Which do you prefer to drive, an automatic or a stick shift (manual)? Why?

by paul Posted 2012/09/20 04:37:22

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	automatic	7 votes	39%
	stick shift (manual)	9 votes	50%
	None of the above	2 votes	11%

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☆stillthe12c☆ 2012/09/20 05:19:02

automatic

+3
Knee could not take a stick anymore.
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kim stox 2012/11/25 13:07:21

stick shift (manual)

Cos I can take out my aggression on a stick! Not only does it represent part of my bf's anatomy, but it can make weird noises!

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u000 2012/09/23 18:09:20

stick shift (manual)

i feel better... driving with automatic shift is boring

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ALofRI 2012/09/20 19:23:19

stick shift (manual)

+1
I love driving with a stick. Automatic is just...riding.

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Professor Wizard 2012/09/20 16:15:25

automatic

I am lucky enough to have 2 cars...

My every day car, that I drive back and forth to work in the rush hour traffic jams is an Automatic.

My "FUN" car is a 6 speed, built to "GO"! and I take it out when I want to have some FUN driving.

So I do both!

PS: I also have 2 motorcycles, One BIG, and One SMALL, and BOTH are 6 Speeds.

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hermit57 2012/09/20 16:06:36

automatic

Actually I can pretty much operate both equally well. But I prefer automatics!

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wolf sloan 2012/09/20 12:28:35

None of the above

Automatic for the city,stick for less urban areas.

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JMCC 2012/09/20 10:35:48

stick shift (manual)

+2
I prefer to chose what gear the car is in, rather than it second guessing me...

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Rob Williams 2012/09/20 07:17:18

stick shift (manual)

+1
Actually I've never driven an automatic!

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☆stillthe12c☆ 2012/09/20 05:19:02

automatic

+3
Knee could not take a stick anymore.

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Rob Wil... to ☆stillt... 2012/09/20 07:19:03

+1
I know that feeling! My arthritis means that when I drive home after a long shift it hurts like crazy when I press the clutch.

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☆stillt... to Rob Wil... 2012/09/20 17:01:39

It is tough on you when you have to use that knee. I love gardening and sometime it is very hard to do. I started taking omega 3 with some joint stuff and that has helped. It took it awhile, but slowly it did help. I am now just taking the omega 3. If I get down on my knees for long periods of time on the damp ground it comes back.

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Freelancer 2012/09/20 05:06:03

automatic

+2
its all i know how too use brotha

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Jerry (Iron Priest)☮ R ☮ P ... 2012/09/20 05:05:10

None of the above

+3
It absolutely depends on the type of vehicle. In a luxury sedan, I want to kick back on auto and put it in cruise control. In a performance sports car, I want to push in the clutch and step on the gas at just the right time. In an SUV, standard shift gives you more control. In an 18 wheeler, screw all of that shifting and give me auto. See what I mean?

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Rob Wil... to Jerry (... 2012/09/20 07:25:46

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Very true!

I saw a Porsche 911 with an automatic gearbox and thought what's the point spending all that money on a nice car and then taking all the fun out of driving it!

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Jerry 2012/09/20 04:48:00

stick shift (manual)

+1
You're gonna have to drive one someday anyone, so you might as well learn & get it over with. So when that time comes, it's like a walk in the park instead of rocks in the park lol, sorry that's the best I got. But for your question, I much prefer a manual, even though I never drive one.

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