Zenmervolt
Elite member
- Oct 22, 2000
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There is a _HUGE_ amount of respondant bias here too though. People who have a manual as a daily driver are more likey to respond, which skews your results. The sample is not truly random.
ZV
ZV
Very nice choice of rides :thumbsup:
Looking to get myself a CBR600RR myself.
Is that an STi or Legacy? Not a Subaru guy so I can't tell.
Interior looks very nice quality though.
No superiority complex, because the correct counter would be why DO you drive a manual, not should.
And I care because I am dreading the demise of the manual tranny.
I hope they are still available 50 years from now.
I would think that those who don't drive manual would be just as likely to enter since the question is catered towards them.
And I think most people are misunderstanding the question.
Those who don't know how to drive stick are voting for reasons why they aren't learning.
I do drive a standard and it's because I like the extra control...and it's one less part I have to worry about
all my cars have been manuals except my first, third, and last two (ive had like 12) but my current DD is auto because it was only 500 smackers 
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My daily driver is my 2002 WRX Wagon. It's a manual, and I put up with stop and go traffic in Chicago.
aa lot of your poll options apply to me.
I do not know how to drive stick. I live in LA and deal with constant heavy traffic and would never want a stick. If you suck at stick you get worse gas mileage than automatic so i would rather not take my chances. Only good thing about stick is new cars are much cheaper stick than auto
I do not know how to drive stick. I live in LA and deal with constant heavy traffic and would never want a stick. If you suck at stick you get worse gas mileage than automatic so i would rather not take my chances. Only good thing about stick is new cars are much cheaper stick than auto
it is rare to see my car with a manual trans here in the States. I now drive an 89 MB 300e (w124). all my cars up till now have been 4 or 5 speed sticks, even the volvo 850glt that I got rid of for the 124.
zerocool84
Lifer
- Nov 11, 2004
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My car is stick because it only came that way as was my first car. It's really not bad because obviously you get used to it and I live in LA too but it comes becomes automatic to shift. If I would have gotten a regular car I would have gone auto, I find manual more fun. Also now-a-days people saying that Manual is faster than Auto is not true any more seeing as you get more consistent times with Auto and Auto-trannys shift faster than any human ever could.
ViviTheMage
Lifer
Bill Brasky
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- May 18, 2006
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First of all, I drove a manual for 4 years after I got my license. I'm really glad I did it and I enjoyed it at the time, however I just prefer an automatic.
Originally posted by: Thorny
The three vehicles I drive regularly are all manuals, my wifes is an auto. Her's would be a manual too but they don't make minivans with them anymore
Buy an old 4WD Mazda MPV.
- M4H
Lol i love my stick i get worse gas mileage since i drive a stick, but the added fun more than makes up for an extra MPG
DivideBYZero
Lifer
- May 18, 2001
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For me, driving is just about getting from point a to point b. I don't enjoy it, and prefer an automatic because it seems like less hassle to me.
exdeath
Lifer
- Jan 29, 2004
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Daily driver is manual. Tremec T-56 6 speed, tough as a tank.
Pain in the ass in rush hour, esp. with the stiff sticky clutch I have, but being a muscle car it?s primary purpose is to have fun driving; manual is a must. I do hate how when the traffic clears and you go to step on it in an automatic and sometimes get lag or hesitation. In that condition you have to play with the accelerator or back off, slow down a little bit, THEN step on it again to get it to downshift. By that time the ricer you are trying to pass is far enough ahead to get into your lane and act like he won something. I like just yanking the shifter down left into my right knee and smoking the tires instantly on command.
I like being in control at all times. I like the feel of a direct mechanical link between my foot, the tach, and the rear of the car. Instead of asking myself, what can I do with the car in this gear at this speed, instead I ask what gear and speed do I want to go? I don't eat in my car and I threaten to strangle anyone who does. I don't want my suede seats smelling like french fries. I also turn my cell phone off because I can't stand people who use their cell phones while they drive, so I don?t do it. Anything I do attempt while I am driving must be something that can be pre-empted by shifting without discomfort.
I also like to work on my own cars. Automatics take the knowledge and equipment of a dedicated auto transmission tech to properly maintain and rebuild. The T-56 has 3 shafts, some gears and bearings, and synchros, and can be put together with a mallet and a ratchet in about 10 minutes. If you can put shaped blocks in the correct shaped holes, you can work on a manual transmission.
I won?t make the argument about saving gas, since the supercharged V8 pretty much makes the transmission type a non issue when it comes to affecting MPG?
Pain in the ass in rush hour, esp. with the stiff sticky clutch I have, but being a muscle car it?s primary purpose is to have fun driving; manual is a must. I do hate how when the traffic clears and you go to step on it in an automatic and sometimes get lag or hesitation. In that condition you have to play with the accelerator or back off, slow down a little bit, THEN step on it again to get it to downshift. By that time the ricer you are trying to pass is far enough ahead to get into your lane and act like he won something. I like just yanking the shifter down left into my right knee and smoking the tires instantly on command.
I like being in control at all times. I like the feel of a direct mechanical link between my foot, the tach, and the rear of the car. Instead of asking myself, what can I do with the car in this gear at this speed, instead I ask what gear and speed do I want to go? I don't eat in my car and I threaten to strangle anyone who does. I don't want my suede seats smelling like french fries. I also turn my cell phone off because I can't stand people who use their cell phones while they drive, so I don?t do it. Anything I do attempt while I am driving must be something that can be pre-empted by shifting without discomfort.
I also like to work on my own cars. Automatics take the knowledge and equipment of a dedicated auto transmission tech to properly maintain and rebuild. The T-56 has 3 shafts, some gears and bearings, and synchros, and can be put together with a mallet and a ratchet in about 10 minutes. If you can put shaped blocks in the correct shaped holes, you can work on a manual transmission.
I won?t make the argument about saving gas, since the supercharged V8 pretty much makes the transmission type a non issue when it comes to affecting MPG?
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