Stick or Auto? (Car)

[Lethal Seraph]

I like the stick, can be bummer when you're stuck in traffic though or eating/drinking when you needed to change gears haha. Auto is just for old/boring people.

[ohJey]

lol see i dont understand people are starting to get lazy and only enthusiast and the people in the uk are willing to use stick

I'm in the US.  At least in Europe a bunch of people still prefer manual, and you learn how to drive on a manual.  Here 99.5% of people learn on auto and 99% of people drive auto and have no interest in learning manual.   :rolleyes:

[Thermal]

Yeah... what he said is true in the United States.  In Europe manual is preferred.  

 

It's actually pretty sad when I ask people here if they would want to learn manual, they say no  :blink:

 

Makes way more sense to learn manual, that way you can use either without issues!

[Midnitewarrior4]

Makes way more sense to learn manual, that way you can use either without issues!

exactly

edit: gets into a car, *hey whats that third pedal for ?*

[ohJey]

exactly

edit: gets into a car, *hey whats that third pedal for ?*

[Midnitewarrior4]

beauty 

[spyder]

You're even in the UK! The European market is DOMINATED by manual transmissions. You don't drive I guess?

LOL I was referring to the expensive cars, like AMG models, obviously with small cars you can find manual pretty easily. 

[JoaoPRSousa]

Manual.

[JoaoPRSousa]

I used to be "MANUAL OR DIE" in the past. But nowadays i'm not too bothered to be honest

 

YOU SHOULD BE

 

 

WE SHOULD FIGHT THIS

[Midnitewarrior4]

YOU SHOULD BE

 

 

 

WE SHOULD FIGHT THIS

omg i remember this

[Midnitewarrior4]

[0ld_Chicken]

I much prefer manual transmission.  Even If i'm driving in heavy stop and go traffic I would rather be driving a manual.  Automatics just feel soft and wasteful and while they are just fine, driving is incredibly boring and lifeless with them

source: spent 2 years driving a manual transmission SUV, 2 years on a manual truck and 7 years on a manual transmission toyota celica.  currently own an automatic Honda element and GMC 1500 sierra classic and spent 3 years as a valet for a luxury hotel where I drove thousands of different cars both manual and automatic

[techswede]

 

Even though i'm now partial to automatic gearboxes. This bit from a regular car review video made me laugh

[techswede]

YOU SHOULD BE

WE SHOULD FIGHT THIS

As i said.. Buying an automatic car soon

gotta get some of that PRNDL action

[QueenDemetria]

For those of you learning or have passed, what is your preference? 

I prefer stick, but unfortunately both of my cars are auto. I learned on auto, but my first car was stick, and I have intentions of converting one of my cars back to stick(since it was converted to auto).

[huss879]

You're even in the UK! The European market is DOMINATED by manual transmissions. You don't drive I guess?

Here in Canada, I have yet to see a stick shift car. The only manuals I've seen are on top gear, and my buddies Acura CSX which has optional paddle shift

[conspiravision]

Stickshift bb,  nothing wrong with autos.  Anyone that says stick shift is hard to drive is BS'ing you. 

[Midnitewarrior4]

Here in Canada, I have yet to see a stick shift car. The only manuals I've seen are on top gear, and my buddies Acura CSX which has optional paddle shift

where i am in canada i see them occasionally not very often though 

[huss879]

where i am in canada i see them occasionally not very often though 

Yeah I was gonna bother and edit it but i was too lazy. Theyre not extinct, but theyre not very popular

[Thermal]

Here in Canada, I have yet to see a stick shift car. The only manuals I've seen are on top gear, and my buddies Acura CSX which has optional paddle shift

 

Canada is in the EU now?!

[SeriouslyMikey]

Never even driven automatic. Manual doesn't even take that much brain power to drive with anyway. 

[carguy86]

stick!!!! (extract every ounce of power and efficiency out of your car, you can also save your cluch by rev matching)

[Theo]

stick!!!! (extract every ounce of power and efficiency out of your car, you can also save your cluch by rev matching)

autos have better efficiency though, at least the ones from the past decade or something

[huss879]

Canada is in the EU now?!

Im sorry, but I cant seem to make out what your trying to say :\

[Midnitewarrior4]

Canada is in the EU now?!

what are you trying to say ? im confused