Should I go AT or MT?

[Tcoat]

OK I keep reading that title and can no longer hold back.


Personally I would go At-At

[headlikeahole]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

OK I keep reading that title and can no longer hold back.


Personally I would go At-At

Not until they make a turbo STI version

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by headlikeahole

Not until they make a turbo STI version

[kakacarrotcake]

Driving a sports car with an auto is like eating spaghetti without sauce.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by kakacarrotcake

Driving a sports car with an auto is like eating spaghetti without sauce.

Well, that explains a lot because I do that all the time!

(unless you count butter and salt/pepper as sauce)

[kakacarrotcake]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Well, that explains a lot because I do that all the time!

(unless you count butter and salt/pepper as sauce)

I think it still plays, you still get some flavor, but it's just not as exciting!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by kakacarrotcake

I think it still plays, you still get some flavor, but it's just not as exciting!

What if you are allergic to tomatoes?

[3ntropy]

I don't get the manual elitism considering most if not all high performance cars nowadays come with paddle shifters standard. Sure a manual may be more exciting to drive to some but you can't argue with the fact that a human will never make use of the power of a modern performance vehicle. Hell, even sportbikes are doing away with the traditional manual transmission and have switched to quickshifters that take the clutch totally out of the equation except to get moving.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

What if you are allergic to tomatoes?

Ok, fettuccine without the Alfredo, PB without the J, Ramen without the flavor pack...

[kakacarrotcake]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

What if you are allergic to tomatoes?

Alfredo sauce? No! Pesto!

Originally Posted by 3ntropy

I don't get the manual elitism considering most if not all high performance cars nowadays come with paddle shifters standard. Sure a manual may be more exciting to drive to some but you can't argue with the fact that a human will never make use of the power of a modern performance vehicle. Hell, even sportbikes are doing away with the traditional manual transmission and have switched to quickshifters that take the clutch totally out of the equation except to get moving.

It's all in the name of fun. many of us derive no joy from driving a car with an automatic. I'm more interested in how much fun I'm having than accelerating or decelerating as quickly as possible. More driver engagement = more fun. It's all a matter of perspective I suppose.

[shiumai]

Originally Posted by kakacarrotcake

Driving a sports car with an auto is like eating spaghetti without sauce.

Nah, it's like eating the spaghetti with the sauce; only you didn't grow the tomatoes yourself.

[krayzie]

Originally Posted by shiumai

Nah, it's like eating the spaghetti with the sauce; only you didn't grow the tomatoes yourself.

Nah there are no real tomatoes in Chef Boyardee but it's microwavable.

Originally Posted by 3ntropy

Hell, even sportbikes are doing away with the traditional manual transmission and have switched to quickshifters that take the clutch totally out of the equation except to get moving.

Even bicycles are doing away with the manual trim adjuster and going full electronic shifting with auto trim.

[Ultramaroon]

My wife cans tomatoes and sauce from our garden. I'm spoiled.

[Braces]

Originally Posted by 3ntropy

I don't get the manual elitism considering most if not all high performance cars nowadays come with paddle shifters standard. Sure a manual may be more exciting to drive to some but you can't argue with the fact that a human will never make use of the power of a modern performance vehicle. Hell, even sportbikes are doing away with the traditional manual transmission and have switched to quickshifters that take the clutch totally out of the equation except to get moving.

Most high performance cars (Ferrari, McLaren, Porsche, etc) come with paddles (DCT) because their target demographics demand it. You think Justin Bieber or Kylie Kartrashion can drive a manual? It's all about economics. Poseurs can't drive manuals.

As for quicker track times. Seriously .... how many people really track their cars? A very small %. I'll take the extra steps that a manual requires over a quicker track time every day of the week.