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Stick Shift or Automatic?
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Does your car have manual or automatic transmission?
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Auto, got tired of having to wrestle with a clutch on hills.
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Auto - but I do miss certain aspects of manuals.
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My VW Passat is a Manual, my Dodge Magnum is an automatic.
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Manual.
Gives me something to do while I'm sitting in the car.
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Gives me something to do while I'm sitting in the car.
Auto...........more time to hang onto the steering wheel for dear life.
(unless the handbrake is in the car).:shock:
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I would have prefered the BMW 635csi with a 5 speed manual but the 4 speed auto does still have a kick to it. I just put a K&N intake on it got an extra 18 Hp and you can sure tell it, will push you back in your seat when it shifts.
Can't wait till my catback triflow exhaust system comes in.
Fabe
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My 1988 Firebird Formula came with an Auto but I converted it to a Manual a year after I bought it.
I personally prefer manual
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I would have prefered the BMW 635csi with a 5 speed manual but the 4 speed auto does still have a kick to it. I just put a K&N intake on it got an extra 18 Hp and you can sure tell it, will push you back in your seat when it shifts.
Can't wait till my catback triflow exhaust system comes in.
Fabe
Post the dyno sheets of your car before and after the filter swap.
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One manual and one auto.
I do prefer the auto.
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Mine is automatic. Manual is just to much work in a city area.
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I don't drive since I am 14 but my Dad has a Manual since he owns a High Performance car
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i have both
and one is Left Hand Drive (Automatic) and other one is Right Hand Drive (Manual)
but what to vote now?
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Automatic, I'd rather have a manual but my wife won't/can't drive one. Can't afford two cars so a compromise had to be made.
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I've never driven a car with automatic transmission in 40 years of driving. You rarely see them in the UK except in large premium brands but even then British drivers seem to prefer manual gear changing.
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Manual. When I bought my car I told the salesman at the dealership that I only had two requirements. It had to be black and have manual transmission.
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Automatic, As I'm disabled it's a lot better
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