New Member needs help deciding: Manual vs. Auto
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From: north jersey
Originally Posted by SwivelHips
WHERE DO YOU LIVE?? You should get the fvck off the road and ride a tricycle.
On a kinder note, OP you should ask yourself what kind of driving you do, and how involved you want to be in the driving experience, whether anyone else (non-MT drivers) will be driving your car etc.
Interesting to note that nearly all the respondents are 6MT drivers, who of course will say 6MT. You should drive both for more than a few minutes and make your own decision.
On a kinder note, OP you should ask yourself what kind of driving you do, and how involved you want to be in the driving experience, whether anyone else (non-MT drivers) will be driving your car etc.
Interesting to note that nearly all the respondents are 6MT drivers, who of course will say 6MT. You should drive both for more than a few minutes and make your own decision.
You sound like an *******. Poor choice of words. He justified why he bought an auto. What's so bad about that?
Originally Posted by lil_leftyy
"You should get the fvck off the road and ride a tricycle."
You sound like an *******. Poor choice of words. He justified why he bought an auto. What's so bad about that?
You sound like an *******. Poor choice of words. He justified why he bought an auto. What's so bad about that?
Originally Posted by Texasscout
To be perfectly honest, if you don't know which one to get, get the auto.
An true dedicated MT driver wouldn't even have to think about it.
An true dedicated MT driver wouldn't even have to think about it.
I totally agree. An auto is an auto and a MT is an MT. Two completely different experiences. If you don't know that auto is the way to go.
Originally Posted by SwivelHips
WHERE DO YOU LIVE?? You should get the fvck off the road and ride a tricycle.
On a kinder note, OP you should ask yourself what kind of driving you do, and how involved you want to be in the driving experience, whether anyone else (non-MT drivers) will be driving your car etc.
Interesting to note that nearly all the respondents are 6MT drivers, who of course will say 6MT. You should drive both for more than a few minutes and make your own decision.
On a kinder note, OP you should ask yourself what kind of driving you do, and how involved you want to be in the driving experience, whether anyone else (non-MT drivers) will be driving your car etc.
Interesting to note that nearly all the respondents are 6MT drivers, who of course will say 6MT. You should drive both for more than a few minutes and make your own decision.
^+1 Swivel on the tricycle advice.
There's several of us MT drivers here that think he should get an auto, me included.
Originally Posted by SwivelHips
My words were carefully chosen to convey the precise message I intended. If you don't know what that message is, you should ride on the tricycle behind him.
I will clarify one thing, then I'm done here - eating or talking on the phone while driving is dangerous, stupid and -- in jurisdictions where the collective IQ exceeds room temperature -- illegal. I don't want to be anywhere near this clown when he's checking FaceBook while eating his Whopper and runs over 6 people in the crosswalk...
EDIT: My apologies to the OP for taking this off topic.
EDIT: My apologies to the OP for taking this off topic.
Last edited by Swivel; Dec 20, 2008 at 11:42 AM.
I love my 6MT and specifically looked for one. I've never owned an auto and dont think I ever will. I live in the DC area... traffic is traffic. If you've got weak, skinny @ss legs and can't handle it then you have no business driving a MT.
Personally, I like how much more control I have over the car in a MT. I almost feel bonded to the car. It makes the driving experience soooo much better.
Hell, I even choose the MT option when playing video games
Personally, I like how much more control I have over the car in a MT. I almost feel bonded to the car. It makes the driving experience soooo much better.
Hell, I even choose the MT option when playing video games
Cars in our family:
G35 sedan 6MT (Mine)
Honda Si 6MT (hers)
Corolla 5MT (Daughters)
Jeep 5MT (Sons)
Sunbird 5MT (Daughter)
Sisterinlaws family:
Z4 5MT (His)
Honday Accord 5MT (hers)
Miata 5MT (theirs)
G35 sedan 6MT (Mine)
Honda Si 6MT (hers)
Corolla 5MT (Daughters)
Jeep 5MT (Sons)
Sunbird 5MT (Daughter)
Sisterinlaws family:
Z4 5MT (His)
Honday Accord 5MT (hers)
Miata 5MT (theirs)
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Originally Posted by TwilightBlue
I love my 6MT and specifically looked for one. I've never owned an auto and dont think I ever will. I live in the DC area... traffic is traffic. If you've got weak, skinny @ss legs and can't handle it then you have no business driving a MT.
Personally, I like how much more control I have over the car in a MT. I almost feel bonded to the car. It makes the driving experience soooo much better.
Hell, I even choose the MT option when playing video games
Personally, I like how much more control I have over the car in a MT. I almost feel bonded to the car. It makes the driving experience soooo much better.
Hell, I even choose the MT option when playing video games
my G is my first manual car and getting it was the best choice i could have made
i love the 6MT
Originally Posted by TwilightBlue
I love my 6MT and specifically looked for one. I've never owned an auto and dont think I ever will. I live in the DC area... traffic is traffic. If you've got weak, skinny @ss legs and can't handle it then you have no business driving a MT.
Personally, I like how much more control I have over the car in a MT. I almost feel bonded to the car. It makes the driving experience soooo much better.
Hell, I even choose the MT option when playing video games
Personally, I like how much more control I have over the car in a MT. I almost feel bonded to the car. It makes the driving experience soooo much better.
Hell, I even choose the MT option when playing video games
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i can relate to 3d i have an auto 04 nd i keep it in tip alot nd when im on the phone or have the luxory of drinkin a bottle of water or w.e without having to worry bout shiftin. but, 6mt are funn though im not going to lie. dont worry bout the difference of performance its a g35 i still rip on the highway with an auto.
Originally Posted by the750
i've driven both. the G is a lesser car in automatic form... even if you shift the AT manually... it's no where near the same.
Originally Posted by Texasscout
To be perfectly honest, if you don't know which one to get, get the auto.
An true dedicated MT driver wouldn't even have to think about it.
An true dedicated MT driver wouldn't even have to think about it.