Sorry to say this on a Commodore forum...

[VTSSDUDE]

Manuals are the thing of the past, even Formula Ones are starting use automatics. Drag cars being using autos since late 60s.
If you are racing a car around a race track yeah manual, but as for manuals. Why in the earth do you want to be playing with ya car instead of driving it.

Cheers,
Jim

 

[Torana]

More involving drive and less strain on the engine. Besides, are autos boring as batshit or what?

 

[jetspin_vn]

you can 'be one' with the car :drink:

 

[SpaceYam]

I never plan on owning an auto, unless I can't convince my future girlfriend/wife/whatever (if she exists) to learn to drive manual, in which case she can have an auto and I'll keep my manual .

Autos = boring and you have no control.

Even if I had cruise control I'd never use it. I'd rather drive the car myself. I came out of the pram when I was a toddler, I'm not going back into it as an adult!

 

[vpdood]

autos arent all bad. they still have the first 3 gears in most of the cars. i can sassure u that i know first and second are good for going around corners. u have as much control in a auto as u do in a manual, u jus gotta no how to use ur car properly

 

[SpaceYam]

It's just not the same...

And the psychological difference affects me... I sit in an auto and I'm like "ok... I feel like I should be DOING something..." and then I go crazy because I keep thinking it's going to stall any second.

 

[The1985divo]

I never plan on owning an auto, unless I can't convince my future girlfriend/wife/whatever (if she exists) to learn to drive manual, in which case she can have an auto and I'll keep my manual .

Autos = boring and you have no control.

Even if I had cruise control I'd never use it. I'd rather drive the car myself. I came out of the pram when I was a toddler, I'm not going back into it as an adult!

As manuals are becoming rare they will soon be obselite (spelling? ) Preformace cars are becoming auto with quickselect, not much diff just no clutch. Plus the society is becoming very lazy

 

[SpaceYam]

Ehh, well my next car will be a VY SS Wagon, and I KNOW they came in manual, so ner .

Although by the time I can afford it we'll probably have flying cars anyway :whistling

 

[AirStrike]

We have had this debate before and I don't really see the merit in a manual??? What are the benifits to one??

 

[AirStrike]

And on the topic of the original post..........my old man just got his new car, MkII Falcon Wagon.........now this is stock standard and cmae with: AirCon, Cruise, Front electric mirrors, cd, auto lights on feature, etc........
Step up Holden!!