For the automatic owners, which mode do you drive in most of the time?

 

It's roughly a 60/40 split between "D" and "M" which really depends on the traffic conditions.

 

Manual most... I just like shifting gears myself.... or maybe I'm just used to it. LOL

 

I manual shift 100% of the time. I'd say that I use the paddles 70% of the time shifting while the remaining 30% of the time I use the shifter.

 

For the first 4 months, I used D almost exclusively and never really got hooked on the paddle shifters the few times I tried them.

Recently, however, I've been shifting manually with the center shifter almost 100% of the time. I really, really like that feature and (to me) feels much smoother and fluid than using the paddles.

I got scared off of DS mode when (below 1k miles) the G would really hang onto 2nd gear when accelerating out of a low speed turn. The handful of times I exceeded the 4k rpm boundary was in this manner.

 

I use drive most of the time, since most of my driving is on straight roads and at highway speeds.

 

What are you guys talking about?

I only have a clutch, and shifter

Those paddle shifters on the 07's do look like tons of fun though

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DS, most of my roads are winding two lanes, I switch to drive when I hit the highway.

 

D...But I'm still in the break-in period, so that will change soon.

 

D... trying to save gas money...

 

I bought an automatic mainly because of my wife. Anything short of a full 6MT does not do it for me. I'm starting to regret for not getting the 6MT this time around...

While the paddle shifters are fun and definitely more interesting than the plain automatic mode, it still doesn't have the full kick a manual gearbox has.

 

I am in the same boat as you Daniel. I originally got my 03 G Sedan in a 5AT because the wife doesn't drive a manual. All I drove growing up were manuals so I have really missed driving them the last couple of years.

 

Time to go back 6MT Shane. Hmmm... let me see... where did I put the dealer's number...

 

I use manual only if I'm really driving it hard. Under normal driving I feel like a poser wannabe using manual. I also miss the pause between gears you get with a real manual.

 

if your looking for a pause you can always take your foot off the gas when u shift the paddles.