Thread: MANUAL or AUTO? which one floats your boat!

I drive a 1950 buick special with a 3 on the tree, there is nothing better than hearing the 1st to 2nd gear wind up.

DEFINITELY manual. Although I'm confused at people talking as if you can't get manual with cruise control? My jeep is manual with cruise control. (of course I had to add cruise control and convert from auto to manual).

I'm daily driving a Caddy STS now which unfortunately isn't available in a manual. It's near impossible to find Manual transmissions in anything other than sports cars here in the US, and its even rare in them.

I still have a 73 Porsche, 96 Jeep, and Harley Sportster all of which are manual so I can at least get my "fix". Back when the jeep was an auto, and was my only vehicle I was going nuts. Always stomping the floor looking for the clutch etc.

It depends on the car. Overall I like manual, but I enjoy a quality automatic. It's nice to just down and go sometimes. I'm also finding that automatics are cheaper to work on and more abundant.

I've always driven manual though my current car is auto only because my wife wanted it that way.

What's more interesting is a manual without syncromesh and driving a truck where you have to double clutch. that separates the men from the boys.

Originally Posted by freebird

Stick definitely. I once drove a stick with one foot, the left, gas, clutch, and brake with only the left foot. Had to, I had no driver. I had just had minor surgery on my right foot and needed to keep it elevated. I did get some weird looks as I drove my Suzuki Samurai, through city traffic, with one foot on the dash.

You my friend are a LEGEND!

Originally Posted by ndw76

If I'm a passenger I prefer an auto. Because I live in Thailand, and Thai taxi drivers don't know how to drive, manual mean getting sea sick by the time you get where you are going. Thais love to ride the cluch. Sometimes it is funny to watch someone drive who really has no idea what they are doing.

WOW! Taxi riding in Bancok. So your into extreme sports? I,ve tried a couple, but never quite had the guts to try that one.

I have difficulty driving the wife's auto. I am often stuck pulling on the keys to get them out of the ignition. She will laugh at me and throw it in Park and pull out the keys.

Obviously, I was already in the space. Why on earth do I have to tell it to Park just to pull the dang keys out?

Originally Posted by bbshriver

It's near impossible to find Manual transmissions in anything other than sports cars here in the US, and its even rare in them.

This is also a problem in Australia. My wife is ubout to update after 15 years. The choices nowdays are very limited here its either a little run around, wife hates them so their off the list or 5.7 litre chevy powered Holden SS Commodore (on l.p.g so its better for the enviroment and the wallet) I get the feeling I will be forking out for another Commodore!

MMMMMM maybe I can work a new bike for me into this deal somehow?

Manual all the way.

Even among the large (10k lbs) trucks I have driven, I prefer the manual.

Control is everything.

The only times I can see an automatic being advantageous in terms of performance are in drag racing (which I don't do) and in rock crawling (which I also don't do).

However, if I were to need a vehicle like a minivan, things may change.

I would love to have a manual, but my job almost requires me to have an automatic. Having the best of both worlds in a semi-automatic is very enticing.