5 spd or Manumatic Trans?
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Originally posted by walight01
apperantly the guy i raced was retarted b/c his truck was slower than **** and it was a triton v-8. i think the tacoma is the best alternative, esp since my friend has one that will smoke a ss camero in the quarter mile.
apperantly the guy i raced was retarted b/c his truck was slower than **** and it was a triton v-8. i think the tacoma is the best alternative, esp since my friend has one that will smoke a ss camero in the quarter mile.
Just a preemptive:
If you try and say his truck is naturally aspirated with the original equipment V6.
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OK ... this thread is getting too macho!!!
First, most of my female friends drive manual. Among my 3 closest friends + myself, only 1 does not know & does not care about driving manual. All others have had manual cars throughout their driving life. So no more excuses with wives not driving manual.
Second, driving manual & holding the hand of your significant other are not mutually exclusive. Most of my guy friends will hold their gf's hand & the shift **** at the same time. Of course, you won't need to worry about manual or auto if you do mostly highway driving. So no more excuses with holding gf's hand.
I test drove a sportmatic today at the dealership while waiting for them to service my MP3. It is NOTHING like manual. Shifting up is OK, similar to having a hold button with an auto tranny. Shift down is pathetic as there is no control with the clutch & neutral whatsoever. In order to not get a big shock with shifting down, you basically need to tone down the tacho enough before you shift - do I smell auto somewhere? Frankly, I'd rather 'shift' with auto tranny with a decent hold function. (BTW, you cannot even do this with sportmatic - there are no gears below D, and the Benz-like shifter path is too complex.)
First, most of my female friends drive manual. Among my 3 closest friends + myself, only 1 does not know & does not care about driving manual. All others have had manual cars throughout their driving life. So no more excuses with wives not driving manual.
Second, driving manual & holding the hand of your significant other are not mutually exclusive. Most of my guy friends will hold their gf's hand & the shift **** at the same time. Of course, you won't need to worry about manual or auto if you do mostly highway driving. So no more excuses with holding gf's hand.
I test drove a sportmatic today at the dealership while waiting for them to service my MP3. It is NOTHING like manual. Shifting up is OK, similar to having a hold button with an auto tranny. Shift down is pathetic as there is no control with the clutch & neutral whatsoever. In order to not get a big shock with shifting down, you basically need to tone down the tacho enough before you shift - do I smell auto somewhere? Frankly, I'd rather 'shift' with auto tranny with a decent hold function. (BTW, you cannot even do this with sportmatic - there are no gears below D, and the Benz-like shifter path is too complex.)
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