Poll: Manual or Automatic?

[cambodiancam]

Manual is fun so manual. But then again traffic on my manual sucks. I just get bored whilst using an automatic.

 

[magnuslion]

woot!! go manual!!

 

[neoontime]

i like manual but when i play a video game it is always automatic

 

[Dys]

Manual is more fun...

Until you hit 6 miles of stop and go traffic on the freeway. That or have to get stuck on any of the many many steep hills in the major west coast cities, you know the ones where the guy pulls up two inches off your rear bumper.

I can drive a manual, but I much prefer an automatic. Special cases aside, why would you not want to drive one in an everyday vehicle?

There's this thing called a handbrake, with it you can easily take off on 60 degree hills without rolling back if you are familiar with the car.

I drive a manual, I dislike automatics. Higher fuel consumption, less control (my car has no power, I need to be able to drop a gear and get some go sometimes), the "gay" factor (I study mechanical engineering, I shouldn't need to elaborate why driving autos would be looked down on by my peers and me), despite popular opinion it is (at least in my experience) easier to drive a manual in traffic (the extra control means I'm not constantly on and off the breaks, I can just work the gears) and of course the fun factor. The only real downside is it's harder to drive manuals smoothly (especially in traffic), but I'm no chauffeur and thus have no reason to car about a smooth ride.

Also motorbikes are (sequential) manuals, and it will be a cold day in hell before I'm seen riding a scooter...

 

[Spawny0908]

I drive an automatic. Never tried a manual.

Same here. Learned on an automatic and will stick with it

 

[Spawny0908]

I definitely dont have TEMS, never heard of that either, but it does sound pretty damn fun. My car just depends on who is driving it, so for me that means it is always drift ready I would love to take it out on a short rally track or something like that one day, but I was recently rear ended, so I have to take it slow and make sure there was no lasting damage to the car. My dad and I checked it out, and it has ran fine ever since the accident (and some work on the rear calipers, damn pistons froze up on both sides)but I want to be careful. Plus we have to pay for college somehow, so the car is on hold for about... a decade or so

Heh, my Supra is slowly getting back together as well. It was a once in a lifetime find, so I couldn't complain about brakes needing nearly a complete overhaul, the A/C being out, the fact that I was handed 3 spare wheels and tires, or the fact that its primer black. engine wise, it runs like it just came off the showroom floor, which is what i was really looking for

My car was an excellent find. It's a 1999 Taurus so she's 10 years old but only has about 60,000 miles on her (seriously gotta love elderly owners!!). She runs great, and I know most of her history because it was my sister's car first.

 

[Lazzi]

Automatic for my blad Camery and Pickup.

Manual for my Mudding ATV.

 

[manaman]

Manual is more fun...

Until you hit 6 miles of stop and go traffic on the freeway. That or have to get stuck on any of the many many steep hills in the major west coast cities, you know the ones where the guy pulls up two inches off your rear bumper.

I can drive a manual, but I much prefer an automatic. Special cases aside, why would you not want to drive one in an everyday vehicle?

There's this thing called a handbrake, with it you can easily take off on 60 degree hills without rolling back if you are familiar with the car.

I drive a manual, I dislike automatics. Higher fuel consumption, less control (my car has no power, I need to be able to drop a gear and get some go sometimes), the "gay" factor (I study mechanical engineering, I shouldn't need to elaborate why driving autos would be looked down on by my peers and me), despite popular opinion it is (at least in my experience) easier to drive a manual in traffic (the extra control means I'm not constantly on and off the breaks, I can just work the gears) and of course the fun factor. The only real downside is it's harder to drive manuals smoothly (especially in traffic), but I'm no chauffeur and thus have no reason to car about a smooth ride.

Also motorbikes are (sequential) manuals, and it will be a cold day in hell before I'm seen riding a scooter...

Ah bikes, Suzuki made an automatic at one point by the way. It was not a scooter, I mean you can say it was, but that just makes you look like a snob.

I hate the idea of using the e-brake to avoid the asshole creepers behind you on a hill. See the manual I drove significantly had a pedal e-brake, yeah it was a truck. With more levers and shifters then any vehicle should have. It was also one of those press to engage press to release kind.

Anyway I was talking about manuals being easier, but well there is a fanboy for anything you can think of. Manual vs automatic is no exception there are fanboys for both.

 

[Dys]

Manual is more fun...

Until you hit 6 miles of stop and go traffic on the freeway. That or have to get stuck on any of the many many steep hills in the major west coast cities, you know the ones where the guy pulls up two inches off your rear bumper.

I can drive a manual, but I much prefer an automatic. Special cases aside, why would you not want to drive one in an everyday vehicle?

There's this thing called a handbrake, with it you can easily take off on 60 degree hills without rolling back if you are familiar with the car.

I drive a manual, I dislike automatics. Higher fuel consumption, less control (my car has no power, I need to be able to drop a gear and get some go sometimes), the "gay" factor (I study mechanical engineering, I shouldn't need to elaborate why driving autos would be looked down on by my peers and me), despite popular opinion it is (at least in my experience) easier to drive a manual in traffic (the extra control means I'm not constantly on and off the breaks, I can just work the gears) and of course the fun factor. The only real downside is it's harder to drive manuals smoothly (especially in traffic), but I'm no chauffeur and thus have no reason to car about a smooth ride.

Also motorbikes are (sequential) manuals, and it will be a cold day in hell before I'm seen riding a scooter...

Ah bikes, Suzuki made an automatic at one point by the way. It was not a scooter, I mean you can say it was, but that just makes you look like a snob.

I hate the idea of using the e-brake to avoid the asshole creepers behind you on a hill. See the manual I drove significantly had a pedal e-brake, yeah it was a truck. With more levers and shifters then any vehicle should have. It was also one of those press to engage press to release kind.

Anyway I was talking about manuals being easier, but well there is a fanboy for anything you can think of. Manual vs automatic is no exception there are fanboys for both.

I would expect there the fanboy ratio to be stacked heavily in manuals favor, as most people who are going to bother voicing an opinion (especially to the point of being a fanboy/girl) will be motoring enthusiasts, and most motoring enthusiasts prefer manuals.

 

[Odude]

I drive an automatic, but I prefer a manual.

 

[the1ultimate]

I drive a manual. But then I do live in North Queensland, Australia. You're seriously better off driving a manual here. Preferably a four-wheel-drive with low range. You need the edge that extra control gives you.

I suppose it would be slightly trickier to drive a manual in traffic, but then, if you only drive a manual, it's pretty easy to just accelerate because gear shifting becomes second-nature to you.

 

[Zacharine]

Manual. Never did learn to drive well with the automatic. Switching away from manual for a while after I got my license was almost like trying to learn to drive again, the perceived loss of control was staggering, having to get used to perhaps two to three times greater use of breaks and the missing clutch was making my foot itch from having to suppress muscle memory. I also like the engine braking I can do with manual to great effectivness, most of the time I don't even need the breaks while on traffic, only when completely stopping.

I can drive both but if I have any say in the matter I always drive manual.

 

[TLMG]

Manual. Automatic may not provide all the power it has. E.g. A car with 200 horsepower at 7000 RPM in an automatic may up-shift at only 6000 RPM, therefore not unleashing the power the car is branded with.

 

[dwightsteel]

Depends on the mood I'm in, I suppose. When I was a delivery driver, I liked automatics, because I could just sit back and chill. Most of the time I stick with manual though.

 

[gentleben]

I'm surprised there are so many people who prefer a manual, based purely on the fact that no American I have ever met has known how to drive one.

I prefer manual because it has a greater feeling of control, and because heel-toeing is awesome. I do however currently drive a BMW 525i Automatic.

 

[Sevre]

I'm getting a driver's license soon and I've only driven a manual.

 

[LooK iTz Jinjo]

I drive auto simply because my parents had all autos, therefore I could never practice in a manual and hence learnt in auto... Never driven manual in my life.

 

[Reep]

Manual, i instinctively almost put an auto in reverse while driving once and i tend to daydream in auto

 

[Spawny0908]

My car was an excellent find. It's a 1999 Taurus so she's 10 years old but only has about 60,000 miles on her (seriously gotta love elderly owners!!). She runs great, and I know most of her history because it was my sister's car first.

Ya know, from those that drive Ford/Lincoln/Mercury, I hear nothing but great things about those cars. and 60,000 on a 99 is fantastic. As long as you keep up with regular maintenance (oil changes, air filter, fuel filter, spark plug and plug wire changes, and auto transmission oil changes) your taurus will last forever.

good! cause i love my baby!!