mr keef Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 who knows after this thread there might be a big list of members wanting to do the manual to auto conversion and not the other way round....so there you have it folks...if your manual and youd like to change to auto then i'll take your gearboxes and all the bits off you for 500 pounds per kit;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 If im honest when i bought mine (TT Auto) I really loved it, loved the box, the manual mode and the "Wall of endless acceleration" () Then I raced it at pod... felt really deflated with the way it felt when dragging it as getting off the line was an absolute bas#ard I'd been racing in loads of manuals before and you get a real racers feel crunching it into gears as fast as you can etc etc. I didn't get the same feel with the auto and I felt really pissed off. Then a few mods later and a bit of practise getting off the line and im back to being the cat whos got the cream in my auto. If I was buying an N/A it would have to be a manual, but in a TT I think the auto box is awesome What mods did you do Mark? Interested for Pod 08 possibly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Without a doubt I reckon the takeover of the Manual is well underway and soon enough it'll be all the Auto's that are more sought after.........well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Without a doubt I reckon the takeover of the Manual is well underway and soon enough it'll be all the Auto's that are more sought after.........well Dream on Greg:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Good grief...is this debate still raging on? In my mind it's simple. You want a fun second car for track days, making big BHP, drag racing - buy a 6Spd. If you want an easy everyday car for mild tuning with a bit of fun when you want it, buy a Tiptronic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt k Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I don't think you would be disappointed with any of the 3 Transmissions available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkyspar Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 never had a auto meself .bloody great fan no messin wiv gears and i dont spill me coffe now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 never had a auto meself .bloody great fan no messin wiv gears and i dont spill me coffe now Huh? What was that about a fan? Would you mind writing your posts in English please mate? Life's too short for me to have to figure out what the hell you were trying to say. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 BUMP for other newbies. Good read and makes me consider an auto more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burble Burble Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Ah, that old chestnut, I have an auto. If I want to be a stick wiggler and pretend that makes me faster, I take a stick of celery and every time I put my foot down I give it a shake. Same result and if I'm hungry i've got something to nibble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Auto for me except for one problem.. power limits. It's not happy above 500bhp, and in my BPU UK car, (which did feel shockingly fast on second turbo compared to my BPU Jap car) the box started slipping already (obviously nowhere near 500bhp..) I drove a 5spd N/A for a while and I couldn't get to grips with the box or clutch. Hard to describe it but felt like a heavy flywheel combined with funny pedal angle/travel/weight. Just wasn't such a smooth drive and I couldn't just throw it in the next gear uber-fast like say most of the other manuals I've driven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firestorm Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Ah, that old chestnut, I have an auto. If I want to be a stick wiggler and pretend that makes me faster, I take a stick of celery and every time I put my foot down I give it a shake. Same result and if I'm hungry i've got something to nibble. by far the damn funniest thing ive heard all day- so far lol! love it! auto box all the way! (but when i get another supe il get a manu, just for aguments sake lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi_Gool Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I drove a 5spd N/A for a while and I couldn't get to grips with the box or clutch. Hard to describe it but felt like a heavy flywheel combined with funny pedal angle/travel/weight. Just wasn't such a smooth drive and I couldn't just throw it in the next gear uber-fast like say most of the other manuals I've driven. What 5 speed did you drive? i've driven a few (including mine) and they're fine. Now i've got the 5 speed with a TT lump and still feels smooth Anyway Auto's are for fat lazy americans who don't know what a clutch is....lol Only Joking Before someone bites my head off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 If I want to be a stick wiggler and pretend that makes me faster, I take a stick of celery and every time I put my foot down I give it a shake. Same result and if I'm hungry i've got something to nibble. Stupid comment, very stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Stupid comment, very stupid. Hi James I thought the MOD positions were all gone.. btw I do agree... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Hi James I thought the MOD positions were all gone.. btw I do agree... Lol, I cannot be bothered with tat like that mate, has no relevance to the discussion. Fingers crossed a Mod can clean it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey. Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 The autos look fast, no dought, also everyone raves about the auto box, but that six manual is a strong old box!!!! I want a car I can have fun in at weekends and I know I will get that in a manual, only doing 50 miles a week. Also I don't want to say it cos it's petty!!!! Autos sound bent!!!!!!! Deep breaths, I said it!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodalmighty Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 (edited) The Mk4 Supra Auto is the nicest auto I've driven. I like it so much I'm putting one in my mr2 In a manual, every time you hit the clutch your slowing down (more so if you fluff the shift). Lyndon. Edited April 29, 2010 by Nodalmighty (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave17 Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Autos sound bent!!!!!!! Deep breaths, I said it!!!!! And what does "bent" sound like? I'm guessing you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Quite the thread resurrection... p.s. Autos are fastest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 p.s. Autos are fastest. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Quite the thread resurrection... p.s. Autos are fastest. -1 Just to even things out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robzki Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 +2, How exactly can an auto gearbox have homosexual tendencies? I'm confused, and this subject has been done to death now imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopgunTT Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Who dug this one up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 The autos look fast, no dought, also everyone raves about the auto box, but that six manual is a strong old box!!!! I want a car I can have fun in at weekends and I know I will get that in a manual, only doing 50 miles a week. Also I don't want to say it cos it's petty!!!! Autos sound bent!!!!!!! Deep breaths, I said it!!!!! couple of minor points re your excellent post .... How can an Auto supra 'look' faster than a manual? And How does the Auto supra 'sound' bent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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