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A.K. Moor (m)
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Which one is faster:automatic or manual gear transmission?
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boladez (m)
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It depends on your handling skills!!!!! I am a DIEHARD MANUAL GUY. I can drive manual UNDERWATER  |
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yommy69
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manual dey swit now unlike automatic wey no get efisi @ all and as my guy talk it depends on ur hand skills.infact how fast u are .
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obua (m)
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Manual gives you the best speedwise and shifting also.
Accelearating or overtaken with an auto gear car can be very frustrating
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gr8child (m)
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Transmission time takes slightly longer in automatic cars. Manual transmission is quicker, hence greater speed. But the difference is so slight that it is only significant if you're racing professionally.
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Ivvie
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@poster
What you've asked is equivalent to comparing two girls (for instance, Nigerian and Mexican) and asking who's smarter.
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Ivvie
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I don't care about anyone's opinion. If you can't drive a stick shift, you cannot drive. I believe anyone residing in Lagos should have no business with automatic transmission because the roads are short and narrow as oppose to Texas where you might have to cruise an hour and a half to get to work. Manual gives you the best speedwise and shifting also.
Accelearating or overtaken with an auto gear car can be very frustrating
To downshift, you have to floor the pedal for a higher engine speed. The purpose of the automatic trans. is to keep operating speed at low engine rpm. If you drive an auto that is underpowered, it's sister (manual) will be underpowered as well but slightly responsive since it doesn't rob the engine of 14 to 20 hp. |
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viperman (m)
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I don't care about anyone's opinion. If you can't drive a stick shift, you cannot drive. I believe anyone residing in Lagos should have no business with automatic transmission because the roads are short and narrow as oppose to Texas where you might have to cruise an hour and a half to get to work.
To downshift, you have to floor the pedal for a higher engine speed. The purpose of the automatic trans. is to keep operating speed at low engine rpm. If you drive an auto that is underpowered, it's sister (manual) will be underpowered as well but slightly responsive since it doesn't rob the engine of 14 to 20 hp.
But i disagree with you as to the fact that anyone in lagos shouldn't have anything to do with automatic; I believe that is the main reason why many in lagos should be on Auto because of traffic e.t.c It's less strenuous to drive an auto as opposed to a manual in traffic. |
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Ivvie
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The primary cause of automatic transmission failure is overheating. When the auto trans. fails, you cannot fix it, what's the use. They also aren't forgiving when rebuilding, so when they go bad, you have to replace the entire unit. Manuals don't go bad and when they do, it's not hassle having it fixed. Automatic is not a good idea for heavy traffic. I have heard from many nigerians when I complain about Houston's traffic that Lagos is more than twice as worse. Auto's always have to be serviced. Some cars don't permit you to have it's transmission serviced. You'll have to cough about 9,000 for a new transmission.
Point A to B are short distances with turns and sharp corners. The ideal transmission is the manual transmission. You get the optimal lifespan of your engine since you rev above 2500 rpm before switching gears. It's also economical since gasoline efficiency is higher.
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A.K. Moor (m)
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@Ivvie;please who is smarter,a Nigerian girl or a Mexican girl?  |
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proo212 (m)
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Autos are perhaps better in start/stop traffic. A Double Sequential Gearbox (DSG) for instance is quicker than any manual gearchange will ever be and even more economical because it has 2 clutches. The gearchanges are faster keeping revs to a minimum. Even CVT boxes are more economical than manual boxes. You can read up on DSG especially if you don't believe me. The VW group pioneered it and a lot of car manufacturers are now introducing some dual clutch gearboxes in their product offerings
Modern Automatics have tiptronic function so you don't have floor the throttle to downshift. Even those without tiptronic function have 3,2,1 on them. You can downshift manually if you want.
I don't know about the Mr. Goodwrench gearboxes but the Autoboxes here especially for the European cars, once you keep them serviced, they run forever.
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memento
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Can someone help me?? Whts d use of D3 and D4 in auot drive. Whts d difference?
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xcolanto
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man its manual that does the trick!!! when u talking of fast picking!!! auto is too lazy to pick up that fast as to manual only that manual is kind of stressful,  |
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Kissmyass! (m)
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I just like manual without even knowing this facts, now I know I'll stick to manual like glue
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Emperoh (m)
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Can someone explain to me what this triptronic is all about.
I stick with my MANUAL.
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Emperoh (m)
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Can someone explain to me what this triptronic is all about.
I stick with my MANUAL.
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cuteyjib (m)
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i think manual because its crazy when u can control d sound of the engine wit d gear.
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thegame (m)
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when u talking of fast picking!!! auto is too lazy to pick up that fast as to manual
I SUPPOSE YOU DON'T KNOW THE MEANING OF THE SPORTS BUTTON BESIDE THE GEAR OR ANY OTHER LOCATION IT IS PLACE AROUND YOUR GEAR. I am not a die hard fan of auto tho but why the stress when you got something easire to ride and bytheway, what u gotta lose. YOU NOT SURE WHICH TO CHOOSE????I am sure semi-automatic clears all y'all doubts. that's if you know how a semi automatic gear works anyway |
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Echeozo (m)
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Personally, I prefer the manual transmission.It's so much fun to know that you are in total control of a wonderful piece of invention. But for long distance movements, i use an auto transmission, just for convinience not pleasure.
NOTHING COMPARES TO THE JOY THE STICK SHIFT GIVES.
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