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Question: Manual or auto?
Manual - 62 (80.5%)
Auto - 15 (19.5%)
Total Voters: 73

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teamgeorge
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« on: November 03, 2008, 04:20:20 PM »
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Man for the win!
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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2008, 04:58:59 PM »
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Definitely manual
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Reason: More fun to drive.
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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2008, 06:51:05 PM »
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its more fuel efficient too (somtimes)  :mrgreen:
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If my i30's a girls car why does it leave XR6 utes behind?
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« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2008, 07:16:18 PM »
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Manual.  I like to drive my cars, not be driven.   ;)
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« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2008, 11:48:07 PM »
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Hehe...
Feel the same way Middy
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« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2008, 01:05:32 AM »
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Manual
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« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2008, 02:13:55 AM »
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Manual as the auto wasnt available when I ordered mine lol, besides I couldnt afford auto
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« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2008, 03:33:14 AM »
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Manual, so the wife can't drive it ;)
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« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2008, 03:52:17 AM »
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I chose the Manual.
The auto wasnt available at the time, but would have gone manual regardless.
That said, I have driven the Auto and it is very impressive.
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« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2008, 03:54:27 AM »
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Auto as im lazy Smiley
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« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2008, 04:23:47 AM »
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I would have chosen Manual but the wife wanted Auto.. So Auto it is..
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« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2008, 10:12:36 AM »
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:mrgreen: MANUal
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« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2008, 03:39:27 PM »
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Manual, so the wife can't drive it Shocked
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« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2008, 08:03:04 PM »
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Manual, so the wife can't drive it Shocked
She can only drive an auto and though I have tried to teach her to drive a manual she'd rather not bother. Personally though I prefer being able to control the car better through a manual gearbox than an auto.
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« Reply #14 on: November 05, 2008, 04:21:25 PM »
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Manual  8-)
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« Reply #15 on: November 07, 2008, 12:39:37 AM »
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Auto. Wanted manual, but got outvoted by the wife (which I suppose is reasonable as the car is for her).
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« Reply #16 on: November 07, 2008, 07:42:49 PM »
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Manual all the way :)
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« Reply #17 on: December 29, 2008, 05:26:13 AM »
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Auto.
I guess I'm not really a car person Tongue
I've always been into automation - At work (computers) I'll script anything that makes my job easier.
I just dont see the point of doing extra things manually!
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« Reply #18 on: December 29, 2008, 05:33:17 AM »
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Manual = 29
Auto = 4
Total = 30

Poll is a strange one indeed  icon_eek icon_eek
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« Reply #19 on: December 29, 2008, 06:40:47 AM »
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haha.. didn't notice that.
It also didn't let me vote till just now.
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« Reply #20 on: December 29, 2008, 09:29:08 PM »
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Also lazy. Ditto about scripting. I spend a lot of time trying to simplify things - even though it often ends up being a brain strain to work out how to simplify it in the first place.
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« Reply #21 on: February 12, 2009, 06:40:02 AM »
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Quote from: middy on November 03, 2008, 07:16:18 PM
Manual.  I like to drive my cars, not be driven.  

I feel the same way. No one in my family drives an auto.
I will even (embarrassingly) admit that when I drove my first auto, a hire car, I had to ask my dad how to drive it icon_exclaim
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« Reply #22 on: February 12, 2009, 09:39:52 AM »
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Surely Man.

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« Reply #23 on: February 12, 2009, 11:42:32 AM »
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Manual.
But when they put a 5 gear box or 6 for Auto, i'll buy Auto
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« Reply #24 on: February 12, 2009, 10:24:12 PM »
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Real men drive manuals. (That's why I have driven an auto to this point in my life  Embarrassed )
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« Reply #25 on: June 25, 2009, 03:52:19 PM »
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any idiot can drive an auto...

takes a little skill and co ordination to drive a real car... he he he he
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« Reply #26 on: June 26, 2009, 07:06:54 AM »
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I voted manual but would like to try an Auto Diesel one day (just out of interest)
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« Reply #27 on: June 30, 2009, 01:21:09 AM »
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I chose auto!

While I know how to drive a manual in theory.. practice doesn't quite keep up.

I also just like to be able to plant my foot on the brake if I have to stop suddenly without thinking what else I need to do. Tongue
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« Reply #28 on: June 30, 2009, 04:04:00 AM »
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Manuals outsell autos by far here in the UK and yet it appears that our antipodean opposites much prefer the autos. Yanks like autos too so maybe it's a 'distance' thing only I'd think the auto advantage would be more in urban areas. With the UK population density far higher than either you'd think we'd go for the autos more.
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« Reply #29 on: June 30, 2009, 04:12:59 AM »
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Quote from: iThurT on June 30, 2009, 04:04:00 AM
Manuals outsell autos by far here in the UK and yet it appears that our antipodean opposites much prefer the autos.


I think the % of Aussies who opted for the manual i30 is much higher than this particular thread would indicate. 

Traditionally Aussies go for Autos in 6cyl and V8's less so in 4 cylinder smaller cars...

The Auto seemed to be very lightly represented in the first 6 months or so the site was going but has increased a bit in more recent times (for some strange reason?)
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