Stick Vs. Auto

[GillesBigCowboy]

My vert sucked when it had an auto.
E30 is made to be driven on the edge of adhesion while accelerating through corners, and you just can't make that happen consistently with slush.

[Rev Run D]

bought my first auto car ever, an auto e30. It's great not having to shift.

[slaterd]

Explained:
I used to be a car salesman at a Nissan dealership and I had to know this shit back and forth.

[AgentSVT]

Mine's an auto. But I have a heavy clutched performance inspired cobra as a side car if I want to bang gears and go fast. The E30 is my daily. An hour of traffic every morning and afternoon as well as sipping on coffee in the mornings deters me from swapping to a manual anytime soon. Maybe down the road if the auto dies.

[WhyNot]

I got both :) e30 auto, Firehawk 6speed, Corvair 4 speed.

overcompensating

autos are good.....for when you get an engine from one bc it probably was driven that hard.
oops maybe shouldn't say 'hard'......

[JasonC]

overcompensating

autos are good.....for when you get an engine from one bc it probably was driven that hard.
oops maybe shouldn't say 'hard'......

Wow, a penis joke. Glad to see what's on your mind.

[henryki]

I love my manual E30, except when I'm trying to drink anything that isn't a water bottle or something with a screw top, because having my car pull to the left, holding my drink, and shifting all at the same time is quite a show. especially if you're the passenger.

Other than that automatics are only acceptable if you don't have one of two things or both.
1. Dick
2. Left leg

I kid I kid, traffic sucks tho for reeeeal...

[lukeADE335i]

Have swapped BMW 3 autos to manuals now (2 x e21 + my current e30).

Still - I think an M30 powered e30 would be good with an auto and 4.10 diff! The HD clutch in mine is annoying in traffic, but my left leg muscles have beefed up accordingly.

I drove an M10 powered auto 318i once... slowest, most undesirable thing I've driven.

[pharow]

I like both. An auto for just cruising, and a 5sp for ripping thru the gears. Plus when you have a GF who can't really drive a 5sp... An auto is just right for her to drive to meets and shows.

[Bearmw]

I've seen mixed results here on R3V from those that have gone to the manuel tranny