Dumb idea to get auto tranny?

[S2kphile]

Originally Posted by justaquestion

Don't be selfish and just please your wife! After all, a cars a car, but your supposed to be with your wife till death! Assuming you love her lol

With that mindset you'll be acquiescing to your wife for the rest marriage depending on how long it'll last. Good luck with that.

I say have a discussion with your wife, listen to her opinion, go drive both auto/manual and see which both of you prefer. But, ultimately make the final decision that is best for you & the wife. If you get auto and you like it yourself & the wife's happy, great. If you get a manual and she doesn't like it, so what? Teach her how to drive a manual and she will be happy because you gave her an activity to do together & a new experience.

[RYU]

I wish this Auto got more respect. It's a pretty darn good implementation of a Torque Converter Auto IMHO.

Not everyone cares to drive a stick all of the time.

[DarkSunrise]

Personally, I've always found manuals to be more fun to drive. I've got a dual-clutch DSG in my GTI and while it's technologically very impressive and quicker than the manual, it's less interesting to drive (for me).

I'll be going with a manual in the BRZ since it'll be my fun car, but I can understand why someone would go with an automatic (which is reportedly very good in the BRZ/FR-S).

Long story short, NO, not dumb to go with an automatic if you need or prefer one.

[S2kphile]

Originally Posted by justaquestion

Yeah, you sound like a real classy guy with "If you get a manual and she doesn't like it, so what?".

My wife gets to choose her own car, because its HER car. If I wanted a new car, I would trade mine in and get one. I have a car I drive everyday, she has one she drives everyday, simple as that. I guess I must be whipped because I don't make choices for her.

It's one thing to suggest a car, which I am sure this guy did with the BRZ, but to force someone who has a choice between two transmissions, onto one, is pretty selfish, especially if they already said they want the automatic.

All the girls I've known know that I keep it classy.

Secondly, if she is paying for the car all by herself than by all means let her get what she wants. Her money her choice but it sounds like the OP is saying that it's his wife's turn to get a new car meaning to me that funds are limited at the moment or they don't want to spend money buying two cars so they are trying to find a comprise.

She wants something pretty, he wants something fun to drive. She wants an auto & he wants a manual. And if you re-read my post again, I said have a discussion with the wife & listen to her opinion but ultimately make the final decision that is best for him & his wife. From the looks he's gonna test drive an auto to see if he likes it.

[tinnyms3]

Originally Posted by Turbowned

Teach the wife how to drive stick. BAM! Now you both win

Well, although that would be dream come true, it'll be unlikely. BUT my sister was like that, then after living in europe for a year being forced to drive her BF's Vauxhall vx220, she learned to appreciate the man(woman) and machine connection. Now she insists on manuals only. So there is hope.

[Turbowned]

Everyone is squeamish about learning to drive manual at first. I had a friend who bought a manual Accord, tried driving it twice and gave up. He let the car sit for months while people drove him around, then finally he needed a car, and had no choice but to take manual up again. Once he learned, and I mean, really learned, he said "now I know what you've been talking about all along! There's just no comparison!"

Both my current g/f and previous g/f drove stick, so I count myself lucky

[RYU]

What was a decent thread talking about the merits of the auto has turned into people trying to convince other people (even wives and gfs) to drive a manual.

Here is the original question.

Originally Posted by tinnyms3

Is the auto going to kill the driving 'fun' out of brz? Should brz even considered with it?

Is the unit in the brz a traditional, dual, or single clutch?

[alyon]

Gears are to long in the auto. The 86 already has a torque problem without that problem.

Probably one of the reasons EVO hated their auto brz.

[Exhaust]

The auto will give you that instant response, i dont think the low end varies much on the auto so it feels just as powerful, correct me if im wrong.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Exhaust

The auto will give you that instant response, i dont think the low end varies much on the auto so it feels just as powerful, correct me if im wrong.

I didn't notice that at all when I test drove the AT. I didn't drive the MT though, but there were a couple that got to drive both. Maybe one of them can respond.

[Exhaust]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I didn't notice that at all when I test drove the AT. I didn't drive the MT though, but there were a couple that got to drive both. Maybe one of them can respond.

Really? Every review ive read raves about how solid the auto gearbox feels and responds..

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Exhaust

Really? Every review ive read raves about how solid the auto gearbox feels and responds..

Worded poorly on my part, but I was agreeing that I didn't notice any issue. In fact, I ordered the AT.

[Exhaust]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Worded poorly on my part, but I was agreeing that I didn't notice any issue. In fact, I ordered the AT.

nice, im still torn between AT/MT. Dallas traffic being the main reason

[Turbowned]

It's all gonna come down to personal opinion. In my opinion, an auto transmission kills the fun in every car I drive (especially the Audi R8 V10 Spyder I drove last week!), so there's no comparison. I sit in Boston traffic frequently, but not every day. Even if I did, I still would not consider an automatic, even if it were a 911 with PDK or a Ferrari with F1 (Unless it's a 458 where you sadly don't get a choice).

The auto transmission in this car has been called "quite good" on more than one occasion, so if you think your left leg won't be able to take too much Dallas traffic, get the auto. If you want to deal with a manual transmission on a daily basis, I think you will be rewarded more when you go out to tackle some curves.

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