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| View Poll Results: What G/box do you have | |||
| Proper manual |     | 126 | 76.36% |
| power sapping slushbox automatic |    | 35 | 21.21% |
| witchcraft sequential or DSG (lucky git) |    | 4 | 2.42% |
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December 22nd, 2006, 06:12 PM
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| n00b of the year  Joined: Jun 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 11:56 PM Location: Canadaland :) Posts: 4,925
Car: 1995 Nissan 240SX Rep Power: 45   |  Manual! What else is there? |
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December 22nd, 2006, 06:20 PM
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 Joined: May 15th, 2006 Last Online: January 5th, 2009 Posts: 189
Rep Power: 11 | A manual gearbox is better, it is more economical
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December 22nd, 2006, 06:41 PM
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| I hate your sig! Joined: May 21st, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Frankfurt, Germany Age: 24 Posts: 1,410
Car: Mazda MX-3 Rep Power: 27 | 5-speed manual. Nothing beats the ultimate control it gives you and the *clack* *clack* Only thing where it annoys me is in traffic jams, because my car has an extremely heavy clutch. |
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December 22nd, 2006, 06:48 PM
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 Joined: Dec 19th, 2005 Last Online: 11:23 AM Location: Sweden Posts: 638
Car: 07 Opel Astra Diesel Rep Power: 20 | If I were to form a general opinion on the percentage of manuals and autos in Europe I'd say that on new cars today, automatics are probably installed in about 35%. Which is alot, considering how rare they were only a few years ago. Interesting to note is that amongst automatics almost half seem to be semiautos (dont quote me on this, it simply "feels" like it), and I believe that the option of selecting gear yourself with paddles or "flippers" have greatly increased the general interest for automatics. Of course these numbers are based solely on my own work as a car importer/exporter. The majority of cars on the road in northern Europe are definately manual. |
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December 22nd, 2006, 06:49 PM
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 Joined: Aug 8th, 2005 Last Online: 03:33 PM Location: St. Louis, MO, USA Age: 36 Posts: 144
Car: 2004 Mazda 6 5-door Rep Power: 17 | 5 speed manual here as well.
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December 22nd, 2006, 07:03 PM
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| Banned For Trolling Joined: Jun 12th, 2005 Last Online: November 15th, 2007 Location: A mile high...and then some Posts: 4,809
Car: RX-7, Jeep Cherokee Rep Power: 0 | I don't know anyone who isn't old and drives an auto. if you drive a truck or SUV, 9 times out of 10 it's auto, and I bet most housewives drive auto, but other than that most people can't stand autos. |
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December 22nd, 2006, 07:12 PM
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 Joined: Jul 17th, 2004 Last Online: 11:36 PM Location: Alpharetta, Georgia. U.S.A Posts: 1,665
Car: Subaru Legacy GT Rep Power: 0   | Wow you think someone would have a 6-speed manual...hahaha.. Well in Georgia, which apparently has worse traffic then California, Auto is the way to go because it just kills your leg after 2 hours and going no where. but i'm one of three people in my grade that has a manual (class size abt 200, so what a horrible ratio). However, a lot of people want to learn manual....to drive my car around....
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December 22nd, 2006, 07:48 PM
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| I'm not Moe  Joined: Dec 1st, 2004 Last Online: 11:38 PM Location: University of Michigan Age: 19 Posts: 7,784
Car: 1996 Grand Am SE sedan, and dad's 2006 S60 2.5T Rep Power: 43 | an auto in dad's Volvo an auto in mom's X-type an auto in the Grand Am none of these cars are "mine" btw
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December 22nd, 2006, 08:44 PM
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 Joined: Aug 3rd, 2006 Last Online: 04:12 PM Location: Bar stool Age: 24 Posts: 1,004
Car: Drunken Pedestrian Rep Power: 12 | Manual gear box.  I've never driven an auto but from what I understand people that switch from manuals to auots get hooked on it... apparently it is "alot" easier. Personally I don't quite understand, I find it easy to change gears. I mean it isn't like trying to cure cancer.  |
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December 22nd, 2006, 09:22 PM
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| Unloved and lacking a title  Joined: Jun 13th, 2005 Last Online: January 7th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 23 Posts: 5,412
Car: 1997 VW Golf MkIII CL, Giant OCR 3 Rep Power: 58 | I drive a manual because I'm a real man! |
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December 22nd, 2006, 10:19 PM
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| Ambitious but rubbish!  Joined: Jul 12th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 9,196
Car: 1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5L Rep Power: 41 | Never driven a manual. Just got my first car and although its brilliant, I didn't get one with a manual. My next car will probably be a manual... The 4-speed in my Subaru is pretty crappy. The speed is still adequet enough for my needs but if you push a little too hard on the accelerator, it goes down a gear, jerks all over the place and goes a bit mental. The 5-speed auto in my parents Merc (which I have driven all year) is just brilliant. Super intelligent and just a joy to use. The new car they've ordered with the 7G box should be even better, which I find hard to believe. |
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December 22nd, 2006, 10:42 PM
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| A Small Influence On Koenigsegg  Joined: Apr 1st, 2005 Last Online: 04:33 PM Location: Bruchsal, Deutschland Age: 21 Posts: 2,965
Rep Power: 49    | I ride a proper manual mountain bike. Does that count? 
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December 22nd, 2006, 11:34 PM
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| D:  Joined: Oct 7th, 2006 Last Online: 11:43 PM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 4,508
Car: '08 Honda Accord Euro Rep Power: 49  | 5spd manual as well  doesn't phase me driving in traffic, it's not really that bad.
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December 22nd, 2006, 11:36 PM
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| Mantastic!  Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: 02:27 PM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 10,641
Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 82 | Manual FTW - you can't beat the feeling of timing a downshift and getting the throttle blip just right.
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December 23rd, 2006, 12:06 AM
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| .sa = bad driver!  Joined: Nov 8th, 2004 Last Online: 11:48 PM Location: Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia Age: 22 Posts: 3,567
LFS Status:  Rep Power: 62 | I absolutely love manuals, but I'm currently driving an automatic (the car is actually my mom's). In the next year or so though, I plan to buy a car with a 6-speed manual. 
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December 23rd, 2006, 01:57 AM
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 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 11:00 PM Location: Southampton Posts: 6,223
Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 58 | Both cars 5 sp. Manuals. I have had one automatic and it was OK but I prefer manuals.
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December 23rd, 2006, 02:32 AM
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 Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: 11:56 PM Location: Most Serene Republic of California Posts: 4,819
Car: 1992 Toyota Pickup Rep Power: 40 | Five speed manual.
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December 23rd, 2006, 03:25 AM
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| n00b of the year Joined: Jun 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 11:56 PM Location: Canadaland :) Posts: 4,925
Car: 1995 Nissan 240SX Rep Power: 45 | Quote:
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December 23rd, 2006, 03:33 AM
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 Joined: Sep 17th, 2006 Last Online: October 28th, 2008 Location: Philadelphia, USA Posts: 557
Rep Power: 10 | I have a 5-speed manual. Proper manuals are a bit of dying breed here in the states. Damn near everyone I know drives auto - and I guess I can't blame them in Philadelphia traffic. Stop and go gets a bit laborious. I remember seeing a statistic that Europe has predominantly manual cars while Japan and America are predominantly and increasingly automatics.
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