cruiser85 Member 34 Member For: 14y 3m 4d Gender: Male Location: South East Suburbs Melbourne Posted 08/12/10 03:09 AM Share Posted 08/12/10 03:09 AM hi guys,currently in the market for a FG turbo and I cant decide if I want the auto or manual. Ive driven both and I like both of them equally. I do a fair bit of driving and while I dont mind manuals, auto when your lazy is great.Ive had a fair few performance cars and in the past auto+drivers engagement in a sports car did not go hand in hand.id like to hear from manual and auto owners = pros and cons.cheersKim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclewal Donating Members 583 Member For: 14y 5m 14d Posted 08/12/10 03:29 AM Share Posted 08/12/10 03:29 AM Go the manual, clutch will fry before the box will give out and be cheaper to fix than if you cook the ZF. I have the FG ute in manual and would love the auto fro traffic runs but manual is the choice for performance from a cost side of things when you break things, not if you break things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 6m 1d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 08/12/10 04:01 AM Share Posted 08/12/10 04:01 AM City driving auto. Hwy and country driving ManualI would have bought an auto if I lived in the burbs but where I am there is bugger all stop-starting so manual works for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 9m 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 08/12/10 04:08 AM Share Posted 08/12/10 04:08 AM I'm going auto this time for sure, manual would be great for country drives or track use but you just can't go past the ZF for everything else. That and it can go to 400 without being touched where as the manual will need a clutch upgrade well before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantlobster Donating Members 95 Member For: 16y 4m 13d Posted 08/12/10 07:09 AM Share Posted 08/12/10 07:09 AM if you want 0-100 then the zf cos it shifts really fast and my sh*tty shifting is bound to be slower, the zf is an amazing gearbox on the t when I drove it and apparently uses less fuel I personally, however, have always preferred manuals. and nowsadays it seems manuals are getting rarer tooI have a manual fg t, the gearbox is definitely not a precision piece but it's a lot of fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,435 Member For: 15y 2m 9d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 08/12/10 07:48 AM Share Posted 08/12/10 07:48 AM I sold my auto xr a year ago, got a manual daily (4cyl slug pos), and cant wait to get an auto again xr. in saying that I do alot of kays and abit of stop start traffic. auto for me, and I cant wait to try the zf box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser85 Member 34 Member For: 14y 3m 4d Gender: Male Location: South East Suburbs Melbourne Posted 08/12/10 07:56 AM Author Share Posted 08/12/10 07:56 AM what about the launch control on the manuals - is it a waste of time or is it half decent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.d Member 1,222 Member For: 14y 7m 7d Gender: Male Location: Eastern Suburbs, Melbourne Posted 08/12/10 08:51 AM Share Posted 08/12/10 08:51 AM works but frys your clutch, I did it one time and all I could smell was clutch.. my foot was off the clutch but it was still engaged, car was releasing it slowly .unless it just got stuck ? havent tried it since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantlobster Donating Members 95 Member For: 16y 4m 13d Posted 08/12/10 09:01 AM Share Posted 08/12/10 09:01 AM what about the launch control on the manuals - is it a waste of time or is it half decent?mmm .. launch control ... haven't tried it yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclewal Donating Members 583 Member For: 14y 5m 14d Posted 08/12/10 10:29 AM Share Posted 08/12/10 10:29 AM launch control is ok, but requires a little practise on the clutch to get it right, only tried it twice and messed it up both times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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