Stick shift Versus Automatic

[Twista]

What do you prefer and why?

 

[fs5]

stick, because r(i)acers never use a manual!

 

[MDE]

Automatic- I'm lazy and my family only has automatics.

 

[Mill]

For what purpose? Strip car? Through the twisties? Daily Commuter? It really depends.

 

[jcwagers]

Stick shift is more fun to drive. It gives the driver a chance to feel a bit more "sporty" than an automatic.

 

[JBT]

I Like stick where I live in Vermont pretty much all open and no stopping. In the city or more populated area's I think it would get kind of annoying.

 

[rival]

i drive a stick now, but would rather have an auto, drivin around the city sucks w/ manual

 

[amdskip]

stick

 

[Twista]

Just wondering. Im getting a stick shift mustang and have no idea how to drive it yet. (nothing fancy/used/little problems) Its that time for me FILLANY! I know you have to clutch it everytime you wanna slow down, go faster, park, ect. Some reason im liking the stick better than automatic.. yes i shouldnt be judging yet. Way im thinking is, "dang cant eat that big mac while driving" b/c you have to switch back gears with other hand.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: Twista
Just wondering. Im getting a stick shift mustang and have no idea how to drive it yet. (nothing fancy/used/little problems) Its that time for me FILLANY! I know you have to clutch it everytime you wanna slow down, go faster, park, ect. Some reason im liking the stick better than automatic.. yes i shouldnt be judging yet. Way im thinking is, "dang cant eat that big mac while driving" b/c you have to switch back gears with other hand.

lmao not true

you get pretty good at driving using your knee to steer :bigthumb:

 

[atom]

Easier to get blown while driving if you've got a slushbox.

 

[Twista]

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis

Originally posted by: Twista
Just wondering. Im getting a stick shift mustang and have no idea how to drive it yet. (nothing fancy/used/little problems) Its that time for me FILLANY! I know you have to clutch it everytime you wanna slow down, go faster, park, ect. Some reason im liking the stick better than automatic.. yes i shouldnt be judging yet. Way im thinking is, "dang cant eat that big mac while driving" b/c you have to switch back gears with other hand.

lmao not true

you get pretty good at driving using your knee to steer :bigthumb:

heh ya the knee thing. I may have to learn that soon because it seems like a good/bad thing to learn (heh)

.Respond back here tommarrow!

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Twista
Just wondering. Im getting a stick shift mustang and have no idea how to drive it yet. (nothing fancy/used/little problems) Its that time for me FILLANY! I know you have to clutch it everytime you wanna slow down, go faster, park, ect. Some reason im liking the stick better than automatic.. yes i shouldnt be judging yet. Way im thinking is, "dang cant eat that big mac while driving" b/c you have to switch back gears with other hand.

What year and kind of Mustang are you getting?

 

[MournSanity]

Stick shift is hardcore.

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: Twista
Just wondering. Im getting a stick shift mustang and have no idea how to drive it yet. (nothing fancy/used/little problems) Its that time for me FILLANY! I know you have to clutch it everytime you wanna slow down, go faster, park, ect. Some reason im liking the stick better than automatic.. yes i shouldnt be judging yet. Way im thinking is, "dang cant eat that big mac while driving" b/c you have to switch back gears with other hand.

It also discourages cell phone use while driving...man I wish stick shifts were more common.

 

[TallBill]

i eat/drink/talk to much to have a stick shift.. :Q

 

[ucdbiendog]

Originally posted by: Twista
Just wondering. Im getting a stick shift mustang and have no idea how to drive it yet. (nothing fancy/used/little problems) Its that time for me FILLANY! I know you have to clutch it everytime you wanna slow down, go faster, park, ect. Some reason im liking the stick better than automatic.. yes i shouldnt be judging yet. Way im thinking is, "dang cant eat that big mac while driving" b/c you have to switch back gears with other hand.

heh, my dad has the 2002 mustang with the big V6 engine (model below the GT), and its a stick. It is a blast to drive for someone like me who is used to 4-bangers

but yah i drive a stick too, and it is way more fun to drive than an auto

 

[Confused]

I prefer manual, all the way.

However I'm driving an auto at the moment, i'm finding my left leg and left arm have nothing to do!

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

Originally posted by: MonkeyDriveExpress
Automatic- I'm lazy and my family only has automatics.

 

[johnjbruin]

daily commuter - automatic - dont wanna sit on the 405/10 interchange for an hour going 1,2,1,2,... - recently named the biggest bottleneck of US.. damn you LA traffic

 

[Shockwave]

Originally posted by: ucdbiendog

Originally posted by: Twista
Just wondering. Im getting a stick shift mustang and have no idea how to drive it yet. (nothing fancy/used/little problems) Its that time for me FILLANY! I know you have to clutch it everytime you wanna slow down, go faster, park, ect. Some reason im liking the stick better than automatic.. yes i shouldnt be judging yet. Way im thinking is, "dang cant eat that big mac while driving" b/c you have to switch back gears with other hand.

heh, my dad has the 2002 mustang with the big V6 engine (model below the GT), and its a stick. It is a blast to drive for someone like me who is used to 4-bangers

but yah i drive a stick too, and it is way more fun to drive than an auto

Big V6??
BIG? V6??

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA

 

[Shlong]

If I had a nice sports car then stick, but I have a daily driver and in my case automatic.

 

[bolido2000]

Originally posted by: johnjbruin
daily commuter - automatic - dont wanna sit on the 405/10 interchange for an hour going 1,2,1,2,... - recently named the biggest bottleneck of US.. damn you LA traffic

Hmmmm I've done Santa Monica- Diamond Bar a couple of times at peak hours (3.5 hours for 40 miles) driving my stick shift Maxima. It wasn't pretty.

 

[Snapster]

Manual, living in the UK would be why.

 

[Siddhartha]

Originally posted by: Twista
What do you prefer and why?

It really depends on the car. I prefer a manual with a car that has a small engine. But I would not mind an automatic with a car that has an engine which has six or more cylinders with a capacity of more than three liters.

For the diehard clutch fans let me remind you that Ferraris do not have a traditonal clutch.