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Manual or Auto - which do you prefer?Views : 40576 Replies : 415Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Manual | 328 | 44.93% | |
Automatic | 402 | 55.07% | |
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Nov 4th, 2012, 09:34 | #411 | |
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Nov 5th, 2012, 09:16 | #412 |
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When I was younger I always swore that I'd never ever have an auto, that lasted until we inherited our first auto 740 from the father-in-law as by the time I'd got it home I was converted! Our current 740 is an auto and I find that very relaxing to drive but our other car is Honda Civic Type S with the paddle change, it has got an auto mode but I never use it as the paddle change is just so much fun! It still hasn't got a clutch pedal though and I don't want one either
When I'm out on the bike however it's manual all the way, auto on 2-wheels just seems all wrong to me! |
Nov 7th, 2012, 10:09 | #413 |
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Manual for me. I don't like the sensation of apparently being in the wrong gear when approaching hazards; that I seem to get when driving an auto.
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Nov 10th, 2012, 07:22 | #414 |
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Manual for me every time, donot like auto wipers even and do not get me started on stop start systems. I am the driver, when I can no longer drive I will turn in my licence.
I have driven auto when circumstance dictated not through choise and didnot like them. Paul. |
Nov 11th, 2012, 21:03 | #415 |
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A lot depends on the power to weight ratio of the car. Low power to weight and the parasitic losses of the auto box will kill the driving experience , high power to weight and such losses become secondary to the speed, and the seemless nature, of gear changes afforded by an auto box.
Ask yourself how many Drag racers use a manual box with a clutch? The best of both worlds is a powerful engine mated to a selectable auto box, auto when you want to cruise or in stop start traffic, and manual when you want to have a play. When I built my first Cobra I also had a BMW 520i as company car. Both had the Tiptronic auto box. The 520 was an awful underpowered thing strangled by the box. In comparison the Cobra had 300bhp of meaty V8 4.4 litre goodness enveloped in 1300kg of fibreglass. The driving experience of the Cobra was diametrically opposed to the 520. Cruising about in "stealth mode" we could get 35mpg ( better than the 520). Then when you wanted to play you'd push the gearstick over into manual sport mode,( nicknamed Kamikazemode) tap it back a couple of gears, bury the accelerator into the bulkhead and suddenly its like going into hyperdrive, and a few moments later you're asking yourself increduously with the traffic behind as specks in the rear mirror.... "How the hell did I get here?" I'm now building my third Cobra and all have been auto's. So my take is autos all the way, if the engine is big enough, which is why my day to day nails are all manual. ( I also have an LS400 for high days and holidays.......oh and towing.) Cheers, Tony |
Nov 11th, 2012, 23:09 | #416 |
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Manual for me. I like to be 100% in control of my car without some computer choosing which gear is best for me....I want whatever gear I WANT not what IT thinks is best
To be fair, I've never driven an automatic and I'm sure they're quite a bit more sophisticated now then they used to be and probably do a pretty good job with the gearing - I can't imagine owning an auto T4 though, it would be horrible |
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