On 16/07/10 03:27, RussellMc wrote:
>> I choose manual because I ENJOY driving, I like the feel of a manual.
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>> I can't stand slushomatics, every time I have to drive one I cringe and
>> long for "the stick". There isn't much logic to it, there doesn't have
>> to be.
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> I too.
> I looked for a Mk1 MR2 Supercharger and expected to buy a manual.
> I ended up with an automatic.
> While I have long been an advocate of manual shift for performance
> and/or fun, the MR2 auto is a joy.
> Slushy it isn't and its performance is startling.
> When new (long long ago) the auto version  was THE fastest production
> car on earth 0-30 mph. The Supercharger as opposed to turbo largely
> accounts for that  but the auto shifting is marvellous, leaving you to
> hang on tight and make decisions.
> The auto does things a manual shifting driver never would bother to do.
> Rolling at say 30 kph in 2nd gear at light throttle. Car will start to
> accelerate in 2nd, kick into 1st, stay therefor the briefest moment
> and then shift back. You'd be tempted to think this may be a defect
> but it seems to 'know' well enough when it can win by doing such. Some
> autos actually work :-).
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>               Russell
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I think your comparing a "sports" auto with the average family car.
My father has a new ford 4wd thing. As soon as you think about 
accelerating it changes down 3 gears and rev's the ass out of the engine.
Which is pointless because you just wanted to go up a slight hill.

However if you want to overtake and floor it, it still changes down 3 
gears (eventually), revs the ass out of the engine and then when it gets 
its act together the car actually starts moving.

That's your standard auto.

A great auto will beat a manual in some things, there aren't many great 
automatics however.
I like CVT auto, it can do things you can't do with a manual.

What I really hate about automatics is how they keep pushing when you 
are trying to slow to a stop. I'd rather when the brakes are applied and 
I'm under 20km/h the car popped itself into neutral. I hear that there 
have been problems with pure electric cars in America because they lack 
the "push" of the automatic engine and will roll backwards down a hill.
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