I love standards as I love driving... though i think the clutching and shifting has caused me to have lower back problems. since going with the Tundra w/ automatic that includes controlled shifting i have the best of both worlds... and my back is feeling alot better than when i drove my standards in the past...
Standard or Automatic?
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It depends a great deal on the type of driving one does - mostly rural and/or highway, or stop and go. Also on the vehicle - hybrid vehicles would defeat their purpose with a standard transmission.
Have owned several cars with automatic or standard transmissions, and was thinking for go back to standard at one point, but it will likely never happen. The fun, and novelty of the standard transmission quickly wears off in stop and go traffic and the automatic transmissions are more efficient now then standard.
My current car has the controlled shifting, but I hardly ever use it. With the continuously variable transmissions coming out now, the controlled shifting will also likely be a thing of the past.
My current car has the controlled shifting, but I hardly ever use it. With the continuously variable transmissions coming out now, the controlled shifting will also likely be a thing of the past.
Guess you get about a month out of a clutch.rød grød med fløde på said:
Try using the parking brake, and releasing the parking brake, as you let the clutch out.
anon1 said:
Is that why your car is automatic then Anon?
for me,everyday card automatic all the way , for a fun car, standard.
I've had 6 cars in my life and 5 have been standard. I took my driving lessons on a standard vehicle. For pure driving pleasure its much better than automatic. That said in traffic I hate it.
I'm looking at a Jeep Grand Cherokee as my next vehicle, guess I got to go automatic for the 2nd time.
I'm looking at a Jeep Grand Cherokee as my next vehicle, guess I got to go automatic for the 2nd time.
It used to be that automatic sucked and anyone who know what they were doing could save gas and wear and improve performance by learning standard.
Not so anymore.
Modern automatics are much better than all but the best drivers, and even then, perform as well as the best drivers ever ordinary situation.
Most people who think that they are somehow cooler for driving standard, or doing a better job than the automatic, are just idiots fooling themselves.
Not so anymore.
Modern automatics are much better than all but the best drivers, and even then, perform as well as the best drivers ever ordinary situation.
Most people who think that they are somehow cooler for driving standard, or doing a better job than the automatic, are just idiots fooling themselves.
fuji said:
True, look at police cars, they are all autos. When you are chasing somebody, the last thing the driver needs to remember is what gear the trans is in
I believe auto trans cars are safer too. Theres too much happening on the road for a driver today to think about shifting gears.
But I like to see motorcycles get ban from the roads too. Both are not going to happen.
I used to love standard, most of my cars have been standard, but my latest truck is automatic, and it is really good. It does not shift inappropriately or hunt on hills or anything like they used to. I doubt I will buy another standard sports car, most likely I will buy a Lincoln instead.
One can't reaaly drive until they are able to smoke a cigarette, drink a coffee, talk on the cell phone and drive a standard at the same time. Come to think of it, that should be the standard Ontario test.
Manual transmission is the only way to drive. People who complain about starting in hills dont know how to drive. My last car had the flappy paddles, i hated them. My new car has a stick and thats the way i like it. More control, use less gas, better in snow, more fun, less wear on brakes. Manuel wins.
The gererator provides the power while the engine is running. The battery is there only to start the car, and to buffer the varying power output from the generator. So, if you have a dead battery, the car can still run. Starting the car would require a rolling start, which could be done more easily with at clutch-type transmission (aka, standard). It has been done before.james t kirk said:
In the winter, many, many times, I have been able to move with my stickshift, while others around me with an automatic were stranded, spinning their wheels and could not get the car rolling.s-husky said:
Or just learn to drive. Parking brakes are for parking.JohnHenry said:
And donuts.
A sportscar with an automatic is like seeing an SP without oral. Still gets you where you want to go, but not nearly as enjoyable.
Good point. However, a clutch allows you to better control the power delivered to the driving wheels. I have driven both in my nearly 30 years of driving, and can attest to the superiroity of the manual transmission in the winter.s-husky said:
