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automatic is actually considered the standard in most vehicles. just from an economics standpoint, it was several thousand more for the auto than the manual anyway. i got options in return for going with a tranny i like better anyway...

 

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I think automatic is great for large cars; sedans, suv

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If you like to drive then manual is the only way to go. If you just want your car to take you places , then automatic is much less effort.

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If you like to drive then manual is the only way to go. If you just want your car to take you places , then automatic is much less effort.

 

 

This is my opinion too.

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yeah, oddly enough. the term standard, i'm guessing, comes from when automatic was an option. it's been reversed in recent years.

 

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Call me a chic, but I prefer automatic. I fall in the "old man" category who sees his car as a way to get to where he wants to be, not as a way to enjoy the drive.

 

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my manual car has a kickass bose stereo as well... chick! :-

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yeah, oddly enough.  the term standard, i'm guessing, comes from when automatic was an option.  it's been reversed in recent years.

 

Well, it's "standard transmission" vs "automatic transmission". Standard being a regular manual-shift transmission and automatic being non-manual. I don't think the term standard has anything to do with it being a standard feature.

 

*avoids making a lame pun on differential*

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So, if someone were to ride a Boss Hoss (a motorcycle that has a 350-cubic-inch Chevy small block V-=] and it has an automatic (with reverse :) ) than you would be a women?

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Well, it's "standard transmission" vs "automatic transmission".  Standard being a regular manual-shift transmission and automatic being non-manual. I don't think the term standard has anything to do with it being a standard feature.

i realize that... but it was not referred to as a standard before automatics came out...

 

either way, i was only pointing out the oxymoron in the statement.

 

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Nobody drives automatics where I come from, I've seen the inside of maybe 2 or 3 automatics in my whole life. Btw nice car JE, they must be paying you well at Midway. *feels jealous*

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You gotta be insane to like manual cars.

'manual cars' is tautology because a car without manual isn't really a car - it's like a larger version of those bumper cars they have at fun fairs, with 'go' and 'stop' pedals.

 

lol. I guess a 'car' to you is manually shifting... lol. Yea, it's somewhat a fun method of driving... But to me, a car is something to use to travel places. It would SUCK to have a manual in **** traffic everyday IMO..

 

I eat, smoke, talk on the phone, etc when I am driving. Automatic is what I drive. Although I might be getting a manual VW soon too. I just like auto better. Not like the performance is THAT much of a difference... It's more like a hobby of shifting yourself. lol. I've gotten my auto honda civic up to 110 mph. I think thats fast enough for me. lol

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The debate should adjust and all eyes should be glaring at those who pay upwards of $2000.00 more for the magical, mysterious half-breed auto-manual transmissions. Put it in "M" instead of "D" and you can jockey-shift your overpriced sport-coupe as if you actually knew how to drive a clutch...and no one is the wiser...

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to me, a car is something to use to travel places.

and yet your first argument in favour of automatics is that they're better for when you're stuck in traffic...

 

i see closure of the GM foods thread hasn't altered your taste for bizarro logic.

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I eat, smoke, talk on the phone, etc when I am driving. Automatic is what I drive. 

Potc, for someone who

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- Steven Erikson

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The debate should adjust and all eyes should be glaring at those who pay upwards of $2000.00 more for the magical, mysterious half-breed auto-manual transmissions.  Put it in "M" instead of "D" and you can jockey-shift your overpriced sport-coupe as if you actually knew how to drive a clutch...and no one is the wiser...

The torque converter still saps power.

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