[OFFICIAL] Manual v. Automatic Thread

[wellarmed]

Originally Posted by theDreamer

It is a very good point, and I have yet to get to test drive the auto still as I am waiting for one to arrive.
Though talking with some co-workers, who know more about cars than I may ever learn (is fine since I do computers), but we got into talking about how "I" will be driving and when. This car will be my daily driver, through about one or more hours of traffic (living in the suburbs sucks sometimes), and the traffic is pretty horrible (I live in Houston). I have gotten many good pluses & minuses from friends who know more about this, and reading the responses here has shown me a few things, of course it all comes down to me and what I want.

It's not a good point. The point he is making is that because the manual is for him, anybody who would want a auto must be stupid. "People are considering the auto??!!"

I'm sure he hasn't driven one so I'll bet he would be surprised to know that the auto also has downshift synchro-rev matching when using the paddles.

Until somebody puts the two head to head in a real world performance match, nobody here can say for sure whether that auto might just out perform the manual.

In fact in a drag race I'll put my money on the auto. Why would ANYBODY want to use a clutch?