STICK or AUTO?
02-20-07, 08:02 PM
#1
Driver School Candidate
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Ca
Posts: 21
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
STICK or AUTO?
Hey guys what do you think. Stick so I can drive and have fun or auto so the wife can also drive?
I'm leading towards auto so my wife don't kill me. I guess I already know the answer.
I'm leading towards auto so my wife don't kill me. I guess I already know the answer.
02-20-07, 08:31 PM
#4
Driver
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: San Diego
Posts: 113
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Or if your old like me auto all the way. I am w a y over the stick thing especially in traffic. This is another reason I chose the IS 350 auto, with padel shifts. Wife happy me racer happy . 
02-20-07, 11:20 PM
#7
Tech Info Resource
iTrader: (2)
IS with the stick? No way. I got the extra 100 hp despite the auto. Besides, I have a stick in the garage anyway for those times when I just have to stir.
Trending Topics
02-21-07, 06:40 AM
#9
Lexus Champion
Join Date: May 2006
Location: FL
Posts: 1,600
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Stick. If your wife drives an 02 Corolla, I think it's safe to say that she's not into driving that much, and probably wouldn't care whether she drove your new car (does she care that she can't drive your GSR?).
As far as I'm concerned, my car will never be a super-slusho-slopo-tippy-tronic-matic transmission.
As far as I'm concerned, my car will never be a super-slusho-slopo-tippy-tronic-matic transmission.
02-21-07, 08:02 AM
#10
Lexus Fanatic
A conventional stick is anything BUT fun in heavy traffic and stop-and-go.
Well, if you're willing to take a chance on less-than-Toyota/Honda reliability, get a VW or Audi with the DSG (Direct-Shift-Gearbox). It is, literally, the best of both worlds...manual and automatic.....perhaps the most well-rounded transmission I have ever tested. I don't think you will be disappointed.
or auto so the wife can also drive? I'm leading towards auto so my wife don't kill me. I guess I already know the answer.
I'm leading towards auto so my wife don't kill me. I guess I already know the answer.
02-21-07, 08:10 AM
#11
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (20)
If you have to deal with much traffic, get auto.
If it's a second car, get stick.
I finally got one of each, and love it. Auto SUV when I don't want to think much and light stick car for a more 'engaging' experience.
If it's a second car, get stick.
I finally got one of each, and love it. Auto SUV when I don't want to think much and light stick car for a more 'engaging' experience.
02-21-07, 08:14 AM
#12
Super Moderator
One stick & one auto is the best combination 
Stick for the sporty car, auto for the luxury cruiser or family hauler.
Driving stick in heavy traffic never bothers me though, when you're used to it, it's like second nature, you don't even think of or aware of it while you're shifting.
Driving an auto do offer the convenience of drinking beverages & other activities when a free hand is desirable.
Stick for the sporty car, auto for the luxury cruiser or family hauler. Driving stick in heavy traffic never bothers me though, when you're used to it, it's like second nature, you don't even think of or aware of it while you're shifting.
Driving an auto do offer the convenience of drinking beverages & other activities when a free hand is desirable.
Last edited by Gojirra99; 02-21-07 at 08:21 AM.
02-21-07, 08:22 AM
#13
Lexus Test Driver
I vote for auto if you have heavy traffic... or better yet... like mmarshall selected, get a DSG-equipped car if you're interested in VW/Audi at all.
Are there ever any times where your wife has had to rely upon your car for something or vice versa? As much as I always wanted a stick, there were certain times where someone had to drive my car (e.g. RX in body shop, ES for some reason decides not to start at 2am, and my dad gets paged to ICU in middle of night) and it was crucial that he could use my car.
Are there ever any times where your wife has had to rely upon your car for something or vice versa? As much as I always wanted a stick, there were certain times where someone had to drive my car (e.g. RX in body shop, ES for some reason decides not to start at 2am, and my dad gets paged to ICU in middle of night) and it was crucial that he could use my car.
02-21-07, 08:41 AM
#14
Lexus Champion
Join Date: May 2006
Location: FL
Posts: 1,600
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I'll completely disagree with that one. Driving a stick means that you don't have to spend all your time riding the brake pedal, unless you're on an incline. If your timing is decent, you can just coast and modulate your propulsion with quick blips of clutch and throttle. I find a stick much easier and more predictable in stop-n-go traffic. Well, I find it easier and more predictable in almost any situation, but that goes without saying.
02-21-07, 08:51 AM
#15
Super Moderator
Though I live in a stick country and city, I would never use a stick down here except at a track. I had a friend who use to have a stick Golf and he it developed clutch issues since he, in this traffic, would never get it into higher gears.