On Thu, 9 Oct 1997 14:41:20 -0400 (EDT) Bruce Aaron Hefner
<gt9742a@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
>> >
>> Lord Foul - I'll tell you what "I" have against
auto(matic)s vs 5-speed
>> stick trannies: Autos cost more initially ($$$); they
cost more in the
>long
>> run (generally higher fuel bill, repairs & maintenance);
fewer gears than
>a
>> 5-speed (except in certain high-priced imports) mean
less versatility to
>> handle heavy load conditions; not as effective when
driving on snow/ice;
>> less fun to drive (for those of us who like to shift for
ourselves; autos
>> are more likely to be stolen (ask my son, whose business
truck was saved
>> because the crook who jumped in couldn't drive
stick-shift. He saw it
>> happen and said it was funny!); generally slower
acceleration than a
>> 5-speed stick, unless you modify it; they enable you to
divert your
>> attention from the driving process by allowing you to
spend too much time
>> on your cellular phone <G>; under certain heavy load
conditions (like
>> pulling a trailer up a hill), you have to floor it to
make it downshift;
>> and, most importantly, they enable really old/senile
people . . . and
>> certain others . . . to keep on driving long past when
they should stop.
>
>> The only advantage to an automatic is that it enables
you to drive
>without
>> shifting. Oh, I'll defend your right to own one. After
all, driving
>with
>> one doesn't make you a bad person <G>!
>>
>> Dick (& Geri) Campagna, Mt Laurel, NJ
campagna@nothinbut.net
>> (Per favore, non mi rompere i coglioni. Grazie!)
>>
>>
>
>1st, autos have just as much power as sticks (The other
day I pulled
>about a 8,000 lb trailer with a '86 Ram with an auto, and
still had enough
>power to pass a guy going 40 mph in a 55, while going
uphill, not to
>mention the fact it would pull the trailer at about 15 mph
without even
>hitting gas),
6th Autos are more consistend in the 1/4 mile!!!
Karl
92 CC 4X2 5.2L 4/5RT(stock cam)
1.7Crower, Electric Fans
DTs,Stck coil
B&M Shifter 4200lbs
15.054@90.124
kmoltzan@mymail.net
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