Stick Vs. Auto

[slaterd]

e30: 5 speed all day
sports car: MT...all day 'er day.
Luxury Car/truck (merc, caddy, super duty etc.): auto...I like to be comfortable and not have to disturb my fiancé when she's having some fun while I'm driving...;D

[AwakenNoMore]

My E30 has been my first auto car, I'm desperately trying to collect the gear to do the 5 speed swap. All I have is the pedals so far, sad day.

[bmwstephen]

That's me, 3 for 3.
My DD is a step worse than auto... it's a CVT. It's actively aggressively horrible bad AND nasty.

Weekends April to November I drive an E30 5 speed with manual windows, sunroof, door-locks, seats, antenna, etc. Nothing happens until I tell it to, and I like that but can't be bothered when I'm slogging to and from work.

never rode in one but doesn't Nissan advertise its seamless shifting? almost similar to driving an electric car

[SubDad]

arguments for an auto trans are some sort of injury that makes shifting painful, driving almost exclusively in stop-and-go traffic, or advancing age.

That's me, 3 for 3.
My DD is a step worse than auto... it's a CVT. It's actively aggressively horrible bad AND nasty.

Weekends April to November I drive an E30 5 speed with manual windows, sunroof, door-locks, seats, antenna, etc. Nothing happens until I tell it to, and I like that but can't be bothered when I'm slogging to and from work.

[xAZxE30x]

My main e30 is a 5spd. I do have two others that are autos and I honestly love cruising in them! I think they make for great stock dailys. There are plenty of times when I'm driving them that I wish they were stick but it's kinda nice driving an auto every now and then

[QUKBMER]

I would call it a ....... semiautomatic :nice: :twisted: !!

[ForcedFirebird]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=303726

That's not your typical e30 or auto.

I think the auto shift lever is a lower profile so youre less likely to bang your head on it

LOL!

[ELVA164]

I prefer the manual transmission for a few reasons. First, I feel much more in control of what's going on, which I appreciate. Second, I'm able to drive however I want; I can short shift for economy or I can hold a lower gear for fun times, and the gearbox always knows which I'm shooting for. Third, I get super bored in an auto-trans car. The best I can do to keep interested is left-foot brake, but it's still not worth it.

My only arguments for an auto trans are some sort of injury that makes shifting painful, driving almost exclusively in stop-and-go traffic, or advancing age.

[Roysneon]

I think the auto shift lever is a lower profile so youre less likely to bang your head on it

Golde.

[blunttech]

I do that in my manual tho but auto would make it easier.

I think the auto shift lever is a lower profile so youre less likely to bang your head on it

[Thizzelle]

And road head.

I do that in my manual tho but auto would make it easier.

[FlexdXJ]

Dunno who you're trying to kid. Chicks prefer the shifter vibrations going all up in their nipples and shiz. They get the crack from your penis, and get the vibrations from your engine. Every once in a while you get to change where the concentration of the vibrations are on their boobies.

Throw in a metal shifter and they get the cooling effect too.

Win-win-win-win. With happy ending.

I don't need a manual for that in my Jeep........it has enough vibration to compensate......Auto FTW offroad....

[TurboJake]

And road head.

Dunno who you're trying to kid. Chicks prefer the shifter vibrations going all up in their nipples and shiz. They get the crack from your penis, and get the vibrations from your engine. Every once in a while you get to change where the concentration of the vibrations are on their boobies.

Throw in a metal shifter and they get the cooling effect too.

Win-win-win-win. With happy ending.

[WhorifyingHunty]

Did "capn" make a new account?

we do manual swaps before timing belts here.

ohh man I loved reading those.

[nando]

my car was originally automatic

yeah, no thanks. I don't even like driving automatics in traffic, they bug the crap out of me.