Tranny choices and opinions
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Tranny choices and opinions
Hey everybody. I may be getting a cobalt ls coupe (with quite a bit of financial help from my dad ) and I'm wondering which tranny would be the best option for reliability and longevity. I really want the 5 speed but my dad refuses to get one because it can be annoying during traffic (which I have only ever gotten stuck in 3 - 4 times in the almost 3 years I've been driving!) so I'm trying to convince him of the advantages of the manual. Any input on these trannies and advice would be welcome .
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You get and have better control over the car as a 5 spd.
Cheaper to buy... Auto is like $850.00 more!
Better gas mileage.
Better response from the engine!.. ( You control how much you want to wind out a gear or not! )
Cheaper to buy... Auto is like $850.00 more!
Better gas mileage.
Better response from the engine!.. ( You control how much you want to wind out a gear or not! )
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As all the other guys have said, go with the manual, you won't regret it
Why pay $850 more to have a less responsive, slower, boring car that gets even worse fuel mileage? Its just doesn't make sense to me, and the excuse about "getting stuck in traffic" is pretty lame IMO.
Everybody seems to want automatic these days, they don't want to be bothered actually driving the car; they want the car to drive them
Good luck, and don't listen to any BS from your Father about how automatic is better, go with the stick shift
Why pay $850 more to have a less responsive, slower, boring car that gets even worse fuel mileage? Its just doesn't make sense to me, and the excuse about "getting stuck in traffic" is pretty lame IMO.
Everybody seems to want automatic these days, they don't want to be bothered actually driving the car; they want the car to drive them
Good luck, and don't listen to any BS from your Father about how automatic is better, go with the stick shift
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yea i have a lot of friends that drive manuals... they seem so much fun compared to auto's... well im 18 and i have drove a manual once... i know how to do it, its very easy, but i just have only practiced it once... i want to get a manual on my cobalt when i get it too... if i tell my dad if want to get a manual he will probably disown me.... he has owned 2 transmission business's since he was 25 and he knows everything about transmissions... he hates fixing cars nowadays because they are so advanced in technology that you usually have to have someone else fix it for you....
i want a damn manual hhaha
i want a damn manual hhaha
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it really all depends on what your using the car for. If this is your daily driver and you will see a lot of traffic I would get the auto myself..
If you want a more sporty ride, then get the manual.
If you plan on moding the car, then you have to think about what you will be after..
Normally autos dont do to well in autocross unless you have one of those cool M3 auto trannys..
But Drag racing, all the fastest cars at the track run autos.
If you want a more sporty ride, then get the manual.
If you plan on moding the car, then you have to think about what you will be after..
Normally autos dont do to well in autocross unless you have one of those cool M3 auto trannys..
But Drag racing, all the fastest cars at the track run autos.
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