[OFFICIAL] Manual v. Automatic Thread

[ayrton88]

Originally Posted by Bulletz4break

Damn, no wonder my riced out automatic cavalier was so fast back when I was 16... You can have your automatic all day for the 10th of a second it might make your car faster. I just traded in my BMW 335 coupe with the paddles. Hated it, just not the same experience. All of my sports cars have been manuals. Not to mention reliability of BMWs SUCK!

I had the exact same BMW experience....hated that SMG paddle shifting piece of crap. I don't know what I was thinking. So glad to be back to a real manual transmission. BMWs might be the ultimate driving machine, but not very often because they are always in the shop. I don't think 6 months went by without some issue cropping up. Never realized how much I would miss that 3rd pedal.

[Kzonts]

I made the mistake of buying a Mustang with an automatic transmission. Now that I have the 370 6MT, I'm extremely happy. :-)

[Tigger]

Originally Posted by ayrton88

I had the exact same BMW experience....hated that SMG paddle shifting piece of crap. I don't know what I was thinking. So glad to be back to a real manual transmission. BMWs might be the ultimate driving machine, but not very often because they are always in the shop. I don't think 6 months went by without some issue cropping up. Never realized how much I would miss that 3rd pedal.

I don't know why the 50/50 weight distribution things is so heavily marketed. 50/50 is NOT ideal. Don't know who gave em that idea. Oh yeah, and their **** breaks all the time. Not what I would consider a well engineered car.

[jwick]

I agree. I'll never own a pinwheel

[Bulletz4break]

Originally Posted by ayrton88

I had the exact same BMW experience....hated that SMG paddle shifting piece of crap. I don't know what I was thinking. So glad to be back to a real manual transmission. BMWs might be the ultimate driving machine, but not very often because they are always in the shop. I don't think 6 months went by without some issue cropping up. Never realized how much I would miss that 3rd pedal.

The water pump went out on mine with 70k miles and left me stranded on my way home from Myrtle Beach. Also had two or three expensive oil leaks fixed, the power steering leaked, a tranny problem and an engine knocking noise that was supposed to be normal...

I find it funny that the car I traded in for the BMW was a 2008 Mazdaspeed 3 with close to 400whp. I did all the work and tuning to the car myself. Beat the hell out of it everyday and I never had on issue with it. Stock block, stock clutch, traded it with 83,000 miles and it was still running like a champ. Although I did forget to tell the dealer it ran on a mixture of the E85 and 93 octane...

[FPenvy]

Originally Posted by Tigger

lol. Besides. I can't abandon presto. He's too much of a bitch to fend for himself. I gotta be his bigger, badder sidekick.

Presto! Luuuuuuv youuuu!!!!



911.

Originally Posted by jwick

Understood. His little hipster *** is sensitive

Originally Posted by Tigger

Super sensitive. He needs that numbing lube for his a-hole. And then he's like "go slow baby... go slow... o-oh... slower slower!....ok....uh! omg... omg....I love you Tigger. I love your bouncy tail. Omg! Give it to me! Give it to me!"

i take a Friday and weekend off from here and this is what I come back to?

I hate you all lol

but i'm back. i'm rested and ready for a little rape of all you MT fgts

[FPenvy]

Originally Posted by Kzonts

I made the mistake of buying a Mustang with an automatic transmission. Now that I have the 370 6MT, I'm extremely happy. :-)

your mistake was buying a mustang. the tranny choice is irrelevant at that point.

[rooftop]

Originally Posted by FPenvy

i take a Friday and weekend off from here and this is what I come back to?

I hate you all lol

but i'm back. i'm rested and ready for a little rape of all you MT fgts

They like FP in the back

[FPenvy]

Originally Posted by rooftop

They like FP in the back

everyone loves that

[Tigger]

Originally Posted by FPenvy

i take a Friday and weekend off from here and this is what I come back to?

I hate you all lol

but i'm back. i'm rested and ready for a little rape of all you MT fgts

You should know better by now. Gotta watch your corn hole even on the weekends.

Originally Posted by FPenvy

everyone loves that

[FPenvy]

Originally Posted by Tigger

You should know better by now. Gotta watch your corn hole even on the weekends.

noooo you just know i'm not on during the weekends so you take your free shots lol

[Tadpole]

So the manual boys are looking out for corn holes now?

[Haboob]

Originally Posted by Tadpole

So the manual boys are looking out for corn holes now?

We attack them with ferocity. You're next...

[FPenvy]

Originally Posted by Tadpole

So the manual boys are looking out for corn holes now?

I hide razor blades in mine

[Haboob]

Originally Posted by FPenvy

I hide razor blades in mine

No pain, no gain.

Originally Posted by FPenvy

Blood is a fine substitute for lube.