What's with all the automatic hate?

[jbotta]

TAP TAP that ass. Love the paddles,,,,,

[Rob3D]

Originally Posted by jdsblueray2013

All I know is I beat a 2010 stick 2ss, with my 2013 2ss auto, both cars were bone stock... just sayin...

[Rob3D]

[Angrybird 12]

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[Front Runner]

OP,

Congrats on the new ride.

Manuals and autos are great, just a matter of choice.

Personally, I wanted a manual. My last high performance vehicle had an auto w/manual mode paddle shifters. I really missed a manual so when I purchased this car manuals were the only way to go.

[PQ]

I love these threads.......

There are definitely times where I wished I'd bought the stick.

The tapshift shifter helps but I still miss the shifting at times.

Sipping on my coffee WHILE stabbing the gas and beating the Mustang is always fun.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by PQ

I love these threads.......

There are definitely times where I wished I'd bought the stick.

The tapshift shifter helps but I still miss the shifting at times.

Sipping on my coffee WHILE stabbing the gas and beating the Mustang is always fun.

My s-10 is a manual, it's fun playing for a while but there are times I wish it too was an automatic.

[2012-1822]

Tell you what. I'm on crutches for the moment, so really wishing I kind of had an auto. I can push my clutch, it's just extremely painful.

Solution is drive as little as possible, shift without the clutch when possible(glad I learned to do that in my mom's Ford Ranger POS Edition years ago) and put it in third and leave it, that's enough gear to usually get me where I'm going.

[camarovigoa]

Originally Posted by spyderbuddy

Would not even suggested this if I thought a bunch of you kids would get butt hurt. Removed pics

I think we know whos the butt hurt one here

[Mvp_Me]

Originally Posted by banter

It's all about preference. Personally, I get bored driving automatics, even the super fast shifting flappy paddle types. I feel more involved with a manual, and I enjoy it more. Even for sitting in traffic, which I do pretty often, I wouldn't trade it for the convenience. I used to race cars (drag and autox) and frankly, I don't even care if the auto is faster, I like driving a manual more than I'd like to have those few fractions of a second. Maybe if I raced for money I'd feel differently, but I don't. I race for fun, I drive for fun, and a manual (to me) is more fun.

I'll sooner teach my girlfriend or wife to drive manual than I would concede to getting an automatic. Unfortunately, the trend of the auto industry is moving against my preferences.

Couldn't have said it better myself

Originally Posted by hognutz

it's just preference.

why to mustang guys hate camaro's or vice versa. who knows it is just something to bicker about.

I have never driven a automatic I like on a real windy road the same way I like a manual. I Just like control over the gear I am in. that is my own thing though. I used to hate auto's IE TH350 or TH400 or anthing with truns. they always were hundereds of rpms off on shifts etc. the new ones are pretty accurate on shift points though. so much that I just let the computer do it.

ironically on this car the automatic stock vs stock is quicker than the manual at least for the first 120mph. they never test the auto's on a road coarse I always just assumed the manual was a tad quicker because if not the published ring time would have been in the auto car one would think.

I could car less which people by but in my case there was no way I was spending $2600 for an auto. my inner jew would not allow it. for sophisticated people like me that is 65 lap dance or .5 barret .50 riffles.

If I drag raced a ton I would have though about it more though is auto's are just easier to launch with varying track conditions for me anyway.

Originally Posted by PQ

I'd agree but I would do all of those things when I used to own nothing but manuals. After a short while you don't even know you are shifting because it becomes absolute reaction so I found myself on 'auto pilot' mentally anyway.

Once I got my first auto I did slam my foot on the break a few times thinking it was time to shift. haha

Damn. I agree with the other guy too, great user name.

See, I don't get that. I've heard things like this but it seems improbable. Thieves are typically not that stupid. All you have to do is look in the window.

I was on the fence. I did want the feel of shifting gears in a powerful car because I drove 18 wheelers for 10 years so I wanted to shift with some power. But like I said, the thrill is gone shifting gears. So I almost just flipped a coin. But I found a reason to push me to the auto. The remote start was good enough to tip the scale.

Well said. I agree.

BUT, you can get engaged drifting around a corner whether plugged in or not. haha

Most people maybe but I had never owned or driven a muscle car that was stick. I had an old 73' Camaro and a friend of mine had a 67' and another friend had an old Malibu and they were all auto. Later, in the military, I knew a guy who had an old mid 70s Camaro with an auto. BUT, every import I drove including the ones I owned and the little sports cars my friends had were all stick.

Literally I always equated stick shift to Ricers.

Coincidence? I don't know. But the fun of driving a stick, to me, was always in the turns. Which 'muscle' was never known for.

I have been on these boards for a long time so I know I can catch hell for that but that's my experience.

Manual transmission in the ZL1 baylor sucks and they might be faster shifting baylor sucks but it was built for the twisties baylor sucks and a lot of people buy them for baylor sucks.

But I use my paddle shifters every time I drive.

Whaa??

[RonnieSVT]

I agree with Jay Leno on this one! My truck is a auto but I miss my 6 speed Camaro!

[ernie scar]

I didn’t even question why I bought an automatic. I am lazy and with today’s technology, why shift gears if you don’t have to. The computer is a lot smarter than me and I don’t have to worry about red lining the engine.

And as far as having more control with a manual, when I am driving at a high rate of speed (passing, etc.) I prefer to have both hands on the steering wheel.

Just my 2 cents.

[Whos_Drivin]

There's no debate the auto is quicker and more consistent at the strip, and manuals make you more involved with the overall driving experience. It is all about personal preference.

But, when one person buys an auto because his wife said so and another mods his auto to look like a manual, its open season. So, how many of you auto owners are going to trade yours in for that new magenta???

[PQ]

Originally Posted by Mvp_Me

Whaa??

It was my experience. haha