Automatic or Standard
#1
Automatic or Standard
I have just put a deposit down on a 2002 P5 with automatic transmission. I would like to find out what tranny any other P5 owners went with and the pros and cons for both. I think that for a compact, sportier car with a smaller engine like the P5, a standard transmission is good but I live and work in Edmonton and will spend a lot of time in rush hour traffic where an automatic transmission would also be good.
What do you all think?
What do you all think?
#5
Re: Automatic or Standard
Originally posted by Smedly
I have just put a deposit down on a 2002 P5 with automatic transmission. I would like to find out what tranny any other P5 owners went with and the pros and cons for both. I think that for a compact, sportier car with a smaller engine like the P5, a standard transmission is good but I live and work in Edmonton and will spend a lot of time in rush hour traffic where an automatic transmission would also be good.
What do you all think?
I have just put a deposit down on a 2002 P5 with automatic transmission. I would like to find out what tranny any other P5 owners went with and the pros and cons for both. I think that for a compact, sportier car with a smaller engine like the P5, a standard transmission is good but I live and work in Edmonton and will spend a lot of time in rush hour traffic where an automatic transmission would also be good.
What do you all think?
#7
im going to completely disagree with travis here (kinda new!, lol, we usually agree).... but really i dont think the manual is any more of a hassle in traffic if you are experienced with driving one....just a thing you do with out thinking...
and you know you will have by far more control over this car with the manual.... another rule i think of is that most 4 cylinder automatics suck.... the trannys never seem to do what you want. but thats just my experience. I took the auto p5 out first when i was test driving, and that just felt aweful.... i knew it was not where i wanted to be, even if i hadnt learned to drive a stick yet (i learned after i bought my car).... so i bought the stick trusting my father that i could drive it.... now i love it!
Go with the stick
STICK
and you know you will have by far more control over this car with the manual.... another rule i think of is that most 4 cylinder automatics suck.... the trannys never seem to do what you want. but thats just my experience. I took the auto p5 out first when i was test driving, and that just felt aweful.... i knew it was not where i wanted to be, even if i hadnt learned to drive a stick yet (i learned after i bought my car).... so i bought the stick trusting my father that i could drive it.... now i love it!
Go with the stick
STICK
#11
Thanks for all your feedback.
I'm definitely going to get a stick.
I was leaning in that direction, but I had a lot of people pulling me in both directions. Just needed a little shove from you guys to convince me (and them). I should have it by next Tuesday...can't wait.
I'm definitely going to get a stick.
I was leaning in that direction, but I had a lot of people pulling me in both directions. Just needed a little shove from you guys to convince me (and them). I should have it by next Tuesday...can't wait.
#13
Originally posted by Protege5girl
My last car was manual and because I sat in Toronto traffic when I bought my p5 i went auto. I am now kicking myself for it. If you know how to drive stick, stay with it. Auto is sooo boring.
My last car was manual and because I sat in Toronto traffic when I bought my p5 i went auto. I am now kicking myself for it. If you know how to drive stick, stay with it. Auto is sooo boring.
If you're hell-bent on getting an auto, that's cool, but you might regret it in the long run. I know I'd never trade my 5spd!!!!
#14
i say go auto if you want. my (wifes) car is an auto and it is one of the best shifting autos i have ever driven. if you give it 3/4 or more throttle it will redline in each gear before shifting. i like manuals better also, but if you are lazy or just don't want to hassle with it, the auto isn't bad.
#15
Hey man, I was in the same sitution as you. Everyone in my family drives auto, my current car is auto but I'm getting my protege next week, and guess what? it's a manual! I made the decision after my uncle taught(sp) me how to drive a stick, it's so much more fun and you get the most out of your car. I dunno why some people avoid manual tranny's as if they were a decease or something, it's not that hard.