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View Poll Results: Auto or Manual
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Auto
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37.24% |
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Manual
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62.76% |
21-07-2008, 05:29 PM
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Driving the dream
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Ride: VX SS M6
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 4
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6 Speed manual for me. My 4wd is auto. Auto is good if you just want to get through the traffic but if you want to drive it's go to be manual.
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21-07-2008, 08:50 PM
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Ride: vn 5sp s1
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: out past you
Posts: 358
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manual all the way here.:lol:
that way, the missus cant drive away with my pride and joy. 
oh dam, thats right.... she has the kids also.lol. oh well..
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22-07-2008, 11:30 AM
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Ride: '85 HDT VK SS
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Perth WA
Posts: 257
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probably prefer manuals but i drive both options, auto VZ wagon, auto WRX, manual VK V8.
VZ is auto as most are but its also a company car so no choice
WRX is auto, wanted an easy daily driver with power and handling ( before i got the company car )
VK V8 is an SS so 4 spd manual, good fun.
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23-07-2008, 03:42 PM
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maxpower QLD
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Ride: VZ SV6 / VL sedan
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: QLD
Posts: 191
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It depends on the car .
I like manuals slightly more than autos but i think they both have ther pros and cons
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25-07-2008, 05:22 PM
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No longer a commy driver
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Ride: '96 Prado 4x4
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Melb, VIC
Posts: 361
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Joey_19
wouldnt manual give u the advantage over an auto in a straight line u can pick up more speed through the lower gears u would think
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stock auto vs stock manual in say a VN, yep, the manual would win. however, trick up the auto gearbox a bit and it'll be better. just due to the auto being able to change gears quicker
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05-08-2008, 10:08 AM
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VTGOF
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Ride: VT exec
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: sunny coast
Posts: 5
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i have an auto V6 VT, it is good and all, but if at the time a manual one came up that wasnt twice the price with an extra 100,000kms on the clock i would have gone the manual one for sure.
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05-08-2008, 12:07 PM
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Ride: VR Wagon manual
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 662
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Ill always drive manual. I honestly cant stand autos... i get so bored.
It can be annoying (as i spend 2+ hours every day in bumper to bumper peak hour) but for those odd days when you can take your car on a nice windy road..... its worth having manual.
And of course the power gains and fuel economy gains are nice as well.
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14-08-2008, 06:45 AM
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Ride: (u.k version) Vauxhall omega
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 8
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Originally Posted by Wagon_Wheel
You know how i feel troy 
And all my cars are manual.
So much more fun, autos can get damn boring.
Only auto i would have is if i had some intense street/strip car with a hell worked auto. |
in some ways i agree but i find auto alot easier when the backend goes a bit in the wet or your actually trying to get sideways.
i'v not had the experience of driving a manual yet.
autobox seems to suit the engine in my opinion
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14-08-2008, 09:12 AM
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M.R.T
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Ride: VT
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 24
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Have an auto but miss manual if I can con the wife into letting me build a vl turbo then it will be manual
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14-08-2008, 08:40 PM
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Ride: VE omega ute 3.6 AY6 no mods yet
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: G-Land (grafton)
Posts: 39
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manual... gotta love my 6 speed.
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14-08-2008, 09:05 PM
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Ride: VXII Exec
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: NTH Suburbs Melbourne
Posts: 378
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Manual, auto's (no matter how good they are and have driven some damm good one) still bore me. I just find it more fun.
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28-08-2008, 03:12 PM
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kano
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Ride: stock as vl
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: rockhampton, QLD
Posts: 2
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auto
auto, but just cos i'm lazy and can't be arsed after a big day at work
(first post btw hope it works) 
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28-08-2008, 07:05 PM
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Ride: VP Berlina
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 101
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Auto, purely because I really can't be bothered changing gears.
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28-08-2008, 09:13 PM
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Ride: vy ss commodore 5.7ltr
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 462
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auto, cause its easier in traffic, but when i get on an open bit of road i sometimes wish it was a manual, especially when it lags a bit, next car will hopefully be a manual ute or another 4wd though. iv had a manual v8 before and it was heaps of fun on an open road, but in traffic it was a bit of a pain shifting up and down between 1st and 2nd in traffic every 2mins.
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FORDS
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