Do you drive a Manual or Automatic Car?

[gnatty8]

Originally Posted by Reggs

I learned manual from arcade machines before I was old enough to drive. I learned automatic first in a real car. I loath driving more than anything and want it to be as passive as possible, so automatic for me.

Wow, that must have been some realistic arcade game if it taught you how to use a clutch!

 

[sonick]

Originally Posted by gnatty8

Wow, that must have been some realistic arcade game if it taught you how to use a clutch!
The 3-screened Ferarri F355 Challenge arcade game featured a working clutch and a gated 6-spd shifter:

I loved that game.

 

[stpirate]

I love driving manual cars, but sadly I have an automatic.

That will change within a year.

 

[Reggs]

Originally Posted by sonick

The 3-screened Ferarri F355 Challenge arcade game featured a working clutch and a gated 6-spd shifter:

I loved that game.

I'm surprised arcade screens like this never took off. The only other cabinet with this that I knew of was some boring commercial flight sim that cost $2 for a single play.

 

[Dragon]

Originally Posted by Reggs

I'm surprised arcade screens like this never took off. The only other cabinet with this that I knew of was some boring commercial flight sim that cost $2 for a single play.

This was the most realistic arcade racing game I ever tried.

 

[whymakemedothis]

great game that 355 challenge is, but a video game with a clutch pedal does not teach one to drive a clutch pedal operated car.

 

[M. Bardamu]

Originally Posted by tiecollector

I feel your pain. I regret not upgrading to the WRX. The 2.5i is still quite fun though and I might tweak it in the near future, however, the novelty of the stick runs out when you are sitting in traffic or can't have your wife drive after you've had one beer too many. All in all I'm very pleased with the 2.5i, plus for learning a stick, it is the cheaper to replace if you break it.

Did you get the sedan or the hatchback? I love the hatch.

Sorry, forgot all about this thread...got the 5-door hatchback. The Canadian model is slightly different from the U.S. model -- doesn't have some of the cool features like the tire-pressure monitoring on the dash, etc. However, we are quite pleased with it as well, despite having to opt for automatic ******. It seems to have a good amount of torque/pick-up at the lower-end.

Looks like a Pontiac Fiero!

 

[Mauby]

Originally Posted by M. Bardamu

Looks like a Pontiac Fiero!

haha, back in '85 when I first saw a Pontiac Fiero on the road, I said "it looks like at Fiat!"

 

[pkincy]

3 automatics, 2 6 speeds and one 6 speed Sequential Manual.

Both of my 6 speeds are drivers or track day cars so the ****** is very appropriate, but my daily driver is my M3 and the SMG allows me to let the computer direct the clutch and gear changing efforts while I drink my coffee or work the phone; however when I want to move down the road smartly I can use it as a paddle shifter manual.

Perry

 

[gnatty8]

Originally Posted by Dragon

This was the most realistic arcade racing game I ever tried.

The BMW Performance Driving Center in Greer, SC, has a very cool, and quite realistic racing simulator..

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by gnatty8

The BMW Performance Driving Center in Greer, SC, has a very cool, and quite realistic racing simulator..
I have a friend who participated in this. Nothing but praise for it from him.

 

[gnatty8]

Originally Posted by JayJay

I have a friend who participated in this. Nothing but praise for it from him.

I've been there twice now, last time was for the M Driving School, where we abused M3, M5 and M6 all day long. All f*cking SMG automatic transmissions though, which was a drag since I drive a manual. Of all 3, I liked the M3 most of all,

 

[LordWanker]

Well, was educated on an automatic as one should be concentrating on the aspects of driving ( and not the shifting process) but once I passed the licensing test it was all manual ******. Unfortunately I do drive one of those auto-manuals now as the city driving here is craptacular. At least Mazda got it right.

 

[spencers]

My car will always have three pedals.

 

[adversity04]

Recent convert to manual....loving it.