do you drive an auto or a stick?

ElFenix

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cuz the question was brought up in another thread

NOTE: please answer with what you currently drive, not with what you would like to drive or can drive
 

JulesMaximus

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I'm an American and can drive both. I currently drive an auto but I'm going back to a stick for my next car.
 

allisolm

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Both vehicles are auto, but I prefer stick. I think I had one of the few minivans with stick and I miss it.
 

Hammer

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went from auto to manual then back to auto. (well steptronic actually, pretty much the same thing)
 

DougK62

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Originally posted by: allisolm
Both vehicles are auto, but I prefer stick. I think I had one of the few minivans with stick and I miss it.

An old turbo Caravan? Those are a hoot.
 

Thraxen

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Stick is winning? I get the feeling that the auto people just don't care enough to vote.
 

cronos

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stick.
i'm not too comfortable driving a car with automatic transmission. it feels like the car takes too much control as opposed to i'm taking control of the car.
 

Kipper

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As they used to call it, 'standard shift.' Stick gets better mileage anyway.
 

PingSpike

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Originally posted by: MadCowDisease
As they used to call it, 'standard shift.' Stick gets better mileage anyway.

Not the way I drive it, it doesn't.

American/Stick. Although it can suck in morning traffic...thats the only reason I might consider getting an auto after going from auto to stick.

With stick, when you want power you can get it. Auto, yes I know...the 1, 2 thing...but its just not the same. Plus stick owns in the snow and you can start a stick shift by rolling the car if the battery dies.
 

halik

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im not an american (i live in MI though).... I have never owned a car with an automatic