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Originally posted by samcanadian Manual is SO overrated...
How so? care to explain?
I autocross, and Manual is the ONLY way to go. why??? Becasue with the same chassis say A civic ex manual Vs a civic ex auto, the manual transmission is worth 1 to 2 seconds faster on the track Vs the automatic..... depending on the size and lay out of the coures.
Autocross: Because Life is more fun on three wheels......
"I know Solo only comes one minute at a time, but what an intense, non-stop, fast-forward car control exercise minute it is. Sure, the velocity is higher in road racing, but inside the car it is slow-motion in comparison. In Solo, the turns come like machine-gun rounds. "
Randy Pobst
I get ragged on for driving an automatic "family car".
Do you think I would choose automatic if it was a Ferrari? Nope
It's a civic...it's NOT fast, and I don't PLAN on MAKING it fast...so why the heck should I get a manual transmission? To increase the chance of dying in a fiery car crash, as I try to change lanes, scratch my ear, and bite a sammich as I shift into third?
Face it, a standard (to me anyway) is an annoyance in the city, and for all it's worth, you may as well shell out the extra bucks for an auto.
Last edited by robbclark1; 10-04-2003 at 12:24 PM.
I have an 02 sedan in auto and i like it. My dad just got a 02 manual hyundai elantra from a buddy of his for free and i got to drive it for the weekend. After driving it for the past 2 days i got bored of driving the manual, but it does help me pay more attentio to the road. However, if i had a chance to get an auto or manual i would get an auto for sure.
Originally posted by samcanadian That's the thing, you autocross...
I get ragged on for driving an automatic "family car".
Do you think I would choose automatic if it was a Ferrari? Nope
It's a civic...it's NOT fast, and I don't PLAN on MAKING it fast...so why the heck should I get a manual transmission? To increase the chance of dying in a fiery car crash, as I try to change lanes, scratch my ear, and bite a sammich as I shift into third?
Face it, a standard (to me anyway) is an annoyance in the city, and for all it's worth, you may as well shell out the extra bucks for an auto.
And that is your opinion. for some of us it isn't about going fast, it is about control. I personally like to control what gear my car is in. My wife's car is an auto and it take forever to get up a hill. Now my car doesn't have the greatest torque in the world, but I can control how long I stay in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd up that hill, thus allowing me the control I desire over my driving.
__________________ Life isnt a test drive, gotta live a little. (02fpcivic)
manual for me! i can see why people dont like it in traffic but its not that much of a burden, after a while it becomes second nature and you dont even recognize your shifting gears
Driving manual is a whole lot better because your able to control what gear your in and it's a whole lot more fun to drive. But i live on Oahu so there's traffic everywhere so it's a biatch sometimes to drive but still yet fun to drive than an auto IMO.
