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I am basing most of this on my personal CO driving experiences which are not typical for sure, situations where I just hit neutral (exceeding the speed limit and coasting distance certainly come into play here) and coast for miles then the road evens out and I definitely would have had to get back on the gas earlier in an auto. This is mostly what drives me crazy about now being in an automatic here. Oh, and I was basically talking a little point 1 and 2. I know #1 savings would be minuscule but they are savings none-the-less, #2 is interesting to me as if this actually held up that neutral at 800rpm would burn more fuel than the entire drivetrain spinning at high rpm. It makes sense until you engine brake an s2000 down a mountain road at 8000 rpm and realize it might be more efficient than sitting quietly at idle at 800 rpm. Know what I mean? |
Automatic transmissions are for women. And minivan drivers.
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too old for "fun"
just give me an automatic so i can still drive with my knee while i eat. |
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With the ignition on put transmission in gear, first or second works best, push in the clutch and get the vehicle rolling. Once rolling along release the clutch and give the throttle a tap, it’ll usually fire right up. You're just using the rolling wheels and transmission to spin the motor over to start it instead of the starter. |
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I am surprised they don't offer it in the Dart, but guess they don't. That being said, this auto in my Challenger is a pretty nice piece, guess it is made by a Daimler plant here in the states. |
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My daily driver = automatic.
My Hot Rod = 5 -Speed. Yea you can't out shift an automatic but damn its fun trying. |
Paddle Shifted Automatic.
Best of both worlds. We just finished off a car (Likely, our last full build we'll ever do) that was a paddle shifted 6 Speed Auto. 392 C.I with a single Turbonetics GT-K Turbocharger making about 700HP at the wheels. |
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If you have the horsepower and the wherewithal, nothing beats a manual for pure exhilaration. That said, that doesn't make most of the old saws about the 'benefits' of a manual any more accurate. That said, throwing a shift-kit in a 700r4 makes a torquey little beast in its own right. Sure, it downshifts into the wrong point in the power band if you're in 4th, but if can break the back end loose at 30 mph using nothing more than my foot when it drops down to first, so there's that... |
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If I lived in bumble**** nowhere I'd have a stick. They are fun.
They are not fun, however, when you're in heavy suburban Chicago traffic 95%of the time. |
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