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Re: Roll Call! Who drives a MANUAL transmission?
Originally Posted by 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.
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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.
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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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Re: Roll Call! Who drives a MANUAL transmission?
Manual in my 2011 Mustang GTCS.
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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.
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Re: Roll Call! Who drives a MANUAL transmission?
Last edited by PBergeronNH; 10-09-2015 at 01:59 PM.
Reason: 4 not 6...
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Re: Roll Call! Who drives a MANUAL transmission?
This girl drives a 2015 WRX manual and wouldn't have it any other way... even though I live in So Cal.
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Re: Roll Call! Who drives a MANUAL transmission?
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.
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.
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Re: Roll Call! Who drives a MANUAL transmission?
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.
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