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-------------------- "When this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit" - Dr Emmit L. Brown (Back To The Future) Posts: 7894 | Registered: Jan 2007
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Manual for me. I feel more in control of the vehicle. I have had experience with these types and I think Tiptronic shifting are for amateurs like a manual rip off or as training wheels to a bicycle.
-------------------- "When this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit" - Dr Emmit L. Brown (Back To The Future) Posts: 7894 | Registered: Jan 2007
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Try sitting in California Freeway traffic with a manual and see how you like it then lol...with that said, manual is better with a lot less moving parts to fail, better MPG, and control of power. Just not in stop n' go traffic.
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Manual. So much more you can do, as far as control, with a manual. Sometimes I get bored driving my truck to work and its an automatic. I'll take my wifes car because its a manual.
Posts: 3359 | Registered: Apr 2006
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Have driven manual for about 4/5 of my driving life, but I'll take automatic any day, especially on a hill at a stoplight. Both of my vehicles now are automatic and I couldn't be happier.
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Your not a real driver unless there are 3 pedals. I've owned 6 vehicles so far and all have been manual transmissions. I've gone from New York to Illinois to get a car due to the fact that it was a standard. I drove 3 hours away to get my current truck for the same reason. More control, less drivetrain power losses, less electronic nannies to keep track of, feeling more connected with the machine are all reasons for me. I just plain prefer a clutch, and I've driven on freeways that turn into parking lots, and I still prefer it. With that being said, technology has come a long way with automatics and some can hold more power and shift faster than manuals, and the efficiency difference is almost nil so I can see why people choose automatics for more than just convenience.... But still... Clutch rules! I'm just old school, and it's going to suck when I need a new vehicle once mine starts dying, pickings are getting slim for a truck with a clutch.
Posts: 769 | Registered: Aug 2007
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quote:Originally posted by KDCX859: Your not a real driver unless there are 3 pedals. I've owned 6 vehicles so far and all have been manual transmissions. I've gone from New York to Illinois to get a car due to the fact that it was a standard. I drove 3 hours away to get my current truck for the same reason. More control, less drivetrain power losses, less electronic nannies to keep track of, feeling more connected with the machine are all reasons for me. I just plain prefer a clutch, and I've driven on freeways that turn into parking lots, and I still prefer it. With that being said, technology has come a long way with automatics and some can hold more power and shift faster than manuals, and the efficiency difference is almost nil so I can see why people choose automatics for more than just convenience.... But still... Clutch rules! I'm just old school, and it's going to suck when I need a new vehicle once mine starts dying, pickings are getting slim for a truck with a clutch.
Well said and True. The only time a real good built automatic is needed is for timed drag racing. There's a bunch of options for manual transmissions in trucks, you just have to look.( Or order from the factory).
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Their is only one way to drive a vehicle and its stick. I HATE automatics. And I live in southern California right by the 405. Yeah it sucks in traffic BUT, to have full control of ur car, with no lag, with the response you need at that time, its like ur one with the car. Honestly
I recently took a road a trip to the sequoia national forest and I couldn't take my car (stick) so I had to drive my girlfriends(Auto), JEEEZ!!! THE WORST! dont get me started on how we barely made it up each tiny slope and massive uphills. We were pushing the motor. We were barely keeping up with the big semi trucks. Not to mention we killed a TON of gas Now, if I was in my car I could've dropped a gear or two kept my car at a good rpm and cruise up with the hills with ease. While saving gas, not pushing my motor hard and still keeping it at 65-75mph.
Plus, you can do burnouts
But this is all maybe bc wen I first started driving my dad made me drive a stick truck and take my driving test in. So I guess im more comfortable and in control haha Posts: 320 | Registered: Jan 2012
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Until my current car, I spent all my life driving a manual. For the most part, there really hasn't been a real adjustment.
Not until it snows, anyway; I hate that the automatic continually down-shifts (causing a serious loss of traction) when I would ordinarily stay in a higher gear to avoid putting too much power to the wheels. Hills and curves on hills, can become very exciting when this happens.
Posts: 5067 | Registered: Apr 2005
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Never learned stick believe it or not... Would love to try but stick would annoy me unless it was on more deserted roads where you could open it up...
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Yea, first time driving a stick should be in a large parking lot or in the middle of nowhere until you get the feel for it. My girlfriend can drive my truck, first time I made her do it was about 3am, and she did well. She's driven us home with it after I had a little too much to drink, and didn't stall or do a burnout once. We went out playing in the snow last winter on some seasonal roads, and aside from getting stuck a few times (bonus!), I learned she's never done donuts before. Well, we fixed that! She is still wary about hills and traffic since hers is an auto, but it's good to know she can do it if she has to.
Posts: 769 | Registered: Aug 2007
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Automatic for me. Never have driven a stick though. When I drive I most commonly have a drink in my hand or just constantly stop/go kind of drive(predominatly city driving) so I really have no desire to drive stick. Seems like a pain in the ass to me driving in an urban setting/multi tasking. I'm just talking out of my ass though because I've driven stick...
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