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Miscguy · 01-03-2006, 09:12 AM

I sit in traffic all the time with man manual. Its nice to not have to have your foot on the brake when just sitting there, and since your used to doing things with your right arm it comes naturally to pop it into neutral. Rather than an auto where you can, but you always forget, and it always seems to jerk a bit when going back and forth between the two. Then theres hills... I will never own an auto for this very reason... Going up a hill the fucking things can NEVER decide what gear they want. You'll be in 4th, and you'll be decellerating, so it'll go back to 3rd and rev up and get you back up to speed, only to shift back to 4th and start decellerating again. I know of more than 5 hills this annoyance ALWAYS accures. Doesnt matter what car it was, if it was auto it did this. Meanwhile my stick i can just leave in 5th and have no issue with any of them.

Dont even get me started on the throttle response. If im drivng on the freeway and i stab the gas i expect the fucker to drop a gear and go, no hesitation. What do i get, 3 seconds of lag while the tranny decides what it wants to do. Meanwhile my foots on the floor and im waiting. Then it does it and it jerks like nothing else as the revs sky rocket. My uncles Hemi Ram 1500 was fast as hell, unless you stabbed the gas, do that and prepare to wait, at any speed, even standing still. The dealer even said he should replace the stock chip to better manage the power, and lower the response.

Most people probably dont notice it, they just go from point a to point b and just want to be there. Id prefer to enjoy the trip and perhaps be naughty along the way. I find a manual best provides for that "weekend racer" i get from time to time... Ok, more often than not.

That and i do tend to get bored city driving with an auto.

P.s. 0 traffic violations.

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Miscguy is Offline 2nd Lieutenant Posts: 3,811 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Redmond, Home of Microsoft	01-03-2006, 09:12 AM I sit in traffic all the time with man manual. Its nice to not have to have your foot on the brake when just sitting there, and since your used to doing things with your right arm it comes naturally to pop it into neutral. Rather than an auto where you can, but you always forget, and it always seems to jerk a bit when going back and forth between the two. Then theres hills... I will never own an auto for this very reason... Going up a hill the fucking things can NEVER decide what gear they want. You'll be in 4th, and you'll be decellerating, so it'll go back to 3rd and rev up and get you back up to speed, only to shift back to 4th and start decellerating again. I know of more than 5 hills this annoyance ALWAYS accures. Doesnt matter what car it was, if it was auto it did this. Meanwhile my stick i can just leave in 5th and have no issue with any of them. Dont even get me started on the throttle response. If im drivng on the freeway and i stab the gas i expect the fucker to drop a gear and go, no hesitation. What do i get, 3 seconds of lag while the tranny decides what it wants to do. Meanwhile my foots on the floor and im waiting. Then it does it and it jerks like nothing else as the revs sky rocket. My uncles Hemi Ram 1500 was fast as hell, unless you stabbed the gas, do that and prepare to wait, at any speed, even standing still. The dealer even said he should replace the stock chip to better manage the power, and lower the response. Most people probably dont notice it, they just go from point a to point b and just want to be there. Id prefer to enjoy the trip and perhaps be naughty along the way. I find a manual best provides for that "weekend racer" i get from time to time... Ok, more often than not. That and i do tend to get bored city driving with an auto. P.s. 0 traffic violations.