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Originally posted by -=M=- i love the fact that people dont realise that a sports automatic transmission will go thru the gears at the exact amount of revs for optimum acceleration... what makes people think that manual transmission cars will go "faster"????

they shift faster, plus it gives you more control for turns and stuff, ie downshifting

but for the street, it hardly makes a difference and most ppl dont have the skill anyways to make a manual transmission beat out an automatic

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u cant even compare a manual with a automatic :P manuals are much faster and funner imo!

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Originally posted by Resnick they shift faster, plus it gives you more control for turns and stuff, ie downshifting but for the street, it hardly makes a difference and most ppl dont have the skill anyways to make a manual transmission beat out an automatic

ye

if your mom wants an auto, why not? i mean i assume she will do daily stuff like goto work, buy groceries, goto stores, pick you up. You dont need a stick for that. after all, auto's are convenient for these types of activities.

make sure the car gets a quality security system too.

manuals are much much faster than automatics IF you are a pro at it

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and manual are such a hassle in town and thru traffic

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Originally posted by ahlamalek ugly car and manual are such a hassle in town and thru traffic

they are fun though, i gotta admit im tired of mine and which i had an automatic now... but when trying to go fast and have better control, it comes in handy

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Originally posted by -=M=- i love the fact that people dont realise that a sports automatic transmission will go thru the gears at the exact amount of revs for optimum acceleration...

...sacrificing torque and horsepower to do so.

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Originally posted by mndeg manuals are much much faster than automatics IF you are a pro at it

ROFL? hows that? explain this to me please

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Originally posted by mndeg manuals are much much faster than automatics IF you are a pro at it

i guess what separets a pro from a non pro is how far they push the gas.... that is the only thing u have to do in an auto

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On OOKA-OOKA ME NACHOS ME PRESS KEYS ON COMPUTER GOOD

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Originally posted by -=M=- ROFL? hows that? explain this to me please

Manual transmissions also enable you to do what is called "heel-toe driving" or "rev matching." This style of driving requires all three peddles and takes some practice to learn, but once it is accomplished and becomes automatic you can go on a thrill ride in the twisties that an automatic could never do.

I'm not dissing automatics, they both have their good and bad. It's really only a matter of preference...my preference manual.

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Originally posted by Twoces Manual transmissions also enable you to do what is called "heel-toe driving" or "rev matching." This style of driving requires all three peddles and takes some practice to learn, but once it is accomplished and becomes automatic you can go on a thrill ride in the twisties that an automatic could never do. I'm not dissing automatics, they both have their good and bad. It's really only a matter of preference...my preference manual.

heal and toe only helps in races, not in the real world.... u can do a little heal and toe on f1 type gearboxes too, and they are automatic....

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On OOKA-OOKA ME NACHOS ME PRESS KEYS ON COMPUTER GOOD