Anyone Else Considering an Automatic FR-S?

[Max Schnell]

I know everyone points out that F1 and other major exotic cars including Ferrari and others have gone to the paddle shifted automanuals as a reason why we should forget the manual.

Racing cars will use any and all technology to WIN. I seriously doubt any consideration of whether the racecar driver is having FUN is part of the equation. Having race tech in a street car gives it more credibility as a performance machine but does not necessarily makes it more fun.

Manual cars are fun for me to drive. I am not a racecar driver nor are my even that good at the manual thing, but guess what? I have FUN while driving my E36 M3 manual. I don't have nearly the same feeling in the much faster Step 335. Clicking paddles may be faster in the racing situation, but I don't feel its more fun.

Unless I plan to competitively race the car and it is proven the auto is quicker. I will take the manual.

[Jordo!]

Originally Posted by fitftw

^ That's not it at all man. What manual guys are getting defensive over is really more about being upset that nobody is choosing manual anymore, and one day there won't be any new manuals being made which will piss us manual guys off, see? Don't let manual transmissions die.

Are you for real?

Dude, they stopped making biplanes too, but some people still fly them for fun -- and yet, technology marches onward with improvements for the rest of us.

A lot of car guys bemoaned fuel injection too -- having to rely on some fancy schmancy computer to figure out fueling?!? Madness!

All for stupid emissions?!? Gimmie a four barrel holley! That's what a proper bearded manly man wants sucking air and fuel -- not some stupid computer brain box!

All the "car guys" will become computer geeks, as handy (or more) with a lap top than a wrench -- noooooooo!

Don't worry, I'm sure you can find a kit car with all the gears and levers you need.

Setlle down - --you sound like a crank

[cassidy0998]

paddles are fun but my left leg gets sleepy and feels useless... and lazy.

[cassidy0998]

Originally Posted by Dragonitti

Really? Wow...

+1

[Audi]

6 MT.. The majority of Ladies want the car to do everything for them. Just kidding.

[Jordo!]

On that note, this is how a REAL man makes fire.

Only lazy wusses do it any other way.

Everyone -- stop using matches and lighters so that this proper way of making fire doesn't die out!

I don't care if matches and lighters are faster -- where's the fun?!?!

[Giccin]

Originally Posted by Audi

6 MT.. The majority of Ladies want the car to do everything for them. Just kidding.

Only lazies do that.

I like to be in control with my vehicle. ;p

:happy0180:

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Jordo!

On that note, this is how a REAL man makes fire.

Only lazy wusses do it any other way.

Everyone -- stop using matches and lighters so that this proper way of making fire doesn't die out!

I don't care if matches and lighters are faster -- where's the fun?!?!

While I understand the joke, that is an important skill to learn if you live in the middle of no where and your new Subaru/Scion breaks down

I haven't started a fire that way in probably 25 years lol

[Dimman]

Originally Posted by Jordo!

On that note, this is how a REAL man makes fire.

Only lazy wusses do it any other way.

Everyone -- stop using matches and lighters so that this proper way of making fire doesn't die out!

I don't care if matches and lighters are faster -- where's the fun?!?!

Also that shows some similarities to a cable-operated manual... heh.

Seriously, if there was no auto they wouldn't be making this car. So even us manual-lovers must recognize that. Auto trans = this car gets made. No auto trans = no car.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Dimman

Also that shows some similarities to a cable-operated manual... heh.

Seriously, if there was no auto they wouldn't be making this car. So even us manual-lovers must recognize that. Auto trans = this car gets made. No auto trans = no car.

STI = no auto, but it's still made.
S2000 = no auto, and it was made for 10 years
DOHC VTEC I4 Hondas = no auto, made and sold a shitload..

So certainly there would be LESS of them, but they could have still been made and sold. In fact I'd be more excited if they didn't sell it with the auto but I'm not retarded enough to not buy the car with a 6MT just because they also happen to sell it with another computer controlled device in a car whose goal was less computers :P

[poormans_LFA]

no offense to anyone, but in all honesty driving a stick has always seemed like work to me. lol. like i said, call me lazy but that's just how i feel.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by poormans_LFA

no offense to anyone, but in all honesty driving a stick has always seemed like work to me. lol. like i said, call me lazy but that's just how i feel.

lol I'm a member of Team Lazy.. we all drive manuals.. not sure what's up with that.

[Jordo!]

Plenty of industrious people drive autos; plenty of slothful people drive manuals.

The laziness argument is absurd.

The cranks need to be less cranky...

[tripjammer]

Originally Posted by poormans_LFA

no offense to anyone, but in all honesty driving a stick has always seemed like work to me. lol. like i said, call me lazy but that's just how i feel.

Haha! You funny bro!