Maunal gear

[pbateson]

Do you drive maunal?

[Crism]

Yup and I'm only 16 years old . I've driven my car and my mom's boyfriends standard 2003 Mustang Mach 1!

[MaxPower]

Yeah Manual shifting preferred !

Have anyone tried automatic shifted motorcycle ? Dang that is slow.. !!

[pkonowrocki]

I have 01 Mazda MPV with automatic and i have to say that I like it.

[Crism]

I have 01 Mazda MPV with automatic and i have to say that I like it.

Soccer Mom!

[ASpilot2be]

I drive both actually, but prefer Automatic. The Subaru Outback is Auto, and the Ford Ranger is Manual.

[screaming_emu]

no....but I fly a plane with retractable gear, does that count?

[Simpleboy]

The ease of driving or the BMW, hmm, ill take the manual BMW.

[Shadower]

Manual only, automatic is for old people

[JessNil]

Manual only, automatic is for old people

And drivers who dont know how to drive with Manual Shifty.

[TAP-A343]

I own and drive a 2004 Honda Civic 1.6 ES sedan with manual transmission.

In my opinion, manual transmissions are better suited for cars like mine with small engines and not so high torque because it enables better performances and better fuel consumption.

For full-sized cars intended to be, above all, comfortable and easy to drive with big engines and lots of torque automatic transmissions are the more suitable.

For me a sports car with a traditional automatic transmission is a heresy. However, manual transmissions with automated clutch can be faster than a traditional manual transmission.

The likes of the Mercedes S-class have automatic transmission with sequencial gear that allows full automatic or semi-automatic use and are the best in this market segment.

I prefer to drive a manual car to have more control over it, however, when I'm stuck in a traffic jam for 1 hour + changing gear from neutral to 1st I really regret not driving an automatic.

My experiences with automatics are confined to rental cars in North America and Australia.

Regards.

[ptbodale]

I've always owned a manual transmission vehicle.

I hate to say it but when I saw the title "manual gear" I thought there must be new "gear" for self gratification. My mind is in the gutter...sorry.

[kcmh]

Drove a stick for many years, always hated it in city traffic, get an auto

[exmanx]

Being British, of course I drive a manual gear change vehicle Automatic is strictly for old farts and furriners!

Andy

[DAL767-400ER]

Drive both actually. Mainly an Opel Corsa with stick shift, though during rush-hour, it can get very annoying.
Though my preference is the Opel Vectra from my father. It is automatic, but the best thing about it is Tiptronic. Or in other words, changing from D into gears 1-5 and being able to change gears yourself, without having the hassle of always kciking the third pedal. It less stressful than regular stick shift, but you can get the same advantages, e.g. changing into a higher gear faster, and go down earlier, so that the motor brakes by itself.