Re: Roll Call! Who drives a MANUAL transmission?
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Stephan@FamouslyHot
2011 Wrx
Before that was 2004 mazda3 and 2000 Ford Focus , all manual!
Ditto here, girlfriend wants to learn but havnt taught her yet
You need to. She may be hooked once she gets the hang of it.
I taught my oldest daughter from the start. She is now a manual "lifer" too.
Re: Roll Call! Who drives a MANUAL transmission?
My garage queen is a manual. I have also only driven manuals until my current daily driver which is an Accord EX-L V6 coupe. While in general I prefer manuals myself, I went with the automatic in the Accord because I sit in a lot of stop and go traffic in my commute, and it was extremely frustrating with a manual. An auto makes the traffic a lot less stressful.
In the case of the Accord, the auto gets about 3mpg better fuel economy than the manual, and gives up nothing to it in performance.
Re: Roll Call! Who drives a MANUAL transmission?
While this thread is interesting, and us car enthusiasts prefer shifting our own gears, the sad truth is manuals are slowly becoming a thing of the past. It used to be a manual got better fuel economy and outperformed an automatic. That is not the case anymore. Autos are more fuel efficient and can out accelerate a manual in most cars. And top performing autos shift quicker than any human ever could.
Some of the highest performance cars only come with automatics. Cant get a manual in a Ferrari anymore. Porsche GT3 I believe only comes with an auto. And if you have a BMW M3 or M4 with a manual, be prepared to be smoked by the auto version at a stoplight :)
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Manual in my 2011 Mustang GTCS.
Re: Roll Call! Who drives a MANUAL transmission?
I do.
Both my 1995 Audi Sport 90 Quattro and my 1984 Toyota Pick Up are manual.
Re: Roll Call! Who drives a MANUAL transmission?
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This girl drives a 2015 WRX manual and wouldn't have it any other way... even though I live in So Cal.
Re: Roll Call! Who drives a MANUAL transmission?
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Originally Posted by
Jaretr1
My garage queen is a manual. I have also only driven manuals until my current daily driver which is an Accord EX-L V6 coupe. While in general I prefer manuals myself, I went with the automatic in the Accord because I sit in a lot of stop and go traffic in my commute, and it was extremely frustrating with a manual. An auto makes the traffic a lot less stressful.
In the case of the Accord, the auto gets about 3mpg better fuel economy than the manual, and gives up nothing to it in performance.
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Originally Posted by
Jaretr1
While this thread is interesting, and us car enthusiasts prefer shifting our own gears, the sad truth is manuals are slowly becoming a thing of the past. It used to be a manual got better fuel economy and outperformed an automatic. That is not the case anymore. Autos are more fuel efficient and can out accelerate a manual in most cars. And top performing autos shift quicker than any human ever could.
Some of the highest performance cars only come with automatics. Cant get a manual in a Ferrari anymore. Porsche GT3 I believe only comes with an auto. And if you have a BMW M3 or M4 with a manual, be prepared to be smoked by the auto version at a stoplight :)
All very true.
I love driving my MT but no way I can shift faster than the automatic version of my car. I've driven both.
Re: Roll Call! Who drives a MANUAL transmission?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Jaretr1
While this thread is interesting, and us car enthusiasts prefer shifting our own gears, the sad truth is manuals are slowly becoming a thing of the past. It used to be a manual got better fuel economy and outperformed an automatic. That is not the case anymore. Autos are more fuel efficient and can out accelerate a manual in most cars. And top performing autos shift quicker than any human ever could.
Some of the highest performance cars only come with automatics. Cant get a manual in a Ferrari anymore. Porsche GT3 I believe only comes with an auto. And if you have a BMW M3 or M4 with a manual, be prepared to be smoked by the auto version at a stoplight :)
I think it's important to differentiate between a true auto (i.e. with a torque converter) and a dual clutch automated manual (e.g. DSG, PDK etc).
In my book, DSGs, PDKs etc are still manuals since they still have a clutch(es) and not torque converters. They just happen to be controlled by, or assisted by a computer.
What you said above is true for dual clutch automated manual transmissions, but generally untrue for traditional torque converter autos. :)