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Old Jan 27th, 2007, 23:08   #7
James_N
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Originally Posted by bigandquick View Post
Mmmm...difficult one.
My 850 T5 was an auto, I loved it and it was so relaxing to drive, very smooth and the kickdown was something else.
But...my new V70 Classic T5 is a manual, and I love it too. I miss the auto box around town, but I love the driveability the manual box gives me. The power comes in a lot smoother too, but that may just be down to different mapping.
Overall, the manual just tips it, but not by much.
And i think thats the difference.

Im split 50:50

For a good thrashing around the back roads from Stafford to Bridgenorth which i quite often used to do, the manual gearbox makes the drive.

But now, majority of my driving is around town - Autobox please

Just depends on the situation.

For the purpose of the poll, im going to go for manual, purely because thats all ive ever owned. Give me an auto though, and id be still as happy
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