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| Thread ID: 111707 | 2010-08-08 07:48:00 | Death to the manual gearbox. | Trev (427) | PC World Chat |
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| 1125686 | 2010-08-10 22:46:00 | Todays modern autos don't use much more gas than manuals. :) My last 2 Toyotas were manual. 1.6L. They did 10km per L round town. The auto 1.6l Toyota I have now does 8.8km per L round town. The only reason I now have an auto is it is better in Akld traffic, I've killed 2 clutches and a gearbox doing the stop start Akld thing. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1125687 | 2010-08-10 22:57:00 | You guys really take the bait. I'm either way on manuals or autos. Having driven manuals for 40 years and autos for 4. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1125688 | 2010-08-10 23:12:00 | We just have an opinion :P I find driving a manual long distances helps keep me alert to - I 'fall asleep' driving an auto, and have to shift around a lot in my set. In a manual, both legs are working so it helps keep the blood pumping. |
SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 1125689 | 2010-08-10 23:37:00 | I'm driving a work car around at the moment (1.6L Corolla manual), and to be honest, I don't find it any more precise/controllable/interactive etc than my sp20 - I think tiptronic autos really give you the best of both worlds. I'm pretty sure I'd hate driving a regular automatic though - I was in Cromwell in the weekend, and the drive there/back was great in the Mazda - there's some really hilly, fast sections of road there (especially between Roxburgh & Alexandra), and the tiptronic box lets you dial in exactly what gear/revs you need to be in. :thumbs: |
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