Comments on: Manual vs. Automatic

By: Strivetobe

Strivetobe — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:42:03 +0000

Thanks guys for rescuing me from the valley of indecision. I am currently replacing my old automatic pontiac van with a smaller car. I have been in agony trying to decide whether to get an automatic or a manual. After reading this article and the comments, my mind is made on the manual. Most of the issues I had considered were brought to light and logical arguments made in favour of the stick by you folks. Thanks to y’all n God bless.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:38:18 +0000

I can’t agree more with your statements. I”ve owned 4 manuals; 84 accord LX, 93 Eclipse GS, 03 Acura RSX Type S, 04 Impreza WRX and 1 auto 95 Nissan pickup SE. Although I loved the Nissan truck i hated that it was an auto. Like you said, no control whatsoever.

By: Art

Art — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:10:23 +0000

On a steep climb, waiting for the green light, cars lined up bumper to bumper.. thank god, I was driving an automatic.

By: Brian Whittle

Brian Whittle — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:44:59 +0000

in the uk manual gear boxes are the norm, the only people (mostly) who have a automatic are disabled people are those who would not pass their test in a manual car. it becomes second nature changing gear after you have been driving for a while.

By: Kal

Kal — Sun, 25 May 2008 00:10:20 +0000

Good arguments in deed. I learned on a Manual for a driving test test. Hell NO am not a driving enthusiast. I do not have to stick with the ’superior’ transmission, I would go for one that allows me to live my life. Life is already stressful, so the more less stressful driving can be, the better for me! You are right shifting the stick and ‘laboring’ one leg more than the other becomes second nature with time, but it is STILL a a much PHYSICAL job when you drive a manual car!!! In serious traffic I just cover my breaks lightly ( I don’t agree there is so much damage, unless you brake harshly, common in ’stick enthusiasts’)

Windows 98 is the most stable windows yet, windows Vista you already know is very tricky and crashes easily, however I would rather have Windows Vista than 98 because there are a lot of configurations that I don’t have to bother about, it takes care automatically, Win 98, you have the control, even Flash disk will require you run software

So Automatic for me, I accept on driving I am not keen to do much (pure laziness on my part)

However I RESPECT every Man/ Woman driving a Manual Car (Because I just control my Automatic0. You are the REAL DRIVER - BIG UP!!!

By: Keithius

Keithius — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:30:19 +0000

@London:

What do I look like, Wikipedia? Go look up that information yourself!

Kids these days… *muttering “get off my lawn” and other old-crotchety-type-things*

By: London

London — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:33:16 +0000

i am 17 and my grandparents want to buy me a car i wanted to know if you could send me info on saftey crash rating on auto and manuals cause i love manual cuz i learned it on my girlfriends brothers mustang and it has everything you can put in a mustang from full throtle bodies to exhaust. MANUAL RULES YOU AUTO LOVERS NEED TO LEARN HOW TO REALLY DRIVE!!!!!!

By: Mason

Mason — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:07:36 +0000

i have been driving for about 4 years now, i learned when i was 16. being that my mother is european, i was forced to learn in a stick, and i have loved it ever since. I drive a 1991 4 speed honda civic, and id rather drive it anyday than to my mothers automatic dodge stratus. stick is just more fun to drive, and i get like 40 mpg, where the stratus gets like 18… i think i made a better choice

By: Zoltan

Zoltan — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:51:53 +0000

I have an entire website dedicated to this debate: http://manualversusautomatic.com/

While I agree with the “superiority” of stick shifts I also believe in the comfort-benefits of automatics. It all comes down to personal preference, just like with many other things (do you take your coffee with cream or milk?)

The mistake that many sources/review make is that they *claim* that one is better than the other.
Always remember to look at the flip side of the coin!

By: paul

paul — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:30:08 +0000

i got to the part about big trucks having automatics and stopped reading, you cannot have an argument if you facts are blatently wrong. sorry. the majority of “semi” or “big trucks” have manuals, schools buses have automatics so the driver can better focus on the crazy kids in the back.