>
> In a message dated 97-10-09 11:57:17 EDT, you write:
>
> << 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>! >>
>
> OH not again, the one observation I have here is that you really apear to
> know very little about automatic transmissions. The automatic greatly
> improves to accuracy and consistency of driving especially in racing
> conditions. Go to the track and check out the pro stocks and take a pole on
> manual vs automatic and see who is winning. There are very few manual
> transmissions drag racing. And I am not sure about the 6 speeds but GM's auto
> over drives were higher rated for mileage and towing than the 5 speeds in the
> trucks back the last time I bought one. In fact at that time the only way I
> could get the tow rating needed was with a auto with OD as this tranny had a
> lower first gear that the non OD one. You can buy what you want and think
> what you want but I'll put my Auto Dak up against and manual Dak out there
> racing, towing or cruisin down the city streets eating pizza and on the
> slippery roads to.
>
> Bill
>
I agree completely Bill.
Bruce
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