Automatic or Manual? - Page 12

st4 · Mar 5th, 2016, 14:25

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Originally Posted by Sasha94

Yeah I don't know why the Geatronic cars have different ratios to the manual cars but they do. Yep 2300 rpm at 70 mph in 6th is what my car is doing, before buying it I drove a 205 bhp manual V70 and I remember that revving much lower at cruising speed. I find 4th and 5th are very similar ratios but it helps for towing as the car stays in 6th at motorway speeds and doesn't flick back and forth between 5th and 6th like my previous Vectra auto did when towing. I don't mind the £285 per year rfl or mid 30's mpg my car gives me for the comfort of the auto box. With having a bad back it's hard work driving a manual car these days for any length of time (indeed the 2 weeks I spent without my car while the new PAS pump was being fitted killed me!) so I'll live with it until 200k appears and it can be traded for a 215bhp 8 speeder or a Jag XF 3.0d Sportbrake...

Mines a 2.0D3 6speed auto S80 and 70mph is under 2000rpm, 75mph is 2000rpm, 90mph is 2500rpm and to get it to 3k you are looking at around 105mph (I've only ever gone 110mph in it when in Europe last year) and IIRC it registered just over 3k rpm

Sasha94 · Mar 5th, 2016, 17:57

I think it's because mine is AWD but it's deffo 2250 rpm at 70mph I promise. 2000rpm is about 58mph so there is a big difference. I don't mind though like I said, I can live with it and it helps with towing

bobby2000 · Mar 9th, 2016, 22:06

I've been driving automatics since 2011, no way would I go back to manual, to much traffic around now.

Hat · Mar 11th, 2016, 09:51

Lazy buggers! Haha

happy diver · May 18th, 2016, 20:08

and not on the waiting list for a knee and hip replacement! Haha

bobby2000 · May 18th, 2016, 20:52

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Originally Posted by Hat

Lazy buggers! Haha

I admit it. (Lazy)

CTCNetwork · May 19th, 2016, 21:46

Hi,

I used to have (many moons ago) a manual 740. It was great on a long run.

However, driving to work, within the outer parts of London, it really was a PITA. Manuals and stop/start traffic do not go together! When you spend 30 minutes getting to the red lights and are applying and releasing the clutch all the time... No fun!

So the next car was an auto 940. What a godsend!

The posh cars since came as auto only ( although the S80 is "triptronic") and still driving city traffic means I am not "unhappy".

The triptronic adds an advantage. Pop into "manual" and floor the accelerator and the car will accelerate to the red line and automatically change to the next gear.

Also, as the auto boxes also have "gear selection" you can, to a lesser degree" select which gears you are using..

Overall, I am an auto fan..

Des. . .

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Mar 5th, 2016, 17:57	#112
Sasha94 The Dumb Blonde Last Online: Mar 17th, 2019 10:58 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Bangor, Gwynedd	I think it's because mine is AWD but it's deffo 2250 rpm at 70mph I promise. 2000rpm is about 58mph so there is a big difference. I don't mind though like I said, I can live with it and it helps with towing __________________ 2014 Skoda Octavia vRS with loads of toys! ex 2012 V50 1.6D DRIVe SE Lux, 2008 XC70 D5 AWD SE Geartronic, 2004 S40 2.0D SE, 2008 C30 1.6 S & 2000 C70 2.0T

Mar 9th, 2016, 22:06	#113
bobby2000 VOC Member Last Online: Jan 12th, 2024 18:30 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Seaford View Photos By: bobby2000	I've been driving automatics since 2011, no way would I go back to manual, to much traffic around now. __________________ 2018 XC60 T5 Inscription, Polestar, Air Suspension, Pilot assist, Intellisafe Pro, Front Parking Assist, 360 Camera, Denim Blue, Dark Tinted and Laminated glass. Power child locks. Tempa spare. Smart fortwo brabus 451. Remapped to 130bhp.

May 18th, 2016, 20:08	#115
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May 19th, 2016, 21:46	#117
CTCNetwork Forum Support Team Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Liège, Belgium View Photos By: CTCNetwork	Hi, I used to have (many moons ago) a manual 740. It was great on a long run. However, driving to work, within the outer parts of London, it really was a PITA. Manuals and stop/start traffic do not go together! When you spend 30 minutes getting to the red lights and are applying and releasing the clutch all the time... No fun! So the next car was an auto 940. What a godsend! The posh cars since came as auto only ( although the S80 is "triptronic") and still driving city traffic means I am not "unhappy". The triptronic adds an advantage. Pop into "manual" and floor the accelerator and the car will accelerate to the red line and automatically change to the next gear. Also, as the auto boxes also have "gear selection" you can, to a lesser degree" select which gears you are using.. Overall, I am an auto fan.. Des. . . __________________ Density:- Not just a measurement ~ It's a whole way of Life.! ! ! I drive a Volvo, Please Don't Get In My Way! OldVolvos4Ever He shows up. People die. He vanishes. People should not be afraid of their governments. "He'll deliver more justice in a weekend than 10 years of your Governments should be afraid of their people... "V" courts & tribunals. Just stay out of his way." "I plan to."

Mar 11th, 2016, 09:51	#114
Hat Senior Member Last Online: Feb 18th, 2017 15:16 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: essex	Lazy buggers! Haha

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