Are you getting Manual or Auto?

[denverizzles]

So i'm going for the Manual version and awaiting pick-up, dealer said within a week or two. I asked the reason why the wait is short and the said most of their customers want an auto.

What do you guys think? is this car worth getting as an auto? For me, hell no! manual all the way.

[Chewie4299]

I test drove the auto yesterday. I put a deposit on an incoming manual but I do have to say that that auto is very good. The paddle shifting is fast. Probably one of the best around that is not one of them twin clutch deals. I enjoyed driving it.

[Guaruja]

After owning various manuals - I went with auto on this car. Here's why:

- I have a bad knee. Lots of family members had knee replacements - and I'll be there someday soon

- this auto is great. It is very fast - transmission is derived from ISF - which is break your neck quick! Shifts are precise, you can gear hold, and the fuel Econ is great.

- I live in LA where traffic sucks. I'd be hating the car and my knee by the time I got to the canyon roads or whatever I was trying to get to...

Guess everyone has their opinion - but in my case - the auto (hate calling it auto - the paddle shifted manual?) will actually help me enjoy the car more.

[Neziah]

I considered going with an auto since this one is so good, but put a deposit down on a manual.

[Shagaliscious]

If I had to deal with traffic on the regular I would consider the auto...but I am lucky with my work commute, the traffic is light, and the lights are a minimum...I love it.

[ToxicSneakers]

The AT is versatile the MT is manual labor, but it's a personal choice.

[MVJ1975]

Auto. D.C. traffic is vile, and all of my daily commute is on non-highway roads with stoplights and stopsigns every half-mile and a 45mph speed limit at the max. MT would just be torture.

I'm happy with having the manual mode when I have the room to explore and enjoy it.

[caliboy15]

manual FTW!

[Calum]

In the 16 years I have been driving I have never owned an automatic, nor do I plan to. I hate automatic transmissions. I have zero understanding as to why anyone would buy a car with one, especially a sports car. Even the 'best' automatics will change gears when you don't want them to, causing you to have to drive the transmission first and the car second.

[denverizzles]

I ask this question because after my evo, I sold it for an Audi to be more "professional". So i switched from manual to auto, i regretted that decision probably a week after the changed to auto. So never again will i stray from my manual mistress.

[waylonrobert]

This is embarrassing to admit, but I've never had to drive a manual. I've been given a few lessons by friends and family (and could probably drive one if I needed to for emergency reasons), but ultimately every car I've owned has been an auto. Freeway driving out here is awful with plentiful traffic. That being said, this is the first car I'd ever consider in a manual. But I also have to factor in my wife, who does not know how to drive manual either. So when time to buy, it will likely be an automatic.

[homeyp1221]

Im going into the Toyota dealer here in Fresno tomorrow to order my 86. Manual is the only option for me. Ever. How long do you think the average wait time for a manual from order to delivery is? How long did you guys have to wait? Thanks!

[TCHawk]

Originally Posted by waylonrobert

This is embarrassing to admit, but I've never had to drive a manual. I've been given a few lessons by friends and family (and could probably drive one if I needed to for emergency reasons), but ultimately every car I've owned has been an auto. Freeway driving out here is awful with plentiful traffic. That being said, this is the first car I'd ever consider in a manual. But I also have to factor in my wife, who does not know how to drive manual either. So when time to buy, it will likely be an automatic.

I'm the same, I never driven a manual. I actually only just learned last summer because I'm tired of my auto always being in the wrong gears (doesn't help my car is a POS to begin with). However I plan on getting a manual FRS

[waylonrobert]

Originally Posted by TCHawk

I'm the same, I never driven a manual. I actually only just learned last summer because I'm tired of my auto always being in the wrong gears (doesn't help my car is a POS to begin with). However I plan on getting a manual FRS

It's a bit embarassing because most of my friends and family members either drive manual or know how to drive manual. My current job doesn't require me to drive on the freeway, and as such I don't really have a commute, so perhaps if I can get some better practice on a manual, and my wife as well, I could get a manual.