, and then it was just some misc things like a heavy duty clutch, flywheel machining and a new spigget bearing that made up the rest. its a good idea to have a good look around quite a few mechanics, because i was quoted $2000 just to install the transmission from another company.

[mattgreen]

i bought a conversion kit from ebay for $1800, off a place called CJ's holden spares, it had everything needed to convert to manual. installation by my mechanic was $600, and then it was just some misc things like a heavy duty clutch, flywheel machining and a new spigget bearing that made up the rest. its a good idea to have a good look around quite a few mechanics, because i was quoted $2000 just to install the transmission from another company.

howd it go? you would have needed a new hwohle bit around the gearstick wouldnt you?

[betts]

you mean the cover plate that holds the cigarette lighter and the small compartment? that was included in the kit, but it would be very easy to find from a holden spares shop

[mattgreen]

was it all in good quality ? or was it bodgy stuff?

[betts]

nah all good quality. the only thing that i didnt like was the rubber gearstick cover, it had a small rip in it so i bought a second hand one for $15

[mattgreen]

ahh yeah thats preaty common tho! same as my brake leaver boot its like deteriorating

[Dirou]

My auto failed in Emerald QLD and it cost me $2,800 to rebuild, perhaps wait till this possibly happens.

[mattgreen]

what happens when it dies?