jhharlan

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Stick shift or automatic?

I like the shift for fun and pleasure however, my car is P, R, D1, and D......

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+7 Views: 665 Answers: 10 Posted: 8 years ago

bulletman

If you literately want to drive a car, floor shift is the only way to go. :)

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Clonge

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Automatic, No "SHIFT"!

8 years ago. Rating: 11
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bulletman

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Auto for city driving, on the open road it does'nt really matter auto or manual as the late models have 6- 8 gears for highway driving ( my wife and i took our car for a run to Melbourne aprox. 800 ks. my wife drove for a while to get a feel for the car, she was passing a car i looked down at the speedo and we were doing 160 ks, i told her it was a bit fast to be passing at least now i know i have the power if needed to pass safely and quickly and it is an Auto- Triptronic.

8 years ago. Rating: 11
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terryfossil 1

Kent i took a diesel Renault up to 170 klm an hour on a German Autobarn,,and mate,i was in the slow lane..if you wanted to pass someone you had to be quick or you had someone right up your clacker in a flash..>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<..

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bulletman

I would love to go on the Autobarn, to check out the top speed. :)

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JDB

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I do like the stick but my current car is an auto. Its hard to find a VW TDI in the U.S. with a manual transmission.

8 years ago. Rating: 11
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Benthere

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....automatic

8 years ago. Rating: 10
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Tommyh

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Both.

8 years ago. Rating: 9
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bulletman

Tom, You show off you. :)

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Tommyh

After over 50 years of driving every kind of vehicle you could imagine I would hope I could still manage a manual. :)

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terryfossil 1

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Stick shift was great for when i was a hoon,,you could wind her out to peak revs before changing,,it was also handy if you had a dicky gear box or clutch,,you could pick your revs without chewing a tooth off your gears,,,also handy having a stick shift for sliding around dirt corners when being chased with a flashing light,,,,however now i am a good boy with a Auto transmission, that does not speed,slide or race anywhere..i just sit there and let the car do all the work...>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<..

8 years ago. Rating: 9
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hector5559

You can always use 1st and 2ed Terry on an auto,and get a punch at the bottom end,,

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terryfossil 1

Yep, and leave your gearbox sitting in the middle of the road Hec.you only have an aluminuim ring gear in auto's..manuals have a solid flywheel.>>>>>>><<<<<<<<..

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hector5559

Did not know that will have to watch it in future,,

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terryfossil 1

Still young enough to have some hoon left in ya hey..?????>>>>>>><<<<<<<..

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bulletman

Or you can have my car, the auto can be a 6 speed manual, of course no clutch to depress. :)

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terryfossil 1

For you guys with an Auto,,when you get her up to 150 klms,,do not put it into (R) for race..>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<..

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Tommyh

My New Vw has all 3. 7 Speed auto,7 speed sequential manual & sports mode auto.

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country bumpkin

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Automatic please.

I can manage a stick shift but not well. I grind the gears to much and I get stuck on the inclines. LOL, I borrowed my grandfather's stick shift several years ago and I had to yield to traffic while trying to enter the main loop. It was on an incline and I got stuck. There was also the time I borrowed my grandfather's truck to move furniture to Ft. Worth and blew the engine 3 hours into the trip, but I don't like talking about it. :(

8 years ago. Rating: 7
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Bob/PKB

The first time I drove a standard trans was taking my sister and her friend to town, about 4 miles. There was an old 193? car in the truck yard, so we took that. Two stop signs thwarted our forward movement, so as we approached the friend's house, I slowed down as much as I could and told them to jump out. Last I saw of them, my sister was sprawled in the street...her friend had pushed her out. It took me another hour to get home. :-(

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country bumpkin

I'm picturing this is my mind and can't help but laugh though I know it wasn't funny at the time.

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Bob/PKB

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6-speed standard transmission

8 years ago. Rating: 7
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sunnyB

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I have an automatic now, just as well, sometimes my right foot doesn't know what my left foot is doing, more so when I'm dancing that driving, fortunately.

8 years ago. Rating: 6
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Ducky

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I drive an automatic but I really love driving a standard. It's not a good idea to have a standard at my age...ever present possibility of hip/knee surgery, arthritis, etc. <sigh> Must be sensible.