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Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by madapcmod: 7:03am On Sep 12, 2016 |
LadyMercedes: I was about pointing out the shifting in motion for him. My friend shattered his gear box by moving from D to D1 while in motion. 1 Like |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by Nobody: 7:06am On Sep 12, 2016 |
mamajaz: Thank you. No, I don't sell cars, I'm just passionate about them. Spent most of my childhood watching them work on my dad's cars, instead of assisting my mum in the kitchen Anything auto-related is ALWAYS intriguing. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by 19naia(m): 7:08am On Sep 12, 2016 |
Manual is better for skilled drivers. I bought and drove a new manual trans car for 6 years. It was easy and great but it was abuse on my leg nerves over time and especially in busy stop and go traffic it is a lot of leg work. The leg work and hand work is not so hard but over time in very rough traffic of stop and go, it caused pains in my legs that i did not know was from driving. I travelled overseas without my car one year and stayed away for months and my leg pains did not follow me. I returned after four months and drove manual again and after a few months the pains returned. I eventually travelled away from home for so long without my car and eventually sold it because it just sat wasting and being damaged by people driving it for me. And my leg pains have never returned. I now have an automatic and have been driving for 9 months with no Sciatic nerve pains in my leg and rump. Walking is actually the best relief for my legs. I enjoyed driving stick so much but it was abuse on my right leg in the long run. One three month period i drove extensively in stop and go traffic for several hours a day, and that time was when i used to walk around with a Limp in my stride like i had an injury preventing me from walking correctly. I will never drive Manual in Nigeria Traffic. In fact i would rely on a driver. Manual is nice and i enjoyed it but i am not physically fit for it. I would drive a manual just on rare occasion for pleasure but not to own it. But if you dash me manual trans. car for free, na him i go drive if i cannot sell am use buy automatic. 3 Likes |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by 3KINGZ18: 7:14am On Sep 12, 2016 |
muller101:dat would be for f1 most racers prefer sequential manual transmission |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by Nobody: 7:14am On Sep 12, 2016 |
madapcmod: My cousin used to do the same. When I tried to correct her, she told me "I've been driving before you were conceived". Nsogbu adiro. She has changed her gear mount, or is it gear mountain (the way these mechanics pronounce these things is confusing) over 3 times, since then. So much for driving before my conception. 1 Like |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by 3KINGZ18: 7:18am On Sep 12, 2016 |
GoodSide:k imagine driving yourself driving a car with a bhp of 1000bhp and tell me how it feels |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by Nobody: 7:19am On Sep 12, 2016 |
LadyMercedes:Auto transmission rocks anyday. Though costlier to maintain, I still believe it's worth it. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by Nobody: 7:20am On Sep 12, 2016 |
LadyMercedes:Fan of Maya Angelou? |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by Nobody: 7:21am On Sep 12, 2016 |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by Nobody: 7:23am On Sep 12, 2016 |
Fit2Rule: Not really. But I love that poem. I also love Invictus, by William Ernest Henley. |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by jeff1607(m): 7:24am On Sep 12, 2016 |
nurey: Bro, manual on dat road na die lol |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by millhouse: 7:25am On Sep 12, 2016 |
megawax8:you just spoke my mind 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by Nobody: 7:26am On Sep 12, 2016 |
madapcmod:That was so unfortunate. Some people think shifting to semi manual would help them overtake faster, especially by long trucks. But then, that's what the kick down function in auto transmission is made for, isn't it? |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by Toks2008(m): 7:27am On Sep 12, 2016 |
I will always love an auto transmission with manual option. I will not forget an experience I had when I entered a pothole and my car just went off and refused to start.....after waiting for the mechanic for hours he finally said it was just a bolt holding the kick starter that got damaged as a result of the impact and we started looking for bolt upandan as it was a Sunday. But if it was a manual transmission we would have simply pushed the car and I will gladly drive home. |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by ifeoluwasegun(m): 7:28am On Sep 12, 2016 |
Vorpal: Actually I support your technological reasons to forgo manual drives soon, but I guess those Manufacturers won't do that coz they won't be thinking of their countries alone when designing the cars. For countries like Nigeria, manual transmissions would never fade out. |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by femi4: 7:30am On Sep 12, 2016 |
LadyMercedes:Your eyez......I don't know sha, its scary |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by sheunpompey: 7:30am On Sep 12, 2016 |
Auto is good.... Speed kills |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by wristbangle: 7:31am On Sep 12, 2016 |
Ladymercedes, can you drive a manual stick vehicle? Because from your write up, seems u can't drive one at all. Though for lagos condition, auto is the best but for a journey, auto makes u lazy and bore but manual engage you through out. Also, manual picks well when changing speed than auto. Why do you think race cars pick manual to auto? |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by Nobody: 7:32am On Sep 12, 2016 |
3KINGZ18: Sequential manual? Is that the same as Tiptronic, or Paddle shift? |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by Nobody: 7:32am On Sep 12, 2016 |
LadyMercedes:Wow.. . I love that poem too. My best lines.. ...I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. Loved these lines more when I watched "One Tree Hill. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by Light2c(m): 7:37am On Sep 12, 2016 |
Mustang won't give u the Joy in auto transmission, in manual every gear has its efizy 1 Like |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by Nobody: 7:37am On Sep 12, 2016 |
wristbangle: In case of an emergency, I can drive one. The problem I have is, not knowing when to change gears, while in motion. I tend to forget it's not automatic, and I could leave it in one particular gear, till the engine starts revving. Plus, I'm too lazy to drive one |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by 3KINGZ18: 7:37am On Sep 12, 2016 |
LadyMercedes:no,those are semi-automatic |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by Nobody: 7:39am On Sep 12, 2016 |
Light2c: Yeah! You're right. Boy, do I love the way drivers change gears in Car Racing movies! |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by Nobody: 7:39am On Sep 12, 2016 |
LadyMercedes:when your break fail,you will understand. When your fuel finished while on motion Then you will understand. 1 Like |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by Nobody: 7:41am On Sep 12, 2016 |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by wristbangle: 7:42am On Sep 12, 2016 |
LadyMercedes: Lol I see. Atimes the bolded happens to me but one got no choice. Meanwhile auto are generally lacklustre when accelerating a hill unlike manual where u can easily change the gear to a speed level that will zoom the car quickly off the chain. Also you can jump start a manual car but for auto, OYO is your case. 1 Like |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by Jungleluv5: 7:44am On Sep 12, 2016 |
ExpressBooking:Manual gear is the best. |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by ZIMDRILL(m): 7:45am On Sep 12, 2016 |
LadyMercedes: http://parts.olathetoyota.com/sequential-manual-transmissions |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by poyet(m): 7:45am On Sep 12, 2016 |
In high traffic cities like Lagos, Port Harcourt and some parts of Abuja, I prefer auto because of the stress of clutching and shifting gears every now and then. Apart from this, manual rocks my because you exercise all parts of the body in the driving process, unlike auto that you just sit there like a dumb ass using one leg to accelerate, then take it off and brake with the same leg! |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by TAXMASTER: 7:49am On Sep 12, 2016 |
Manual all the way,Manual transmission is for real men and not for Sissys. |
Re: Which Do You Prefer - Manual Or Automatic Transmission? by 3KINGZ18: 7:51am On Sep 12, 2016 |
LadyMercedes:is a type mostly used on race cars,it encourages faster gear changes |
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