My name is Mud Member 24 Member For: 16y 7m 14d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 15/05/08 05:09 AM Author Share Posted 15/05/08 05:09 AM Is the clutch the peddle on the left??? Its been a while lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetute Donating Members 4,553 Member For: 20y 10m 25d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 15/05/08 06:56 AM Share Posted 15/05/08 06:56 AM (edited) go the manual mate... ive driven all the FG's (excluding fpv) and the manual is farking awesome!! that's my next purchase.... my auto is 10 months old now... im thinking of ways to tell the missus its trade in time!! what are my chances?? Edited 15/05/08 06:58 AM by jetute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 15/05/08 07:53 AM Share Posted 15/05/08 07:53 AM Well they are slightly more economical aren't they....will save you a few cents every week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Scott www.australianflag.org.au Donating Members 6,763 Member For: 19y 5m 9d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 15/05/08 08:24 AM Share Posted 15/05/08 08:24 AM Not to mentions brakes.Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooltint Member 686 Member For: 21y 8m 7d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast QLD Posted 15/05/08 03:40 PM Share Posted 15/05/08 03:40 PM Well they are slightly more economical aren't they....will save you a few cents every week In actual fact the ZF Auto is the more economical of the two by about .6 of a litre per 100km I think from memory and besides you can drive the ZF in manual mode if you really like changing gears (It's overated if you ask me).The only place a manual is better is on a race track. How often do you drive at the race track?I vote Auto.Big AL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 15/05/08 03:49 PM Share Posted 15/05/08 03:49 PM If you go the auto stop off at the dress shop on your way home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Member 109 Member For: 17y 1m Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 15/05/08 09:51 PM Share Posted 15/05/08 09:51 PM When the option was 4 speed auto and 6 speed manual, choice to go manual was much easier. Now that it's 6 gears vs 6 gears makes the decision much harder. I'm having trouble deciding too, proof of the puding is in the eating though so I rang 12Ford last night to organise a test drive of both the auto and the manual.Also, can someone please explain what the big deal with launch control is. Any reason why you couldn't rev the motor to 3000 revs or so to build up boost before dumping the clutch without lunch control? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 10m 12d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 15/05/08 10:43 PM Share Posted 15/05/08 10:43 PM I would still choose the auto in the Turbo.The launch control will end in tyre smoke, as these barges lack traction. The Manuals will dump boost inbetween gearchanges and this is where the Auto shines.The auto is the best all round box for these cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velociTy Team Velocity Member 1,202 Member For: 20y 2m 28d Gender: Male Location: Margs WA Posted 15/05/08 11:00 PM Share Posted 15/05/08 11:00 PM If YOU enjoy driving your car go the manual for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 10m 19d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 15/05/08 11:02 PM Share Posted 15/05/08 11:02 PM Elias - the launch control, as opposed to just revving the engine, actually creates boost as the engine is held against the soft cut limiter. The limiter creates load similar to what happens when you sit on the brake in an auto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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