Manual Or Automatic?
May-26th-2003, 04:19 PM
#78
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Originally posted by Babygirl
Ha Ha Pluto... thanks!!
Ha Ha Pluto... thanks!!
Originally posted by onehawaiian
go auto.
so much more u could do with the free hands...
go auto.
so much more u could do with the free hands...
More importantly it's what SOMEONE ELSE can do TO YOU with THEIR free hands.
May-27th-2003, 01:02 AM
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Originally posted by Babygirl
YOU ARE SURELY ONE OF KIND PLUTO.....SO CHARMING!!!
YOU ARE SURELY ONE OF KIND PLUTO.....SO CHARMING!!!
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That is all.
May-28th-2003, 11:18 PM
#83
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Location: New Richmond, Wisconsin
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I got an auto because it's too hard to talk on the phone, eat McDonald's, read the newspaper, and shift a manual at the same time. Although when I'm not doing those things, I wish I had a manual.
May-29th-2003, 09:33 AM
#84
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I got an auto because the dealer couldn't find the car in the same color in stick. Yeah, I chose color over stick because I wasn't sure about manual in the first place. I'm just acquiring my initial driving experience, and so I figured that I don't want to have to think about switching gears at the same time. There have been times in the two weeks I've had the car that I was glad I had an automatic. (Although I'm sure I would've survived fine with a manual).
The car still performs well in auto, and heck, even if I don't get all the power out of it that I could (with a stick), it still handles rather well and is still a ton of fun to drive.
My next car will be a manual. By that time, a lot of the driving skill is going to be second-nature to me.
The car still performs well in auto, and heck, even if I don't get all the power out of it that I could (with a stick), it still handles rather well and is still a ton of fun to drive.
My next car will be a manual. By that time, a lot of the driving skill is going to be second-nature to me.
May-29th-2003, 11:43 AM
#85
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sportmatic
does anyone have the sportmatic trans? I had a manual and just got the sportmatic and WOW its just as fun as my old stick only when i want to drive and eat, drink and talk on the phone i can!!! then when I want to race thru corners i have the freedom to down and up shift as I please. its great
May-29th-2003, 12:23 PM
#87
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in my experience... i've been able to down shift and shift around corners in an automatic anyway... why would you need a sportmatic when the typical auto does the same function?
by the way, i drive a stick and its more fun than the auto
by the way, i drive a stick and its more fun than the auto
May-29th-2003, 11:17 PM
#88
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Is it really bad to do that? I heard it's really tough on an auto tranny if you use it like a manual. If so, if I did it every now and then do u think I might develop tranny problems in the future? I love taking corners and stuff, but I wish i had the freedom to downshift going into it.... I've done it every so often, but I'm worried about the transmission.....
May-29th-2003, 11:32 PM
#89
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auto
coming soon a reprogram of the electronic shift points on the auto stick... like the indy cars vroooooom vrooooooom vrooooom
vroooooom hows that for a stick... just imagine you dont have to let your foot off the gas for nothing.race me and find out thats all folks...........
vroooooom hows that for a stick... just imagine you dont have to let your foot off the gas for nothing.race me and find out thats all folks...........