Auto > Manual

[JoshuaQ]

The only sick burn is the poor clutches you roasted in the previous cars you've owned.

That was a stetch, but damn you’re rolling over easy for being the OP ?/troll poster who started this thread.

I was carrying over the petty bickering from another post, relax.

I am rolling over. I got nothing cause I said to each their own, it's just hilarious how sideways it gets from this conversation, lol.

I like both, but auto has been quite nice and I'll never shift as well as the auto does. I like my clicky clacky paddles/sequential shifter.

Only thing I miss is revving on command..

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[5150.MKV]

Only thing I miss is revving on command..

Nothing a neutral drop can't fix /s

 

[DEupra]

I was carrying over the petty bickering from another post, relax.

I am rolling over. I got nothing cause I said to each their own, it's just hilarious how sideways it gets from this conversation, lol.

I like both, but auto has been quite nice and I'll never shift as well as the auto does. I like my clicky clacky paddles/sequential shifter.

Only thing I miss is revving on command..

MT troll > AT troll

 

[JoshuaQ]

MT troll > AT troll

Hmmm, don't make me try. Jk

 

[RiotDJ]

I had both for auto and manual for a bit. Both red. Tracked both.

Auto is def faster on shifts which narrow my focus on other things. On street auto was boring. Great mpg with that 8th gear and no mis shifts.

The manual on street is so fun, and fun on the track. I love the taller gearing on the manual for upshifting and downshifting. Big plus is drifting in the manual which is def the move. I don't like the high rpm 6th gear on the freeway though. But this is not my commuter.

I sold the auto and kept the manual for drifting, having fun on street/track, clutch kicking and being able to rev anytime i want lol.

I will miss the auto for track use though.

 

[DEupra]

I like both, but auto has been quite nice and I'll never shift as well as the auto does. I like my clicky clacky paddles/sequential shifter.

I think this is where street driven AT sports cars miss the plot of a sports car. I don't mind AT if your car is just an appliance car; an EV makes an even better appliance car.

Hmmm, don't make me try. Jk

 

[Hasan]

That's it, I'm buying an auto

 

[SuupYota]

I've had handfuls of cars in my day, all but my first 2 cars where MT. I love MT, and yea I do miss rowing through gears. I bought my Supra relatively early on, when they only offered a AT. If they had offered both at that time, would I have bought the AT? Honestly, prob not. At that time I was bummed they only had it in AT. But after having it, I'm glad I have an AT. As I creep up in age, the novelty has worn off a bit. Most of my driving used to be in traffic. Now, it's barely any. Still, would choose the AT. Could I ever shift as fast as the AT, no. Do I now enjoy seeing mustang boy 1492492 try shifting and missing next to me while I pass drinking a coffee? Yes.

I guess, I see all sides. I love MT. Do I love the AT in this, yes. Am I getting old and lazy, and just want to be mash and be fast, yes. Will my next car be a MT, prob not. Will I buy some New Balances after the Supra, probably.

 

[Loco38SUP]

I've had handfuls of cars in my day, all but my first 2 cars where MT. I love MT, and yea I do miss rowing through gears. I bought my Supra relatively early on, when they only offered a AT. If they had offered both at that time, would I have bought the AT? Honestly, prob not. At that time I was bummed they only had it in AT. But after having it, I'm glad I have an AT. As I creep up in age, the novelty has worn off a bit. Most of my driving used to be in traffic. Now, it's barely any. Still, would choose the AT. Could I ever shift as fast as the AT, no. Do I now enjoy seeing mustang boy 1492492 try shifting and missing next to me while I pass drinking a coffee? Yes.

I guess, I see all sides. I love MT. Do I love the AT in this, yes. Am I getting old and lazy, and just want to be mash and be fast, yes. Will my next car be a MT, prob not. Will I buy some New Balances after the Supra, probably.

100% this.

Its great jumping 2 car lengths on them while they try to power shift. Then they ask for a 30 roll and still get gapped. ?

-RJM

 

[J29DB03]

Do I now enjoy seeing mustang boy 1492492 try shifting and missing next to me while I pass drinking a coffee? Yes.

Be honest, you’re just getting away before mustang boy crashes into a crowd of people.

 

[blazzzed1]

I always roll my eyes when people whip out the “sticks suck in stop&go traffic” excuse.

Yah the stick is the problem in horrible traffic, I constantly look at the hoards in their boring cars all around me in grid lock having the time of their life with their autos and think if I too let my wife pick my cars, I could be enjoying these moments with them.

I traded my gr corolla which is a mt in for a mt supra and the manual supra is 1000% better in bumper to bumper traffic and so smooth!!!


I also don't care which people like better auto vs manual. I know what i prefer!!!!

 

[F348]

I've had handfuls of cars in my day, all but my first 2 cars where MT. I love MT, and yea I do miss rowing through gears. I bought my Supra relatively early on, when they only offered a AT. If they had offered both at that time, would I have bought the AT? Honestly, prob not. At that time I was bummed they only had it in AT. But after having it, I'm glad I have an AT. As I creep up in age, the novelty has worn off a bit. Most of my driving used to be in traffic. Now, it's barely any. Still, would choose the AT. Could I ever shift as fast as the AT, no. Do I now enjoy seeing mustang boy 1492492 try shifting and missing next to me while I pass drinking a coffee? Yes.

I guess, I see all sides. I love MT. Do I love the AT in this, yes. Am I getting old and lazy, and just want to be mash and be fast, yes. Will my next car be a MT, prob not. Will I buy some New Balances after the Supra, probably.

Please be advised that now a days us MT guys buy sketchers. We have outgrown the New Balance.

 

[puzzled]

MT has a place for certain type of cars like my STI.. (or your GR86/BRZ, MX5, etc) pure MT driving with none of that auto-rev matching pansie shit for faktards.

Force fitting an MT on a 3.0L A90 is going backwards getting less out of the car.. and embarrasing us with ZF8 because you're showing the world how slow Supra's are when they shouldn't be (and how bad some of you magazine racers suck at driving MT burning through clutches and blaming the car for clunkiness ).

Toyota should have done a 2.0L MT version with BBK, 19" wheels, etc.. that would've been fun.

 

[JoshuaQ]

I've had handfuls of cars in my day, all but my first 2 cars where MT. I love MT, and yea I do miss rowing through gears. I bought my Supra relatively early on, when they only offered a AT. If they had offered both at that time, would I have bought the AT? Honestly, prob not. At that time I was bummed they only had it in AT. But after having it, I'm glad I have an AT. As I creep up in age, the novelty has worn off a bit. Most of my driving used to be in traffic. Now, it's barely any. Still, would choose the AT. Could I ever shift as fast as the AT, no. Do I now enjoy seeing mustang boy 1492492 try shifting and missing next to me while I pass drinking a coffee? Yes.

I guess, I see all sides. I love MT. Do I love the AT in this, yes. Am I getting old and lazy, and just want to be mash and be fast, yes. Will my next car be a MT, prob not. Will I buy some New Balances after the Supra, probably.

This is it. I think I'm in the same boat. I love manual still, but haven't missed it since making the change. Maybe it's age, maybe something else. I drove my 86 15k miles a year all leisure, it was mt. I've had the Supra since 21 and have 10k~ miles.
Next car will be AT because all the cars I'm looking don't offer manual. That's if prices don't double like Porsches have. MSRP vs reality is insane for them.

 

[BackToBlack]

Nothing a neutral drop can't fix /s

That also reminds me of a funny coworker who recently confessed that in his teens, he would drop his automatic into neutral, let it roll back, then put it back into D and let it roll forward to pretend he's cool & driving a stick. I always had a MT car in my life, so I guess he was just trying to compliment MT. But I always wanted to see what kinda person would do this, I guess now I know.

Anyways, nothing against the ZF8, it's a good auto.

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