Manual or automatic?

**inlinefour** · 15th August 2005, 12:40

I wont own a auto for all the tea in China. Makes it harder to find what I want when its time to upgrade though

**Lou Girardin** · 16th August 2005, 12:44

My wife needs an auto for the morning crawl to work, but it's got a sequential mode that's almost as good as a real manual, best of both worlds.

**scumdog** · 16th August 2005, 17:23

Originally Posted by Motu

Our Laurel has a button that makes it start in 2nd,but I think that is for limo mode so it doesn't shift as much.The oooold Mercs,say mid 60s had a 4 speed auto,but 1st was only brought in if you floored it,otherwise starting in 2nd was standard mode.

The C-6 auto in my F100 takes off in 2nd if you put it into 2nd when at a standstill, also STAYS in 2nd until you move the shifter.

Accidently did that at a 1/4 mile once (time was a tad slower) - all the rubes thought I'd done the whole 1/4 mile in first gear!!

**SARGE** · 16th August 2005, 21:59

Originally Posted by parsley

I've noticed that most cages in NZ seem to be automatics. Where I'm from (UK) manuals are far more common. I'm told it's because most of them are imported from Japan and they prefer autos there.
Since all bikes are manual (well, all the ones I know anyway) do people here who have a cage as well drive manual or automatic?

i have a jappa mitubishi RVR thats an auto... only use it for grocery shopping and taking the kid to school ( single dad)..

all my cars back in the states were ( are ) manuals..pickups and Mustangs mostly, a few Camero's scattered in there as well.. an auto Mustang is Blasphamy

**raster** · 16th August 2005, 23:02

I wish my subaru was manual, cannot get it to launch properly with the auto, waste gate doesn't seem to work either.

The mercedes is wonderfull as auto, wouldn't want that to be manual. Beautifull cruizer.

**pete376403** · 16th August 2005, 23:36

Wifes car (Accord 2.2 wagon) is auto, my work car (Lancer) is a manual.
Re speed creep on the open road with the auto - cruise control takes care of that.

**XP@** · 17th August 2005, 00:14

Don't like driving cars manual or auto, need a people mover so went for an auto cos its easier to drive.

bloody cars, 5 wheels to worry about is way too many.

**kels** · 26th September 2005, 18:14

I am bi-transmission ....I have a manual and an auto!

**Sniper** · 27th September 2005, 08:39

Don't own a car

**Wiki Drifter** · 17th November 2007, 22:27

Learned to drive on manuals, but don't have any manual cars at present. I think knowing how to drive manuals made the transition onto bikes fairly easy. Never had a problem with stalls even in my n00bish days.

**deanohit** · 17th November 2007, 22:44

Nope, unless something happens to prevent me from clutching, I'll only own manuals, I cant stand autos unless theres a big V8 in the front!

**Matt_TG** · 17th November 2007, 23:09

I've got a Mazda 6 Sports with Auto and Tiptronic. It screams away in auto and changes just on redline every gear if you floor it. I did a comparison with the tiptronic and the auto was faster (if you go past redline it cuts out - or seems to 'bounce' so you tend to change a bit early) but it will change up thru the gears sedately if you don't put your foot to the floor. It seems to adapt for your driving style at the time.

In saying that though, Tiptronic is where it's at in the twisties. I regularly do the Coro Loop (yeah, in the car - for work, bugger) and I just use 2nd and 3rd. 2nd's good to about 85km/h, and the engine braking on the corners coupled with the way it sticks to the road makes for fun times

My 2c.

**Bullitt** · 17th November 2007, 23:48

Ive never owned an auto but have driven a few for work, friends cars etc. Maybe I havnt driven the right ones but Ive never found one Ive liked.

As long as I have a choice Ill always drive manuals, even if it means missing out on a particular type of car...though I did manage to find a manual BMW.

The only time Id have an auto is if I was regularly stuck in heavy traffic...But if I was regularly stuck in traffic Id move and/or take a bike instead....must be why I dont live in Auckland

**The Pastor** · 18th November 2007, 08:58

I own an auto now - hate it. (cost me 900 bux tho so cant complain).

Manual is the only way to go for performance cars. - yet to of driven any expensive auto car.

I drove manual only for a good 2 years before i jumped in my bosses auto, put it into R take the foot off the brake and the dam thing starts moving, gave me a big fright lol.

**The Pastor** · 18th November 2007, 09:04

lol @ old thread.

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