brz/frs "slush" box

[jmaryt]

walked into a 'subie" dealer today,and just for s**ts and giggles took a slush box limited out for a drive with the primacy michilin's on. all i got to say,is wow! i take everything back i said about the slush! what an enjoyable experience! plenty of ''grunt" damn thing is QUICK!.played with the stick,in manual mode,and had a ball! had all nannies on,came around a corner at a safe speed off the highway,and the a*s end started to break loose,and got a little squirrely for a moment,until the nannies kicked in,and straightened the car right out! believe me,this tranny is a blast to drive! ,and gets better fuel mileage too! i'll never say a bad word again about this tranny again! also found out,the tranny fluid only needs changing every 60,000 miles as opposed to the manual fluid at 30,000.

[Beyer Subaru]

Yerp. I love mine.

[Sean-SRM]

I love my A/T I had the same mindset as you until I had the opportunity to drive one. I thank myself every time I commute in rush hour.

[derschlings]

Absofrikkinlootely LOOOVE mine!!!

[RazorHawk]

me too!!!

[Burrcold]

Agreed. You should have popped it in sport mode. Really transforms the auto.

[roddy]

I test drove an automatic. Absolutely the best automatic I have driven in my 25 years of driving. Period. It puts the sport mode/paddle shifted slushbox in my wife's RDX to shame.

[Ocala FR-S]

Well uh... yeah.

[Chauntalei]

I love my MT, but with all the commuting I do, I've thought 'what if I'd gotten an AT' recently, I have to admit.

[Burrcold]

I like the auto better than my 2011 GTI DSG "auto". That's saying a lot.

[jduffy]

Car magazines have praised this transmission and with good reason. Mine rocks.

[zohare]

Yup. Drove a manual after I bought mine. Fantastic, but I don't regret the at. Its a daily and nearly dsg fun. I have my miata for a toy. I love it...

[MmmHamSandwich]

Now now folks, I think OP is getting let off a little too easy what with all these 'thanks' being administered. Here's an example, just a little sample, how I could just grill a man.

Originally Posted by jmaryt

in addendum: i really don't care because i think they all suck! period!
and yes! i drove a 'slush" boring ass drive really!

Really now? This was posted back on September 1st. Yet in this thread you make it seem like you just waltzed in and test drove one randomly and now you love it.

But it hardly ends there folks.

Originally Posted by jmaryt

ahhh! ohhhh! no! a "'slush" box?
tell me you didn't buy this car with a "slush" box in it?
ohhhhh! nooooo!

Originally Posted by jmaryt

without a doubt! slush box is STILL a "slush box!" limited control!

Originally Posted by jmaryt

ahhh! the many attributes of the almighty "slush box" he! he! he!
unfortunately,in THIS car,especially,THIS car,the 'fun"experience of total
control of the vehicle IS the "deal maker" for me! in MY view,a "slush box" is just something else to go wrong over time! damn thing really brings nothin' to the table,EXCEPT to possibly develop issues over a period of time,whereas
there is really nothing to go wrong with a "direct drive" tranny,except maybe a "throw-out" bearing after a very long,long time,and this can really only happen if ya "ride" the clutch.paddle shifters? poor substitute for a real manual! not even close! gotta keep in mind,when ya do the "slush" thing,ya give up control of the car to a computer,and that sure as hell is NO fun in my book!..just sayin'..getting my 6 speed (m.t.)
very soon!


j.t.

Originally Posted by jmaryt

"dead nuts" accurate! why the wholey f**k anybody would want a "slush box"
in a car like this is difficult to grasp! if ya want better fuel economy,what are ya doin' in THIS car? it's a driver's car!..(w.t.f!) put the damn thing in a (s.u.v.)
or a prius! ehe! he! he!..

Originally Posted by jmaryt

yes! this is 'dead nuts" accurate too!.check the 'net lately?
at least here in new england,dealers DO HAVE the car,BUT 9 out of 10
of 'em are '"slush boxes" what he says is really very accurate,and it's because
MOST people who are going to buy this car WILL get the m.t for ALL the right reasons! this a sports car!,NOT a "pig" s.u.v. just sayin'

Originally Posted by jmaryt

i agree! "slush" boxes should be reserved for land yachts ,of which there are many on the road...just sayin'

Originally Posted by jmaryt

this car ''sings" out for a good manual!
any other car,i would say yes! go ''slush" box,but not this one!

Originally Posted by jmaryt

drove both! was impressed with the "slush" box,BUT it ain't no manual,and it NEEDS to be with me,because it's all i've driven my whole life,and too concerned i would never get used to the auto! i guess you could say that it's an "event physcological!"

I am sure there's more but these are just some threads I happened to remember reading this ridiculous shit in.
At any rate, quite a change of opinion from...

Originally Posted by jmaryt

67 and bought a "slush box?" what! no adventuresome spirit?
just kidding! have fun! 62 and "stick" for me gotta be! just sayin'

and a mere 20 days later to...

Originally Posted by jmaryt

yeah! it's the way i feel too! been shiftin' my brains out for over 40 big ones
and gotta say i'm lookin' for a change! got damn little to do with growing old,or being lazy,just getting sick of shifting all the time,and since i drove both,i determined,at least to me,that i can STILL have a ''ton" of fun with the ''slush box",and don't miss the stick at all...just sayin'

And let's not forget...

Originally Posted by jmaryt

i can say that driving stick for over 40 years,if i decided to purchase this car with a ''slush" box,i would have to learn to masturbate with my right hand ,as opposed to my left!.i am a natural ''southpaw" and my right hand would literally have nothing to do while driving!.he! he! he!

Better get practicing old man!

[Gixxersixxerman]

Hahaha, that must've took a min, to grab all that lol... I love my "slush box" I miss a stick when I wanna do something stupid, but 99% of the time when I'm trying to be sane, I'm happy with my slushy