» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | View Poll Results: what is ur transmission? auto or manual | automatic | | 176 | 37.45% | manual | | 294 | 62.55% | | | | 10-22-2004, 12:30 AM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mt. Laurel, NJ Posts: 390 | What is your transmission? auto or manual i just wanted to know what kind of transmission everyone has i have a auto, i know auto is corny but the car was passed down to me from my parents and i am happy to own it. __________________ Intake, Sony mp3/cd player, remus cat-back exhaust, | | | 10-22-2004, 03:57 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 368 | Hey, my '98 with automatic is still a very nice car. I bought if for my daughters to learn to drive on expecting they'd learn stick on my 535is after they'd learned how to stay between the lines, etc. But I enjoy it, too. Especially when I have to go to DC and get stuck in endless traffic jams on I-66 or the Beltway. Nothing wrong with the automatic. Nice short diff to maximize what little power there is and yet it still delivered 32mpg at an average speed approaching 90mph on the way back from Texas where I purchased it. Never gets less than about 28mpg even in my "city" traffic in Charlottesville. By the way, I use mid-grade gas with no problems. -Phil | | | 02-18-2005, 09:49 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,305 | Quote: Originally Posted by Phil Marx But I enjoy it, too. Especially when I have to go to DC and get stuck in endless traffic jams on I-66 or the Beltway. Nothing wrong with the automatic. -Phil | I could never imagine having an auto except when I'm stuck on 66 or the beltway...but then again, a little calf exercise never hurt... Chris | | | 02-18-2005, 10:07 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 1,022 | I actually prefer manual when in stop and go traffic since you don't have to keep your foot on the brake. Back when I had an auto (a few years ago) I would pop it in neutral when in traffic. I guess I'm just lazy, really lazy. | | | 06-06-2005, 02:08 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 | That is the caveat of driving an automatic in traffic. Sure you don't have to keep putting it in gear constantly, but you have to keep your damn foot on the brake all the time Quote: Originally Posted by GDB I actually prefer manual when in stop and go traffic since you don't have to keep your foot on the brake. Back when I had an auto (a few years ago) I would pop it in neutral when in traffic. I guess I'm just lazy, really lazy. | __________________ 1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd OEM Armrest • Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player • Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers • Navman ICN 530 GPS • BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system • Magnecor 8.5mm wires • M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob • Burlwood Dashboard • Stromung Exhaust • X-brace • Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar • Carbonio C.A.I. • 17" Rial Rims • Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support • M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper • Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs • Clear Corners • M3 Mirrors • UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave • E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts • UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines • Hartge Roof Spoiler • BavAuto Springs• Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks • E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts • SPC Front Camber Kit • Reiger Hatch Spoiler • BavAuto Rear Camber Kit • Dinan Stage II Software • Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements • BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm • Engine Compartment Light • Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit • OEM Fire Extinguisher • Da'lan Trailer Hitch • Rear Sun Shade • OEM Fog Light Retrofit • H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links • Cruise Control Retrofit • On Board Computer Retrofit • M3 twistie style side skirts • Carbon Fiber Hood | | | 10-23-2005, 01:06 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: A few tenths ahead of alaskablue Posts: 265 | Quote: Originally Posted by GDB I actually prefer manual when in stop and go traffic since you don't have to keep your foot on the brake. Back when I had an auto (a few years ago) I would pop it in neutral when in traffic. I guess I'm just lazy, really lazy. | I hate Autos, I have owned only one in my life(1965 Stang Coupe), but everytime I drive my sister's focus I drive it as a manual, same with my mom's mustang. It is always funny when I get accelerating, and let off the gas to shift and realize there isn't a clutch there. I know that any talented driver in a stick should beat an automatic, in practically any type of vehicle. And I don't know about that ti manual losing to an at. I mean, AlaskaBlue's ti owns my moms 94 stang, but we roughly have the same hp, and the stang has about 1000lbs on him. I could beat the 01 v6 stang we used to race, Andy would usually beat him by a car length and i would by about 1.5-2 car lengths, before I got gears!! I hate automatics!!!! No offense guys Andrew P.S. I have owned 3 5speeds in my 3.5 years of driving(00' 4cy s10, 89 taurus sho, and my baby 98 4.3L s10!! ) And yes I do put any auto i am driving in neutral when I stop at lights and in traffic! I am lazy!!! | | | 10-22-2004, 06:48 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 528 | After driving both the automatic and manual ti, it's a close race to see which I like better. The automatic definately has its perks, as does the manual. Being stuck in traffic was easier with the auto, but acceleration and upshifting makes the manual shine. The manual would probably take the auto off the line, but in the time between shifts, the auto might could catch up. Having never driven both cars at the same time, I can't tell you for certain, however. (= I enjoy the manual more, since it lets me choose my shift points rather than having the computer choose them...which means that I can be in the best gear for the upcoming situations.... i.e. dead stop traffic or accelerating then hill climbing...you get the point. | | | 10-22-2004, 07:43 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 1,022 | I got a manual since I don't know how to drive automatic .I would really be interested to see a stock 5 spd run a stock auto ti. Since the auto got the 4.44:1 rear end then it could be a good race. Ya'll with the autos need to get out to the track and get some times so we can compare (I'm gonna see what I can do in the 1/4 tonight). | | | 10-25-2004, 06:22 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Marion, IA Posts: 388 | I prefer the manual. I only like manuals, so my opinion is biased. I will say, that in a small displacement engine (less than 2.0 L) the automatic will suck up a good chunk of your horsepower and performance. Automatics are generally better suited to larger 4 cylinders, or better yet, 6 and 8 cylinders. | | | 10-25-2004, 08:35 PM | #10 | Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: PA Posts: 78 | I have a manual transmittion in my 97. I feel weird when I drive an automatic, Im always looking for the clutch to shift. I also think driving an automatic car is a little mindless. | | | 10-25-2004, 09:20 PM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cary, nc Posts: 2,259 | i would have prefered a manual...but i didnt pay for it...so i cant complain i have auto by the way __________________ 1995 318ti Active Pioneer Speakers [] Aluminum Billet door locks [] ACS Pedals/Deadrest [] ACS Shift Knob / E-Brake Handle [] Clear Corners/Tails/Sides [] Sylvania Exterior Lighting [] Custom CAI [] Dinan Engine Chip [] Dinan Transmission Chip [] H&R Race Springs [] Tokico Illumina Shocks [] BMW X-Brace [] Relocated Lighter Mod [] Custom iPod Mod http://www.cardomain.com/id/robcarync | | | 10-31-2004, 11:07 PM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 142 | It took me a while to find a manual Ti but it was worth it. After driving a few auto ones I was totally set on getting a manual one. | | | 11-01-2004, 12:30 AM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | i have the benefit of having driven both the manual and automagic 318ti for quite some time. the torque converter on the auto is impressive, and with the gearing i think it is only marginally slower. the manual is undoubtedly more fun, but can be tedious at times (heavy or stop & go traffic). it also takes work to drive as smoothly as the auto, but i feel i'm a much more smooth driver overall because i have to plan shift points, can let the engine brake, etc instead of having to goose it to get power, or brake to slow down. regardless of what tranny you have, the ti is still a fun car around the corners. | | | 11-01-2004, 01:01 AM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 322 | Mine is a manual. I can't stand driving automatics, it's way too boring. Whenever I have to drive an auto I'm always looking for the clutch and reaching over to shift. I love manuals. | | | 11-17-2004, 03:47 AM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: atlanta Posts: 145 | Mine is a manual, too. Before buying, I looked into it and found that a lot of automatic drivers said they wish they'd gotten the manual. A lot said that they felt that there wasn't enough low-end torque in the automatic. ie, slow starts. Not sure if this is true, but do any you autos feel like they're getting left at the stop lights? | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |