Manual or Automatic and why ?
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manual for all the reasons above and before.
bad thing about it is you cant ALWAYS look 'smooth' when you want... mabe im just not good enuf. Also it is very had for me to go slow, like thu the dryer at the car wash. how the hell would someone drive a stick in a parade??? it baffels me.
stick makes it feel like your driving, most people dont know how to do it therefor making you look good, and it kicks auto *** in little races
bad thing about it is you cant ALWAYS look 'smooth' when you want... mabe im just not good enuf. Also it is very had for me to go slow, like thu the dryer at the car wash. how the hell would someone drive a stick in a parade??? it baffels me.
stick makes it feel like your driving, most people dont know how to do it therefor making you look good, and it kicks auto *** in little races
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manual for all the reasons above and before.
bad thing about it is you cant ALWAYS look 'smooth' when you want... mabe im just not good enuf. Also it is very had for me to go slow, like thu the dryer at the car wash. how the hell would someone drive a stick in a parade??? it baffels me.
stick makes it feel like your driving, most people dont know how to do it therefor making you look good, and it kicks auto *** in little races
manual for all the reasons above and before.
bad thing about it is you cant ALWAYS look 'smooth' when you want... mabe im just not good enuf. Also it is very had for me to go slow, like thu the dryer at the car wash. how the hell would someone drive a stick in a parade??? it baffels me.
stick makes it feel like your driving, most people dont know how to do it therefor making you look good, and it kicks auto *** in little races
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Rep Power: 0 Automatic is for people who can't drive stick, don't want to learn and don't ENJOY driving!
Manual is for the driver who likes to have control of the car and has fun driving his slow or fast car. Manual is just so much better, Automatic is just too boring, and its easy to zone out while driving. When you drive stick you are always paying attention.....
Manual is for the driver who likes to have control of the car and has fun driving his slow or fast car. Manual is just so much better, Automatic is just too boring, and its easy to zone out while driving. When you drive stick you are always paying attention.....
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Automatic is for people who can't drive stick, don't want to learn and don't ENJOY driving!
Manual is for the driver who likes to have control of the car and has fun driving his slow or fast car. Manual is just so much better, Automatic is just too boring, and its easy to zone out while driving. When you drive stick you are always paying attention.....
Automatic is for people who can't drive stick, don't want to learn and don't ENJOY driving!
Manual is for the driver who likes to have control of the car and has fun driving his slow or fast car. Manual is just so much better, Automatic is just too boring, and its easy to zone out while driving. When you drive stick you are always paying attention.....
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Rep Power: 0 i commute and i get stuck in traffic so i got an auto... no traffic i would have preferred stick... but i'm stuck in traffic almost everyday... so i went with auto... didn't feel like sitting there and going in and out of first to drive a few feet at a time =P
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Rep Power: 360 Auto so you can hold a beer in one hand and a clip youe toenalis with the other. J/K I don't drink and I don't drive auto. I do clip my toenails though but not while driving, lol
MANUAL all the way, i learned manual on my dads honda accord 1998, when i was 14 and had my permit and ever since, im hooked on manuals, and like everyone says, girls dig guys who can work there stick well, and can control it, autos just cant take responsibility when they screw up, haha
p.s. also got it so that my mom and sisters could not take my car when they wanted too, cuz they cant drive stick, and plus i paid for my new car!!!! its mine, its what i want, haha
p.s. also got it so that my mom and sisters could not take my car when they wanted too, cuz they cant drive stick, and plus i paid for my new car!!!! its mine, its what i want, haha
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but there are some really good arguments for a stick.... BETTER GAS MILEAGE
cheaper to fix....
and 17yr olds cant steal ur car....
but there are some really good arguments for a stick.... BETTER GAS MILEAGE
cheaper to fix....
and 17yr olds cant steal ur car....
you're going to use more gas, and if you downshift alot causing the engine to be
constantly high revving you're going to use more gas too.
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AUTOMATIC:
1. It's a daily driver. Stop and Go traffic is a pain in the ***.
2. One hand on the wheel, one hand on the wifey's booby.
3. I didn't pay 16k for this thing to have me do the shifting for it. Piece a **** better do all the damn work on it's own.
1. It's a daily driver. Stop and Go traffic is a pain in the ***.
2. One hand on the wheel, one hand on the wifey's booby.
3. I didn't pay 16k for this thing to have me do the shifting for it. Piece a **** better do all the damn work on it's own.
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AUTOMATIC:
1. It's a daily driver. Stop and Go traffic is a pain in the ***.
2. One hand on the wheel, one hand on the wifey's booby.
3. I didn't pay 16k for this thing to have me do the shifting for it. Piece a **** better do all the damn work on it's own.
AUTOMATIC:
1. It's a daily driver. Stop and Go traffic is a pain in the ***.
2. One hand on the wheel, one hand on the wifey's booby.
3. I didn't pay 16k for this thing to have me do the shifting for it. Piece a **** better do all the damn work on it's own.
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Rep Power: 0 I've driven both and I prefer auto over manual cuz you basically have a free hand and its a pain driving in traffic or putting it in nutruel on a hill & stuff like that.
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Rep Power: 320 In my case auto becuase:
I basically live in my car. When I'm on long trips and have to stop at a fast food place I'll just go to the drive thru and keep driving; one hand on my food the other on the wheel.
Also when get stuck in those places where you are stop, going 5mph then stoped again then all of a sudden 65mph on the highway auto is better.
It all depends on your needs.
I basically live in my car. When I'm on long trips and have to stop at a fast food place I'll just go to the drive thru and keep driving; one hand on my food the other on the wheel.
Also when get stuck in those places where you are stop, going 5mph then stoped again then all of a sudden 65mph on the highway auto is better.
It all depends on your needs.
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Rep Power: 309 Manual for me. Driving options are endless. You can drive hard at high rpms or soft at low rpms. It's just more fun to drive. After driving a 5spd, you can't go back to auto.
As for the gas milage thing...it all depends on the driving style. I'm getting worse milage then my friend's 02 auto civic.
As for the gas milage thing...it all depends on the driving style. I'm getting worse milage then my friend's 02 auto civic.
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Rep Power: 311 Definitely a manual over auto any day. After having a couple of automatics go out on me, I'll never buy another one. Manuals have less internal moving parts which usually means more reliablity. I'd rather replace a clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearing every 100K or more then have to buy a new/rebuilt automatic that might go out on me again.
As long as I can drive a manual I'll never go back to an auto. Plus they sound better with an exhaust system
As long as I can drive a manual I'll never go back to an auto. Plus they sound better with an exhaust system
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Rep Power: 0 I am 25 and have had a manual for about 8 out of my driving years.
I just like it better and just enjoy shifting. You have more control over the engine.
I had an auto v6 that was nice but I still prefer the manual. I find it very boring and tiresome to just sit there and press the pedal. It is nice to drive an auto from time to time. I just drive the wife's when I feel like an auto.
In short, I just enjoy shifting. I think I'll be shifting when I am 40 if we still can.
I just like it better and just enjoy shifting. You have more control over the engine.
I had an auto v6 that was nice but I still prefer the manual. I find it very boring and tiresome to just sit there and press the pedal. It is nice to drive an auto from time to time. I just drive the wife's when I feel like an auto.
In short, I just enjoy shifting. I think I'll be shifting when I am 40 if we still can.
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AUTOMATIC:
3. I didn't pay 16k for this thing to have me do the shifting for it. Piece a **** better do all the damn work on it's own.
AUTOMATIC:
3. I didn't pay 16k for this thing to have me do the shifting for it. Piece a **** better do all the damn work on it's own.
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Rep Power: 0 since this is about manuals and automatics, my friend wants to know what his chances are against a LX 2door manual with aftermarket rims(not the lightest or heaviest ones) with no engine mods....my buddy has a 4door auto LX with no mods either. Forgive me if this question has been asked several times. I'm a newbie here...just signed on today. hehe
I drive an auto... which was a BIG MISTAKE because I get bored and tired during the one hour driving to work and the one hour driving home... IN TRAFFIC!
I rather have manual to keep me awake during traffic... because it's fun to drive! I know you might think it's worse during traffic, but the manual transmission in our Vics are sooo smooth (I drove my cousins 5spd 7th gen vic) compared to my dads 88 Nissan pickup truck.
BUT, having an auto does have its advantages... which was mentioned in the previous posts.
Oh, and about the gas thing... wouldn't it depend on how you drive (especially if you have a manual)? Just thinking.
I rather have manual to keep me awake during traffic... because it's fun to drive! I know you might think it's worse during traffic, but the manual transmission in our Vics are sooo smooth (I drove my cousins 5spd 7th gen vic) compared to my dads 88 Nissan pickup truck.
BUT, having an auto does have its advantages... which was mentioned in the previous posts.
Oh, and about the gas thing... wouldn't it depend on how you drive (especially if you have a manual)? Just thinking.
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Rep Power: 0 I actually owns an automatic but this is just because when I bought my car
I didn't know how to drive a manual. But now I know and prefered the manual.
Better gas mileage and stronger car movement.
I didn't know how to drive a manual. But now I know and prefered the manual.
Better gas mileage and stronger car movement.
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Rep Power: 413 MANUAL all the way! Much more fun to drive and showoff with.
What gets me is the people with an AUTO who still shift it into D2, D3 etc as they gas up.
If the AUTO is so great as some of you all say, then why do a lot or members do the conversion to make thier POS Auto look like a Manual? BECAUSE IT"S BETTER!!!
You always threads about people wishing they got a manual instead of an auto. Gee, I wonder why......
Anyways. I used to drive a Trans AM with was an auto. It sucked to have that great engine with no control over it. From now on I will drive stick till i die.
What gets me is the people with an AUTO who still shift it into D2, D3 etc as they gas up.
If the AUTO is so great as some of you all say, then why do a lot or members do the conversion to make thier POS Auto look like a Manual? BECAUSE IT"S BETTER!!!
You always threads about people wishing they got a manual instead of an auto. Gee, I wonder why......
Anyways. I used to drive a Trans AM with was an auto. It sucked to have that great engine with no control over it. From now on I will drive stick till i die.
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Rep Power: 318 manuals look clean-- that's why i got the shift boot. I would still rather have the car do the work for me. again, some people just don't care about performance 
all I want are good looks. when you have people putting their car in neutral at stoplights, thats someone wanting a manual
I don't really understand the purpose of D3, but i use 2nd gear alot in the winter so i don't spin out trying to accelerate from a traffic light in snowy/icy conditions.
all I want are good looks. when you have people putting their car in neutral at stoplights, thats someone wanting a manualI don't really understand the purpose of D3, but i use 2nd gear alot in the winter so i don't spin out trying to accelerate from a traffic light in snowy/icy conditions.
