Auto or Standard

[Kuja]

When driving, do you prefer auto or standard?

[Lex]

argh, u got that from the debate between me and verilon!

go automatic go!

[Stormbringer]

When driving, do you prefer auto or standard?

Automatic, I don't know how to drive stick shift.

[Sea Skimmer]

Automatic most of the time.

[Mike_6002]

argh, u got that from the debate between me and verilon!

go automatic go!

And that came from my thread (Please don't Hadoken me Iggy)

[Temjin]

Auto.

When driving, you should be concentrating on the road, not what gear you're supposed to be in.

And that's straight out of the mouth of my old driver's ed instructer.

[Kuja]

Yes, this came from the 'dream car' thread.

I didn't want it hijacked.

and I prefer auto.

[salm]

She's got a competition clutch with the four on the floor
And she purrs like a kitten till the lake pipes roar
And if that aint enough to make you flip your lid
There's one more thing, I got the pink slip daddy



AUTOMATIC SUCKS!!!

[Kuja]

She's got a competition clutch with the four on the floor
And she purrs like a kitten till the lake pipes roar
And if that aint enough to make you flip your lid
There's one more thing, I got the pink slip daddy

LOL, I love Lil' Deuce Coupe.

[Colonel Olrik]

Oh my.. You've touched a nerve of mine.

MANUAL GEARS RULE!!!!

1) I want to feel the power

2) There are a lot more opportunities to touch the legs of the girl sitting next to you

3) I like to force the engine, and I want to feel the power.

4) Driving is so much more fun.

[jegs2]

When driving, do you prefer auto or standard?

Having owned both a 1963 VW bug and a 71 bus, both of which were stick shifts, I'll go with the automatics the bank owns and I and my wife now drive.

[salm]

Oh my.. You've touched a nerve of mine.

MANUAL GEARS RULE!!!!

1) I want to feel the power

2) There are a lot more opportunities to touch the legs of the girl sitting next to you

3) I like to force the engine, and I want to feel the power.

4) Driving is so much more fun.

2) is a damn good point.

[Kuja]

Oh my.. You've touched a nerve of mine.

MANUAL GEARS RULE!!!!

1) I want to feel the power

2) There are a lot more opportunities to touch the legs of the girl sitting next to you

3) I like to force the engine, and I want to feel the power.

4) Driving is so much more fun.

2) is a damn good point.

But with auto, there's ALWAYS one hand free. You don't have to remove it when you're coming to a red light.

[Raptor 597]

Auto, thats what I use too go mudding & driving in the sugarcane fields and dirt roads going way behind my house.

[RedImperator]

Auto.

When driving, you should be concentrating on the road, not what gear you're supposed to be in.

And that's straight out of the mouth of my old driver's ed instructer.

Your driver's ed instructor is an idiot. It takes about 3 hours to learn to drive a stick. After that, shifting is something you do automatially, the same way you don't have to think about what pedal to push when you want to stop the car.

Stick shifts give the driver more flexibility. This can be critical if you've got a car with a small engine. My Neon is four cylinders. When I'm in highway traffic and need to get into a tight spot, I can downshift quickly for more power and get it. If I had an automatic, I'd have to jam the gas pedal to the floor and hope the car decided to move in time. The same goes for dealing with hills and tight curves. Cars with manual transmissions cost less, weigh less, and a manual transmission is MUCH easier to service and, if necessary, replace. Learning how to drive a stick means there isn't a car on the road you can't drive. And frankly, they're a lot more fun to drive most of the time.

The three drawbacks I can see for stick shifts are:

1) The learning curve. You DO have to spend time learning it, and a little longer to master it. Nevertheless, I learned how to drive a stick in about 3 hours, and it took me about a month to get to the point I never stalled the car.

2)The clutch. In heavy traffic, constantly having to shift and hold the clutch while stopped gets tiring.

3) Idiot proofing: it IS possible to damage your clutch or your engine if you screw it up badly enough (for example, but shifting into first or second at 50 miles per hour). Newer cars, however, have engine cutouts that will kill the engine if they're pushed too far above the redline.

In conclusion, stick shifts all the way, baby.

[AdmiralKanos]

Sticks shifts are better if you're "into driving". If you just want to get from point A to point B, autos are better.

[Colonel Olrik]

Sticks shifts are better if you're "into driving". If you just want to get from point A to point B, autos are better.

I agree that for a middle age woman who is frightned of driving autos are better.

To an young, agressive alpha male.. Manual's are more fun, you feel the power and impress the chicks with your driving skills. In short, manual rulez.

[salm]

Sticks shifts are better if you're "into driving". If you just want to get from point A to point B, autos are better.

I agree that for a middle age woman who is frightned of driving autos are better.

To an young, agressive alpha male.. Manual's are more fun, you feel the power and impress the chicks with your driving skills. In short, manual rulez.

yeah, gas pedals are a good penis extension.

[TrailerParkJawa]

Im so completely used to driving a stick now that I dont even think about it.

For a small engined car, which I own, Id prefer to have a manual transmission.

Heavy traffic does suck with a stick and so does slow traffic up in the snow, but other than that, I prefer a manual.

[Zaia]

STICK-shift, baby--automatic doesn't even come close. You're so much more in control with a manual. And for some reason, it makes quite an impression on the boys I know... They think it's sexy, or something...

[Colonel Olrik]

STICK-shift, baby--automatic doesn't even come close. You're so much more in control with a manual. And for some reason, it makes quite an impression on the boys I know... They think it's sexy, or something...

That is true. I find a girl with a good grip at the car sexy. Don't know exactly why.. Maybe part of me wants to be controlled.. Maybe because the girl is having pleasure doing something I know I also enjoy.

[jegs2]

STICK-shift, baby--automatic doesn't even come close. You're so much more in control with a manual. And for some reason, it makes quite an impression on the boys I know... They think it's sexy, or something...

That is true. I find a girl with a good grip at the car sexy. Don't know exactly why.. Maybe part of me wants to be controlled.. Maybe because the girl is having pleasure doing something I know I also enjoy.

When you have a wife, kids and a job, a car becomes something to get you from Point A to Point B. Thus, the easier it is to drive and the less brain cells are required to fire, the better.

[Colonel Olrik]

When you have a wife, kids and a job, a car becomes something to get you from Point A to Point B. Thus, the easier it is to drive and the less brain cells are required to fire, the better.

I know many older people who like to drive. My father likes to drive.

Personally, I like to do offroad. And I don't see how marrying will make me lose the interest of getting into a jeep and driving into the wilderness.

Of course, you're partially correct. I'll have less time and the car will function mainly as a means of transportation. But that doesn't exclude you having fun from time to time, or that you cannot extract some pleasure from that six hour long drive you'll be forced to make.

[salm]

When you have a wife, kids and a job, a car becomes something to get you from Point A to Point B. Thus, the easier it is to drive and the less brain cells are required to fire, the better.

I know many older people who like to drive. My father likes to drive.

Personally, I like to do offroad. And I don't see how marrying will make me lose the interest of getting into a jeep and driving into the wilderness.

Of course, you're partially correct. I'll have less time and the car will function mainly as a means of transportation. But that doesn't exclude you having fun from time to time, or that you cannot extract some pleasure from that six hour long drive you'll be forced to make.

if you have a wife and kids you have more responsability and it´s probable that you´re less wild then.

anyway, driving is fun and german autobahnen rule!!!

[Howedar]

Manual transmissions, definately. Automatics are boring, inefficient, and sap the car of power.