The lost art

[19iroc88]

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[Anti_Rice_Guy]

'Tis very sad but nothing new. I love driving stick. I've driven 13,000 lb Internationals in traffic and didn't mind it one bit.

[Jersey Mike]

It's really a shame. I feel that most "fun-to-drive" cars, including our fbodies, should have been exclusively offered in only Standard--with a small percentage of automatics. But, when it comes down to it, buyer demand is what drives manufacturers' decisions. The majority of people just don't care for it anymore.
When I was looking for a LS1, the price difference between equal mileage 4L60E & T56 cars were in the thousands, making a T56 unattainable with my budget.

[BurninrubberGT]

i hate having auto in my car
i love the 5speed in the trans am
i will drive manuals after my current car for the rest of my life

[xrelapse13]

Same here. I love the 6 speed in my T/A. I'm driving my parents' cars right now since I'm in the middle of a motor swap and I absolutely can't stand auto. Every car i buy will be manual.

[NastyEllEssWon]

it depends on the car. i prefer my fun cars to be manual and my daily drivers to be auto.

[LTb1ow]

Real cars have manual valve bodies.

Clutches are ftl.

[Featherburner]

Clutches are ftl.People that can't drive a clutch are ftl.

[Bcozzi71]

People that can't drive a clutch are ftl.

:nod::nod: I still when driving a auto reach for the clutch and my heart stops for a second until I realize its not my car im driving lol ....

[NastyEllEssWon]

People that can't drive a clutch are ftl.





he has to learn auto first :rofl::rofl:

[GP99GT]

Real cars have manual valve bodies.

Clutches are ftl.

automatic transmissions have clutches in them

if my integra was automatic i would hate driving it, its almost as fun as my mustang

[T69SS]

it depends on the car. i prefer my fun cars to be manual and my daily drivers to be auto.

+1, but if i did have a daily driver Fbod i would get a manual without a doubt.

[BarneyMobile]

I wouldn't trade my manual 6spd for anything. To me, its one of the appealing features of the car! I had in auto Z before this car and its like night and day. My A4 Z was no where near as fun to drive on a daily basis as my M6 SS!

[thunder]

I actually feel safer in a Manual for some reason.Maybe cause i feel like im driving the car instead of the car driving me

[edpontiac91]

Yet there are some people who would say that the current paddle shifters on the steering wheel are the way to go. When I was selling 67-69 GTO's, one of the coolest ways to shift an automatic was with the Hurst Dual-Gate set-up. You could manually shift and slam the lever just like a stick, grab a chirp from 1st to 2nd:drive: and downshift also. It gives you the best of both worlds, just consider being stuck on the Parkway in the summer with a stick, not too much fun. Just my :2cents:

[fmybody]

Yet there are some people who would say that the current paddle shifters on the steering wheel are the way to go. When I was selling 67-69 GTO's, one of the coolest ways to shift an automatic was with the Hurst set-up. You could manually shift and slam the lever just like a stick, grab a chirp from 1st to 2nd:drive: and downshift also. It gives you the best of both worlds, just consider being stuck on the Parkway in the summer with a stick, not too much fun. Just my :2cents:

its not fun.. go down the shore on any summer day after 8am and you will feel the pain...

but its the ONLY downdside for me.... still making it a landslide victory ... i have both and the m6 is not my dd maybe that why tool... but i do the clutch thing sometimes too in my e30 and get confused esp when i go right from one car to the other..

like when i play tetris in my drive way to put the cars in the right spots. lol

[redsoxsstink]

manual is the way to go, my camaro is a stick and every car after that will be to. its funny when i drive my moms hummer i always and reaching for the clutch and trying to downshift the center console, lol

[Firebird92]

going to Connecticut at 8am and 30-2 hours in traffic with a 5 speed ugh
going down to Florida with a 5 speed hell YA :)

[Iroc-z86]

it will be a long time before i own an automatic again. manuals are just too much fun. even my cherokee is a 5spd and that thing hauls compared to the auto version.

[miketa95]

My truck is auto and I'm missing the six speed big time. In fact, I'm missing having a car big time. Trucks are nice, but their slow, big, and a pain in the ass to park. I actually enjoy driving my girlfriends 2000 5 speed v6 eclipse because it's as close as I can get right now to the Trans am.

[91chevywt]

Automatics are better than they have ever been. I prefer the consistency of an Automatic. Also I think its much easier to service an auto trans car than a Manual. Manual transmissions still have their place though.

[maroman88]

never had a stick... and i have no desire to get one... maybe after i can actually dedicate a car to strickly fun use... my TA is an auto, with the gears and a tune it chirps 2nd, and if in the mood i can pretend its a stick... same goes for the vette, it just needs a tune badly

[Tsar]

never had a stick... and i have no desire to get one... maybe after i can actually dedicate a car to strickly fun use... my TA is an auto, with the gears and a tune it chirps 2nd, and if in the mood i can pretend its a stick... same goes for the vette, it just needs a tune badly

Honda accord can chirp second, with no mods. What's your point? :lol:

[91chevywt]

Honda accord can chirp second, with no mods. What's your point? :lol:

with an automatic?

[Tsar]

with an automatic?
with ****** tires, sure.

[91chevywt]

hm i guess with an open differential and skinny/crappy tires that would be possible

[maroman88]

sorry... i meant get completly freakin sideways until u get out of the gas lol

[Foosh]

Autos are nice in a daily unless the gas mileage difference is worth it... A stick is more fun to drive in a truck and car, auto is just easy to not have to deal with. Like pulling a boat up a ramp from a dead stop, or sitting at a traffic light that your facing up hill on, auto please!

[BigAls87Z28]

Split the difference....DCT's FTW.

[Squirrel]

i miss the t56 in the TA so much, but with my knees when i got stuck in traffic i absolutely hated it... but the pain for the next couple days was worth it especially when i hit my next 2-3 powershift

[HeadlessNorseman]

i used to be all "manuals 4 lyfe" when i was 17 or 18. But i def prefer auto now. The only time i want to shift is if i have a car that sounds good and is loud. Otherwise auto all the way, esp for drag racing! Id rather even have an auto ls1 f bod than a t56. I just like having to worry about one pedal ;)

[Brendan713]

c'mon ppl sticks are the only way to go! It keeps you awake while driving!!!!