Transmissions: Automatic vs. Manual

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-05-22 10:30pm

So......which transmission do you prefer?

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-05-22 10:33pm

Neither. I prefer the paddle shift tranny such as the one in the Ferrari F360 or the BMW M3 SMG. I have full manual control when I want performance driving and if I'm stuck in city traffic I can put it in auto mode. The best of both worlds.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-05-22 10:34pm

Monday through thursday I'll take Automatic so I can focus better on driving,

But nothing beats going on on holidays in the 1974 Triumph tr6 convertible, punching that sucker into fourth gear and roaring down the interstate. Awww yeeeah

Sokar · Post by **Sokar** » 2003-05-22 10:35pm

I've actually never driven anything but an automatic, short of a farm tractor, and even then you don't really shift on the fly....

I'd be lost if all I had to drive was a manual..

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-05-22 10:36pm

aerius wrote:Neither. I prefer the paddle shift tranny such as the one in the Ferrari F360 or the BMW M3 SMG. I have full manual control when I want performance driving and if I'm stuck in city traffic I can put it in auto mode. The best of both worlds.

Right, ok. How about those of us who drive actual cars in the real world, hmm? What do you prefer then?

Unless of course you own one/both of those, in which case I take back my previous taunt.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-05-22 10:36pm

I object to the flagrant sexual innuendo in the manual poll option, unless it's my stick that is.

Schwing!

Queeb Salaron · Post by **Queeb Salaron** » 2003-05-22 10:38pm

aerius wrote:Neither. I prefer the paddle shift tranny such as the one in the Ferrari F360 or the BMW M3 SMG. I have full manual control when I want performance driving and if I'm stuck in city traffic I can put it in auto mode. The best of both worlds.

Yeah, that needs to be an option, too. The 4-matic tranny is a fantastic invention. ::Strokes it lovingly::

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-05-22 10:38pm

Queeb Salaron wrote:
aerius wrote:Neither. I prefer the paddle shift tranny such as the one in the Ferrari F360 or the BMW M3 SMG. I have full manual control when I want performance driving and if I'm stuck in city traffic I can put it in auto mode. The best of both worlds.
Yeah, that needs to be an option, too. The 4-matic tranny is a fantastic invention. ::Strokes it lovingly::

You love stroking trannies often then?

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-05-22 10:39pm

Automatic, too much traffic and too many stoplights

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-05-22 10:39pm

Car? What is this car you speak of? Ahhh, the long sought-after automobile. Alas, drivers training is next year. Of course I don't need to learn how to drive the hard way, nor do I want to over-tax my lazy self any more than I already am by driving. I'll take automatic thank ya'll very much.

Iceberg · Post by **Iceberg** » 2003-05-22 10:39pm

Honestly, an automatic is easier to drive. For a high performance car, I'd probably prefer a stick, but for most cars? It's just one more thing you need to pay attention to.

Queeb Salaron · Post by **Queeb Salaron** » 2003-05-22 10:40pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:You love stroking trannies often then?

That was uncalled for.

And damned funny.

But for the record: No, I prefer stroking my driveshaft.

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-05-22 10:42pm

Queeb Salaron wrote:
aerius wrote:Neither. I prefer the paddle shift tranny such as the one in the Ferrari F360 or the BMW M3 SMG. I have full manual control when I want performance driving and if I'm stuck in city traffic I can put it in auto mode. The best of both worlds.
Yeah, that needs to be an option, too. The 4-matic tranny is a fantastic invention. ::Strokes it lovingly::

Sorry, obviously I failed. And I thought I was all kickass, being a chick posting about transmissions and all--*runs off sobbing hysterically*

You guys can just vote on the 'scooter' option and pretend like it's for your 4 matic tranny obssession.

Queeb Salaron · Post by **Queeb Salaron** » 2003-05-22 10:47pm

Zaia wrote:Sorry, obviously I failed. And I thought I was all kickass, being a chick posting about transmissions and all--*runs off sobbing hysterically*

You guys can just vote on the 'scooter' option and pretend like it's for your 4 matic tranny obssession.

I knew I should have gone off on an push-button transmission tangent... ::Sighs:: And now everyone thinks I like stroking trannies.

... Not that I don't, but that's not what I meant ...

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-05-22 10:51pm

Ive been driving cars with manual transmissions for so long, its really become a mindless sort of thing. The only time I wish for an auto is when Im in the Sierra Nevada or San Francisco. It sucks to be in a traffic jam on a steep slope.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-05-22 10:55pm

For the record, I drive an automatic 2000 GMC Sierra. And wouldn't trade it for that manual bastard stepshild of a F150 my dad has. Damn manuals...

Anyway, I picked the scooter option on the poll though. I felt someone had to, and I know a kid who drives one. Coincidently, we call him froggy. Just thought you'd like to know.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-05-22 10:55pm

I don't have a license, and I'm lazy. Ergo, answer number D.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-05-22 11:10pm

Zaia wrote:Right, ok. How about those of us who drive actual cars in the real world, hmm? What do you prefer then?

Unless of course you own one/both of those, in which case I take back my previous taunt.

In that case automatic, because 98% of the time I'm driving in traffic or dealing with incompetent peckerhead drivers on city streets. It's a rare occasion that I'll actually be able to benefit from the advantages of a stick-shift, which I know how to drive BTW.

As for the Ferrari and BMW, I've driven both of them in addition to a WRX STI among other cars. A friend of my boss is one of the richest people in Canada and he's got a garage full of exotic cars that he drives to our shop for after work joyrides. The guy could like buy a Ferrari every day for the rest of his life and have money to spare, it's sickening how much money that is. I hate him, in a good way.

Cthulhu-chan · Post by **Cthulhu-chan** » 2003-05-22 11:21pm

Toroidal Continuously Variable Transmission, thankyou please.

"Gears? What are these 'gears' you speak of?"

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2003-05-22 11:33pm

I can live with an automatic, but I live for manuals. Driving a manual with a nice stiff clutch that you actualy have to push down rather then using gravity, that can be so fun. If the car has some good horsepower or in the very least good acceleration it just makes having a clutch all the more fun.

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-05-22 11:34pm

*sighs melodramatically*

It's a VS. thread, so for anyone who wants a third option, you'll have to pick the scooter answer. Capiche?

GrandMasterTerwynn · Post by **GrandMasterTerwynn** » 2003-05-22 11:37pm

Zaia wrote:So......which transmission do you prefer?

Well, it really depends. For stop and go driving, I don't like having to fuck with a stick and a clutch at every damned stop sign or light. Though they're great for highways since the typical manual transmission has five gears, allowing for a really high-geared cruising gear. Except modern automatics typically have an overdrive gear as well.

So really, I prefer automatics most of the time. The only gripe I'd have is that they can't pull as much as the manuals do (the older ones, that is,) and the limited gear range of an automatic. And the lower gas mileage with older automatics.

Well, essentially, I'm just lazy. :P

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-05-22 11:38pm

Automatic. For most of my driving it would just get too annoying to have to constantly change gears.

Cthulhu-chan · Post by **Cthulhu-chan** » 2003-05-22 11:38pm

*plbth* You kin'na make me, lass!

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-05-22 11:40pm

Zaia wrote:*sighs melodramatically*

It's a VS. thread, so for anyone who wants a third option, you'll have to pick the scooter answer. Capiche?

Well, abstinence is a choice.

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