Manual or auto?

[Slag]

just a 1971 Ford XY Wagon its going to pearl green with white pearl roof and a V8 302 Windsor oh and ghost flames on the front guards

awesome!!!!!!!......really really want to get an xr,xt,xw,xy myself one day but need more space 1st.. i'll hafta settle for my old biantes for now post some pics up when you finish..

[loophole]

awesome!!!!!!!......really really want to get an xr,xt,xw,xy myself one day but need more space 1st.. i'll hafta settle for my old biantes for now post some pics up when you finish..

you should defientaly try to get one.....you are really going to hate me though because one of my other cars is an XW sedan with a 351W and toplaoder

[Slag]

you should defientaly try to get one.....you are really going to hate me though because one of my other cars is an XW sedan with a 351W and toplaoder

yep. i hate you.. nah, well post pics of that too sounds rock solid

i've seen some cool ones but i just have nowhere to keep a second car..

i'll bide my time and fork out decent money for a good one, one day
maybe sell the transformer collection

my first car was an xd 351c that i spent time and money doing up, around that time i saw xw gt's for 15k and xy's for around 30....but that was 20 years ago . . . if only

should i ask what your other , other car is..

[Trent]

I voted manual as 4 of my last 5 cars were/are manuals. And the auto was free. The wife's corolla is an auto. I have always preferred manuals...

However as I am getting older and moving out of being obsessed with turbo subarus, I am starting to see the appeal of an auto. I drove from Wollongong to Eastern Creek for 6 months for work and for a week I drove the corolla and not doing the 1st, move 3 feet, neutral, 1st, move 3 feet, neutral, shuffle was awesome!

So i'll have to dig this thread up in a few years and maybe see about changing my vote

As for those semi-autos like falcons, mazdas and whatnot: They are poo. You end up just leaving it in full auto anyway.

If you want to do it properly, you have to get something with a dual clutch transmission, like an evo, gtr, or golf gti (but even they have their issues)

[Tabias Prime]

my first car was a manual...ohhh how I miss my MK1 Escort... as there was no weight in the ass end, it fish-tailed and spun the wheels like no tomorrow , now I drive a automatic Barina as my back and hip can no longer handle the constant demands of a clutch

[Demonac]

I had a (manual) MK2 Escort, and my favourite car to drive.
Nothing like changing gears without needing to use the clutch!

[Robzy]

I've had 2 manuals and 3 autos. I honestly change my preference all the time. I used to swear by manuals... but these days I love autos! I'm lazy and fickle

Best tool for the right job!

[GoktimusPrime]

Unfortunately I can only drive automatic
At the time I was learning to drive, I could only get access to Auto transmission cars.

At the moment I'm driving semi-auto, better than standard auto but not quite the control of full manual.

I want to hopefully learn manual sometime, when I get the chance. Likely on a cheapo bomb to practice on

I learnt on auto too, cos that's all I had access too. After I got off my Ls I later learnt how to drive manual - then the first car I bought was a manual. I highly recommend taking the time to learn manual if you get the chance.

Manuals have a special gear called Neutral. no point being in gear if you're just sitting there.

Heh... even though I drive auto now, I still stick it in neutral when I'm not moving. I don't see the point of leaving it in Drive if I'm not going forward. And I only shift it to Park when my car is actually parked.

But I must admit, driving manual in slow-moving mobile car park peak traffic was never fun. To me, manuals always feel like they were built to go... for sustained acceleration... and it was just frustrating to constantly shift into first, move forward a few metres, then shift back to neutral and apply the brakes. I like the idea of driving autos for travelling to/from work, and manuals on the weekends.

[kup]

Yeah, I must say that's one thing I absolutely do NOT miss about driving manual, and that's driving in rush hour! <shudder> But under normal traffic conditions I do miss manual. Also, manual driving gives you gooderer driving skills IMO - so even if you drive auto, if you have previous manual driving experience it helps. My wife's never driven manual and erm... yeah... *cough*

In Sydney 'normal driving conditions' is a traffic jam. The only time where you can drive normally is the middle of the night. Even on a Sunday morning I have been caught in traffic jams.

I chose to drive an auto for that reason, when I first bought a car, I was constantly driving in peak hour to work.

[5FDP]

It always amazes me that so many people are unaware of how to properly drive an auto. It seems that most are unaware that there are more gears than just drive, reverse, and park. Here's a tip - drop it down a gear when going down a hill instead of riding the breaks. Don't worry, your car can take it and your breaks will thank you for it