[s-cars] "The Aluminum Crowd"/Tip vs. Manual Musings

[Taka Mizutani]

Scott-
Kind of like what Bill said- it's not that the manual is faster, but that it
feels better.

Personally, I really hate automatic transmissions (except in heavy-duty
trucks). I won't buy a
car with an automatic unless I have no other choice. Given the disposable
income, I'd choose
a traditional manual over F1/SMG/DSG in pretty much any car unless I was
buying a track toy.

I've had enough seat time in DSG and slushbox tiptronic cars that the
novelty of shifting gears
really wears off and it's not involving to drive. I always end up putting
the car in automatic mode.

That never happens with a manual (of course, it can't happen). I prefer
shifting gears myself, with
3 pedals and a stick.

Automatic with turbos doesn't work for me at all- A4, S4, RS6, allroad,
V70R, Legacy turbo, WRX- I don't like how
any of them drive.

Taka

On 4/19/07, QSHIPQ at aol.com <QSHIPQ at aol.com> wrote:
>
> I also doubt (ala 928) that a 6speed car is faster or 'better' than the
> autobox in terms of performance.  In my run around mid oh in a couple
> S8's,  I see
> no need for the 6speed.  After shifting for weeks in my urq, I get in  my
> wife's 3.6 91 v8, turn the knob to sport, and put my foot to the
> floor  knowing
> that with the chip in there, the thing goes to redline right up to  triple
> digits in every gear.  It doesn't ever make me pine for a 5 or 6  speed,
> it just
> allows you more time to spend keeping miss piggy on her heels  during the
> weight shifts...
>
> My .02
>
> Scott J
>