Manual or Automatic?

[Kenny]

I am such a swinger, I go both ways. Well driving cars that is.

[4718]

Manual is fun, but sometimes it's nice to just put it in gear and go---especially in traffic.

I agree completely, manuals suck in traffic, but then again, anything sucks in traffic......I get sick of traffic after 5 minutes. Lucky me, seeing how I live in Southern California too.

[Twister II]

Manual! It is fun! Scary at times, but fun!

[moinab]

The first time you have to pay to replace an automatic transmission, you will develop a true appreciation for the beauty of a 5-speed manual.

[Nrthwnd]

I have always driven a manual stick - but when I've rented cars in the past, I always got automatic, which I considered to be a Bonus Vacation Benefit as part of whatever driving trip I used to do, lol.

[Flyingcoasterfreak]

stick.

[Token Yankee Guy]

I can go both ways. my Dad and sister have a manual transmission car, and my Mom and I both got automatics. So I was taught on how to operate a automatic and manual transmission. It's important that people learn how to drive a manual, since sooner or later you'll end up having to drive someones car that is a manual.

 

Craiggers "best place to learn is an empty parking lot, that's where I learned to drive a manual on my Dad's 1987 Plymouth Colt" K.

[deathmole]

I've never driven an auto, just manual's and I dont have any problem's with gear's, much easier than I thought they would be.

[jamez9579]

I love manual. I got a 5 speed finally after 6 years and I missed it! My only regret is that my race car is not a manual yet because I am still getting used to drive it on a dirt track

[Scaparri]

I definately prefer manual, but I drive an automatic. I don't really intend on getting a manual until the day comes that I can afford to buy a brand new car, otherwise it's just too much of a risk. You never can tell what kind of condition the clutch is in when you buy used. Manual is just so much more fun though. It takes some of the bore away when driving.

[DenDen]

I don't even have a divers license

[Shockwave]

I'm a control freak so I drive a manual. 8)

[SonOfBeastSucks]

I don't even have a divers license

 

What does that have to do with anything?

[FlyingScooter]

Manual for cars.

Semi Automatic for handguns.

Fully automatic for machine guns.

[ParkTrips]

^LMAO!

 

Current car: auto, I didn't have much of a choice since I didn't buy it!

 

I prefer: eh, doesn't matter. Depends on the vehicle (aka I'm going to try to get a Sky when it comes out and there's no way in hell I'm going auto!)

 

Where's the "ManuMatic" option? It has the best of both worlds! Ease of use of an automatic along with the perception of control!

 

- Joe, who loves that feature on g-ma's BMW

[Gregory DG]

My first car was a manual speed. Then the next couple of cars after that were manual too.

 

After nearly 15 years of driving a stick, I got tired of it and bought an automatic.

[Gregory DG]

Ack, my first double post!

Edited October 20, 2005 by Gregory DG

[GAcoaster]

I'm going to try to get a Sky when it comes out and there's no way in hell I'm going auto!

 

I think my next car will be the Sky too. After seeing it at the Auto Show, I decided I have to get one! One sweet car!

[FlyingScooter]

Wow, until i clicked GAcoasters link, i thought SKY was shart for Skyline, which is the car I'd like to own.

I'm not to sure on Saturns. I've known several people that have had no luck with them and horrible service stories to boot.

[ParkTrips]

My second car was a Saturn and I have had no problems with it whatsoever... same with the customer service at the dealership, pretty good to me.

 

(note that I'm fairly inexperienced in this aspect but still...)

[GAcoaster]

I had an SL2, and now I have a VUE, and I've had no problems at all with them.

[Thrasher]

Ive heard horrible stories about customer service and reliability in Saturns. Even though I have an automatic, Id really like to get one of those new BMW 760's with the automatic/manual trans. Anybody got $100k for me?

[ParkTrips]

They come on the 5-series cars too, like I said a few posts back my grand mother's car has it (she drives a 525) and it comes with the hybrid gear shit system, and for about half that price

 

I don't see what people are giving Saturn a hard time about their reliability, that's one of the reasons I went with Saturn and I'm approaching 100k and haven't had any problems whatsoever.

[Thrasher]

I think their initial run of cars was very poor, and unfortunatly gave them a bad rep. Personally, their cars seem cheap, and in my old town, only hippies drove them. That may be changing, but I had friends(yes, they were hippies) that said they needed maintinance at least once a month, and many parts just didnt last. Im open to their future though, and will always give car companies a second chance if they honestly try to turn around(like Hyundai).

[rollermonkey]

I drive a G35, so why would I consider getting an automatic?

 

Chris B