CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 3m 4d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 04/12/02 09:10 PM Share Posted 04/12/02 09:10 PM hehe i dont mind being a girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Member 453 Member For: 22y 1m 14d Location: Kurrajong, Sydney Posted 04/12/02 10:34 PM Share Posted 04/12/02 10:34 PM On a serious note though, I pick up the manual tomorrow so I'll give you guys some feedback come Monday. Only 24 hours to go.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nfhotston Guests Posted 04/12/02 10:37 PM Share Posted 04/12/02 10:37 PM A new comer to this, so forgive any mistakes. Q. does anyone know if the new auto is speed limited. I've owned an EF XR6 & an ELXR8 both manual and they went off the clock with no real hassle, but a friend had an auto and said it was speed limited to 180kpm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Member 453 Member For: 22y 1m 14d Location: Kurrajong, Sydney Posted 04/12/02 11:38 PM Share Posted 04/12/02 11:38 PM From what I've heard both the manual and the auto are limited to 230kph. Feel free to correct me if you have more up to date info though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nfhotston Guests Posted 05/12/02 12:48 AM Share Posted 05/12/02 12:48 AM Will forward anything when I recieve my XR6T and get a chance to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 3m 4d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 05/12/02 12:52 AM Share Posted 05/12/02 12:52 AM From what I've heard both the manual and the auto are limited to 230kph. Feel free to correct me if you have more up to date info though Ive read that in a car magazine too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6T_someday Member 29 Member For: 22y 1m 27d Posted 05/12/02 01:46 AM Share Posted 05/12/02 01:46 AM A new comer to this, so forgive any mistakes. Q. does anyone know if the new auto is speed limited. I've owned an EF XR6 & an ELXR8 both manual and they went off the clock with no real hassle, but a friend had an auto and said it was speed limited to 180kpm? The XR6T and the 8 are limited to 230. The rest are limited to 200. Don't know about the GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Member 90 Member For: 22y 1m 11d Location: Brisbane Posted 05/12/02 03:11 AM Share Posted 05/12/02 03:11 AM Having driven a manual HSV for the last 5 years, I have just ordered an XR6T, but was unsure about the auto manual choice. So I hired an XT BA with auto (I know it's not the same).. And the auto is a sweet box. Changes quick, holds the gears, no lag, a great piece of work. However, it's not a manual. It doesn't feel like a manual. It's just not the same..A couple of other points. When the auto is in the manual mode, it seems to be a little too far away to have fun. If it was the other way, different story. The other part is that being an auto, you can just forget the gear that you are in and have to look at the dash. In a manual, you don't have that problem.I drive a car no to get from A to B but because I love the drive. In a manual you drive, in an auto you motor. The cluch may be heavy, and not as efficient, but what fun..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Member 249 Member For: 22y 1m 15d Location: Sydney Posted 05/12/02 07:48 AM Author Share Posted 05/12/02 07:48 AM Have to agree with you edge. I've driven autos before from a VL Vacationer to a Porsche 911 and to me, I'm really only steering the car.As far as manuals go, whether it be a good gearbox or bad, you still drive the car and control what it is doing rather than interpret what it has just done. Also like edge, I don't drive to get from A to B. I actually enjoy driving. The Mags could say that the manual is utter crap and I would still get a manual I'm afraid. Maybe I'm just stubborn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djelibeybi Code Monkey Member 265 Member For: 22y 2m 5d Location: Canberra, ACT Posted 05/12/02 08:33 AM Share Posted 05/12/02 08:33 AM I drove manuals almost exclusively until getting my first Explorer, and really enjoyed the skill of driving a kakked-out BMW 318i (1986 model) that had almost no gearbox to speak of! But, after four years of driving an automatic, I'm glad to have the option of the sequential shift: its automatic when I want it to be and enough of a manual for me to have the occassional burn when necessary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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