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    4. Which do you prefer to drive, an automatic or a stick shift (manual)? Why?
    Which do you prefer to drive, an automatic or a stick shift (manual)? Why?

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    +3  Views: 958 Answers: 17 Posted: 14 years ago
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      stick shift is way more fun if you got a fancy sports car and like racing around ripping through the gears. nothing like the feel of 'popping' out the clutch from a dead stop to get the aderiline going...1...2...3 opps powershift down to 2..whew!!! cloose one!!
      14 years ago. Rating: 6
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        any one can steer an auto, but do actually drive a car, you can't beat a floor shift [stick shift].
        14 years ago. Rating: 6
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          I have both, my daily driver is a Dodge Hemi magnum, its automatic, it's more laid back and a cruiser..

          My other car is a Corvette, this is 6spd manual, to me a sportscar must be stickshift, its what its all about! Feeling the road, the car and the power transmitted through your shifts.. I would not have a sportscar without it being stick.. Now would i want a luxury daily driver without automatic..
          14 years ago. Rating: 6
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            Volcane

            100% true!
            commented 14 years ago
            Automatic makes giving the strategic finger to tailgaters more safely.
            14 years ago. Rating: 6
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              Automatic, it's easy to drive. I have driven a manual, but that's long ago.
              14 years ago. Rating: 5
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                An everyday driver, stick.
                14 years ago. Rating: 5
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                  I liked the stick shift when I was younger, automatic now to lazy to pop the clutch to cheap to pay for the rubber........lol
                  14 years ago. Rating: 5
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                    Manual for gas milage and the sexy factor... But automatic for lazy, buzy mom syndrome.
                    14 years ago. Rating: 5
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                      As I am old and lazy I have automatic. In my wild and dangerous youth I drove a floor change for a very good reason, there were no automatics when I got my licence in Feb. 1949. I drove a 1930 Morris Isis Roadster. Canvass hood dicky (rumble) seat in the open at the back. 18 horsepower six cylinder 3 speed box. The motor gave one chugg every telegraph pole.
                      14 years ago. Rating: 5
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                        Good morning all! (: When I used to drive and when my kids were small I always preferred automatic....easier...plus I had an extra hand to swat the little monsters!
                        14 years ago. Rating: 5
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                          Without a question, stick ! one gets a better mileage, cheap in gas and also on brakes since you shift down when you want to slow down and it is safer. Stick all the way !
                          14 years ago. Rating: 5
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                            Stick shift because I get better mileage than an automatic.
                            14 years ago. Rating: 5
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                              Volcane

                              Thanks Gary - checkout the new DSG, it's as economical as stick shift.
                              commented 14 years ago
                              Being an ex truck driver and having 18 gears (well more like 13 or 14 since I could usually skip the first few) to go through, I do prefer an automatic for a personal vehicle.
                              14 years ago. Rating: 4
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                                Automatic because I cant drive a car with a stickshift
                                14 years ago. Rating: 4
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                                  Automatic, that's because I live in the big city and have to deal with traffic. If I lived in a less populated area, I wouldn't mind having a second car with a stick shift, they can be fun to drive when your not dealing with traffic.
                                  14 years ago. Rating: 4
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                                    Stick, better mileage and fun..
                                    14 years ago. Rating: 4
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                                      STICK SHIFT, BCAUSE I THINK THEY'RE EASIER ON GAS !
                                      14 years ago. Rating: 4
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