Which Transmition do you use?

[Emperor]

Tiptronic.
Manuals all good, but just too annoying for everyday driving

[Kitrix]

bz yarrrr

i had an auto in my impreza, but got sick of that and converted to manual. then i got sick of that so i bought an auto bighorn. then i got sick of that and bought a manual b4. not a fan of tiptronic. pretty soon ill be sick of manual again and will have something auto. i should just take the bus

[cheese]

Manuals all good, but just too annoying for everyday driving

comming from someone who cant drive a manual? :-p it becomes a second nature once you're used to it. not annoying at all.

[Victoria]

yep definately manual, drove an auto once and ill never do it again

Ditto.

same here..

[3VLTOY]

Drive both manuel and auto.
I own the manuel but my car is currently off the road
So got to use my partners auto.
Still the soarer can be a lot of fun to play with

[Silent Knight]

Still the soarer can be a lot of fun to play with

Specially with locked diff, boost wound up and ZERO % tread on the rear tyres...

[rollas22]

Manual has always treated me good. Had 1 AUTO car and hate it!!!

[zEpHyRiNe]

Manual.
I don't mind auto's though, they're good for lazy people like me

[2LTR Rona]

Has to be manual

Well my 3 are

[EVOGTX]

Auto is only good for the tow car (to tow the manual to and from the strip) or when you cant change gears quick enough (how many ppl own a car that fast?)

Manual all the way, good old H pattern

[vhpacer]

3 speed manual.....

[86_rolla]

manual all the way

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

Still the soarer can be a lot of fun to play with

Specially with locked diff, boost wound up and ZERO % tread on the rear tyres...

they go hand in hand dont they?


go the manuals

[Bridget]

yep definately manual, drove an auto once and ill never do it again

Yes I agree!! I only drive an auto when I have to and I hate it

[V8MOFO]

Autos are great, they are no slower than a manual while driving, if not faster than a manual.

alot more comfortable and gives you a free hand to eat / txt, whatever

[Cahuna]

Automatics for around town. I've just spent too many hours stuck crawling at 5km/h in stop-start Auckland traffic... a clutch is just a pain in the ass in those situations.

For real driving it is a manual every time. I like a gearbox to do what I want, when I want it to. I've tried a couple of tiptronics and they just don't respond quickly enough and when they do they tend to unbalance the car (eg: when changing down coming into a corner I heel-and-toe, which smooths the downchange; the tiptronic changing down just makes the car feel like it's about to do a compression lock-up )

Of course, in an ideal world I'd have one of those sequential jobbies that the exotics use - the ability to dispense with the clutch whilst still being in control of the gear selection (and software smart enough to match engine revs on changes) sounds ideal

[BlakJak]

Re free hand for txting - I should bloody hope not

I drive an Auto, first one i've owned - I dont look down on em as much as I used to. Excellent for rush hour traffic, etc. Not as good an aid to car handling, admittedly, but you can still do lil things to help your situ out (disengaging the Overdrive is as good as dropping a gear).

I leave the power mode off except for when i'm towing, or doing highway (not motorway) Driving. It helps when trying to gain momentum for overtaking or when driving on twisty roads. (Got to give Scenic Drive a bit of a run this morning, the Caldy suprised me... although I was probably coming close to the practical handling edge on some of those corners, yay for ABS)..

So er um yeah, I didnt vote coz I dont leave the power switch on all the time But my own car is an 3speed + OD Auto, which is fine. The work cars are manuals, though..

[Muzzie]

Lets see, you're missing some options

I currently have

3 spd manual
4 spd manual
5 spd manual
and an auto

[Bridget]

What's to stop you txting in a manual??

[V8MOFO]

What's to stop you txting in a manual??

nothing but it is easier in an automatic