KEN 24T Gandalf the Grey, Maiar of Manwë and Varda, Team HgAg/Sneaky Member 7,371 Member For: 21y 6m 23d Gender: Male Location: The Shire, Middle Earth Posted 31/07/03 06:50 AM Share Posted 31/07/03 06:50 AM Why are we bickering amongst ourselves?Isn't it enough to know that you own a car that can devour almost everything else on the roads. I know that thought gives me a woody that a cat can't scratch. "Can't get enough of this!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macktheknife Xtreme Xalted Member Donating Members 3,112 Member For: 21y 8m 16d Gender: Male Location: BrisVegas Posted 31/07/03 07:09 AM Share Posted 31/07/03 07:09 AM Or you can hammer horseshoes on.or a bone a pitbull could't chew.Yup...know dat feelin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Member 249 Member For: 22y 1m 20d Location: Sydney Posted 31/07/03 08:44 AM Share Posted 31/07/03 08:44 AM It's pretty simple isn't it ?Drive the car .. get a manual. Be driven by the car .. get an auto.OR ....Autos are for girls and manuals are for boys !!! lmao (tongue firmly placed in cheek). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NT TURBO Member 1,128 Member For: 21y 10m 7d Gender: Male Location: Darwin NT Posted 31/07/03 09:15 AM Share Posted 31/07/03 09:15 AM Mack,I'm not a straight line man either - circuits are my go. I just wanted to call it as it is after I got reeled in on the biggest hook NTTURBO could throw out. Thanks NT, hope I didn't offend - that wasn't my purpose.The reality is that I nearly bought the auto but thought I'd go out on the circuit maybe a couple of times a year. It a big price to pay during peak hour!As for racing an auto - I can't wait for the 10th August - look forward to it ZMAN, we'll have some fun.Where are you 1axr? I'm sure you want a piece of this. I was fishing for IMTRBO!! No offence taken, always don the asbestos coat when bagging manuals!!, truth be known I'm another one who's mind was made by the missus insisting she cant drive a manaul. Still cant imagine anyone having any regrets its a great car regardless whether auto or manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spadnium Member 49 Member For: 21y 6m 7d Location: Sydney Posted 31/07/03 09:43 AM Share Posted 31/07/03 09:43 AM Its a question of application.If I was buying it for playing in the hills on the weekend, it would be the manual, but for punting though (and sitting in) Sydney trafic, it's auto.You have more control over the car's inertia with a manual, but the novelty (and lining) of a clutch wear thin in trafifc.As for which is faster, manufacturing tolerances and driver error would easily compensate for any differences on paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IMTRBO Guests Posted 31/07/03 09:47 AM Share Posted 31/07/03 09:47 AM GEEA> Correct me if im wrong but I believe that IMTRBO got 210ish rwkw with his airfilter removed and I know I got 201 rwkw with it in so after allowing for the air filter probably a 5rwkw difference. His being manual and mine auto. When is the next Calder street drags, then we could settle the auto vs manual debate properly. Bring it on brother any time any place and dont forget to bring your walking stick or gaffa tape to make sure that plastic shifter doesnt snap off in your hand!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IMTRBO Guests Posted 31/07/03 09:57 AM Share Posted 31/07/03 09:57 AM MR WALKER THANKS FOR BACKING ME UP THESE AUTO BOYS HAVE NO IDEA...GARENTEE 80 % of those auto boys dont have a manual licence and have never driven one before so that is why they think they got the better deal good THINK that boys, wait till I put my TREMEC in keep your what is a 3 or 4 speed you guys got LOL GO MANUAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavoWA Proud Team Blueprint member Member 286 Member For: 21y 9m 7d Location: Perth Posted 31/07/03 10:39 AM Share Posted 31/07/03 10:39 AM I'm not a straight line man either - circuits are my go. I just wanted to call it as it is after I got reeled in on the biggest hook NTTURBO could throw out. Thanks NT, hope I didn't offend - that wasn't my purpose.The reality is that I nearly bought the auto but thought I'd go out on the circuit maybe a couple of times a year. It a big price to pay during peak hour!As for racing an auto - I can't wait for the 10th August - look forward to it ZMAN, we'll have some fun.Where are you 1axr? I'm sure you want a piece of this. I'll have a piece of it if I'm allowed. I'll also have a piece of long track Barbagallo anytime someone wants to. Target - <74 seconds.Yes, I have a "slushy" I also have only 2 foots, so I only need 2 pedals. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IMTRBO Guests Posted 31/07/03 10:44 AM Share Posted 31/07/03 10:44 AM Yeah but you dont brake with your left do you..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QikSmurf Member 246 Member For: 21y 6m 10d Posted 31/07/03 12:05 PM Share Posted 31/07/03 12:05 PM enough speculation....I have the proofmy friend has an almost new manual(3600km) and mine is a n auto(9000km)3 back to back races 0-120km/kand the winner is..................manual .sorry auto boys but the same result evry time: manual by about half a car to 100km/h and both cars are stockthe interesting this is, though the manual does need changing at about 100(some say105km) either way this shift is notoriously slow and by 120km/h we are back to level pegging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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