Auto or manual???

[vlv8vic]

Think i prefer an auto (a strong one - not my old trimatic) for the sheer lazy factor. After a hard days work with the roads i travel there is lots of annoying shifting and i think it gives me the opportunity to get more annoyed at other drivers rather than just bite the bullet and drive.
Manual is more fun though and i find it more worthwhile in the smaller cars in terms of squeezing that tiny bit more power and control out of them.

 

[minux]

I think people who vote manual have never truly driven a good auto car. Give me my auto any day of the work, bit of work on the shift points, higher line pressure and say buh bye manuals.

 

[Smitty]

in the past 35 years...all MY cars have been manuals :thumbsup:
and all but one co car ( a hand me down piece of s*H*i*T*E F#*D)
have been manuals ( my current is an SS ..6 speed manual)

If God wanted us to drive autos...we would have been born with one leg


cheers

Smitty

 

[f1tzy]

I prefer manual but on a hi po v8 an auto is best

 

[ashbox]

manual unless you like to go fast in just a straight line and not around corners. but hey if some of us like to drive autos then thats fine too.

 

[Haydz]

In a v6 manual is one of the best mods to do. especially with the crappy old auto's

but if i could get a fully manualised auto for the price of a manual conversion i would have done that surely.

 

[xlr8_87]

it depends what the car is for.

for a daily/work car, auto for sure, especially if you get caught in traffic.

for a weekend/fun car, couldn't go past a manual or tiptronic

 

[CANYONERO]

my ute first auto, i dint like it. i prefer to selecet the gears thanks, if i want the car at a certain rev range in a certain gear. i want it to happen dammit! i would have an auto for a work car. not a weekender.

 

[NEDWOB]

i ticked auto but i do like manual aswell my first 5 cars were manual. last 3 have been auto, all depends if you racing em and like to be in control of the gear changes,,but nowa days you have both options in your car..

 

[88GreenVN]

The Auto's make ground on the Manuals....

A busted up back seen the end of the manual for me. Thats when the auto went into the wagon (was a great 5 speed that really hammered for the first half of it's life)

Now the V8 auto (tricked up a little) delivers great driving/cruising.