Do you Drive Manual or Automatic?

[TuNeRsHaRk]

the title says it all,

manual 5 speed for me :D

i dont think i could have a small sedan/coupe without it being manual, maybe if i had an SUV or truck i could see having an auto, but everyone thinks differently.

[Operation Ivy]

automatic, want to drive manual makes me feel more like a man.

[usa320]

ive driven both...currently on an automatic tho.

[Clete Torres]

Neither. I teleport.

[Hot Lips]

I don't need the hassle of manual. I have indoor plumbing too.

[Ratamacue]

Manual. I can't stand driving automatics anymore. They always feel like they're out of control to me.

[Kiwi_Gunner]

definately prefer manual

[Pook2]

Automatic, I feel safer with an automatic.

[Ria]

Automatic, I would like to learn Manual one day though.

[Clete Torres]

I don't need the hassle of manual. I have indoor plumbing too.

Didn't I read one time that you f*cked your knee up just getting out of your car? Jesus Christ, manual transmission would do a boog-a-loo on your little feminine wrist.

[TuNeRsHaRk]

Automatic, I would like to learn Manual one day though.

its almost like learning to ride a bike, once you get the hang of it, it goes like clockwork.

[RECON DOC]

Neither. I teleport.

Uh... excuse me Clete, you woulden't happen to have a brochure would you?

[EsoognomEhT]

Manual of course.
The only people that drive automatics in this country are fat people, and old women that can't move their arms enough. Seriously its just ****ing lazy!

[Clete Torres]

Uh... excuse me Clete, you woulden't happen to have a brochure would you?

Actually I was just blowing smoke up your ass. I apologize for that. I drive a candy ass automatic. And by the way, I've seen your wood work buddy and you are quite a craftsman. Which is a coincidence for I too am a craftsman. Welder/fabricator. Been doing it for 15 years.

[Hellfish]

I like my automatic. I learned to drive stick on old Army deuce and a halfs - I hated every ****ing moment of it. I don't like thinking while I'm driving.

[Kap]

Automatic is ok, thank god the humvees are autos though, I hate deuces because of the crappy stick. I will avoid the deuce military license at all costs.

[Kershner]

4 Speed Hurst....the only way to travel

[Aerosoul]

nice ride.

[Hellfish]

Jesus. Another Floridian.

[Hot Lips]

Didn't I read one time that you f*cked your knee up just getting out of your car? Jesus Christ, manual transmission would do a boog-a-loo on your little feminine wrist.

Not only do I have an automatic and indoor plumbing... I also got this new fangled thingy called a Television.

[Clete Torres]

Please validate me on the whole thing about your knee. Do I have a really good memory or did I make that up?

[Rifleman]

Both, my truck has a automatic, my Charger has a 4 speed. I like a manual but in a modern car it's..well not like driving a charger.

[LordHalbert]

I think the manual stick shift as we know it will vanish within a generation.

The automatics today are not like your parents automatic.

I have a 2005 Ford Mustang GT automatic and it's the best automatic I've driven - still has room for improvement though.

[Hooahman]

Automatic.. drive a '99 Jeep Grand Cherokee, don't have time to hassle with a stick.

[RECON DOC]

Actually I was just blowing smoke up your ass. I apologize for that. I drive a candy ass automatic. And by the way, I've seen your wood work buddy and you are quite a craftsman. Which is a coincidence for I too am a craftsman. Welder/fabricator. Been doing it for 15 years.

Damn! I thought I had a chance to get around this f**kin LA traffic. p-)
Thanks for the compliment. I'd like to see some of your work sometime.
I never made the jump into metal work. I won a welder and a torch set when I did an episode of monster house though, but I gave it to a buddy of mine and he uses the hell out of it.

[RECON DOC]

My Suburban is an automatic, the Lowrider is a five speed.

[alphabet]

My Subaru's stick; manual all the way.

[kaspur_eh]

^ Woot subaru

Oh ya and... it would have been more simple to phrase the poll question:

Are you a man or a women?

[EvanL]

automatics for bitches

[EvanL]

Please validate me on the whole thing about your knee. Do I have a really good memory or did I make that up?
Its actually my fault. I kept her on her knees too long.
Hot Lips is my special friend. She drives stick.

[Hot Lips]

Please validate me on the whole thing about your knee. Do I have a really good memory or did I make that up?

Yes I did. The same knee I hurt in basketball in High School. I have a bad habit of putting one leg in my car and pivoting in and out of the car on that leg.... top of my leg turned and the bottom stayed put. Ouch.

[EvanL]

Yes I did. The same knee I hurt in basketball in High School. I have a bad habit of putting one leg in my car and pivoting in and out of the car on that leg.... top of my leg turned and the bottom stayed put. Ouch.
u tease you!!!

[Snoshi]

Manual.... Automatic is for women

[Kersh]

I've driven plenty of manuals, and I love 'em, but right now I got an auto. Its a nice big ole 4x4, so it'll do. When the tranny blows I'm droppin in a manual from a donor car.

[Kersh]

Jesus. Another Floridian.

We're everywhere.

[americanbychoice]

We recently got a new minivan to cart the little one around... I don't think there was a manual option, although I can drive with a manual transmission.
It does have an "autostick" feature, but I don't see the point.

I've always loved minivans (especially now that fancy SUVs are the domain of soccer mom-bitches), although I probably would have gotten a pickup truck if we didn't have our daughter.

/Why can't these polls be public so that people can ridicule each other some more?

[Insane Tadpole]

manual for me :)....

[AOCBravo2004]

I have a 2005 Ford Mustang GT automatic

You should be shot for that! I have an 06 Stang, 5 spd, nothing like doing 55 in 2nd gear!!!

I just hope to god you don't do the speed limit, those people I can't stand one bit, it's like WTF are you doing driving souped up cars if you are going to just drive the speed limit or just under.

[Deftoner]

Manual ftw

Automatic is for girls.....think about it

[souljahP]

Manual of course.

I hate automatic.

[W3s II]

I drive an automatic.

[americanbychoice]

Manual transmissions are for men?

I think not...

"Is this a shifter car? I cannot drive a shifter car, alright, so we got a little situation here. I can't drive these kinda cars! What the f*** is goin' on?!!

"You think that's funny? Would you like to know, smarta**? Would you like to know why I can't drive this kinda car?

"I'll tell you why, I'm used to *luxury* cars. Have you ever heard of a luxury car? You know what luxury means? Ever heard of Cadillac, Cadillac Eldorado? That's what I drive. I drive cars that *shift* themselves."

[LordHalbert]

Manuals are for people who have a need to control things/people.

I used to drive a manual but after burning through 3 clutches, I decided that it was not for me.

Also I hate stopping on a steep hill going up because of traffic or traffic-lights and having some idiot stop inches behind me - that's stressful :( I've came close to rolling down and hitting the car behind me.

[Seraphim]

Manuals are for people who have a need to control things/people.

I used to drive a manual but after burning through 3 clutches, I decided that it was not for me.

Or you could learn how to drive a manual p-)

Just kidding, I drive an automatic.

[Lamer]

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[Switek]

Manual... it gives me full control :)

[Luno]

I cant choice anything from the list :-( right now I use an car with an semi-automatic gearbox

[Insane Tadpole]

i can't wait 2 get my first car... getting it this weekend or next.... its manual too woot

[loganinkosovo]

Both....but stick is a bitch in traffic and after two knee operations the clutch is a real pain after a few hours. You need to be able to drive what ever is out there cause you never know when you will have to make a hasty move in what ever you can beg borrow or steal. I learned to drive stick in a M-151A2 (Mutt) Jeep. Took me all of about 20 minutes or so to get good enough to go anywhere with it. It is a very forgiving vehicle. :)

http://www.olive-drab.com/images/id_m151a2_full.jpg

http://www.olive-drab.com/images/id_m151_tow_full.jpg

[Mrufka]

Definately manual :-)

[kosse]

Manual. I have never driven a car with automatic. Actually I don't know anyone with automatic..not even women.

[ShotOver]

I have an Auto licence, but can also drive manual. Had it for a year, havnt driven a single day since I got it. Hate driving :|

[Lazarou]

Automatic is for cripples.

[Sierra_Tango69]

Automatic is fun.. Manual is better...

Automatic is good if your stuck in traffic a lot...

[Eokboy]

Manuals are for people who have a need to control things/people.

I used to drive a manual but after burning through 3 clutches, I decided that it was not for me.

Also I hate stopping on a steep hill going up because of traffic or traffic-lights and having some idiot stop inches behind me - that's stressful :( I've came close to rolling down and hitting the car behind me.
Hurr use the handbrake.

Manual pwns. But I feel it is being phased out, I rarely see a new car with manual tranny. Plus carmakers are selling automatic versions of cars that are meant to be driven with manual tranny. Seriously WTF is with the Evolution GT-As? Blasphemous!!

[AussieJohnDoe]

I'm a city person, and I can't be fvcked changing gears during a traffic jam. Automatic FTW.

[Violet Fashion by Mindy]

I have owned 3 cars. All LandCruisers.

The current one came about because of a car accident. Due to my insurance pay out and the fact I was not in debt I decided to get an upmarket LandCruiser. 4 speed Auto with overdrive.

[oswald]

Manual. I like playing with my stick when I'm sitting in traffic.

[mudbunny]

I have both. I like to use the Auto for city driving and the manual for rural driving. Having to drive a 5-speed thru the city sucks. Plus, I like to do most of my own maintenance and putting a new clutch assembly into a car sucks azz, so I like to beat it as little as possible.

[daily666]

6 speed manual here and I prefer manual.

Don't really like Automatic unless it's a 6-speed BMW/Audi/Jaguar ZF transmission. You wouldn't believe how smooth it is.

[Death.]

4 Speed Hurst....the only way to travel

Now that's a REAL car!

I've driven both manual and auto, but I don't think the manual could have spoken for all since it was an old early 90's Civic, worthless (not my car)

I have an auto right now, great for the heavy traffic and 35mph speedlimits but I'd rather a T-66 transmission :D

Though for these newer auto's, get it tuned right and it will be better than any manual could be.

[mi35d]

Also depends on the car you purchase. I buy used so I get what comes along. That and depending on the model, they may only produce them in automatic. I drove mostly manuals and like them but when I went to a bigger car, 4 speed auto was all that were available.

[Deftoner]

Anyone ever driven a tiptronic? Whats it like?

[DeadMeatXM2]

Manual 5 speed.

Gives you SO much more control than an automatic.

[Karo]

automatic is for pussies.. so i drive manual

[Icarus1]

I drive manually, but my next car is going to be automatic.

[toki]

Anyone ever driven a tiptronic? Whats it like?

Don't know if it's called tiptronic, but i drove a car with a regular gearbox, but without clutch. It's strange, manual gearchange without moving your feet.

But it was a Twingo or some small car. I guess you're talking about a sequential shift. Whatsoever, i'd like to drive a car with F1 shift. Haven't done it yet.

Btw i prefer manual. I only drove very few automatics, but i think it's boring and doesn't feel like driving.

[daily666]

I did drive most of modern cars with autoboxes (Tiptronic is a trademark of VW/Audi/Porsche/Seat/Skoda) that have manual (paddle) shifting. The Group VW DSG sequential gearbox is the closest to perfection because while being a standard manual gearbox (no hydrokinetic clutch) with two standard clutches that shift gears almost as fast as a human being (instant) it also does work in normal auto so lazy people can drive it too.

here's a diagram of Audi TT 3.2 quattro DSG box

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/838/32audittdsglb4.jpg


Autobox has one big drawback for me, you cannot use the breaking power of the engine so flexibly as in stickshift transmission, it's also more fuel consuming (much heavier) and not fast enough.

[Scrim]

Anyone ever driven a tiptronic? Whats it like?
Yes, I used it once or twice, then reverted back to the lazy way.
Do they even offer manual transmissions in the US any more?
I only know 2 people with manuals, my poorest friend who drives a stripped down basic Nissan Frontier. And my richest friend who drives an Audi RS4.

[Eokboy]

Autobox has one big drawback for me, you cannot use the breaking power of the engine so flexibly as in stickshift transmission, it's also more fuel consuming (much heavier) and not fast enough.
Engine braking FTW!!

[kosse]

Engine braking FTW!!
I cannot comprehend your message.

[Quietscheentchen]

manual, don't like automatic. although i don't know how newer automatics react since i didn't drive any modern one for some years.

[Aerosoul]

Yes, I used it once or twice, then reverted back to the lazy way.
Do they even offer manual transmissions in the US any more?
I only know 2 people with manuals, my poorest friend who drives a stripped down basic Nissan Frontier. And my richest friend who drives an Audi RS4.

Of course they offer them, but most people just prefer the ease and convenience of automatics. Not everyone is a car enthusiast.

[kosse]

Of course they offer them, but most people just prefer the ease and convenience of automatics. Not everyone is a car enthusiast.

Lol. So you have to be a car enthusiasist to use manual transmission..this is new to me. I haven't noticed that manual is somehow unconvenient. On the other hand I don't drive 100 000 kilometres/year.

[Aerosoul]

A lot of people who prefer manuals are also car enthusiasts, as it seems in this thread. And by my own observations of people I know. That's all i was trying to say.

You need to lay off the assholish attitude here.

[Scrim]

Of course they offer them, but most people just prefer the ease and convenience of automatics. Not everyone is a car enthusiast.
I agree with you, I was being sarcastic. I dont know if our European friends know that you hardly ever see manuals over here. Like I said I only know 2 people with manual transmissions. I havent driven one since 93 when I got my 5-ton licence in the Corps. Hopefully I will never have to drive another one!

[Aerosoul]

Yeah, I gotcha.

[kosse]

A lot of people who prefer manuals are also car enthusiasts, as it seems in this thread. And by my own observations of people I know. That's all i was trying to say.


US is not the whole world. If you have feminine/perverted transmission predilection it doesn't mean everyone else has.

[bluffcove]

Manual.

I have driven automatics, but if your gunning it in low gears through a corner you want to be in control of changing gears, rather than hving it jump to third and losing control for you!

[Count Lippe]

Automatic is for women...:roll:

[Crankep]

I drive manual, and I will stick to it.

[superbuzzmetal]

I had no idea that so many people drove with auto, I thought only people that were disabled or just couldn't handle manual shifts used auto.
Anyways you guessed it, manual !!

[daily666]

I see the difference is not being a car enthusiast or not, but the line of division lies across the Atlantic. Europeans prefer the stickshift while Americans love the autoboxes. It's the same difference as in cars in general, different specs, looks, size, types for different markets.

In Europe you get an automatic transmission either you're a woman and you have this small CVT transmission in your Panda/Micra/Punto or whatever; or you're really a rich guy who buys a Merc/BMW/Audi/Jaguar etc. and get a super-smooth 6- or 7- gear automatic transmission because sometimes you don't have even a choice of manual. The high-end of transmissions are those sequential gearboxes like DSG (Audi), SMG by BMW or F1 Gearbox from Ferrari (150 miliseconds to change a gear there).

[Kersh]

Manuals are few and far between here in the US. It is rare when you find a manual.

[daily666]

Manuals are few and far between here in the US. It is rare when you find a manual.

It's exactly the opposite here in Europe, so you get the idea.

[kaspur_eh]

Automatic has no advantage over manual.

Manual is 10x better for control, fun, and it keeps you attentive. Call me crazy but when you are driving you should be concentrating on that, not talking on your cell phone.

Automatic always caters to sloppy distracted drivers.

[bluffcove]

America has no corners! it doesnt need engine braking for corners!

[daily666]

America has no corners! it doesnt need engine braking for corners!

rofl rofl rofl

[Aerosoul]

US is not the whole world. If you have feminine/perverted transmission predilection it doesn't mean everyone else has.

The question I was answering specifically referred to America. So, I was answering about America.

[California Joe]

Weird perceptions in this thread, a lot of "colon speak".

Triumph Spitfire: 4 speed
Jetta GL Turbo: 5 speed
Dodge Dakota SLT Quad cab: Automatic

[notrace]

i like automatic cause its the only thing i have triedp-) it was a chevy blazer

[wormie]

automatic.

[Will938]

I drive an automatic daily, I also have an automatic with a manual valve body. lol, I have a 6 speed manual too.

[American Patriot]

My ****ing car leaks ATF

[Bombtrack]

Option 3: I take the Bus.

[scrybe]

My last car was manual, but I currently drive a Jeep Grand Cherokee which is only available in automatic. If I were to buy another car it would definitely be manual.

[seventy6er]

Never owned a car with automatic before, my dad has a 05 5series BMW with autmatic. It's kinda nice, comfortable, but I do prefer my stick shift.

[TuNeRsHaRk]

A lot of people who prefer manuals are also car enthusiasts, as it seems in this thread. And by my own observations of people I know. That's all i was trying to say.

You need to lay off the assholish attitude here.

i want to say im against this, but in some cases it is true, especially here in the states or places where the land is flat.

but in places like europe where there are countless hills and curves, alot of people prefer manual, my aunt & uncle who live in norway have a family minivan thats manual, only because it works better where they live than an automatic does.

and manual gives you alot better control of your engine, and an automatic tranny can eat up to 10% of the engines horsepower.

[Geezah]

Owto-matic.

I've driven allot of things short of a semi, and I can change gear with both hands, given I've driven on both sides of the road.

[Death.]

and manual gives you alot better control of your engine, and an automatic tranny can eat up to 10% of the engines horsepower.

Slightly off there, manuals lower it around 10%, autos around 15%, but of course that depends on the car.
Doesn't matter how good your car is, you will always lose HP, no matter what, by the time it reaches your wheels. A car with 250HP at the crank probably only has 200 RWHP in actuality.

And if you buy a used manual, you don't always know what kind of stress the previous owner put on the clutch, he may have been skipping gears, redlining, etc etc burning the clutch up, and most people aren't aware of that so they get even less performance. Different case for Automatic as it is much more consitent than a manual tranny..only bad thing would be if the driver went into 4th gear WOT with the O/D band on, that = bad.

[California Joe]

i want to say im against this, but in some cases it is true, especially here in the states or places where the land is flat.

but in places like europe where there are countless hills and curves, alot of people prefer manual, my aunt & uncle who live in norway have a family minivan thats manual, only because it works better where they live than an automatic does.

and manual gives you alot better control of your engine, and an automatic tranny can eat up to 10% of the engines horsepower.

Apparently you are unfamiliar with the vast portions of the western United States or nearly anywhere on the east coast and all of New England. These hills and curves and dirt roads you speak of are an alien concept. :roll: For f*cksake, half the world disparagingly calls the US a car culture when we burn too much oil but when it comes to driving, suddenly we're the banjo player in Deliverance. Suck it. We can't help it if the US is big and we have different terrain to drive.

[daily666]

^^^ As I said before CJ, different country, different cars, style, engines and transmission. If I may call it this way, US has different car culture from Europe. You stick to autoboxes huge V8s and pickups. We prefer stickshifts, many more diesel engines and smaller cars.

[Switek]

^^^ As I said before CJ, different country, different cars, style, engines and transmission. If I may call it this way, US has different car culture from Europe. You stick to autoboxes huge V8s and pickups. We prefer stickshifts, many more diesel engines and smaller cars.

Yeap, many roads, routes were made in middle ages. Well in my town, for example, narrow, many curves and usually one way... Yankees don't get it p-)

[daily666]

Yeap, many roads, routes were made in middle ages. Well in my town, for example, narrow, many curves and usually one way... Yankees don't get it p-)

Polish roads are the worst in the world propably. A real tough test for suspensions.

[Pook2]

My last car was manual, but I currently drive a Jeep Grand Cherokee which is only available in automatic. If I were to buy another car it would definitely be manual.

Jeep Grand Cherokee owners UNITE!


Props dude.

[California Joe]

I don't buy that. I just think there is more diversity in the US because of the size of it. No way I would drive the same way someone in Florida or California does. Last night I went to a game supper at a hunting lodge that was dirt road all the way and then turned into basically a logging road. Thus I drove my truck.

[Switek]

Polish roads are the worst in the world propably. A real tough test for suspensions.

Polish roads makes real drivers.... Die or drive! p-)
I know it was stupid but you really must be good in driving technique if you want to drrve in Poland effective. Polish roads are full of shyt. True :|

[bluffcove]

Britain land of the B road.

Good tarmac plent of twists and turns and never flat.

All of the straights we have wer built by the romans and inevtibly are bumpy!
http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/drivingroads.html

[daily666]

CJ I'm not denying the facts you provide us with, because we've got many unpaved roads in Poland too, and there are even more in Russia. The off-road capability of a truck is/would be very useful. But as for thread subject, you gotta admit that the preferrences of buyers differ when you look at USA and Europe. Most US cars are offered with automatic box as standard whereas in Europe you wouldn't even get a possibility to get an automatic transmission.

Uh and I forgot one major thing, cars in USA are much much cheaper than in EU.

[Sniffit]

Britain land of the B road.

Good tarmac plent of twists and turns and never flat.

All of the straights we have wer built by the romans and inevtibly are bumpy!
http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/drivingroads.html

Seriously the problem with the traffic in britain has more to do with the fact that you drive on the wrong side of the road then with the quality of the road itself. ;-)

On topic:
I drive a manual. Someone said that they thought that the manual gear boxes would be gone within one generation. I think that you are wrong, the europeans will still drive manual. Both because of fuel economy, trust, driving styles and cost.

I have driven both automatics and manual from a bunch of different cars. They all differ, alot. Personally I can't really understand why you would drive an automatic unless you have a dissability of some sort.

[Sniffit]

CJ I'm not denying the facts you provide us with, because we've got many unpaved roads in Poland too, and there are even more in Russia. The off-road capability of a truck is/would be very useful. But as for thread subject, you gotta admit that the preferrences of buyers differ when you look at USA and Europe. Most US cars are offered with automatic box as standard whereas in Europe you wouldn't even get a possibility to get an automatic transmission.

Uh and I forgot one major thing, cars in USA are much much cheaper than in EU.

Actually when you order most cars you have the option of getting them with an automatic but that will cost you extra.

[Birger]

Off topic (mostly):

Who said 180% taxes on all cars :-(

Choosing automatic transmission in Denmark will usually cost you around 30.000kr, or almost 5.000$ translated.
Besides, you learn by default to drive "a stick", automatic gearboxes also increase fuel consumption = even more taxes to pay each year just to have the car parked in front of your house, not to talk about the fuelcost it self.. (yes, fuel is almost 2$ per litre in most of Europe AFAIK, at least here it is.)

Generally Denmark isn't exactly the country for people who like cars, people will imigrate (ok i can't remember if its emigrate or imigrate here? Help.. :S) to Sweden or Germany just to save the taxes.

On topic, in short:

I drive a manual.

[BadKarma26]

I drive a Toyota Tacoma 5speed manual 4x4

[BadKarma26]

why did clete get banned again?

[I'mOnlyHalfPolish]

my truck is auto, contrary to what everyone has posted I CAN drive a manual...i prefer auto for a truck though, unless i were to get something bigger like a diesel or a dually...

learned to drive manual on tractor/a ford escort/a 1990 5.0 police interceptor (exxxxxxtremely forgiving though) im decent but not great because i don't do it much. also i have a piece of meniscus missing in my right knee from football (american) so it hurts for me to just drive my auto truck for long distances much less playing with gas and brake in traffic if i drove a manual!

[Sniffit]

Off topic (mostly):
Generally Denmark isn't exactly the country for people who like cars, people will imigrate (ok i can't remember if its emigrate or imigrate here? Help.. :S) to Sweden or Germany just to save the taxes.


And when someone move TO sweden because we are supposed to have lower taxes then you know that something is messed up.

[bluffcove]

In traffic jsut put it in first and ride the clutch!

Yes I do think anyone in an automatic is effeminate.

[wormie]

Jeep Grand Cherokee owners UNITE!


Props dude.

my friend drives an 00 jgc 4x4.. pretty sweet vehicle.

i'm in an 04 explorer 4x4.

[wARLOCK]

i for myself drive manual (Audi A4 2.4) and i only new a few persons who drive automatic(mostly they are over 60 ore female...).one reason might be that in germany 99% of the people make their drivers license on manual cars,so its no problem for them to handel.

btw:driving on the autobahn with an automatic is so boooringp-)

[CSAR]

I have never even tried automatic since I don't know anyone who would have one. Driving manual can be quite irritating though in cities, when you have to change all the time between gears 1-3 just to move couple of hundred meters.

[Deftoner]

I have never even tried automatic since I don't know anyone who would have one. Driving manual can be quite irritating though in cities, when you have to change all the time between gears 1-3 just to move couple of hundred meters.

Can't say i've ever found it irritating...... Why does everyone complain about this? Its really not that bad..... :|

[Will938]

On topic:
I drive a manual. Someone said that they thought that the manual gear boxes would be gone within one generation. I think that you are wrong, the europeans will still drive manual. Both because of fuel economy, trust, driving styles and cost.

I have driven both automatics and manual from a bunch of different cars. They all differ, alot. Personally I can't really understand why you would drive an automatic unless you have a dissability of some sort.

lol, no way manuals will be gone in a generation, manuals will be around as long as the internal combustion engine.

Automatics are better for city driving, also they rock for bracket racing and getting off the line in general. High stall torque converters that lock up rock.

[Sniffit]

lol, no way manuals will be gone in a generation, manuals will be around as long as the internal combustion engine.

Automatics are better for city driving, also they rock for bracket racing and getting off the line in general. High stall torque converters that lock up rock.

I am sorry but I really doubt that the combustion engine will be gone within one generation. You might not fuel it with gasoline but you will most likely have a combustion engine of some sort.

Automatics are not better for city driving. They are easier to drive but not better.

[Aerosoul]

Read his psot again, he didn't say that the engines were going to be gone in a generation.

[Sniffit]

Read his psot again, he didn't say that the engines were going to be gone in a generation.

True, thanks for pointing that out.

@Will938:
I am sorry about that, did not read your post carefully enough. I agree with what you said, except for the part about automatics being better for city driving.

[Will938]

I am sorry but I really doubt that the combustion engine will be gone within one generation. You might not fuel it with gasoline but you will most likely have a combustion engine of some sort.

Automatics are not better for city driving. They are easier to drive but not better.

What the guy below said.

By better I ment less of a hassle.

[Eat a bullet]

I drive a standard.

[farmgirl]

I drive an automatic... but I prefer a stick

[Sniffit]

I drive an automatic... but I prefer a stick

You are not alone, most girls do ;)