Stick vs Automatic?
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From: Virginia Bch VA
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St. Jude Donor '06
6 Spd
Originally Posted by Dave Houk
slightly off topic
If they do come out with paddle shift will that allow the driver to over-ride the automatic and perform those manual 3rd gear 2500-6000 rpm shifts? Best of both worlds? Dave
If they do come out with paddle shift will that allow the driver to over-ride the automatic and perform those manual 3rd gear 2500-6000 rpm shifts? Best of both worlds? Dave
I'd want to drive it first but probably. Must be 6 spd or better
Racer
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From: Gilroy CA
Originally Posted by Dave Houk
slightly off topic
If they do come out with paddle shift will that allow the driver to over-ride the automatic and perform those manual 3rd gear 2500-6000 rpm shifts? Best of both worlds?
Dave
If they do come out with paddle shift will that allow the driver to over-ride the automatic and perform those manual 3rd gear 2500-6000 rpm shifts? Best of both worlds?
Dave
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From: Camano Island Washington
3 pedals
Originally Posted by Thud
Stickshifts don't make any sense. I mean, there are THREE pedals. How many feet do you have? The mind boggles. Plus if you're holding your cell phone in your left hand, that means you have to hold your coffee and shift at the same time while steering with your knee.
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From: The Beautiful Pacific Northwest
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09, '14-'15-'16-'17-'18
Originally Posted by nhlgopens
A Even with an auto, most people drive with one hand. The other is usually resting on the auto-shifter or the S/O's knee. 
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From: NM
When we bought our '04 we wanted a great road car. For that we went with the auto. The manual is fun, yes, but on the road, cruising, the auto is best. You cannot beat an auto for instant acceleration, just push down on the gas and you are gone. With a manual you have a delay to reach for the shift, press in the clutch, then move the shift to the correct gear. That takes time and all the time the auto is accelerating away. Also, when cruising, running under cruise control, you hit a long uphill grade. With the manual you have to down shift, the auto takes care of that for you and keeps you running at the same speed. No sweat, easy drive, great long distance car. Just need the auto.
But, I must agree, you cannot beat the fun factor of the manual. That is why my big block C3 is a manual
tom...
But, I must agree, you cannot beat the fun factor of the manual. That is why my big block C3 is a manual
tom...
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Originally Posted by steve miller
It's only about the fun factor!!! That's why we buy these cars. I had an SL55 in '03 and all that 493 HP, and tons of torque were blotted out by the fact that MB doesn't make a manual in the US. That car lasted 6 months BORING! 6 speeds rule!!
